University of West Florida research and development spending, FY2024
- Pensacola, FL
- Public
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University of West Florida in FY2024
$43.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #245 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 7.5%
- Rank change
- down 3
University of West Florida reported $43.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #245 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 7.5% on FY2023's $40.5 million; its national rank was down 3 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 54.7% ($23.8 million), followed by federal government at 39.6%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $17.5 million or 40.3% 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 | $17.8 million | 266 |
| FY2011 | $21.7 million | 258 |
| FY2012 | $16.2 million | 275 |
| FY2013 | $19.3 million | 260 |
| FY2014 | $19.6 million | 262 |
| FY2015 | $31.2 million | 221 |
| FY2016 | $40.8 million | 204 |
| FY2017 | $35.1 million | 218 |
| FY2018 | $41.0 million | 205 |
| FY2019 | $38.6 million | 219 |
| FY2020 | $37.4 million | 224 |
| FY2021 | $36.8 million | 228 |
| FY2022 | $38.9 million | 230 |
| FY2023 | $40.5 million | 242 |
| FY2024 | $43.5 million | 245 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources University of West Florida 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $23.8 million | 54.7% | +13.6% | 201 |
| Federal government | $17.2 million | 39.6% | −4.1% | 255 |
| State and local government | $1.7 million | 4.0% | +220.5% | 262 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $477 thousand | 1.1% | +18.7% | 362 |
| Business | $256 thousand | 0.6% | −57.4% | 341 |
| All sources | $43.5 million | 100.0% | +7.5% | 245 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields University of West Florida reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $17.5 million | 40.3% | −24.7% | 120 |
| Computer and information sciences | $14.5 million | 33.4% | +98.5% | 65 |
| Life sciences | $4.5 million | 10.3% | +40.6% | 324 |
| Social sciences | $4.2 million | 9.6% | +29.5% | 160 |
| Physical sciences | $1.4 million | 3.3% | −17.7% | 277 |
| Engineering | $924 thousand | 2.1% | −30.1% | 291 |
| Psychology | $334 thousand | 0.8% | −1.5% | 289 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $124 thousand | 0.3% | +1277.8% | 397 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $8 thousand | 0.0% | −63.6% | 524 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of West Florida
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of West Florida and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 240 | Mercer University | $46.5M |
| 241 | Georgia Southern University | $46.1M |
| 242 | City University of New York, The, Hunter College | $45.2M |
| 243 | Montclair State University | $43.8M |
| 244 | Delaware State University | $43.7M |
| 245 | University of West Florida | $43.5M |
| 246 | East Tennessee State University | $42.5M |
| 247 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | $42.4M |
| 248 | San Francisco State University | $42.0M |
| 249 | Marshall University | $39.2M |
| 250 | State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry | $38.7M |
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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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