San Diego State University research and development spending, FY2024
- San Diego, CA
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
San Diego State University in FY2024
$181.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #147 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 14.9%
- Rank change
- up 4
San Diego State University reported $181.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #147 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 14.9% on FY2023's $158.0 million; its national rank was up 4 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 48.1% ($87.3 million), followed by federal government at 41.0%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $49.9 million or 27.5% 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 | $99.1 million | 137 |
| FY2011 | $106.6 million | 135 |
| FY2012 | $92.9 million | 142 |
| FY2013 | $86.7 million | 149 |
| FY2014 | $95.7 million | 144 |
| FY2015 | $93.6 million | 144 |
| FY2016 | $90.7 million | 149 |
| FY2017 | $89.2 million | 157 |
| FY2018 | $88.2 million | 159 |
| FY2019 | $93.0 million | 162 |
| FY2020 | $97.7 million | 162 |
| FY2021 | $107.7 million | 162 |
| FY2022 | $129.8 million | 156 |
| FY2023 | $158.0 million | 151 |
| FY2024 | $181.6 million | 147 |
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 San Diego 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $87.3 million | 48.1% | +13.1% | 105 |
| Federal government | $74.4 million | 41.0% | +9.4% | 155 |
| State and local government | $11.4 million | 6.3% | +68.7% | 106 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $4.0 million | 2.2% | +9.5% | 165 |
| All other sources | $3.6 million | 2.0% | +85.4% | 121 |
| Business | $903 thousand | 0.5% | +92.5% | 243 |
| All sources | $181.6 million | 100.0% | +14.9% | 147 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields San Diego State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $49.9 million | 27.5% | +6.9% | 153 |
| Non-S&E | $45.6 million | 25.1% | +29.2% | 56 |
| Psychology | $26.0 million | 14.3% | +12.7% | 10 |
| Engineering | $17.1 million | 9.4% | +6.0% | 162 |
| Physical sciences | $13.7 million | 7.5% | +36.1% | 117 |
| Other sciences | $10.2 million | 5.6% | +12.9% | 42 |
| Social sciences | $8.2 million | 4.5% | +5.7% | 108 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $5.1 million | 2.8% | +22.5% | 47 |
| Computer and information sciences | $3.0 million | 1.6% | +2.9% | 171 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $2.8 million | 1.6% | −2.6% | 168 |
Neighbours
Ranked around San Diego State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above San Diego State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 142 | Syracuse University | $198.8M |
| 143 | University of North Dakota | $197.4M |
| 144 | University of Nevada, Reno | $194.1M |
| 145 | University of Mississippi | $189.9M |
| 146 | University of Texas at Dallas, The | $181.8M |
| 147 | San Diego State University | $181.6M |
| 148 | University of Oregon | $174.8M |
| 149 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | $171.7M |
| 150 | University of Texas at San Antonio, The | $171.5M |
| 151 | Drexel University | $170.2M |
| 152 | University of Wyoming | $167.3M |
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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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