University of Montana, The, Missoula research and development spending, FY2024
- Missoula, MT
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Montana, The, Missoula in FY2024
$143.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #161 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 7.4%
- Rank change
- up 3
University of Montana, The, Missoula reported $143.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #161 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 7.4% on FY2023's $134.0 million; its national rank was up 3 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 61.9% ($89.0 million), followed by institution funds at 34.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $87.5 million or 60.8% 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 | $63.5 million | 166 |
| FY2011 | $60.2 million | 174 |
| FY2012 | $59.3 million | 177 |
| FY2013 | $60.2 million | 176 |
| FY2014 | $55.0 million | 179 |
| FY2015 | $60.5 million | 169 |
| FY2016 | $70.1 million | 164 |
| FY2017 | $85.0 million | 158 |
| FY2018 | $90.6 million | 157 |
| FY2019 | $104.7 million | 154 |
| FY2020 | $110.2 million | 155 |
| FY2021 | $121.6 million | 153 |
| FY2022 | $125.6 million | 159 |
| FY2023 | $134.0 million | 164 |
| FY2024 | $143.8 million | 161 |
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 Montana, The, Missoula 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 | $89.0 million | 61.9% | +17.8% | 148 |
| Institution funds | $49.8 million | 34.6% | −7.2% | 152 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $2.3 million | 1.6% | −9.8% | 211 |
| State and local government | $1.3 million | 0.9% | −16.1% | 300 |
| Business | $1.0 million | 0.7% | +362.7% | 232 |
| All other sources | $500 thousand | 0.3% | −9.1% | 237 |
| All sources | $143.8 million | 100.0% | +7.4% | 161 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields University of Montana, The, Missoula reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $87.5 million | 60.8% | +7.2% | 127 |
| Social sciences | $21.9 million | 15.2% | −1.8% | 51 |
| Non-S&E | $12.8 million | 8.9% | +12.1% | 151 |
| Physical sciences | $11.8 million | 8.2% | +30.7% | 128 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $5.7 million | 4.0% | −4.2% | 127 |
| Computer and information sciences | $2.7 million | 1.9% | +36.2% | 182 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $862 thousand | 0.6% | −14.1% | 172 |
| Psychology | $623 thousand | 0.4% | −12.3% | 239 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Montana, The, Missoula
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Montana, The, Missoula and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 156 | Brigham Young University, Provo | $158.3M |
| 157 | University of Texas at El Paso, The | $157.6M |
| 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 |
Keep looking
Where this institution sits
Related rankings
Benchmark University of Montana, The, Missoula against its peers.
Request a demoData: 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.
Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.