University of Georgia research and development spending, FY2024
- Athens, GA
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Georgia in FY2024
$628.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #59 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 10.0%
- Rank change
- down 1
University of Georgia reported $628.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #59 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 10.0% on FY2023's $571.0 million; its national rank was down 1 place. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 43.6% ($273.8 million), followed by federal government at 40.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $380.4 million or 60.6% 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 | $295.3 million | 69 |
| FY2011 | $335.9 million | 63 |
| FY2012 | $351.4 million | 63 |
| FY2013 | $350.2 million | 60 |
| FY2014 | $355.5 million | 59 |
| FY2015 | $374.3 million | 58 |
| FY2016 | $410.3 million | 52 |
| FY2017 | $455.4 million | 51 |
| FY2018 | $453.2 million | 53 |
| FY2019 | $477.5 million | 54 |
| FY2020 | $482.8 million | 55 |
| FY2021 | $493.9 million | 57 |
| FY2022 | $545.6 million | 56 |
| FY2023 | $571.0 million | 58 |
| FY2024 | $628.1 million | 59 |
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 Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $273.8 million | 43.6% | +6.2% | 30 |
| Federal government | $255.1 million | 40.6% | +15.0% | 72 |
| State and local government | $62.1 million | 9.9% | +0.4% | 25 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $15.3 million | 2.4% | +28.0% | 99 |
| Business | $11.5 million | 1.8% | −11.2% | 97 |
| All other sources | $10.2 million | 1.6% | +124.1% | 68 |
| All sources | $628.1 million | 100.0% | +10.0% | 59 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Georgia reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $380.4 million | 60.6% | +10.8% | 55 |
| Non-S&E | $80.5 million | 12.8% | +9.2% | 18 |
| Social sciences | $43.2 million | 6.9% | +11.7% | 19 |
| Psychology | $31.0 million | 4.9% | +3.1% | 7 |
| Engineering | $30.7 million | 4.9% | +11.8% | 135 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $24.0 million | 3.8% | −5.8% | 48 |
| Physical sciences | $12.8 million | 2.0% | +11.6% | 124 |
| Other sciences | $11.2 million | 1.8% | +40.5% | 36 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $7.7 million | 1.2% | +11.8% | 33 |
| Computer and information sciences | $6.7 million | 1.1% | +11.5% | 115 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Georgia
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Georgia and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | University of Chicago, The | $680.8M |
| 55 | University of Nebraska, Lincoln and Medical Center | $657.5M |
| 56 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | $656.9M |
| 57 | University of California, Irvine | $644.9M |
| 58 | Case Western Reserve University | $642.5M |
| 59 | University of Georgia | $628.1M |
| 60 | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences | $569.0M |
| 61 | University of Miami | $559.0M |
| 62 | Princeton University | $558.6M |
| 63 | University of Kansas | $546.1M |
| 64 | Oregon Health and Science University | $545.2M |
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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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