Rochester Institute of Technology research and development spending, FY2024
- Rochester, NY
- R2
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Rochester Institute of Technology in FY2024
$78.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #197 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 8.4%
- Rank change
- down 1
Rochester Institute of Technology reported $78.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #197 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 8.4% on FY2023's $72.4 million; its national rank was down 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 56.3% ($44.2 million), followed by institution funds at 24.6%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $33.2 million or 42.3% 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 | $38.7 million | 203 |
| FY2011 | $34.9 million | 217 |
| FY2012 | $36.9 million | 207 |
| FY2013 | $36.6 million | 210 |
| FY2014 | $35.9 million | 211 |
| FY2015 | $40.4 million | 204 |
| FY2016 | $45.5 million | 196 |
| FY2017 | $51.3 million | 187 |
| FY2018 | $49.4 million | 194 |
| FY2019 | $58.2 million | 189 |
| FY2020 | $57.8 million | 190 |
| FY2021 | $56.0 million | 191 |
| FY2022 | $62.4 million | 195 |
| FY2023 | $72.4 million | 196 |
| FY2024 | $78.5 million | 197 |
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 Rochester Institute of Technology 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 | $44.2 million | 56.3% | +18.4% | 187 |
| Institution funds | $19.3 million | 24.6% | +0.7% | 212 |
| State and local government | $10.4 million | 13.2% | +5.7% | 115 |
| Business | $2.0 million | 2.5% | −36.5% | 199 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.8 million | 2.3% | −15.7% | 229 |
| All other sources | $808 thousand | 1.0% | −1.5% | 202 |
| All sources | $78.5 million | 100.0% | +8.4% | 197 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Rochester Institute of Technology reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $33.2 million | 42.3% | +18.0% | 127 |
| Physical sciences | $16.0 million | 20.3% | +1.3% | 104 |
| Computer and information sciences | $12.5 million | 15.9% | −3.0% | 73 |
| Non-S&E | $7.3 million | 9.3% | +0.6% | 194 |
| Life sciences | $4.2 million | 5.3% | +107.3% | 332 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $2.8 million | 3.6% | +11.8% | 92 |
| Social sciences | $2.0 million | 2.6% | −38.2% | 202 |
| Psychology | $492 thousand | 0.6% | −8.6% | 250 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Rochester Institute of Technology
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Rochester Institute of Technology and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 192 | North Carolina A&T State University | $81.8M |
| 193 | City University of New York, The, Graduate Center, The | $80.8M |
| 194 | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | $79.9M |
| 195 | Louisiana State University, Health Sciences Center, New Orleans | $79.7M |
| 196 | University of California, Office of the President | $79.3M |
| 197 | Rochester Institute of Technology | $78.5M |
| 198 | American University | $78.4M |
| 199 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro, The | $77.4M |
| 200 | University of California, Merced | $77.2M |
| 201 | Touro University, New York | $76.9M |
| 202 | Old Dominion University | $76.2M |
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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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