Weber State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Ogden, UT
- Public
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Weber State University in FY2024
$1.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #670 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 18.6%
- Rank change
- up 14
Weber State University reported $1.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #670 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 18.6% on FY2023's $1.0 million; its national rank was up 14 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 68.0% ($827 thousand), followed by all other sources at 11.7%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $449 thousand or 36.9% 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. The line breaks at FY2013, FY2014, FY2015, FY2016, FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, which Weber State University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $983 thousand | 528 |
| FY2011 | $1.3 million | 542 |
| FY2012 | $990 thousand | 551 |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | — | — |
| FY2017 | — | — |
| FY2018 | — | — |
| FY2019 | — | — |
| FY2020 | $676 thousand | 611 |
| FY2021 | — | — |
| FY2022 | — | — |
| FY2023 | — | — |
| FY2024 | $1.2 million | 648 |
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 Weber 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 | $827 thousand | 68.0% | +9.0% | 601 |
| All other sources | $142 thousand | 11.7% | +153.6% | 324 |
| Business | $75 thousand | 6.2% | +33.9% | 414 |
| State and local government | $63 thousand | 5.2% | −30.8% | 531 |
| Institution funds | $60 thousand | 4.9% | +3.4% | 757 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $50 thousand | 4.1% | +733.3% | 620 |
| All sources | $1.2 million | 100.0% | +18.6% | 670 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Weber State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $449 thousand | 36.9% | +253.5% | 342 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $293 thousand | 24.1% | +78.7% | 317 |
| Non-S&E | $180 thousand | 14.8% | +1.7% | 562 |
| Life sciences | $90 thousand | 7.4% | −34.8% | 782 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $80 thousand | 6.6% | +23.1% | 372 |
| Computer and information sciences | $75 thousand | 6.2% | +4.2% | 449 |
| Physical sciences | $50 thousand | 4.1% | −24.2% | 622 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Weber State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Weber State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 665 | Bluefield State University | $1.3M |
| 666 | Hult International Business School | $1.2M |
| 666 | University of Puget Sound | $1.2M |
| 668 | Eastern Illinois University | $1.2M |
| 669 | State University of New York Polytechnic Institute | $1.2M |
| 670 | Weber State University | $1.2M |
| 671 | California Lutheran University | $1.2M |
| 671 | Western New England University | $1.2M |
| 673 | American Samoa Community College | $1.2M |
| 673 | State University of New York College, Potsdam | $1.2M |
| 675 | Pennsylvania State University, The, Berks | $1.2M |
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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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