University of Washington, Tacoma research and development spending, FY2024
- Tacoma, WA
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Washington, Tacoma in FY2024
$8.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #402 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 27.7%
- Rank change
- up 12
University of Washington, Tacoma reported $8.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #402 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 27.7% on FY2023's $6.2 million; its national rank was up 12 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 66.7% ($5.3 million), followed by nonprofit organizations at 13.2%. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $5.3 million or 66.0% 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 | $872 thousand | 533 |
| FY2011 | $1.4 million | 536 |
| FY2012 | $1.8 million | 509 |
| FY2013 | $2.2 million | 473 |
| FY2014 | $2.9 million | 434 |
| FY2015 | $3.6 million | 412 |
| FY2016 | $4.0 million | 407 |
| FY2017 | $3.2 million | 438 |
| FY2018 | $3.0 million | 454 |
| FY2019 | $3.5 million | 443 |
| FY2020 | $3.5 million | 447 |
| FY2021 | $4.3 million | 432 |
| FY2022 | $5.5 million | 420 |
| FY2023 | $6.2 million | 414 |
| FY2024 | $8.0 million | 402 |
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, Tacoma 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 | $5.3 million | 66.7% | +37.3% | 359 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.1 million | 13.2% | +102.5% | 278 |
| Institution funds | $814 thousand | 10.2% | +192.8% | 493 |
| State and local government | $601 thousand | 7.5% | −56.9% | 359 |
| All other sources | $167 thousand | 2.1% | −5.1% | 308 |
| Business | $19 thousand | 0.2% | +1800.0% | 494 |
| All sources | $8.0 million | 100.0% | +27.7% | 402 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields University of Washington, Tacoma reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $5.3 million | 66.0% | +31.9% | 135 |
| Life sciences | $840 thousand | 10.5% | +55.3% | 507 |
| Non-S&E | $820 thousand | 10.3% | +5.7% | 400 |
| Computer and information sciences | $453 thousand | 5.7% | +287.2% | 291 |
| Engineering | $352 thousand | 4.4% | +7.3% | 359 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $127 thousand | 1.6% | −30.2% | 324 |
| Social sciences | $115 thousand | 1.4% | +15.0% | 475 |
| Psychology | $2 thousand | 0.0% | — | 563 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Washington, Tacoma
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Washington, Tacoma and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 397 | Lamar University | $8.3M |
| 398 | Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine | $8.1M |
| 399 | University of New England | $8.1M |
| 400 | Santa Clara University | $8.0M |
| 401 | University of Arkansas Pine Bluff | $8.0M |
| 402 | University of Washington, Tacoma | $8.0M |
| 403 | Georgia College and State University | $8.0M |
| 404 | Abilene Christian University | $7.9M |
| 405 | Benedict College | $7.8M |
| 406 | Claremont McKenna College | $7.8M |
| 407 | Southern Connecticut State University | $7.6M |
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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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