Tufts University research and development spending, FY2024
- Medford, MA
- R1
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Tufts University in FY2024
$278.3 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #116 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 12.5%
- Rank change
- up 3
Tufts University reported $278.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #116 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 12.5% on FY2023's $247.3 million; its national rank was up 3 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 60.9% ($169.6 million), followed by institution funds at 15.2%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $176.3 million or 63.4% 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 | $156.1 million | 109 |
| FY2011 | $156.4 million | 114 |
| FY2012 | $160.9 million | 110 |
| FY2013 | $156.5 million | 113 |
| FY2014 | $160.8 million | 114 |
| FY2015 | $168.3 million | 112 |
| FY2016 | $189.1 million | 104 |
| FY2017 | $223.4 million | 95 |
| FY2018 | $213.5 million | 104 |
| FY2019 | $213.3 million | 110 |
| FY2020 | $216.2 million | 111 |
| FY2021 | $225.0 million | 109 |
| FY2022 | $231.2 million | 115 |
| FY2023 | $247.3 million | 119 |
| FY2024 | $278.3 million | 116 |
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 Tufts 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 | $169.6 million | 60.9% | +9.8% | 101 |
| Institution funds | $42.2 million | 15.2% | +24.2% | 159 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $34.6 million | 12.4% | +17.4% | 56 |
| Business | $15.2 million | 5.5% | −5.0% | 88 |
| All other sources | $12.3 million | 4.4% | +10.8% | 64 |
| State and local government | $4.5 million | 1.6% | +92.6% | 179 |
| All sources | $278.3 million | 100.0% | +12.5% | 116 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Tufts University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $176.3 million | 63.4% | +27.6% | 95 |
| Engineering | $39.2 million | 14.1% | +13.2% | 114 |
| Social sciences | $16.2 million | 5.8% | −9.1% | 64 |
| Non-S&E | $15.1 million | 5.4% | +51.3% | 135 |
| Physical sciences | $10.3 million | 3.7% | −1.4% | 136 |
| Psychology | $6.1 million | 2.2% | −9.4% | 91 |
| Other sciences | $5.7 million | 2.0% | −69.0% | 57 |
| Computer and information sciences | $5.2 million | 1.9% | +15.4% | 131 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $2.5 million | 0.9% | −45.1% | 102 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $1.7 million | 0.6% | −16.7% | 207 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Tufts University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Tufts University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 111 | University of California, Santa Barbara | $303.4M |
| 112 | Wayne State University | $291.7M |
| 113 | University of Central Florida | $284.9M |
| 114 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | $281.7M |
| 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 |
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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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