University of Dayton research and development spending, FY2024
- Dayton, OH
- R2
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
University of Dayton in FY2024
$252.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #127 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 10.4%
- Rank change
- up 1
University of Dayton reported $252.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #127 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 10.4% on FY2023's $228.7 million; its national rank was up 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 95.7% ($241.8 million), followed by business at 3.1%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $211.4 million or 83.7% 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 | $93.3 million | 142 |
| FY2011 | $90.6 million | 146 |
| FY2012 | $81.0 million | 152 |
| FY2013 | $84.3 million | 150 |
| FY2014 | $86.9 million | 151 |
| FY2015 | $98.2 million | 140 |
| FY2016 | $116.6 million | 135 |
| FY2017 | $135.2 million | 133 |
| FY2018 | $147.0 million | 131 |
| FY2019 | $165.3 million | 129 |
| FY2020 | $163.7 million | 132 |
| FY2021 | $191.2 million | 130 |
| FY2022 | $211.5 million | 127 |
| FY2023 | $228.7 million | 128 |
| FY2024 | $252.5 million | 127 |
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 Dayton 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 | $241.8 million | 95.7% | +11.5% | 81 |
| Business | $7.7 million | 3.1% | −5.8% | 117 |
| State and local government | $1.3 million | 0.5% | +1.6% | 295 |
| Institution funds | $1.1 million | 0.4% | +30.3% | 453 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $384 thousand | 0.2% | −62.4% | 393 |
| All other sources | $262 thousand | 0.1% | −59.3% | 287 |
| All sources | $252.5 million | 100.0% | +10.4% | 127 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields University of Dayton reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $211.4 million | 83.7% | +6.7% | 20 |
| Computer and information sciences | $33.6 million | 13.3% | +41.7% | 23 |
| Non-S&E | $5.0 million | 2.0% | +34.1% | 226 |
| Life sciences | $1.5 million | 0.6% | −12.3% | 437 |
| Physical sciences | $403 thousand | 0.2% | +4.7% | 407 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $323 thousand | 0.1% | −56.5% | 307 |
| Psychology | $250 thousand | 0.1% | +38.9% | 315 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $60 thousand | 0.0% | −38.8% | 399 |
| Social sciences | $15 thousand | 0.0% | −87.6% | 602 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Dayton
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Dayton and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 122 | West Virginia University | $259.1M |
| 123 | Montana State University, Bozeman | $257.9M |
| 124 | Texas Tech University | $256.9M |
| 125 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | $254.9M |
| 126 | Oklahoma State University, Stillwater | $253.8M |
| 127 | University of Dayton | $252.5M |
| 128 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | $246.3M |
| 129 | University of Vermont | $246.2M |
| 130 | Georgia State University | $241.1M |
| 131 | University of Texas Medical Branch, The | $241.1M |
| 132 | University of Houston | $239.0M |
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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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