University of Notre Dame research and development spending, FY2024
- Notre Dame, IN
- R1
- Private nonprofit
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University of Notre Dame in FY2024
$345.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #100 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 4.2%
- Rank change
- down 3
University of Notre Dame reported $345.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #100 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 4.2% on FY2023's $331.9 million; its national rank was down 3 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 41.7% ($144.3 million), followed by institution funds at 37.2%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $107.7 million or 31.1% 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 | $110.4 million | 131 |
| FY2011 | $134.4 million | 121 |
| FY2012 | $157.7 million | 112 |
| FY2013 | $175.2 million | 107 |
| FY2014 | $182.2 million | 104 |
| FY2015 | $191.0 million | 101 |
| FY2016 | $202.2 million | 99 |
| FY2017 | $212.8 million | 96 |
| FY2018 | $220.0 million | 99 |
| FY2019 | $240.1 million | 100 |
| FY2020 | $227.5 million | 106 |
| FY2021 | $240.3 million | 105 |
| FY2022 | $280.6 million | 100 |
| FY2023 | $331.9 million | 97 |
| FY2024 | $345.8 million | 100 |
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 Notre Dame 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 | $144.3 million | 41.7% | −2.5% | 119 |
| Institution funds | $128.6 million | 37.2% | +10.9% | 76 |
| All other sources | $30.3 million | 8.8% | +11.1% | 30 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $27.0 million | 7.8% | +6.2% | 72 |
| Business | $15.1 million | 4.4% | +2.9% | 89 |
| State and local government | $509 thousand | 0.1% | −28.5% | 377 |
| All sources | $345.8 million | 100.0% | +4.2% | 100 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields University of Notre Dame reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $107.7 million | 31.1% | −5.4% | 49 |
| Physical sciences | $67.2 million | 19.4% | +13.1% | 29 |
| Non-S&E | $57.5 million | 16.6% | +5.0% | 35 |
| Life sciences | $38.4 million | 11.1% | +9.0% | 169 |
| Computer and information sciences | $29.6 million | 8.6% | +27.7% | 31 |
| Social sciences | $17.0 million | 4.9% | +5.3% | 61 |
| Other sciences | $16.9 million | 4.9% | −1.0% | 17 |
| Psychology | $6.9 million | 2.0% | +4.5% | 81 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $4.7 million | 1.4% | −18.9% | 54 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Notre Dame
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Notre Dame and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 95 | Albert Einstein College of Medicine | $360.8M |
| 96 | Medical College of Wisconsin | $360.3M |
| 97 | University of New Mexico, The | $354.9M |
| 98 | University of Massachusetts Medical School | $349.6M |
| 99 | Northeastern University | $346.9M |
| 100 | University of Notre Dame | $345.8M |
| 101 | Wake Forest University | $344.5M |
| 102 | Mississippi State University | $342.1M |
| 103 | Clemson University | $338.5M |
| 104 | Florida International University | $325.8M |
| 105 | Medical University of South Carolina | $321.0M |
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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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