University of Florida research and development spending, FY2024
- Gainesville, FL
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Florida in FY2024
$1.3 billion
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #26 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 1.8%
- Rank change
- down 1
University of Florida reported $1.3 billion of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #26 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 1.8% on FY2023's $1.3 billion; its national rank was down 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 45.7% ($581.3 million), followed by institution funds at 28.2%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $912.9 million or 71.7% 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 | $681.5 million | 21 |
| FY2011 | $739.9 million | 18 |
| FY2012 | $697.0 million | 23 |
| FY2013 | $695.1 million | 27 |
| FY2014 | $708.5 million | 26 |
| FY2015 | $739.5 million | 25 |
| FY2016 | $791.3 million | 24 |
| FY2017 | $801.4 million | 25 |
| FY2018 | $865.1 million | 26 |
| FY2019 | $928.6 million | 26 |
| FY2020 | $942.2 million | 26 |
| FY2021 | $960.0 million | 27 |
| FY2022 | $1.1 billion | 25 |
| FY2023 | $1.3 billion | 25 |
| FY2024 | $1.3 billion | 26 |
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 Florida 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 | $581.3 million | 45.7% | +9.8% | 32 |
| Institution funds | $358.5 million | 28.2% | −7.8% | 15 |
| State and local government | $202.4 million | 15.9% | +4.4% | 3 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $54.8 million | 4.3% | −5.5% | 35 |
| All other sources | $38.4 million | 3.0% | +1.6% | 24 |
| Business | $37.1 million | 2.9% | −11.8% | 58 |
| All sources | $1.3 billion | 100.0% | +1.8% | 26 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Florida reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $912.9 million | 71.7% | −1.1% | 24 |
| Engineering | $153.9 million | 12.1% | +2.5% | 30 |
| Physical sciences | $69.0 million | 5.4% | +57.0% | 27 |
| Non-S&E | $57.3 million | 4.5% | +8.4% | 37 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $22.7 million | 1.8% | +16.0% | 50 |
| Computer and information sciences | $18.5 million | 1.5% | −9.7% | 56 |
| Social sciences | $16.9 million | 1.3% | −3.8% | 62 |
| Psychology | $14.8 million | 1.2% | −4.3% | 32 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $3.5 million | 0.3% | +21.1% | 70 |
| Other sciences | $3.0 million | 0.2% | −33.6% | 82 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Florida
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Florida and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | $1.4B |
| 22 | Texas A&M University, College Station and Health Science Center | $1.4B |
| 23 | University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, The | $1.4B |
| 24 | Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center | $1.3B |
| 25 | Pennsylvania State University, The, University Park and Hershey Medical Center | $1.3B |
| 26 | University of Florida | $1.3B |
| 27 | University of Southern California | $1.3B |
| 28 | Northwestern University | $1.3B |
| 29 | Emory University | $1.2B |
| 30 | Washington University in St. Louis | $1.2B |
| 31 | University of Texas at Austin, The | $1.1B |
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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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