University of Washington, Bothell research and development spending, FY2024
- Bothell, WA
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Washington, Bothell in FY2024
$5.3 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #459 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 7.3%
- Rank change
- down 27
University of Washington, Bothell reported $5.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #459 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 7.3% on FY2023's $5.7 million; its national rank was down 27 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 78.0% ($4.1 million), followed by institution funds at 11.2%. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $1.3 million or 25.0% 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 | $630 thousand | 555 |
| FY2011 | $2.9 million | 440 |
| FY2012 | $4.3 million | 396 |
| FY2013 | $4.7 million | 378 |
| FY2014 | $7.5 million | 345 |
| FY2015 | $7.7 million | 341 |
| FY2016 | $8.4 million | 334 |
| FY2017 | $10.2 million | 321 |
| FY2018 | $8.1 million | 343 |
| FY2019 | $8.0 million | 352 |
| FY2020 | $7.1 million | 363 |
| FY2021 | $8.3 million | 354 |
| FY2022 | $8.2 million | 367 |
| FY2023 | $5.7 million | 432 |
| FY2024 | $5.3 million | 458 |
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 Washington, Bothell 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 | $4.1 million | 78.0% | +9.6% | 385 |
| Institution funds | $595 thousand | 11.2% | +22.4% | 526 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $385 thousand | 7.2% | −42.3% | 392 |
| State and local government | $126 thousand | 2.4% | −79.6% | 488 |
| Business | $60 thousand | 1.1% | +5900.0% | 431 |
| All other sources | $5 thousand | 0.1% | −97.2% | 464 |
| All sources | $5.3 million | 100.0% | −7.3% | 459 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields University of Washington, Bothell reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $1.3 million | 25.0% | +354.6% | 221 |
| Non-S&E | $1.3 million | 24.5% | −15.0% | 349 |
| Life sciences | $1.3 million | 23.7% | −7.7% | 456 |
| Computer and information sciences | $609 thousand | 11.4% | +65.0% | 268 |
| Physical sciences | $556 thousand | 10.5% | −37.1% | 371 |
| Engineering | $198 thousand | 3.7% | −62.6% | 382 |
| Psychology | $31 thousand | 0.6% | — | 463 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $29 thousand | 0.5% | −64.6% | 456 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Washington, Bothell
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Washington, Bothell and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 454 | High Tech High Graduate School of Education | $5.6M |
| 455 | Hope College | $5.6M |
| 456 | Southeastern Louisiana University | $5.6M |
| 457 | Pomona College | $5.5M |
| 458 | Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge | $5.5M |
| 459 | University of Washington, Bothell | $5.3M |
| 460 | Reed College | $5.2M |
| 461 | Rhode Island School of Design | $5.1M |
| 462 | Coastal Carolina University | $5.1M |
| 463 | Trinity College, Hartford | $5.1M |
| 464 | Austin Peay State University | $5.1M |
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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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