University of Wyoming research and development spending, FY2024
- Laramie, WY
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Wyoming in FY2024
$167.3 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #152 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 11.4%
- Rank change
- held
University of Wyoming reported $167.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #152 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 11.4% on FY2023's $150.1 million; its national rank was unchanged. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 47.3% ($79.1 million), followed by federal government at 44.1%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $61.0 million or 36.5% 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 | $55.3 million | 176 |
| FY2011 | $57.5 million | 181 |
| FY2012 | $65.6 million | 167 |
| FY2013 | $65.5 million | 167 |
| FY2014 | $51.4 million | 185 |
| FY2015 | $57.0 million | 178 |
| FY2016 | $112.1 million | 138 |
| FY2017 | $125.0 million | 137 |
| FY2018 | $113.1 million | 145 |
| FY2019 | $80.4 million | 168 |
| FY2020 | $93.1 million | 165 |
| FY2021 | $93.2 million | 168 |
| FY2022 | $139.8 million | 150 |
| FY2023 | $150.1 million | 152 |
| FY2024 | $167.3 million | 152 |
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 Wyoming 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 | $79.1 million | 47.3% | +16.7% | 115 |
| Federal government | $73.7 million | 44.1% | +7.7% | 156 |
| State and local government | $8.1 million | 4.8% | +8.4% | 134 |
| Business | $3.7 million | 2.2% | +30.4% | 162 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.7 million | 1.0% | −12.5% | 234 |
| All other sources | $980 thousand | 0.6% | −40.2% | 187 |
| All sources | $167.3 million | 100.0% | +11.4% | 152 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Wyoming reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $61.0 million | 36.5% | +6.3% | 142 |
| Engineering | $32.8 million | 19.6% | +42.1% | 130 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $28.2 million | 16.8% | +29.9% | 46 |
| Other sciences | $17.7 million | 10.6% | −25.6% | 15 |
| Non-S&E | $8.2 million | 4.9% | −19.5% | 185 |
| Social sciences | $7.6 million | 4.6% | +35.4% | 116 |
| Physical sciences | $5.6 million | 3.4% | +56.5% | 179 |
| Computer and information sciences | $3.6 million | 2.2% | +84.0% | 159 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.6 million | 0.9% | −14.4% | 133 |
| Psychology | $949 thousand | 0.6% | +4.6% | 217 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Wyoming
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Wyoming and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 147 | San Diego State University | $181.6M |
| 148 | University of Oregon | $174.8M |
| 149 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | $171.7M |
| 150 | University of Texas at San Antonio, The | $171.5M |
| 151 | Drexel University | $170.2M |
| 152 | University of Wyoming | $167.3M |
| 153 | Augusta University | $166.2M |
| 154 | Texas State University | $165.0M |
| 155 | State University of New York, Binghamton University | $160.6M |
| 156 | Brigham Young University, Provo | $158.3M |
| 157 | University of Texas at El Paso, The | $157.6M |
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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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