University of the Virgin Islands research and development spending, FY2024
- St. Thomas, VI
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of the Virgin Islands in FY2024
$14.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #332 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 27.1%
- Rank change
- down 22
University of the Virgin Islands reported $14.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #332 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 27.1% on FY2023's $20.3 million; its national rank was down 22 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 90.9% ($13.4 million), followed by state and local government at 6.8%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $7.3 million or 49.3% 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 | $32.4 million | 216 |
| FY2011 | $22.0 million | 256 |
| FY2012 | $25.7 million | 239 |
| FY2013 | $20.0 million | 256 |
| FY2014 | $20.4 million | 259 |
| FY2015 | $20.6 million | 256 |
| FY2016 | $21.2 million | 259 |
| FY2017 | $12.3 million | 309 |
| FY2018 | $12.0 million | 315 |
| FY2019 | $12.2 million | 317 |
| FY2020 | $13.6 million | 311 |
| FY2021 | $15.2 million | 305 |
| FY2022 | $20.3 million | 285 |
| FY2023 | $20.3 million | 310 |
| FY2024 | $14.8 million | 332 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 3 NSF funding sources University of the Virgin Islands 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 | $13.4 million | 90.9% | −29.8% | 279 |
| State and local government | $1.0 million | 6.8% | −1.0% | 321 |
| Institution funds | $340 thousand | 2.3% | — | 600 |
| All sources | $14.8 million | 100.0% | −27.1% | 332 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields University of the Virgin Islands reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $7.3 million | 49.3% | −10.5% | 287 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $4.8 million | 32.8% | −44.6% | 138 |
| Physical sciences | $1.2 million | 8.1% | +5.2% | 292 |
| Engineering | $792 thousand | 5.4% | +0.3% | 298 |
| Non-S&E | $351 thousand | 2.4% | — | 485 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $311 thousand | 2.1% | −54.2% | 238 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of the Virgin Islands
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of the Virgin Islands and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 327 | Xavier University of Louisiana | $16.0M |
| 328 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso | $15.6M |
| 329 | Loyola Marymount University | $15.6M |
| 330 | City University of New York, The, Brooklyn College | $15.2M |
| 331 | Alcorn State University | $14.8M |
| 332 | University of the Virgin Islands | $14.8M |
| 333 | University of Missouri, Saint Louis | $14.7M |
| 334 | University of Hawaii, system office | $14.5M |
| 335 | Salisbury University | $14.4M |
| 336 | California State University, Fresno | $14.4M |
| 337 | California State University, East Bay | $14.3M |
Keep looking
Where this institution sits
Related rankings
Benchmark University of the Virgin Islands against its peers.
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.
Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.