State University of New York, University at Albany research and development spending, FY2024
- Albany, NY
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
State University of New York, University at Albany in FY2024
$471.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #75 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 232.9%
- Rank change
- up 84
State University of New York, University at Albany reported $471.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #75 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 232.9% on FY2023's $141.7 million; its national rank was up 84 places. Business is its largest funding source at 42.4% ($199.9 million), followed by institution funds at 28.3%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $322.3 million or 68.3% 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 | $359.4 million | 56 |
| FY2011 | $148.6 million | 117 |
| FY2012 | $137.8 million | 120 |
| FY2013 | $137.8 million | 121 |
| FY2014 | $131.0 million | 129 |
| FY2015 | $111.7 million | 134 |
| FY2016 | $120.2 million | 134 |
| FY2017 | $156.4 million | 124 |
| FY2018 | $173.0 million | 122 |
| FY2019 | $181.5 million | 123 |
| FY2020 | $138.1 million | 143 |
| FY2021 | $114.5 million | 158 |
| FY2022 | $129.8 million | 155 |
| FY2023 | $141.7 million | 159 |
| FY2024 | $471.6 million | 75 |
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, University at Albany 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | $199.9 million | 42.4% | +21465.7% | 3 |
| Institution funds | $133.7 million | 28.3% | +91.3% | 74 |
| Federal government | $104.8 million | 22.2% | +66.5% | 134 |
| State and local government | $24.1 million | 5.1% | +2260.6% | 70 |
| All other sources | $6.4 million | 1.4% | +190.8% | 90 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $2.8 million | 0.6% | −41.0% | 200 |
| All sources | $471.6 million | 100.0% | +232.9% | 75 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields State University of New York, University at Albany reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $322.3 million | 68.3% | +6964.0% | 12 |
| Life sciences | $45.7 million | 9.7% | −17.7% | 157 |
| Computer and information sciences | $26.5 million | 5.6% | +340.5% | 38 |
| Non-S&E | $25.4 million | 5.4% | +4.2% | 93 |
| Social sciences | $19.2 million | 4.1% | +15.7% | 55 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $17.0 million | 3.6% | +10.5% | 61 |
| Physical sciences | $7.4 million | 1.6% | −40.4% | 158 |
| Psychology | $4.9 million | 1.0% | +18.5% | 108 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $3.1 million | 0.7% | +21.9% | 84 |
Neighbours
Ranked around State University of New York, University at Albany
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above State University of New York, University at Albany and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | University of Missouri, Columbia | $508.6M |
| 71 | Carnegie Mellon University | $505.3M |
| 72 | Scripps Research Institute, The | $501.5M |
| 73 | University of Rochester | $492.4M |
| 74 | University of Oklahoma, The | $474.0M |
| 75 | State University of New York, University at Albany | $471.6M |
| 76 | Colorado State University, Fort Collins | $466.4M |
| 77 | University of Delaware | $465.8M |
| 78 | Iowa State University | $462.3M |
| 79 | Florida State University | $460.7M |
| 80 | Utah State University | $451.4M |
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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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