Portland State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Portland, OR
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
Portland State University in FY2024
$51.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #236 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 11.6%
- Rank change
- down 2
Portland State University reported $51.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #236 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 11.6% on FY2023's $46.3 million; its national rank was down 2 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 69.6% ($36.0 million), followed by institution funds at 15.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $15.9 million or 30.8% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024
Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $56.5 million | 172 |
| FY2011 | $59.0 million | 176 |
| FY2012 | $58.5 million | 179 |
| FY2013 | $55.4 million | 183 |
| FY2014 | $54.8 million | 181 |
| FY2015 | $53.9 million | 182 |
| FY2016 | $56.6 million | 183 |
| FY2017 | $49.0 million | 190 |
| FY2018 | $46.9 million | 196 |
| FY2019 | $50.0 million | 200 |
| FY2020 | $43.7 million | 208 |
| FY2021 | $41.3 million | 221 |
| FY2022 | $41.5 million | 227 |
| FY2023 | $46.3 million | 234 |
| FY2024 | $51.7 million | 236 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 6 NSF funding sources Portland State University reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.
| Source | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $36.0 million | 69.6% | +13.3% | 208 |
| Institution funds | $8.1 million | 15.6% | +40.5% | 269 |
| State and local government | $5.0 million | 9.8% | −5.0% | 168 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $2.0 million | 3.8% | −12.7% | 226 |
| All other sources | $383 thousand | 0.7% | −33.5% | 254 |
| Business | $246 thousand | 0.5% | −65.3% | 345 |
| All sources | $51.7 million | 100.0% | +11.6% | 236 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Portland State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $15.9 million | 30.8% | +10.7% | 223 |
| Non-S&E | $13.0 million | 25.2% | +37.1% | 149 |
| Social sciences | $7.2 million | 14.0% | +17.2% | 120 |
| Engineering | $6.8 million | 13.2% | −4.3% | 210 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $2.0 million | 3.9% | −5.8% | 195 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $2.0 million | 3.9% | +34.2% | 116 |
| Computer and information sciences | $1.8 million | 3.5% | −7.0% | 201 |
| Psychology | $1.3 million | 2.5% | −18.0% | 188 |
| Physical sciences | $1.2 million | 2.4% | −36.8% | 287 |
| Other sciences | $319 thousand | 0.6% | +501.9% | 178 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Portland State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Portland State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 231 | Air Force Institute of Technology | $54.2M |
| 232 | University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science | $54.0M |
| 233 | United States Air Force Academy | $53.2M |
| 234 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $53.0M |
| 235 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | $52.2M |
| 236 | Portland State University | $51.7M |
| 237 | Kennesaw State University | $51.6M |
| 238 | Marquette University | $49.1M |
| 239 | Chapman University | $48.3M |
| 240 | Mercer University | $46.5M |
| 241 | Georgia Southern University | $46.1M |
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Request a demoData: NSF HERD FY2024, built from NSF's published tables on September 8, 2026. Page updated September 13, 2026.
Data: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation, Higher Education Research and Development Survey, FY2024.
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