University of Portland research and development spending, FY2024
- Portland, OR
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
University of Portland in FY2024
$1.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #622 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 72.2%
- Rank change
- up 67
University of Portland reported $1.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #622 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 72.2% on FY2023's $986 thousand; its national rank was up 67 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 39.5% ($671 thousand), followed by nonprofit organizations at 27.7%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $774 thousand or 45.6% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024
This institution files the short form, which the revised history does not cover; each year's total is the sum of its six funding-source rows as reported that year.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $1.2 million |
| FY2011 | $1.3 million |
| FY2012 | $755 thousand |
| FY2013 | $684 thousand |
| FY2014 | $612 thousand |
| FY2015 | $677 thousand |
| FY2016 | $701 thousand |
| FY2017 | $934 thousand |
| FY2018 | $1.1 million |
| FY2019 | $942 thousand |
| FY2020 | $737 thousand |
| FY2021 | $718 thousand |
| FY2022 | $811 thousand |
| FY2023 | $986 thousand |
| FY2024 | $1.7 million |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 4 NSF funding sources University of Portland 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 | $671 thousand | 39.5% | +167.3% | 635 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $470 thousand | 27.7% | +48.3% | 367 |
| Institution funds | $418 thousand | 24.6% | +22.2% | 569 |
| State and local government | $139 thousand | 8.2% | +82.9% | 480 |
| All sources | $1.7 million | 100.0% | +72.2% | 622 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields University of Portland reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $774 thousand | 45.6% | +115.0% | 519 |
| Physical sciences | $323 thousand | 19.0% | +109.7% | 436 |
| Other sciences | $245 thousand | 14.4% | +94.4% | 189 |
| Non-S&E | $189 thousand | 11.1% | +11.8% | 556 |
| Engineering | $89 thousand | 5.2% | +18.7% | 416 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $28 thousand | 1.6% | −44.0% | 470 |
| Social sciences | $23 thousand | 1.4% | +27.8% | 583 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $20 thousand | 1.2% | −25.9% | 484 |
| Psychology | $7 thousand | 0.4% | 0.0% | 532 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Portland
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Portland and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 617 | Lincoln Memorial University | $1.8M |
| 618 | Andrews University | $1.8M |
| 619 | Dickinson College | $1.7M |
| 620 | Texas A&M University-Central Texas | $1.7M |
| 621 | Pratt Institute | $1.7M |
| 622 | University of Portland | $1.7M |
| 623 | Arcadia University | $1.7M |
| 624 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | $1.7M |
| 625 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez, Gurabo | $1.7M |
| 626 | Saint John's University | $1.6M |
| 627 | University of South Carolina, Aiken | $1.6M |
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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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