United States Air Force Academy research and development spending, FY2024
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United States Air Force Academy in FY2024
$53.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #233 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 18.4%
- Rank change
- up 4
United States Air Force Academy reported $53.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #233 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 18.4% on FY2023's $44.9 million; its national rank was up 4 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 97.7% ($51.9 million), followed by business at 1.3%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $37.1 million or 69.7% 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 | $62.1 million | 168 |
| FY2011 | $73.6 million | 160 |
| FY2012 | $56.0 million | 183 |
| FY2013 | $57.2 million | 180 |
| FY2014 | $44.7 million | 195 |
| FY2015 | $38.3 million | 207 |
| FY2016 | $55.4 million | 185 |
| FY2017 | $48.3 million | 193 |
| FY2018 | $35.9 million | 217 |
| FY2019 | $43.9 million | 210 |
| FY2020 | $42.2 million | 214 |
| FY2021 | $32.1 million | 235 |
| FY2022 | $36.5 million | 234 |
| FY2023 | $44.9 million | 237 |
| FY2024 | $53.2 million | 233 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 3 NSF funding sources United States Air Force Academy 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 | $51.9 million | 97.7% | +17.9% | 178 |
| Business | $707 thousand | 1.3% | +98.0% | 264 |
| All other sources | $518 thousand | 1.0% | +10.9% | 235 |
| All sources | $53.2 million | 100.0% | +18.4% | 233 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields United States Air Force Academy reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $37.1 million | 69.7% | +1.7% | 118 |
| Life sciences | $9.3 million | 17.5% | +125.5% | 266 |
| Physical sciences | $4.1 million | 7.7% | +145.1% | 194 |
| Computer and information sciences | $1.3 million | 2.5% | +3.4% | 218 |
| Other sciences | $910 thousand | 1.7% | −10.3% | 121 |
| Non-S&E | $170 thousand | 0.3% | +34.9% | 566 |
| Social sciences | $109 thousand | 0.2% | −7.6% | 481 |
| Psychology | $98 thousand | 0.2% | — | 387 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $37 thousand | 0.1% | +8.8% | 435 |
Neighbours
Ranked around United States Air Force Academy
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above United States Air Force Academy and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 228 | University of Missouri, Kansas City | $57.0M |
| 229 | University of Denver | $55.6M |
| 230 | Morgan State University | $55.5M |
| 231 | Air Force Institute of Technology | $54.2M |
| 232 | University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science | $54.0M |
| 233 | United States Air Force Academy | $53.2M |
| 234 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $53.0M |
| 235 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | $52.2M |
| 236 | Portland State University | $51.7M |
| 237 | Kennesaw State University | $51.6M |
| 238 | Marquette University | $49.1M |
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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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