University of Nebraska at Omaha research and development spending, FY2024
- Omaha, NE
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Nebraska at Omaha in FY2024
$35.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #256 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 13.9%
- Rank change
- up 6
University of Nebraska at Omaha reported $35.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #256 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 13.9% on FY2023's $30.8 million; its national rank was up 6 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 72.0% ($25.3 million), followed by institution funds at 13.8%. Its largest field of research is other sciences, $10.0 million or 28.5% 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 | $9.0 million | 314 |
| FY2011 | $9.5 million | 314 |
| FY2012 | $8.4 million | 332 |
| FY2013 | $9.2 million | 319 |
| FY2014 | $9.2 million | 314 |
| FY2015 | $9.4 million | 319 |
| FY2016 | $10.5 million | 318 |
| FY2017 | $12.1 million | 311 |
| FY2018 | $12.9 million | 308 |
| FY2019 | $14.3 million | 298 |
| FY2020 | $16.1 million | 288 |
| FY2021 | $19.0 million | 277 |
| FY2022 | $24.3 million | 267 |
| FY2023 | $30.8 million | 262 |
| FY2024 | $35.1 million | 256 |
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 Nebraska at Omaha 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 | $25.3 million | 72.0% | +14.5% | 229 |
| Institution funds | $4.9 million | 13.8% | −0.6% | 316 |
| State and local government | $3.5 million | 9.9% | +9.5% | 194 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.3 million | 3.8% | +162.1% | 257 |
| Business | $79 thousand | 0.2% | +29.5% | 409 |
| All other sources | $75 thousand | 0.2% | −26.5% | 362 |
| All sources | $35.1 million | 100.0% | +13.9% | 256 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Nebraska at Omaha reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other sciences | $10.0 million | 28.5% | +8.9% | 43 |
| Life sciences | $9.0 million | 25.7% | +24.4% | 270 |
| Computer and information sciences | $5.7 million | 16.1% | −4.3% | 123 |
| Social sciences | $4.4 million | 12.6% | +34.7% | 156 |
| Engineering | $1.9 million | 5.5% | +8.6% | 261 |
| Non-S&E | $1.5 million | 4.3% | −16.2% | 337 |
| Physical sciences | $1.3 million | 3.8% | +139.4% | 280 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $589 thousand | 1.7% | −9.7% | 198 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $346 thousand | 1.0% | +95.5% | 300 |
| Psychology | $297 thousand | 0.8% | +34.4% | 299 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Nebraska at Omaha
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Nebraska at Omaha and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 251 | Oakland University | $38.5M |
| 252 | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo | $38.1M |
| 253 | Illinois Institute of Technology | $38.0M |
| 254 | State University of New York, Downstate Health Sciences University | $37.3M |
| 255 | Tennessee Technological University | $36.4M |
| 256 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | $35.1M |
| 257 | Tennessee State University | $35.0M |
| 258 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | $35.0M |
| 259 | Northern Illinois University | $34.5M |
| 260 | Illinois State University | $34.2M |
| 261 | Teachers College, Columbia University | $34.1M |
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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.
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