University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez research and development spending, FY2024
- Mayaguez, PR
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez in FY2024
$26.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #286 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 89.1%
- Rank change
- up 48
University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez reported $26.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #286 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 89.1% on FY2023's $14.0 million; its national rank was up 48 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 64.4% ($17.0 million), followed by institution funds at 23.9%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $13.6 million or 51.5% 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 | $26.5 million | 239 |
| FY2011 | $34.4 million | 218 |
| FY2012 | $32.1 million | 220 |
| FY2013 | $29.2 million | 225 |
| FY2014 | $27.2 million | 229 |
| FY2015 | $28.1 million | 227 |
| FY2016 | $25.5 million | 238 |
| FY2017 | $26.1 million | 235 |
| FY2018 | $24.8 million | 243 |
| FY2019 | $26.9 million | 243 |
| FY2020 | $26.6 million | 244 |
| FY2021 | $18.4 million | 282 |
| FY2022 | $18.3 million | 298 |
| FY2023 | $14.0 million | 334 |
| FY2024 | $26.5 million | 286 |
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 Puerto Rico at Mayaguez 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 | $17.0 million | 64.4% | +38.9% | 257 |
| Institution funds | $6.3 million | 23.9% | +1401.4% | 296 |
| State and local government | $1.0 million | 3.8% | +423.3% | 319 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $843 thousand | 3.2% | +27.7% | 297 |
| Business | $644 thousand | 2.4% | +41.5% | 270 |
| All other sources | $610 thousand | 2.3% | — | 224 |
| All sources | $26.5 million | 100.0% | +89.1% | 286 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $13.6 million | 51.5% | +84.1% | 176 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $5.4 million | 20.3% | +171.8% | 133 |
| Physical sciences | $3.4 million | 12.7% | +44.2% | 207 |
| Non-S&E | $1.9 million | 7.2% | +41.1% | 313 |
| Life sciences | $1.7 million | 6.6% | +372.8% | 411 |
| Computer and information sciences | $289 thousand | 1.1% | −13.2% | 331 |
| Social sciences | $88 thousand | 0.3% | −50.3% | 497 |
| Psychology | $56 thousand | 0.2% | — | 421 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $22 thousand | 0.1% | −56.9% | 476 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 281 | Eastern Virginia Medical School | $27.9M |
| 282 | Texas Christian University | $27.7M |
| 283 | Central Michigan University | $27.4M |
| 284 | California State University, Northridge | $27.0M |
| 285 | California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt | $26.6M |
| 286 | University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez | $26.5M |
| 287 | University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler | $26.2M |
| 288 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark | $26.2M |
| 289 | Clarkson University | $26.1M |
| 290 | University of Guam | $25.3M |
| 291 | Tarleton State University | $24.9M |
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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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