University of California, Merced research and development spending, FY2024
- Merced, CA
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of California, Merced in FY2024
$77.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #200 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 24.0%
- Rank change
- up 8
University of California, Merced reported $77.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #200 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 24.0% on FY2023's $62.3 million; its national rank was up 8 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 51.7% ($40.0 million), followed by institution funds at 26.9%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $18.0 million or 23.4% 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 | $21.6 million | 254 |
| FY2011 | $21.3 million | 260 |
| FY2012 | $22.7 million | 247 |
| FY2013 | $22.9 million | 244 |
| FY2014 | $23.9 million | 237 |
| FY2015 | $29.7 million | 222 |
| FY2016 | $29.4 million | 228 |
| FY2017 | $35.1 million | 217 |
| FY2018 | $38.2 million | 213 |
| FY2019 | $44.9 million | 205 |
| FY2020 | $46.0 million | 203 |
| FY2021 | $46.0 million | 211 |
| FY2022 | $48.1 million | 214 |
| FY2023 | $62.3 million | 208 |
| FY2024 | $77.2 million | 200 |
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 California, Merced 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 | $40.0 million | 51.7% | +39.8% | 197 |
| Institution funds | $20.8 million | 26.9% | +0.2% | 209 |
| State and local government | $10.7 million | 13.9% | +53.8% | 112 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $2.8 million | 3.7% | +15.1% | 197 |
| Business | $1.5 million | 2.0% | +17.7% | 211 |
| All other sources | $1.4 million | 1.8% | −36.7% | 165 |
| All sources | $77.2 million | 100.0% | +24.0% | 200 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of California, Merced reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $18.0 million | 23.4% | −14.3% | 155 |
| Life sciences | $15.2 million | 19.7% | +47.9% | 226 |
| Social sciences | $11.9 million | 15.4% | +166.6% | 81 |
| Physical sciences | $8.6 million | 11.1% | +23.9% | 146 |
| Non-S&E | $7.7 million | 10.0% | +7.3% | 192 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $5.7 million | 7.4% | +49.9% | 126 |
| Other sciences | $3.6 million | 4.7% | −22.5% | 76 |
| Computer and information sciences | $2.9 million | 3.8% | +56.1% | 174 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $2.7 million | 3.5% | +62.2% | 98 |
| Psychology | $883 thousand | 1.1% | +141.9% | 218 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of California, Merced
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of California, Merced and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 195 | Louisiana State University, Health Sciences Center, New Orleans | $79.7M |
| 196 | University of California, Office of the President | $79.3M |
| 197 | Rochester Institute of Technology | $78.5M |
| 198 | American University | $78.4M |
| 199 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro, The | $77.4M |
| 200 | University of California, Merced | $77.2M |
| 201 | Touro University, New York | $76.9M |
| 202 | Old Dominion University | $76.2M |
| 203 | University of Massachusetts Boston | $74.6M |
| 204 | Naval Postgraduate School | $73.2M |
| 205 | University of Toledo, The | $73.2M |
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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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