University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras research and development spending, FY2024
- San Juan, PR
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras in FY2024
$33.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #265 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 15.3%
- Rank change
- up 1
University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras reported $33.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #265 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 15.3% on FY2023's $29.2 million; its national rank was up 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 57.2% ($19.3 million), followed by institution funds at 40.2%. Its largest field of research is physical sciences, $8.7 million or 25.9% 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 | $30.5 million | 225 |
| FY2011 | $32.6 million | 223 |
| FY2012 | $33.1 million | 215 |
| FY2013 | $29.2 million | 224 |
| FY2014 | $28.8 million | 226 |
| FY2015 | $28.6 million | 226 |
| FY2016 | $23.5 million | 249 |
| FY2017 | $21.2 million | 254 |
| FY2018 | $17.1 million | 277 |
| FY2019 | $24.1 million | 255 |
| FY2020 | $22.9 million | 261 |
| FY2021 | $28.9 million | 238 |
| FY2022 | $28.1 million | 257 |
| FY2023 | $29.2 million | 266 |
| FY2024 | $33.7 million | 265 |
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 Rio Piedras 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 | $19.3 million | 57.2% | +19.9% | 247 |
| Institution funds | $13.5 million | 40.2% | +9.0% | 239 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $579 thousand | 1.7% | +54.4% | 332 |
| Business | $117 thousand | 0.3% | −53.6% | 389 |
| State and local government | $113 thousand | 0.3% | +39.5% | 497 |
| All other sources | $64 thousand | 0.2% | +137.0% | 374 |
| All sources | $33.7 million | 100.0% | +15.3% | 265 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical sciences | $8.7 million | 25.9% | +49.1% | 144 |
| Non-S&E | $7.7 million | 22.9% | −2.6% | 191 |
| Life sciences | $4.1 million | 12.3% | +19.9% | 334 |
| Other sciences | $4.1 million | 12.2% | +4.0% | 69 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $3.7 million | 11.0% | +40.6% | 149 |
| Engineering | $2.6 million | 7.6% | −12.5% | 245 |
| Social sciences | $1.5 million | 4.5% | +4.6% | 217 |
| Computer and information sciences | $999 thousand | 3.0% | +27.6% | 237 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $127 thousand | 0.4% | −19.1% | 324 |
| Psychology | $57 thousand | 0.2% | −25.0% | 418 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 260 | Illinois State University | $34.2M |
| 261 | Teachers College, Columbia University | $34.1M |
| 262 | California State University, Sacramento | $34.0M |
| 263 | California State University, Long Beach | $33.9M |
| 264 | California State University, Fullerton | $33.7M |
| 265 | University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras | $33.7M |
| 266 | Villanova University | $33.1M |
| 267 | University of Tulsa | $32.8M |
| 268 | Desert Research Institute | $32.3M |
| 269 | Louisiana State University, Health Sciences Center, Shreveport | $31.9M |
| 270 | City University of New York, The, Queens College | $31.8M |
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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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