University of San Diego research and development spending, FY2024
- San Diego, CA
- R2
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
University of San Diego in FY2024
$12.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #350 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 2.0%
- Rank change
- down 10
University of San Diego reported $12.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #350 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 2.0% on FY2023's $12.9 million; its national rank was down 10 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 52.4% ($6.6 million), followed by federal government at 33.4%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $6.0 million or 47.6% 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 | $2.9 million | 427 |
| FY2011 | $3.5 million | 418 |
| FY2012 | $4.3 million | 398 |
| FY2013 | $4.6 million | 384 |
| FY2014 | $5.1 million | 374 |
| FY2015 | $4.5 million | 390 |
| FY2016 | $4.7 million | 388 |
| FY2017 | $5.1 million | 386 |
| FY2018 | $5.6 million | 378 |
| FY2019 | $6.0 million | 376 |
| FY2020 | $8.6 million | 350 |
| FY2021 | $7.6 million | 362 |
| FY2022 | $10.1 million | 345 |
| FY2023 | $12.9 million | 340 |
| FY2024 | $12.6 million | 350 |
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 San Diego 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $6.6 million | 52.4% | −11.6% | 290 |
| Federal government | $4.2 million | 33.4% | +20.5% | 381 |
| State and local government | $845 thousand | 6.7% | +23.5% | 332 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $578 thousand | 4.6% | +6.6% | 333 |
| All other sources | $294 thousand | 2.3% | −51.6% | 276 |
| Business | $85 thousand | 0.7% | +23.2% | 404 |
| All sources | $12.6 million | 100.0% | −2.0% | 350 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields University of San Diego reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $6.0 million | 47.6% | −5.4% | 212 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.9 million | 15.2% | −9.3% | 120 |
| Physical sciences | $1.6 million | 12.4% | −10.8% | 272 |
| Social sciences | $1.2 million | 9.1% | +0.2% | 238 |
| Life sciences | $1.0 million | 8.0% | +88.2% | 481 |
| Engineering | $548 thousand | 4.3% | −9.9% | 332 |
| Psychology | $275 thousand | 2.2% | +65.7% | 308 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $140 thousand | 1.1% | −26.3% | 380 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of San Diego
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of San Diego and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 345 | Ball State University | $13.1M |
| 346 | Northeast Ohio Medical University | $13.0M |
| 347 | California State University, San Marcos | $12.8M |
| 348 | Clark University | $12.7M |
| 349 | Winston-Salem State University | $12.7M |
| 350 | University of San Diego | $12.6M |
| 351 | South Carolina State University | $12.5M |
| 352 | University of Michigan, Dearborn | $12.5M |
| 353 | University of Tennessee, The, Chattanooga | $12.1M |
| 354 | Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | $11.8M |
| 355 | Fort Valley State University | $11.7M |
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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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