Santa Clara University research and development spending, FY2024
- Santa Clara, CA
- D/PU
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Santa Clara University in FY2024
$8.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #400 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 41.1%
- Rank change
- up 34
Santa Clara University reported $8.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #400 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 41.1% on FY2023's $5.7 million; its national rank was up 34 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 43.6% ($3.5 million), followed by institution funds at 38.2%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $4.2 million or 52.0% 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 | $3.8 million | 395 |
| FY2011 | $2.4 million | 463 |
| FY2012 | $3.3 million | 424 |
| FY2013 | $2.4 million | 466 |
| FY2014 | $2.9 million | 435 |
| FY2015 | $1.7 million | 515 |
| FY2016 | $2.1 million | 491 |
| FY2017 | $2.1 million | 490 |
| FY2018 | $2.3 million | 496 |
| FY2019 | $2.3 million | 497 |
| FY2020 | $2.7 million | 477 |
| FY2021 | $3.1 million | 470 |
| FY2022 | $4.2 million | 449 |
| FY2023 | $5.7 million | 433 |
| FY2024 | $8.0 million | 400 |
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 Santa Clara 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 | $3.5 million | 43.6% | +1.3% | 408 |
| Institution funds | $3.1 million | 38.2% | — | 364 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $944 thousand | 11.8% | −33.7% | 286 |
| Business | $338 thousand | 4.2% | −7.1% | 325 |
| State and local government | $125 thousand | 1.6% | −66.4% | 489 |
| All other sources | $48 thousand | 0.6% | −32.4% | 391 |
| All sources | $8.0 million | 100.0% | +41.1% | 400 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Santa Clara University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $4.2 million | 52.0% | +59.2% | 229 |
| Non-S&E | $1.4 million | 18.1% | +87.1% | 341 |
| Physical sciences | $824 thousand | 10.3% | −12.2% | 335 |
| Life sciences | $634 thousand | 7.9% | +3.4% | 553 |
| Psychology | $596 thousand | 7.4% | +861.3% | 241 |
| Social sciences | $307 thousand | 3.8% | −53.9% | 353 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $37 thousand | 0.5% | +311.1% | 435 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Santa Clara University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Santa Clara University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 395 | Texas A&M International University | $8.4M |
| 396 | University of Wisconsin-Superior | $8.4M |
| 397 | Lamar University | $8.3M |
| 398 | Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine | $8.1M |
| 399 | University of New England | $8.1M |
| 400 | Santa Clara University | $8.0M |
| 401 | University of Arkansas Pine Bluff | $8.0M |
| 402 | University of Washington, Tacoma | $8.0M |
| 403 | Georgia College and State University | $8.0M |
| 404 | Abilene Christian University | $7.9M |
| 405 | Benedict College | $7.8M |
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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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