University of Vermont research and development spending, FY2024
- Burlington, VT
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Vermont in FY2024
$246.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #129 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 5.3%
- Rank change
- down 5
University of Vermont reported $246.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #129 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 5.3% on FY2023's $233.8 million; its national rank was down 5 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 56.3% ($138.6 million), followed by institution funds at 35.2%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $173.7 million or 70.5% 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 | $129.9 million | 121 |
| FY2011 | $132.4 million | 123 |
| FY2012 | $115.7 million | 134 |
| FY2013 | $115.5 million | 132 |
| FY2014 | $109.7 million | 137 |
| FY2015 | $114.5 million | 133 |
| FY2016 | $115.6 million | 136 |
| FY2017 | $117.7 million | 139 |
| FY2018 | $128.3 million | 138 |
| FY2019 | $135.9 million | 142 |
| FY2020 | $191.1 million | 122 |
| FY2021 | $195.3 million | 126 |
| FY2022 | $216.3 million | 122 |
| FY2023 | $233.8 million | 124 |
| FY2024 | $246.2 million | 129 |
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 Vermont 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 | $138.6 million | 56.3% | +7.7% | 121 |
| Institution funds | $86.8 million | 35.2% | +0.9% | 106 |
| All other sources | $8.2 million | 3.3% | +23.7% | 79 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $7.6 million | 3.1% | +4.3% | 133 |
| Business | $4.5 million | 1.8% | −3.2% | 149 |
| State and local government | $566 thousand | 0.2% | −10.4% | 364 |
| All sources | $246.2 million | 100.0% | +5.3% | 129 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Vermont reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $173.7 million | 70.5% | +3.5% | 96 |
| Engineering | $20.3 million | 8.2% | +11.1% | 152 |
| Non-S&E | $18.1 million | 7.3% | +12.5% | 116 |
| Social sciences | $14.8 million | 6.0% | +48.3% | 71 |
| Computer and information sciences | $3.7 million | 1.5% | +9.3% | 158 |
| Physical sciences | $3.4 million | 1.4% | −14.6% | 209 |
| Psychology | $3.3 million | 1.3% | −31.7% | 134 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $3.2 million | 1.3% | +39.4% | 76 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $3.2 million | 1.3% | −31.2% | 161 |
| Other sciences | $2.7 million | 1.1% | +0.7% | 85 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Vermont
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Vermont and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 124 | Texas Tech University | $256.9M |
| 125 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | $254.9M |
| 126 | Oklahoma State University, Stillwater | $253.8M |
| 127 | University of Dayton | $252.5M |
| 128 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | $246.3M |
| 129 | University of Vermont | $246.2M |
| 130 | Georgia State University | $241.1M |
| 131 | University of Texas Medical Branch, The | $241.1M |
| 132 | University of Houston | $239.0M |
| 133 | University of California, Riverside | $231.6M |
| 134 | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville | $230.6M |
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Data: 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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