State University of New York, Stony Brook University research and development spending, FY2024

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State University of New York, Stony Brook University in FY2024

$319.3 million

spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey

National rank
#106 of 925
Change on FY2023
down 1.6%
Rank change
down 7

State University of New York, Stony Brook University reported $319.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #106 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 1.6% on FY2023's $324.5 million; its national rank was down 7 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 58.4% ($186.5 million), followed by institution funds at 28.5%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $130.5 million or 40.9% of the total.

Over time

Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024

State University of New York, Stony Brook University research and development expenditures, FY2010 to FY2024A line from $204.7 million in FY2010 to $319.3 million in FY2024. Every plotted figure is in the table below.$0$81.1M$162.3M$243.4M$324.5MFY2010FY2015FY2020FY2024

Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series.

Year-by-year figures
State University of New York, Stony Brook University research and development expenditures by fiscal year, NSF HERD.
Fiscal yearR&D expenditureRank in series
FY2010$204.7 million92
FY2011$211.4 million90
FY2012$219.7 million89
FY2013$225.7 million87
FY2014$211.6 million94
FY2015$220.6 million92
FY2016$230.6 million92
FY2017$238.6 million91
FY2018$245.0 million92
FY2019$260.8 million92
FY2020$263.5 million96
FY2021$274.5 million97
FY2022$312.7 million91
FY2023$324.5 million99
FY2024$319.3 million106

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 State University of New York, Stony Brook University reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.

State University of New York, Stony Brook University research and development expenditures by funding source, NSF HERD FY2024.
SourceFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Federal government$186.5 million58.4%−3.1%94
Institution funds$91.1 million28.5%−2.0%99
State and local government$18.9 million5.9%+22.7%77
Nonprofit organizations$10.6 million3.3%+2.6%118
Business$9.0 million2.8%−16.4%110
All other sources$3.1 million1.0%+20.6%128
All sources$319.3 million100.0%−1.6%106

Fields of research

The 10 NSF research fields State University of New York, Stony Brook University reported in FY2024, largest first.

State University of New York, Stony Brook University research and development expenditures by field of research, NSF HERD FY2024.
FieldFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Life sciences$130.5 million40.9%−4.1%107
Engineering$46.6 million14.6%+14.1%105
Physical sciences$43.8 million13.7%−11.1%46
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences$40.2 million12.6%+1.2%27
Other sciences$20.6 million6.5%+2.5%12
Computer and information sciences$16.1 million5.0%+3.5%59
Mathematics and statistics$8.3 million2.6%+11.3%31
Non-S&E$5.7 million1.8%−14.6%216
Psychology$4.3 million1.4%−27.5%120
Social sciences$3.2 million1.0%+10.7%177

Neighbours

Ranked around State University of New York, Stony Brook University

Institutions ranked immediately above and below

The five institutions ranked above State University of New York, Stony Brook University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.

Institutions ranked immediately above and below State University of New York, Stony Brook University, NSF HERD FY2024.
RankInstitutionFY2024 R&D
101Wake Forest University$344.5M
102Mississippi State University$342.1M
103Clemson University$338.5M
104Florida International University$325.8M
105Medical University of South Carolina$321.0M
106State University of New York, Stony Brook University$319.3M
107Temple University$315.0M
108University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, The$312.8M
109Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution$308.2M
110Rockefeller University, The$305.3M
111University of California, Santa Barbara$303.4M

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Data: 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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