Syracuse University research and development spending, FY2024
- Syracuse, NY
- R1
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Syracuse University in FY2024
$198.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #142 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 8.1%
- Rank change
- up 1
Syracuse University reported $198.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #142 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 8.1% on FY2023's $183.8 million; its national rank was up 1 place. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 57.5% ($114.2 million), followed by federal government at 27.8%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $93.7 million or 47.1% 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 | $107.0 million | 134 |
| FY2011 | $83.7 million | 152 |
| FY2012 | $85.6 million | 150 |
| FY2013 | $71.0 million | 159 |
| FY2014 | $66.3 million | 164 |
| FY2015 | $69.9 million | 158 |
| FY2016 | $84.7 million | 153 |
| FY2017 | $145.7 million | 127 |
| FY2018 | $147.8 million | 130 |
| FY2019 | $154.4 million | 133 |
| FY2020 | $149.7 million | 140 |
| FY2021 | $151.7 million | 142 |
| FY2022 | $157.4 million | 145 |
| FY2023 | $183.8 million | 143 |
| FY2024 | $198.8 million | 142 |
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 Syracuse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $114.2 million | 57.5% | +5.1% | 88 |
| Federal government | $55.2 million | 27.8% | +18.4% | 175 |
| State and local government | $10.7 million | 5.4% | +0.3% | 111 |
| Business | $9.3 million | 4.7% | +1.1% | 108 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $8.7 million | 4.4% | +2.1% | 125 |
| All other sources | $587 thousand | 0.3% | +373.4% | 227 |
| All sources | $198.8 million | 100.0% | +8.1% | 142 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Syracuse University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $93.7 million | 47.1% | +9.1% | 13 |
| Engineering | $25.4 million | 12.8% | +2.6% | 143 |
| Life sciences | $23.7 million | 11.9% | +27.1% | 192 |
| Physical sciences | $21.5 million | 10.8% | +6.3% | 85 |
| Social sciences | $15.8 million | 8.0% | +0.9% | 65 |
| Computer and information sciences | $8.5 million | 4.3% | +15.9% | 101 |
| Psychology | $3.7 million | 1.8% | +3.9% | 129 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $3.3 million | 1.7% | −6.3% | 158 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $2.4 million | 1.2% | −15.3% | 105 |
| Other sciences | $732 thousand | 0.4% | −47.0% | 134 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Syracuse University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Syracuse University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 137 | University of Louisville | $225.0M |
| 138 | University of Alabama, The, Tuscaloosa | $221.2M |
| 139 | University of California, Santa Cruz | $218.4M |
| 140 | North Dakota State University | $199.9M |
| 141 | University of Maine | $198.9M |
| 142 | Syracuse University | $198.8M |
| 143 | University of North Dakota | $197.4M |
| 144 | University of Nevada, Reno | $194.1M |
| 145 | University of Mississippi | $189.9M |
| 146 | University of Texas at Dallas, The | $181.8M |
| 147 | San Diego State University | $181.6M |
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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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