University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla research and development spending, FY2024
- Aguadilla, PR
- Public
- Short form filer
University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla in FY2024
$512 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #802 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 30.9%
- Rank change
- down 76
University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla reported $512 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #802 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 30.9% on FY2023's $741 thousand; its national rank was down 76 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 98.0% ($502 thousand), followed by institution funds at 2.0%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $387 thousand or 75.6% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2018 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 |
|---|---|
| FY2018 | $512 thousand |
| FY2019 | $465 thousand |
| FY2020 | $562 thousand |
| FY2021 | $639 thousand |
| FY2022 | $823 thousand |
| FY2023 | $741 thousand |
| FY2024 | $512 thousand |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 2 NSF funding sources University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla 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 | $502 thousand | 98.0% | −28.3% | 691 |
| Institution funds | $10 thousand | 2.0% | −75.6% | 823 |
| All sources | $512 thousand | 100.0% | −30.9% | 802 |
Fields of research
The 2 NSF research fields University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $387 thousand | 75.6% | +14.2% | 628 |
| Non-S&E | $125 thousand | 24.4% | −65.4% | 593 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking, and the one institution tied with it — a shared rank is a real tie in NSF's data, not a rounding artefact.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 797 | Dordt University | $533K |
| 798 | Elmhurst University | $526K |
| 799 | Rider University | $524K |
| 800 | Canisius University | $521K |
| 800 | Luther College | $521K |
| 802 | University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla | $512K |
| 802 | Southwestern Oklahoma State University | $512K |
| 804 | Palo Alto University | $509K |
| 805 | McNeese State University | $502K |
| 806 | Ouachita Baptist University | $501K |
| 806 | University of Houston-Victoria | $501K |
| 808 | Wabash College | $494K |
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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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