San Francisco State University research and development spending, FY2024
- San Francisco, CA
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
San Francisco State University in FY2024
$42.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #248 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 21.9%
- Rank change
- up 3
San Francisco State University reported $42.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #248 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 21.9% on FY2023's $34.5 million; its national rank was up 3 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 38.2% ($16.0 million), followed by institution funds at 38.0%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $18.0 million or 42.8% 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 | $25.6 million | 244 |
| FY2011 | $26.2 million | 241 |
| FY2012 | $30.3 million | 227 |
| FY2013 | $33.9 million | 217 |
| FY2014 | $29.5 million | 224 |
| FY2015 | $26.3 million | 233 |
| FY2016 | $28.3 million | 230 |
| FY2017 | $29.9 million | 225 |
| FY2018 | $30.9 million | 231 |
| FY2019 | $31.9 million | 234 |
| FY2020 | $33.8 million | 230 |
| FY2021 | $35.8 million | 229 |
| FY2022 | $36.6 million | 233 |
| FY2023 | $34.5 million | 251 |
| FY2024 | $42.0 million | 248 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources San Francisco 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 | $16.0 million | 38.2% | −2.9% | 262 |
| Institution funds | $16.0 million | 38.0% | +10.7% | 225 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $7.1 million | 16.8% | +360.2% | 140 |
| State and local government | $2.9 million | 6.9% | +47.0% | 214 |
| Business | $11 thousand | 0.0% | — | 505 |
| All sources | $42.0 million | 100.0% | +21.9% | 248 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields San Francisco State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $18.0 million | 42.8% | +25.0% | 214 |
| Social sciences | $4.9 million | 11.7% | +61.2% | 149 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $3.9 million | 9.4% | +28.7% | 145 |
| Physical sciences | $3.3 million | 7.8% | +14.2% | 214 |
| Computer and information sciences | $2.6 million | 6.2% | +19.7% | 183 |
| Non-S&E | $2.3 million | 5.5% | −1.1% | 296 |
| Engineering | $2.1 million | 5.1% | +9.0% | 255 |
| Psychology | $2.0 million | 4.8% | +4.9% | 158 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.6 million | 3.8% | +37.6% | 130 |
| Other sciences | $1.3 million | 3.0% | −19.9% | 109 |
Neighbours
Ranked around San Francisco State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above San Francisco State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 243 | Montclair State University | $43.8M |
| 244 | Delaware State University | $43.7M |
| 245 | University of West Florida | $43.5M |
| 246 | East Tennessee State University | $42.5M |
| 247 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | $42.4M |
| 248 | San Francisco State University | $42.0M |
| 249 | Marshall University | $39.2M |
| 250 | State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry | $38.7M |
| 251 | Oakland University | $38.5M |
| 252 | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo | $38.1M |
| 253 | Illinois Institute of Technology | $38.0M |
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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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