University of Cincinnati research and development spending, FY2024
- Cincinnati, OH
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Cincinnati in FY2024
$739.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #50 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 5.9%
- Rank change
- down 1
University of Cincinnati reported $739.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #50 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 5.9% on FY2023's $698.6 million; its national rank was down 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 55.6% ($411.2 million), followed by institution funds at 27.1%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $601.4 million or 81.3% 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 | $411.3 million | 45 |
| FY2011 | $448.9 million | 41 |
| FY2012 | $433.7 million | 45 |
| FY2013 | $438.6 million | 45 |
| FY2014 | $422.9 million | 49 |
| FY2015 | $436.0 million | 50 |
| FY2016 | $430.6 million | 50 |
| FY2017 | $455.3 million | 52 |
| FY2018 | $480.1 million | 51 |
| FY2019 | $529.8 million | 50 |
| FY2020 | $530.1 million | 52 |
| FY2021 | $551.8 million | 51 |
| FY2022 | $615.1 million | 49 |
| FY2023 | $698.6 million | 49 |
| FY2024 | $739.9 million | 50 |
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 Cincinnati 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 | $411.2 million | 55.6% | +4.9% | 49 |
| Institution funds | $200.7 million | 27.1% | +8.1% | 43 |
| Business | $53.9 million | 7.3% | +8.5% | 38 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $46.3 million | 6.3% | +4.6% | 40 |
| All other sources | $19.1 million | 2.6% | −1.2% | 45 |
| State and local government | $8.6 million | 1.2% | +10.7% | 128 |
| All sources | $739.9 million | 100.0% | +5.9% | 50 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Cincinnati reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $601.4 million | 81.3% | +5.9% | 36 |
| Engineering | $61.5 million | 8.3% | +12.7% | 84 |
| Non-S&E | $32.6 million | 4.4% | +3.7% | 76 |
| Physical sciences | $15.2 million | 2.0% | +24.5% | 108 |
| Social sciences | $9.6 million | 1.3% | −17.3% | 100 |
| Psychology | $9.5 million | 1.3% | −19.1% | 58 |
| Computer and information sciences | $5.7 million | 0.8% | +14.1% | 124 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $1.7 million | 0.2% | +16.6% | 205 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.6 million | 0.2% | −9.8% | 132 |
| Other sciences | $1.2 million | 0.2% | +20.5% | 111 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Cincinnati
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Cincinnati and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick | $836.8M |
| 46 | University of Virginia, Charlottesville | $813.8M |
| 47 | University of Utah, The | $789.3M |
| 48 | Boston University | $784.4M |
| 49 | University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | $741.6M |
| 50 | University of Cincinnati | $739.9M |
| 51 | University of Colorado Boulder | $717.9M |
| 52 | North Carolina State University | $717.0M |
| 53 | University of Iowa | $703.3M |
| 54 | University of Chicago, The | $680.8M |
| 55 | University of Nebraska, Lincoln and Medical Center | $657.5M |
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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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