Villanova University research and development spending, FY2024
- Villanova, PA
- R2
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Villanova University in FY2024
$33.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #266 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 5.0%
- Rank change
- down 5
Villanova University reported $33.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #266 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 5.0% on FY2023's $31.5 million; its national rank was down 5 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 57.8% ($19.1 million), followed by federal government at 29.5%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $13.8 million or 41.7% 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 | $10.1 million | 307 |
| FY2011 | $10.0 million | 308 |
| FY2012 | $8.5 million | 329 |
| FY2013 | $7.0 million | 342 |
| FY2014 | $13.7 million | 291 |
| FY2015 | $14.5 million | 286 |
| FY2016 | $14.9 million | 293 |
| FY2017 | $19.0 million | 266 |
| FY2018 | $20.7 million | 259 |
| FY2019 | $22.8 million | 261 |
| FY2020 | $25.5 million | 250 |
| FY2021 | $24.7 million | 253 |
| FY2022 | $26.0 million | 263 |
| FY2023 | $31.5 million | 261 |
| FY2024 | $33.1 million | 266 |
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 Villanova 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $19.1 million | 57.8% | +9.2% | 214 |
| Federal government | $9.8 million | 29.5% | +11.6% | 308 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.7 million | 5.2% | −45.7% | 233 |
| State and local government | $1.5 million | 4.5% | +5.5% | 277 |
| Business | $762 thousand | 2.3% | +22.5% | 259 |
| All other sources | $254 thousand | 0.8% | +279.1% | 289 |
| All sources | $33.1 million | 100.0% | +5.0% | 266 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Villanova University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $13.8 million | 41.7% | +21.3% | 175 |
| Non-S&E | $7.5 million | 22.5% | −4.3% | 193 |
| Life sciences | $4.5 million | 13.7% | −3.8% | 321 |
| Physical sciences | $3.4 million | 10.4% | +6.2% | 204 |
| Psychology | $1.2 million | 3.5% | +2.1% | 199 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $1.0 million | 3.1% | +8.5% | 236 |
| Social sciences | $1.0 million | 3.1% | −41.0% | 246 |
| Computer and information sciences | $483 thousand | 1.5% | +12.3% | 284 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $186 thousand | 0.6% | +14.1% | 288 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Villanova University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Villanova University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 261 | Teachers College, Columbia University | $34.1M |
| 262 | California State University, Sacramento | $34.0M |
| 263 | California State University, Long Beach | $33.9M |
| 264 | California State University, Fullerton | $33.7M |
| 265 | University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras | $33.7M |
| 266 | Villanova University | $33.1M |
| 267 | University of Tulsa | $32.8M |
| 268 | Desert Research Institute | $32.3M |
| 269 | Louisiana State University, Health Sciences Center, Shreveport | $31.9M |
| 270 | City University of New York, The, Queens College | $31.8M |
| 271 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | $31.8M |
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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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