University of Akron, The research and development spending, FY2024
- Akron, OH
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Akron, The in FY2024
$24.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #294 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 14.1%
- Rank change
- up 6
University of Akron, The reported $24.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #294 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 14.1% on FY2023's $21.5 million; its national rank was up 6 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 52.5% ($12.9 million), followed by institution funds at 34.5%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $10.5 million or 42.8% 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 | $52.9 million | 178 |
| FY2011 | $60.4 million | 173 |
| FY2012 | $66.4 million | 165 |
| FY2013 | $69.6 million | 162 |
| FY2014 | $69.5 million | 157 |
| FY2015 | $58.5 million | 171 |
| FY2016 | $58.8 million | 180 |
| FY2017 | $41.3 million | 204 |
| FY2018 | $32.6 million | 226 |
| FY2019 | $30.0 million | 236 |
| FY2020 | $23.5 million | 259 |
| FY2021 | $17.3 million | 290 |
| FY2022 | $19.9 million | 289 |
| FY2023 | $21.5 million | 300 |
| FY2024 | $24.6 million | 294 |
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 University of Akron, The 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 | $12.9 million | 52.5% | +20.6% | 283 |
| Institution funds | $8.5 million | 34.5% | +14.1% | 267 |
| Business | $1.9 million | 7.7% | +3.5% | 200 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $788 thousand | 3.2% | +5.6% | 300 |
| State and local government | $368 thousand | 1.5% | +93.7% | 406 |
| All other sources | $122 thousand | 0.5% | −80.0% | 330 |
| All sources | $24.6 million | 100.0% | +14.1% | 294 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields University of Akron, The reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $10.5 million | 42.8% | +18.7% | 194 |
| Physical sciences | $9.9 million | 40.4% | +3.9% | 138 |
| Life sciences | $2.4 million | 9.6% | +98.4% | 387 |
| Non-S&E | $823 thousand | 3.3% | +10.2% | 399 |
| Psychology | $329 thousand | 1.3% | −24.4% | 291 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $269 thousand | 1.1% | +3.1% | 323 |
| Social sciences | $239 thousand | 1.0% | +82.4% | 385 |
| Computer and information sciences | $83 thousand | 0.3% | −37.1% | 441 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $47 thousand | 0.2% | −39.7% | 421 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Akron, The
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Akron, The and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 289 | Clarkson University | $26.1M |
| 290 | University of Guam | $25.3M |
| 291 | Tarleton State University | $24.9M |
| 292 | Jackson State University | $24.7M |
| 293 | University of Alaska Anchorage | $24.6M |
| 294 | University of Akron, The | $24.6M |
| 295 | University of Colorado Denver | $24.3M |
| 296 | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | $23.9M |
| 297 | New School, The | $23.9M |
| 298 | Loma Linda University | $23.9M |
| 299 | Florida Gulf Coast University | $23.8M |
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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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