University of San Francisco research and development spending, FY2024
- San Francisco, CA
- D/PU
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
University of San Francisco in FY2024
$11.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #364 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 13.8%
- Rank change
- up 3
University of San Francisco reported $11.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #364 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 13.8% on FY2023's $9.6 million; its national rank was up 3 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 78.7% ($8.6 million), followed by federal government at 15.6%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $5.1 million or 46.9% 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 | $2.1 million | 462 |
| FY2011 | $2.7 million | 453 |
| FY2012 | $4.3 million | 395 |
| FY2013 | $2.7 million | 445 |
| FY2014 | $2.8 million | 440 |
| FY2015 | $2.6 million | 450 |
| FY2016 | $2.4 million | 474 |
| FY2017 | $2.6 million | 459 |
| FY2018 | $2.7 million | 469 |
| FY2019 | $2.7 million | 476 |
| FY2020 | $2.2 million | 506 |
| FY2021 | $1.4 million | 573 |
| FY2022 | $2.7 million | 515 |
| FY2023 | $9.6 million | 367 |
| FY2024 | $11.0 million | 364 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 4 NSF funding sources University of San Francisco 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 | $8.6 million | 78.7% | +26.0% | 265 |
| Federal government | $1.7 million | 15.6% | +68.4% | 506 |
| State and local government | $429 thousand | 3.9% | −19.4% | 390 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $195 thousand | 1.8% | −30.1% | 468 |
| All sources | $11.0 million | 100.0% | +13.8% | 364 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of San Francisco reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $5.1 million | 46.9% | +6.4% | 223 |
| Life sciences | $2.5 million | 23.1% | +41.8% | 378 |
| Social sciences | $1.0 million | 9.4% | +159.8% | 245 |
| Psychology | $970 thousand | 8.8% | +25.6% | 214 |
| Computer and information sciences | $421 thousand | 3.8% | +80.7% | 293 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $318 thousand | 2.9% | +16.9% | 308 |
| Physical sciences | $268 thousand | 2.4% | −77.3% | 457 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $267 thousand | 2.4% | +84.1% | 248 |
| Engineering | $9 thousand | 0.1% | +125.0% | 482 |
| Other sciences | $6 thousand | 0.1% | −53.8% | 298 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of San Francisco
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of San Francisco and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 359 | California State University, San Bernardino | $11.3M |
| 360 | Appalachian State University | $11.3M |
| 361 | Western Kentucky University | $11.2M |
| 362 | Eastern Michigan University | $11.2M |
| 363 | Western University of Health Sciences | $11.2M |
| 364 | University of San Francisco | $11.0M |
| 365 | Arkansas State University, Jonesboro | $10.9M |
| 366 | California State University, Los Angeles | $10.9M |
| 367 | Pepperdine University | $10.9M |
| 368 | Wesleyan University | $10.8M |
| 369 | Hampton University | $10.7M |
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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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