University of Delaware research and development spending, FY2024
- Newark, DE
- R1
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University of Delaware in FY2024
$465.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #77 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 8.8%
- Rank change
- held
University of Delaware reported $465.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #77 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 8.8% on FY2023's $428.1 million; its national rank was unchanged. Federal government is its largest funding source at 49.2% ($229.4 million), followed by institution funds at 42.2%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $174.9 million or 37.5% 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 | $153.3 million | 111 |
| FY2011 | $169.7 million | 106 |
| FY2012 | $170.2 million | 105 |
| FY2013 | $180.0 million | 104 |
| FY2014 | $175.6 million | 108 |
| FY2015 | $175.7 million | 104 |
| FY2016 | $176.3 million | 111 |
| FY2017 | $183.4 million | 114 |
| FY2018 | $186.2 million | 114 |
| FY2019 | $206.3 million | 111 |
| FY2020 | $220.4 million | 107 |
| FY2021 | $231.5 million | 108 |
| FY2022 | $368.1 million | 78 |
| FY2023 | $428.1 million | 77 |
| FY2024 | $465.8 million | 77 |
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 Delaware 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 | $229.4 million | 49.2% | +13.3% | 84 |
| Institution funds | $196.6 million | 42.2% | +4.2% | 46 |
| All other sources | $14.2 million | 3.1% | +36.2% | 57 |
| State and local government | $12.4 million | 2.7% | −5.7% | 101 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $8.5 million | 1.8% | +4.1% | 127 |
| Business | $4.6 million | 1.0% | −11.4% | 146 |
| All sources | $465.8 million | 100.0% | +8.8% | 77 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Delaware reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $174.9 million | 37.5% | +8.0% | 25 |
| Life sciences | $91.3 million | 19.6% | +2.0% | 125 |
| Physical sciences | $62.1 million | 13.3% | +10.0% | 33 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $30.5 million | 6.6% | +14.6% | 43 |
| Social sciences | $30.4 million | 6.5% | +15.6% | 33 |
| Non-S&E | $28.8 million | 6.2% | +20.3% | 86 |
| Computer and information sciences | $13.7 million | 2.9% | +9.2% | 68 |
| Other sciences | $13.6 million | 2.9% | +13.5% | 28 |
| Psychology | $13.4 million | 2.9% | +8.4% | 43 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $7.0 million | 1.5% | +9.2% | 38 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Delaware
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Delaware and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | Scripps Research Institute, The | $501.5M |
| 73 | University of Rochester | $492.4M |
| 74 | University of Oklahoma, The | $474.0M |
| 75 | State University of New York, University at Albany | $471.6M |
| 76 | Colorado State University, Fort Collins | $466.4M |
| 77 | University of Delaware | $465.8M |
| 78 | Iowa State University | $462.3M |
| 79 | Florida State University | $460.7M |
| 80 | Utah State University | $451.4M |
| 81 | California Institute of Technology | $445.2M |
| 82 | University of Connecticut | $433.5M |
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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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