Washington State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Pullman, WA
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
Washington State University in FY2024
$403.4 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #86 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 6.5%
- Rank change
- down 2
Washington State University reported $403.4 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #86 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 6.5% on FY2023's $378.7 million; its national rank was down 2 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 55.0% ($221.7 million), followed by institution funds at 22.1%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $234.5 million or 58.1% 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 | $304.4 million | 65 |
| FY2011 | $320.5 million | 68 |
| FY2012 | $335.9 million | 65 |
| FY2013 | $305.5 million | 69 |
| FY2014 | $288.8 million | 76 |
| FY2015 | $303.2 million | 74 |
| FY2016 | $301.6 million | 74 |
| FY2017 | $331.1 million | 69 |
| FY2018 | $331.4 million | 71 |
| FY2019 | $345.0 million | 75 |
| FY2020 | $335.2 million | 75 |
| FY2021 | $357.6 million | 78 |
| FY2022 | $368.4 million | 77 |
| FY2023 | $378.7 million | 84 |
| FY2024 | $403.4 million | 86 |
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 Washington State 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 | $221.7 million | 55.0% | +7.1% | 89 |
| Institution funds | $89.2 million | 22.1% | +5.9% | 103 |
| State and local government | $62.7 million | 15.5% | +2.2% | 24 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $13.9 million | 3.5% | +12.4% | 102 |
| Business | $13.7 million | 3.4% | +13.1% | 94 |
| All other sources | $2.2 million | 0.5% | +34.1% | 141 |
| All sources | $403.4 million | 100.0% | +6.5% | 86 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Washington State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $234.5 million | 58.1% | +6.3% | 79 |
| Engineering | $50.1 million | 12.4% | +6.1% | 102 |
| Non-S&E | $43.2 million | 10.7% | −3.6% | 63 |
| Physical sciences | $28.1 million | 7.0% | +2.2% | 72 |
| Social sciences | $15.5 million | 3.8% | +35.5% | 67 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $10.9 million | 2.7% | +3.2% | 84 |
| Computer and information sciences | $9.8 million | 2.4% | +12.8% | 93 |
| Psychology | $6.1 million | 1.5% | +42.1% | 90 |
| Other sciences | $4.2 million | 1.0% | +22.1% | 68 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.1 million | 0.3% | +186.4% | 162 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Washington State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Washington State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | California Institute of Technology | $445.2M |
| 82 | University of Connecticut | $433.5M |
| 83 | Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge | $431.4M |
| 84 | University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, The | $419.1M |
| 85 | Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center | $418.4M |
| 86 | Washington State University | $403.4M |
| 87 | Auburn University, Auburn | $393.6M |
| 88 | Wichita State University | $392.3M |
| 89 | University of Tennessee, The, Knoxville | $386.9M |
| 90 | George Washington University, The | $381.6M |
| 91 | Georgetown University | $376.6M |
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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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