University of Miami research and development spending, FY2024
- Coral Gables, FL
- R1
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
University of Miami in FY2024
$559.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #61 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 9.6%
- Rank change
- up 1
University of Miami reported $559.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #61 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 9.6% on FY2023's $510.0 million; its national rank was up 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 57.7% ($322.3 million), followed by institution funds at 27.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $438.7 million or 78.5% 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 | $280.7 million | 71 |
| FY2011 | $323.5 million | 66 |
| FY2012 | $365.3 million | 59 |
| FY2013 | $344.8 million | 63 |
| FY2014 | $345.8 million | 62 |
| FY2015 | $331.0 million | 65 |
| FY2016 | $358.4 million | 59 |
| FY2017 | $367.9 million | 61 |
| FY2018 | $357.1 million | 68 |
| FY2019 | $360.7 million | 69 |
| FY2020 | $381.4 million | 68 |
| FY2021 | $375.8 million | 75 |
| FY2022 | $439.3 million | 69 |
| FY2023 | $510.0 million | 62 |
| FY2024 | $559.0 million | 61 |
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 Miami 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 | $322.3 million | 57.7% | +10.5% | 59 |
| Institution funds | $154.4 million | 27.6% | +20.2% | 65 |
| Business | $40.6 million | 7.3% | −15.5% | 50 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $25.8 million | 4.6% | +2.6% | 75 |
| State and local government | $15.7 million | 2.8% | −3.3% | 87 |
| All other sources | $227 thousand | 0.0% | −33.0% | 293 |
| All sources | $559.0 million | 100.0% | +9.6% | 61 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Miami reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $438.7 million | 78.5% | +10.0% | 48 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $66.2 million | 11.8% | +7.2% | 16 |
| Psychology | $19.5 million | 3.5% | +6.7% | 19 |
| Engineering | $9.2 million | 1.6% | +14.7% | 203 |
| Non-S&E | $9.1 million | 1.6% | +4.1% | 174 |
| Physical sciences | $8.9 million | 1.6% | +24.7% | 143 |
| Computer and information sciences | $3.2 million | 0.6% | +0.8% | 168 |
| Social sciences | $2.4 million | 0.4% | +14.9% | 190 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.5 million | 0.3% | −10.6% | 135 |
| Other sciences | $348 thousand | 0.1% | +15.2% | 172 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Miami
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Miami and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 65 | State University of New York, University at Buffalo | $541.9M |
| 66 | University of Illinois Chicago | $532.2M |
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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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