University of Houston research and development spending, FY2024
- Houston, TX
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Houston in FY2024
$239.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #132 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 3.0%
- Rank change
- down 6
University of Houston reported $239.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #132 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 3.0% on FY2023's $231.9 million; its national rank was down 6 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 43.5% ($104.0 million), followed by institution funds at 36.2%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $74.7 million or 31.2% 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 | $119.8 million | 124 |
| FY2011 | $113.7 million | 130 |
| FY2012 | $116.3 million | 133 |
| FY2013 | $130.8 million | 126 |
| FY2014 | $140.6 million | 122 |
| FY2015 | $150.6 million | 119 |
| FY2016 | $162.0 million | 118 |
| FY2017 | $169.4 million | 119 |
| FY2018 | $177.5 million | 119 |
| FY2019 | $195.4 million | 115 |
| FY2020 | $200.4 million | 117 |
| FY2021 | $202.5 million | 120 |
| FY2022 | $240.1 million | 112 |
| FY2023 | $231.9 million | 126 |
| FY2024 | $239.0 million | 132 |
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 Houston 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 | $104.0 million | 43.5% | +4.5% | 135 |
| Institution funds | $86.4 million | 36.2% | +2.5% | 108 |
| State and local government | $26.2 million | 10.9% | −8.6% | 63 |
| Business | $10.1 million | 4.2% | +17.5% | 102 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $7.4 million | 3.1% | +14.0% | 137 |
| All other sources | $5.0 million | 2.1% | +11.4% | 107 |
| All sources | $239.0 million | 100.0% | +3.0% | 132 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Houston reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $74.7 million | 31.2% | +10.3% | 68 |
| Life sciences | $49.2 million | 20.6% | +6.3% | 154 |
| Non-S&E | $38.6 million | 16.1% | +9.1% | 67 |
| Physical sciences | $25.8 million | 10.8% | −6.8% | 78 |
| Psychology | $18.9 million | 7.9% | −4.0% | 20 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $12.5 million | 5.2% | −0.2% | 78 |
| Computer and information sciences | $8.2 million | 3.4% | −12.0% | 103 |
| Social sciences | $5.3 million | 2.2% | +12.3% | 139 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $5.0 million | 2.1% | −34.6% | 51 |
| Other sciences | $886 thousand | 0.4% | −19.5% | 123 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Houston
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Houston and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 133 | University of California, Riverside | $231.6M |
| 134 | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville | $230.6M |
| 135 | University of New Hampshire | $230.2M |
| 136 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | $226.8M |
| 137 | University of Louisville | $225.0M |
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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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