University of Guam research and development spending, FY2024
- Mangilao, GU
- Public
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University of Guam in FY2024
$25.3 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #290 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 13.0%
- Rank change
- up 4
University of Guam reported $25.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #290 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 13.0% on FY2023's $22.4 million; its national rank was up 4 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 82.9% ($21.0 million), followed by state and local government at 9.3%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $15.8 million or 62.3% 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 | $5.6 million | 361 |
| FY2011 | $5.6 million | 367 |
| FY2012 | $6.1 million | 360 |
| FY2013 | $6.0 million | 359 |
| FY2014 | $7.1 million | 352 |
| FY2015 | $6.1 million | 362 |
| FY2016 | $7.4 million | 348 |
| FY2017 | $8.8 million | 330 |
| FY2018 | $11.2 million | 319 |
| FY2019 | $12.2 million | 316 |
| FY2020 | $13.0 million | 318 |
| FY2021 | $17.7 million | 287 |
| FY2022 | $20.5 million | 282 |
| FY2023 | $22.4 million | 294 |
| FY2024 | $25.3 million | 290 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources University of Guam 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 | $21.0 million | 82.9% | +10.5% | 240 |
| State and local government | $2.4 million | 9.3% | +5.1% | 231 |
| Institution funds | $1.8 million | 7.0% | +64.1% | 411 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $167 thousand | 0.7% | +8250.0% | 487 |
| Business | $10 thousand | 0.0% | −83.1% | 509 |
| All sources | $25.3 million | 100.0% | +13.0% | 290 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields University of Guam reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $15.8 million | 62.3% | +16.4% | 224 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $7.8 million | 30.6% | +0.5% | 103 |
| Non-S&E | $945 thousand | 3.7% | +64.9% | 386 |
| Physical sciences | $566 thousand | 2.2% | +112.8% | 368 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $170 thousand | 0.7% | +6.3% | 296 |
| Social sciences | $103 thousand | 0.4% | −18.3% | 485 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Guam
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Guam and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 285 | California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt | $26.6M |
| 286 | University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez | $26.5M |
| 287 | University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler | $26.2M |
| 288 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark | $26.2M |
| 289 | Clarkson University | $26.1M |
| 290 | University of Guam | $25.3M |
| 291 | Tarleton State University | $24.9M |
| 292 | Jackson State University | $24.7M |
| 293 | University of Alaska Anchorage | $24.6M |
| 294 | University of Akron, The | $24.6M |
| 295 | University of Colorado Denver | $24.3M |
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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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