University of the Pacific research and development spending, FY2024
- Stockton, CA
- D/PU
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
University of the Pacific in FY2024
$2.4 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #578 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 19.8%
- Rank change
- up 4
University of the Pacific reported $2.4 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #578 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 19.8% on FY2023's $2.0 million; its national rank was up 4 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 63.9% ($1.5 million), followed by state and local government at 26.3%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $1.9 million or 80.9% 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 | $6.1 million | 351 |
| FY2011 | $4.7 million | 382 |
| FY2012 | $5.3 million | 375 |
| FY2013 | $4.6 million | 383 |
| FY2014 | $4.1 million | 396 |
| FY2015 | $2.7 million | 441 |
| FY2016 | $3.0 million | 445 |
| FY2017 | $2.2 million | 489 |
| FY2018 | $3.0 million | 453 |
| FY2019 | $3.1 million | 460 |
| FY2020 | $1.7 million | 545 |
| FY2021 | $1.4 million | 574 |
| FY2022 | $1.8 million | 567 |
| FY2023 | $2.0 million | 576 |
| FY2024 | $2.4 million | 573 |
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 the Pacific 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 | $1.5 million | 63.9% | +16.2% | 525 |
| State and local government | $622 thousand | 26.3% | +6.1% | 353 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $127 thousand | 5.4% | +64.9% | 523 |
| Business | $103 thousand | 4.4% | +1044.4% | 395 |
| All sources | $2.4 million | 100.0% | +19.8% | 578 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields University of the Pacific reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $1.9 million | 80.9% | +31.9% | 403 |
| Physical sciences | $178 thousand | 7.5% | +102.3% | 508 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $150 thousand | 6.4% | −32.1% | 369 |
| Computer and information sciences | $110 thousand | 4.7% | +26.4% | 418 |
| Engineering | $10 thousand | 0.4% | −92.2% | 481 |
| Non-S&E | $4 thousand | 0.2% | — | 730 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of the Pacific
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of the Pacific and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 573 | University of Alaska Southeast | $2.4M |
| 574 | Florida Polytechnic University | $2.4M |
| 575 | John Carroll University | $2.4M |
| 576 | Savannah State University | $2.4M |
| 577 | Mount Holyoke College | $2.4M |
| 578 | University of the Pacific | $2.4M |
| 579 | Touro University, California | $2.4M |
| 580 | Western Carolina University | $2.3M |
| 581 | Morehead State University | $2.3M |
| 582 | Union College, Schenectady | $2.3M |
| 583 | Utah Valley University | $2.3M |
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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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