University of Rochester research and development spending, FY2024
- Rochester, NY
- R1
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
University of Rochester in FY2024
$492.4 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #73 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 2.3%
- Rank change
- down 3
University of Rochester reported $492.4 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #73 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 2.3% on FY2023's $481.2 million; its national rank was down 3 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 76.4% ($376.1 million), followed by institution funds at 11.8%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $308.1 million or 62.6% 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 | $414.7 million | 44 |
| FY2011 | $429.0 million | 47 |
| FY2012 | $389.6 million | 53 |
| FY2013 | $389.4 million | 53 |
| FY2014 | $353.4 million | 60 |
| FY2015 | $346.9 million | 62 |
| FY2016 | $346.2 million | 63 |
| FY2017 | $353.0 million | 64 |
| FY2018 | $370.6 million | 64 |
| FY2019 | $394.0 million | 65 |
| FY2020 | $397.2 million | 65 |
| FY2021 | $409.3 million | 67 |
| FY2022 | $450.8 million | 65 |
| FY2023 | $481.2 million | 70 |
| FY2024 | $492.4 million | 73 |
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 Rochester 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 | $376.1 million | 76.4% | +2.1% | 55 |
| Institution funds | $58.0 million | 11.8% | +1.5% | 145 |
| Business | $31.7 million | 6.4% | +5.3% | 66 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $17.0 million | 3.5% | +6.2% | 93 |
| All other sources | $8.2 million | 1.7% | +32.9% | 80 |
| State and local government | $1.5 million | 0.3% | −60.1% | 280 |
| All sources | $492.4 million | 100.0% | +2.3% | 73 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Rochester reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $308.1 million | 62.6% | +1.1% | 69 |
| Physical sciences | $132.9 million | 27.0% | +6.4% | 11 |
| Engineering | $22.2 million | 4.5% | −2.3% | 149 |
| Other sciences | $10.8 million | 2.2% | +2.7% | 38 |
| Psychology | $7.3 million | 1.5% | +5.7% | 77 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $3.6 million | 0.7% | +15.2% | 151 |
| Computer and information sciences | $3.5 million | 0.7% | −2.2% | 162 |
| Non-S&E | $2.6 million | 0.5% | −14.5% | 286 |
| Social sciences | $1.1 million | 0.2% | −5.1% | 242 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $196 thousand | 0.0% | −50.5% | 284 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Rochester
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Rochester and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 68 | Virginia Commonwealth University | $524.3M |
| 69 | University of South Florida | $521.9M |
| 70 | University of Missouri, Columbia | $508.6M |
| 71 | Carnegie Mellon University | $505.3M |
| 72 | Scripps Research Institute, The | $501.5M |
| 73 | University of Rochester | $492.4M |
| 74 | University of Oklahoma, The | $474.0M |
| 75 | State University of New York, University at Albany | $471.6M |
| 76 | Colorado State University, Fort Collins | $466.4M |
| 77 | University of Delaware | $465.8M |
| 78 | Iowa State University | $462.3M |
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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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