State University of New York, Buffalo State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Buffalo, NY
- Public
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State University of New York, Buffalo State University in FY2024
$2.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #570 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 6.9%
- Rank change
- down 35
State University of New York, Buffalo State University reported $2.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #570 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 6.9% on FY2023's $2.6 million; its national rank was down 35 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 57.8% ($1.4 million), followed by state and local government at 30.2%. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $1.2 million or 48.6% 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 | $1.9 million | 474 |
| FY2011 | $2.5 million | 457 |
| FY2012 | $3.0 million | 440 |
| FY2013 | $2.1 million | 485 |
| FY2014 | $2.0 million | 486 |
| FY2015 | $2.4 million | 468 |
| FY2016 | $2.2 million | 480 |
| FY2017 | $1.9 million | 505 |
| FY2018 | $1.9 million | 516 |
| FY2019 | $2.1 million | 510 |
| FY2020 | $2.3 million | 502 |
| FY2021 | $2.0 million | 531 |
| FY2022 | $2.2 million | 540 |
| FY2023 | $2.6 million | 532 |
| FY2024 | $2.5 million | 565 |
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 State University of New York, Buffalo 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 | $1.4 million | 57.8% | −12.1% | 529 |
| State and local government | $740 thousand | 30.2% | −3.3% | 339 |
| Institution funds | $268 thousand | 10.9% | +20.7% | 625 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $17 thousand | 0.7% | 0.0% | 699 |
| Business | $9 thousand | 0.4% | — | 515 |
| All sources | $2.5 million | 100.0% | −6.9% | 570 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields State University of New York, Buffalo State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $1.2 million | 48.6% | −6.6% | 228 |
| Life sciences | $947 thousand | 38.6% | +0.2% | 491 |
| Social sciences | $129 thousand | 5.3% | +79.2% | 461 |
| Physical sciences | $106 thousand | 4.3% | +125.5% | 567 |
| Computer and information sciences | $38 thousand | 1.5% | −28.3% | 500 |
| Psychology | $22 thousand | 0.9% | +22.2% | 477 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $19 thousand | 0.8% | −90.1% | 489 |
Neighbours
Ranked around State University of New York, Buffalo State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above State University of New York, Buffalo State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 565 | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | $2.6M |
| 566 | Pittsburg State University | $2.6M |
| 567 | University of Illinois at Springfield | $2.6M |
| 568 | Virginia Military Institute | $2.5M |
| 569 | Calvin University | $2.5M |
| 570 | State University of New York, Buffalo State University | $2.5M |
| 571 | California State University, Stanislaus | $2.4M |
| 572 | Seattle Pacific University | $2.4M |
| 573 | University of Alaska Southeast | $2.4M |
| 574 | Florida Polytechnic University | $2.4M |
| 575 | John Carroll University | $2.4M |
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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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