University of Nevada, Las Vegas research and development spending, FY2024
- Las Vegas, NV
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Nevada, Las Vegas in FY2024
$118.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #172 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 19.5%
- Rank change
- up 6
University of Nevada, Las Vegas reported $118.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #172 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 19.5% on FY2023's $98.8 million; its national rank was up 6 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 53.0% ($62.5 million), followed by federal government at 39.2%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $41.3 million or 35.0% 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 | $44.5 million | 190 |
| FY2011 | $39.5 million | 209 |
| FY2012 | $34.5 million | 213 |
| FY2013 | $35.9 million | 213 |
| FY2014 | $39.4 million | 204 |
| FY2015 | $42.0 million | 202 |
| FY2016 | $62.8 million | 171 |
| FY2017 | $66.3 million | 170 |
| FY2018 | $83.8 million | 160 |
| FY2019 | $99.4 million | 158 |
| FY2020 | $105.9 million | 159 |
| FY2021 | $101.0 million | 165 |
| FY2022 | $95.0 million | 171 |
| FY2023 | $98.8 million | 178 |
| FY2024 | $118.0 million | 172 |
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 Nevada, Las Vegas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $62.5 million | 53.0% | +20.4% | 139 |
| Federal government | $46.3 million | 39.2% | +19.2% | 183 |
| All other sources | $4.0 million | 3.4% | +44.3% | 116 |
| State and local government | $2.9 million | 2.5% | +14.5% | 215 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.3 million | 1.1% | +15.7% | 268 |
| Business | $1.1 million | 0.9% | −32.0% | 227 |
| All sources | $118.0 million | 100.0% | +19.5% | 172 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Nevada, Las Vegas reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $41.3 million | 35.0% | +14.7% | 165 |
| Engineering | $21.0 million | 17.8% | +51.5% | 151 |
| Non-S&E | $20.5 million | 17.4% | +24.4% | 105 |
| Physical sciences | $13.0 million | 11.0% | +14.0% | 122 |
| Social sciences | $6.1 million | 5.2% | −19.4% | 130 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $6.0 million | 5.1% | +3.6% | 120 |
| Computer and information sciences | $3.3 million | 2.8% | +54.8% | 164 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $3.2 million | 2.7% | +23.4% | 79 |
| Psychology | $2.6 million | 2.2% | +27.3% | 147 |
| Other sciences | $1.1 million | 0.9% | +20.3% | 115 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Nevada, Las Vegas and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 167 | Baylor University | $134.9M |
| 168 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | $126.5M |
| 169 | University of Tennessee, The, Health Science Center | $124.8M |
| 170 | University of North Texas, Denton | $124.2M |
| 171 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | $120.7M |
| 172 | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | $118.0M |
| 173 | University of North Texas, Health Science Center | $110.5M |
| 174 | Colorado School of Mines | $109.9M |
| 175 | University of Memphis, The | $108.9M |
| 176 | Brandeis University | $107.1M |
| 177 | Michigan Technological University | $106.9M |
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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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