University of Oregon research and development spending, FY2024
- Eugene, OR
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Oregon in FY2024
$174.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #148 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 6.3%
- Rank change
- down 1
University of Oregon reported $174.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #148 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 6.3% on FY2023's $164.5 million; its national rank was down 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 60.2% ($105.3 million), followed by all other sources at 20.1%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $63.1 million or 36.1% 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 | $94.1 million | 141 |
| FY2011 | $103.0 million | 137 |
| FY2012 | $105.0 million | 137 |
| FY2013 | $94.5 million | 144 |
| FY2014 | $91.2 million | 147 |
| FY2015 | $79.7 million | 151 |
| FY2016 | $100.8 million | 144 |
| FY2017 | $96.0 million | 154 |
| FY2018 | $111.9 million | 146 |
| FY2019 | $110.7 million | 151 |
| FY2020 | $114.3 million | 152 |
| FY2021 | $139.2 million | 147 |
| FY2022 | $160.5 million | 144 |
| FY2023 | $164.5 million | 147 |
| FY2024 | $174.8 million | 148 |
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 Oregon 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 | $105.3 million | 60.2% | +5.0% | 133 |
| All other sources | $35.2 million | 20.1% | −1.9% | 26 |
| Institution funds | $23.7 million | 13.5% | +20.9% | 202 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $7.6 million | 4.4% | +14.8% | 134 |
| State and local government | $2.3 million | 1.3% | +39.0% | 233 |
| Business | $663 thousand | 0.4% | +49.7% | 268 |
| All sources | $174.8 million | 100.0% | +6.3% | 148 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Oregon reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $63.1 million | 36.1% | −0.1% | 140 |
| Non-S&E | $38.1 million | 21.8% | +24.2% | 68 |
| Psychology | $24.5 million | 14.0% | +9.5% | 11 |
| Physical sciences | $19.0 million | 10.9% | +4.8% | 91 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $8.2 million | 4.7% | −1.8% | 100 |
| Computer and information sciences | $6.4 million | 3.7% | −5.3% | 116 |
| Social sciences | $6.2 million | 3.5% | +10.4% | 129 |
| Engineering | $6.1 million | 3.5% | +3.8% | 214 |
| Other sciences | $1.9 million | 1.1% | +2.6% | 93 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.4 million | 0.8% | −22.5% | 141 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Oregon
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Oregon and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 143 | University of North Dakota | $197.4M |
| 144 | University of Nevada, Reno | $194.1M |
| 145 | University of Mississippi | $189.9M |
| 146 | University of Texas at Dallas, The | $181.8M |
| 147 | San Diego State University | $181.6M |
| 148 | University of Oregon | $174.8M |
| 149 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | $171.7M |
| 150 | University of Texas at San Antonio, The | $171.5M |
| 151 | Drexel University | $170.2M |
| 152 | University of Wyoming | $167.3M |
| 153 | Augusta University | $166.2M |
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Data: 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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