University of Kansas research and development spending, FY2024
- Lawrence, KS
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Kansas in FY2024
$546.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #63 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 17.1%
- Rank change
- up 9
University of Kansas reported $546.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #63 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 17.1% on FY2023's $466.2 million; its national rank was up 9 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 45.0% ($245.7 million), followed by institution funds at 33.0%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $314.9 million or 57.7% 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 | $268.0 million | 73 |
| FY2011 | $274.7 million | 72 |
| FY2012 | $286.3 million | 72 |
| FY2013 | $298.5 million | 70 |
| FY2014 | $301.5 million | 73 |
| FY2015 | $311.4 million | 71 |
| FY2016 | $297.9 million | 75 |
| FY2017 | $300.3 million | 74 |
| FY2018 | $339.0 million | 70 |
| FY2019 | $352.6 million | 73 |
| FY2020 | $368.8 million | 69 |
| FY2021 | $385.6 million | 72 |
| FY2022 | $405.3 million | 74 |
| FY2023 | $466.2 million | 72 |
| FY2024 | $546.1 million | 63 |
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 Kansas 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 | $245.7 million | 45.0% | +16.4% | 77 |
| Institution funds | $180.5 million | 33.0% | +18.4% | 55 |
| State and local government | $45.6 million | 8.4% | +1.7% | 38 |
| Business | $43.7 million | 8.0% | +41.2% | 48 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $15.7 million | 2.9% | +16.6% | 98 |
| All other sources | $14.9 million | 2.7% | +11.0% | 56 |
| All sources | $546.1 million | 100.0% | +17.1% | 63 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Kansas reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $314.9 million | 57.7% | +21.8% | 65 |
| Non-S&E | $122.8 million | 22.5% | +7.3% | 5 |
| Engineering | $33.3 million | 6.1% | +30.1% | 126 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $19.0 million | 3.5% | +18.7% | 55 |
| Physical sciences | $17.6 million | 3.2% | −8.8% | 95 |
| Other sciences | $12.9 million | 2.4% | +7.5% | 32 |
| Psychology | $12.8 million | 2.3% | +13.0% | 46 |
| Computer and information sciences | $8.4 million | 1.5% | +36.0% | 102 |
| Social sciences | $3.7 million | 0.7% | +65.4% | 168 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $826 thousand | 0.2% | +10.0% | 177 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Kansas
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Kansas and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 65 | State University of New York, University at Buffalo | $541.9M |
| 66 | University of Illinois Chicago | $532.2M |
| 67 | University of Kentucky | $527.7M |
| 68 | Virginia Commonwealth University | $524.3M |
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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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