Tulane University research and development spending, FY2024
- New Orleans, LA
- R1
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Tulane University in FY2024
$275.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #119 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 6.8%
- Rank change
- down 5
Tulane University reported $275.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #119 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 6.8% on FY2023's $258.4 million; its national rank was down 5 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 57.7% ($159.2 million), followed by institution funds at 26.3%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $219.5 million or 79.6% 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 | $165.5 million | 104 |
| FY2011 | $171.7 million | 104 |
| FY2012 | $164.4 million | 109 |
| FY2013 | $160.4 million | 111 |
| FY2014 | $157.8 million | 116 |
| FY2015 | $152.7 million | 117 |
| FY2016 | $165.4 million | 117 |
| FY2017 | $181.0 million | 116 |
| FY2018 | $193.3 million | 111 |
| FY2019 | $196.9 million | 113 |
| FY2020 | $204.4 million | 114 |
| FY2021 | $205.2 million | 118 |
| FY2022 | $222.6 million | 120 |
| FY2023 | $258.4 million | 114 |
| FY2024 | $275.9 million | 119 |
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 Tulane 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 | $159.2 million | 57.7% | +4.4% | 108 |
| Institution funds | $72.5 million | 26.3% | +18.9% | 125 |
| All other sources | $17.7 million | 6.4% | +12.5% | 50 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $13.9 million | 5.1% | −16.6% | 103 |
| Business | $6.4 million | 2.3% | −24.1% | 129 |
| State and local government | $6.2 million | 2.2% | +49.9% | 153 |
| All sources | $275.9 million | 100.0% | +6.8% | 119 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Tulane University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $219.5 million | 79.6% | +4.7% | 83 |
| Non-S&E | $15.3 million | 5.5% | −7.3% | 133 |
| Engineering | $9.3 million | 3.4% | +36.5% | 202 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $8.5 million | 3.1% | +11.4% | 96 |
| Physical sciences | $7.4 million | 2.7% | +31.7% | 157 |
| Social sciences | $7.2 million | 2.6% | +10.4% | 121 |
| Psychology | $4.4 million | 1.6% | +48.4% | 119 |
| Computer and information sciences | $2.1 million | 0.8% | +25.0% | 195 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $2.1 million | 0.8% | +117.1% | 115 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Tulane University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Tulane University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 122 | West Virginia University | $259.1M |
| 123 | Montana State University, Bozeman | $257.9M |
| 124 | Texas Tech University | $256.9M |
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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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