Utah Valley University research and development spending, FY2024
- Orem, UT
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Utah Valley University in FY2024
$2.3 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #583 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 11.9%
- Rank change
- down 3
Utah Valley University reported $2.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #583 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 11.9% on FY2023's $2.0 million; its national rank was down 3 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 57.9% ($1.3 million), followed by state and local government at 21.8%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $764 thousand or 33.9% 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 | — | — |
| FY2011 | — | — |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | — | — |
| FY2017 | — | — |
| FY2018 | — | — |
| FY2019 | — | — |
| FY2020 | — | — |
| FY2021 | — | — |
| FY2022 | $1.9 million | 559 |
| FY2023 | $2.0 million | 574 |
| FY2024 | $2.3 million | 578 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 4 NSF funding sources Utah Valley University 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 | $1.3 million | 57.9% | −21.8% | 538 |
| State and local government | $492 thousand | 21.8% | +76.3% | 382 |
| Institution funds | $368 thousand | 16.3% | +922.2% | 591 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $88 thousand | 3.9% | +486.7% | 571 |
| All sources | $2.3 million | 100.0% | +11.9% | 583 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Utah Valley University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $764 thousand | 33.9% | +14.4% | 302 |
| Physical sciences | $500 thousand | 22.2% | −11.2% | 384 |
| Life sciences | $458 thousand | 20.3% | +78.9% | 598 |
| Other sciences | $269 thousand | 11.9% | +77.0% | 184 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $145 thousand | 6.4% | +51.0% | 371 |
| Computer and information sciences | $59 thousand | 2.6% | −48.7% | 463 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $35 thousand | 1.6% | −78.0% | 439 |
| Non-S&E | $15 thousand | 0.7% | +150.0% | 708 |
| Social sciences | $9 thousand | 0.4% | — | 621 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Utah Valley University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Utah Valley University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 578 | University of the Pacific | $2.4M |
| 579 | Touro University, California | $2.4M |
| 580 | Western Carolina University | $2.3M |
| 581 | Morehead State University | $2.3M |
| 582 | Union College, Schenectady | $2.3M |
| 583 | Utah Valley University | $2.3M |
| 584 | Stockton University | $2.3M |
| 585 | Manhattan College | $2.2M |
| 586 | Colorado College | $2.2M |
| 587 | University of Puerto Rico at Cayey | $2.2M |
| 588 | Alaska Pacific University | $2.2M |
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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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