University of New Orleans research and development spending, FY2024
- New Orleans, LA
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of New Orleans in FY2024
$19.3 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #314 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 5.3%
- Rank change
- down 6
University of New Orleans reported $19.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #314 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 5.3% on FY2023's $20.4 million; its national rank was down 6 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 51.2% ($9.9 million), followed by federal government at 30.8%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $6.5 million or 33.7% 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 | $35.0 million | 211 |
| FY2011 | $35.4 million | 214 |
| FY2012 | $28.4 million | 232 |
| FY2013 | $24.6 million | 238 |
| FY2014 | $20.6 million | 255 |
| FY2015 | $19.0 million | 262 |
| FY2016 | $15.7 million | 290 |
| FY2017 | $15.9 million | 287 |
| FY2018 | $14.4 million | 295 |
| FY2019 | $15.3 million | 292 |
| FY2020 | $16.6 million | 285 |
| FY2021 | $17.0 million | 292 |
| FY2022 | $21.9 million | 276 |
| FY2023 | $20.4 million | 308 |
| FY2024 | $19.3 million | 314 |
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 New Orleans 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 | $9.9 million | 51.2% | −19.9% | 261 |
| Federal government | $6.0 million | 30.8% | +12.6% | 345 |
| State and local government | $1.2 million | 6.3% | +34.8% | 304 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.0 million | 5.3% | +280.5% | 280 |
| All other sources | $842 thousand | 4.4% | −25.7% | 200 |
| Business | $416 thousand | 2.2% | −15.3% | 304 |
| All sources | $19.3 million | 100.0% | −5.3% | 314 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of New Orleans reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $6.5 million | 33.7% | −6.7% | 204 |
| Engineering | $2.5 million | 13.1% | +1.2% | 246 |
| Computer and information sciences | $2.3 million | 11.9% | −11.1% | 189 |
| Physical sciences | $1.9 million | 10.0% | −7.5% | 256 |
| Social sciences | $1.7 million | 8.9% | −9.4% | 210 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $1.6 million | 8.3% | +70.2% | 211 |
| Life sciences | $1.1 million | 5.8% | −5.8% | 474 |
| Psychology | $637 thousand | 3.3% | −38.4% | 236 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $614 thousand | 3.2% | −4.4% | 196 |
| Other sciences | $326 thousand | 1.7% | −37.7% | 176 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of New Orleans
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of New Orleans and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 309 | New York Medical College | $21.9M |
| 310 | James Madison University | $21.4M |
| 311 | City University of New York, The, John Jay College Criminal Justice | $21.2M |
| 312 | Bowling Green State University | $19.6M |
| 313 | University of North Florida | $19.3M |
| 314 | University of New Orleans | $19.3M |
| 315 | Towson University | $19.2M |
| 316 | Texas Southern University | $19.0M |
| 317 | Long Island University | $18.8M |
| 318 | Duquesne University | $18.3M |
| 319 | Florida Institute of Technology | $17.8M |
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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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