University of Idaho research and development spending, FY2024
- Moscow, ID
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Idaho in FY2024
$140.4 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #163 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 3.3%
- Rank change
- held
University of Idaho reported $140.4 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #163 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 3.3% on FY2023's $135.9 million; its national rank was unchanged. Federal government is its largest funding source at 44.1% ($62.0 million), followed by state and local government at 35.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $91.4 million or 65.1% 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 | $87.2 million | 145 |
| FY2011 | $96.2 million | 142 |
| FY2012 | $97.2 million | 141 |
| FY2013 | $95.9 million | 142 |
| FY2014 | $95.6 million | 145 |
| FY2015 | $97.5 million | 141 |
| FY2016 | $102.5 million | 142 |
| FY2017 | $109.5 million | 142 |
| FY2018 | $111.6 million | 147 |
| FY2019 | $113.1 million | 149 |
| FY2020 | $112.8 million | 153 |
| FY2021 | $105.9 million | 164 |
| FY2022 | $115.6 million | 163 |
| FY2023 | $135.9 million | 163 |
| FY2024 | $140.4 million | 163 |
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 Idaho 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 | $62.0 million | 44.1% | +0.7% | 164 |
| State and local government | $49.9 million | 35.6% | +4.2% | 32 |
| Institution funds | $21.8 million | 15.5% | +7.0% | 207 |
| All other sources | $3.9 million | 2.8% | +14.2% | 117 |
| Business | $1.7 million | 1.2% | −9.8% | 204 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.2 million | 0.8% | +38.4% | 272 |
| All sources | $140.4 million | 100.0% | +3.3% | 163 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Idaho reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $91.4 million | 65.1% | −2.2% | 124 |
| Engineering | $14.1 million | 10.0% | +6.5% | 173 |
| Non-S&E | $8.2 million | 5.8% | +13.8% | 187 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $6.5 million | 4.7% | +22.1% | 115 |
| Computer and information sciences | $6.4 million | 4.6% | +20.1% | 117 |
| Other sciences | $4.5 million | 3.2% | +37.7% | 62 |
| Social sciences | $4.5 million | 3.2% | +15.7% | 155 |
| Physical sciences | $3.4 million | 2.4% | +11.6% | 207 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.1 million | 0.8% | +37.3% | 160 |
| Psychology | $337 thousand | 0.2% | −7.4% | 286 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Idaho
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Idaho and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 158 | University of Alabama in Huntsville, The | $154.5M |
| 159 | University of Texas at Arlington, The | $153.8M |
| 160 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | $150.9M |
| 161 | University of Montana, The, Missoula | $143.8M |
| 162 | New Mexico State University | $142.9M |
| 163 | University of Idaho | $140.4M |
| 164 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | $140.2M |
| 165 | Rush University | $139.3M |
| 166 | University of Rhode Island | $137.5M |
| 167 | Baylor University | $134.9M |
| 168 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | $126.5M |
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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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