Thomas Jefferson University research and development spending, FY2024
- Philadelphia, PA
- R2
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Thomas Jefferson University in FY2024
$271.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #120 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 5.0%
- Rank change
- down 5
Thomas Jefferson University reported $271.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #120 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 5.0% on FY2023's $258.3 million; its national rank was down 5 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 41.7% ($113.0 million), followed by institution funds at 28.8%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $271.0 million or 99.9% 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 | $103.1 million | 136 |
| FY2011 | $104.9 million | 136 |
| FY2012 | $100.5 million | 140 |
| FY2013 | $89.3 million | 147 |
| FY2014 | $118.4 million | 133 |
| FY2015 | $119.6 million | 132 |
| FY2016 | $122.4 million | 132 |
| FY2017 | $142.6 million | 129 |
| FY2018 | $148.6 million | 129 |
| FY2019 | $170.5 million | 128 |
| FY2020 | $171.4 million | 128 |
| FY2021 | $200.4 million | 121 |
| FY2022 | $246.2 million | 109 |
| FY2023 | $258.3 million | 115 |
| FY2024 | $271.2 million | 120 |
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 Thomas Jefferson 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 | $113.0 million | 41.7% | +2.4% | 128 |
| Institution funds | $78.2 million | 28.8% | +1.9% | 117 |
| All other sources | $28.5 million | 10.5% | +12.6% | 31 |
| Business | $26.7 million | 9.8% | +22.3% | 68 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $12.9 million | 4.8% | −6.8% | 107 |
| State and local government | $11.9 million | 4.4% | +15.6% | 103 |
| All sources | $271.2 million | 100.0% | +5.0% | 120 |
Fields of research
The 2 NSF research fields Thomas Jefferson University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $271.0 million | 99.9% | +4.9% | 72 |
| Non-S&E | $167 thousand | 0.1% | +695.2% | 567 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Thomas Jefferson University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Thomas Jefferson University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 115 | George Mason University | $281.7M |
| 116 | Tufts University | $278.3M |
| 117 | Rice University | $277.7M |
| 118 | University of South Carolina, Columbia | $277.3M |
| 119 | Tulane University | $275.9M |
| 120 | Thomas Jefferson University | $271.2M |
| 121 | Kansas State University | $265.0M |
| 122 | West Virginia University | $259.1M |
| 123 | Montana State University, Bozeman | $257.9M |
| 124 | Texas Tech University | $256.9M |
| 125 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | $254.9M |
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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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