D/PU universities ranked by research expenditures, FY2024

86 D/PU institutions reported to the NSF HERD survey in FY2024, and together they spent $454.8 million, 0.4% of the US total. Touro University, New York leads at $76.9 million — #201 nationally, more than 3 times Florida Gulf Coast University's $23.8 million. 51 spent more than in FY2023 and 32 spent less, and 3 more reported for the first time. The list runs down to William Carey University at $161 thousand; every name on it links to that institution's own page.

D/PU is the 2021 Carnegie basic classification "Doctoral/Professional Universities".

Institutions: 86
FY2024 R&D: $454.8 million
Share of the US total: 0.4%

The 86 D/PU institutions ranked by total research and development expenditures, NSF HERD FY2024.
In D/PU	Institution	US rank	State	FY2024 R&D	Change on FY2023	Rank change
1	Touro University, New York	#201	New York	$76.9M	−23.6%	down 25
2	Florida Gulf Coast University	#299	Florida	$23.8M	−4.2%	down 16
3	Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville	#320	Illinois	$17.7M	−19.4%	down 23
4	Missouri State University	#325	Missouri	$16.1M	+9.9%	up 5
5	Winston-Salem State University	#349	North Carolina	$12.7M	+45.9%	up 28
6	University of Tennessee, The, Chattanooga	#353	Tennessee	$12.1M	−17.5%	down 24
7	Western Kentucky University	#361	Kentucky	$11.2M	+20.6%	up 9
8	University of San Francisco	#364	California	$11.0M	+13.8%	up 3
9	Pepperdine University	#367	California	$10.9M	+2.2%	down 8
10	Hampton University	#369	Virginia	$10.7M	+9.1%	down 3
11	Hofstra University	#374	New York	$10.4M	+27.7%	up 10
12	Yeshiva University	#375	New York	$10.3M	+18.8%	up 3
13	Gallaudet University	#379	District of Columbia	$9.5M	−3.7%	down 14
14	Kean University	#380	New Jersey	$9.5M	−5.8%	down 16
15	Texas Woman's University	#384	Texas	$9.0M	+30.0%	up 21
16	University of Hawaii at Hilo	#390	Hawaii	$8.5M	+4.8%	down 4
17	University of Northern Colorado	#391	Colorado	$8.5M	−6.5%	down 19
18	Pacific University	#394	Oregon	$8.4M	−21.8%	down 37
19	Lamar University	#397	Texas	$8.3M	−9.2%	down 26
20	Santa Clara University	#400	California	$8.0M	+41.1%	up 34
21	Abilene Christian University	#404	Texas	$7.9M	−3.8%	down 21
22	Marian University, Indianapolis	#410	Indiana	$7.5M	+150.0%	up 106
23	Grand Valley State University	#417	Michigan	$7.0M	+13.0%	down 2
24	Texas A&M University-Commerce	#423	Texas	$6.8M	−3.1%	down 21
25	University of St. Thomas (MN)	#437	Minnesota	$6.0M	+162.9%	up 127
26	Fairfield University	#443	Connecticut	$5.8M	+38.6%	up 27
27	Sacred Heart University	#450	Connecticut	$5.7M	+20.4%	up 8
28	St. John's University, New York	#469	New York	$4.9M	+25.1%	up 12
29	Suffolk University	#471	Massachusetts	$4.9M	−5.3%	down 24
30	Seattle University	#475	Washington	$4.7M	+19.0%	up 8
31	University of Detroit Mercy	#479	Michigan	$4.5M	−11.5%	down 29
32	Saint John Fisher University	#488	New York	$4.2M	+13.6%	up 2
33	National Louis University	#493	Illinois	$4.0M	new	—
34	Alabama State University	#497	Alabama	$3.9M	+20.8%	up 10
35	University of the Incarnate Word	#517	Texas	$3.6M	+59.5%	up 53
36	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	#523	Wisconsin	$3.4M	+65.0%	up 54
37	Pace University	#527	New York	$3.3M	−17.5%	down 48
38	Northern Kentucky University	#530	Kentucky	$3.3M	−13.7%	down 44
39	University of Central Arkansas	#534	Arkansas	$3.1M	+1.6%	down 22
40	University of Houston-Clear Lake	#536	Texas	$3.1M	+44.8%	up 39
41	Elon University	#541	North Carolina	$3.0M	+17.8%	up 3
42	University of Louisiana at Monroe	#545	Louisiana	$2.9M	+33.5%	up 27
43	Marymount University	#556	Virginia	$2.7M	+5.7%	down 19
44	Quinnipiac University	#563	Connecticut	$2.7M	+9.7%	down 9
45	Seattle Pacific University	#572	Washington	$2.4M	+44.5%	up 34
46	University of the Pacific	#578	California	$2.4M	+19.8%	up 4
47	Western Carolina University	#580	North Carolina	$2.3M	−8.3%	down 35
48	Stockton University	#584	New Jersey	$2.3M	−5.6%	down 27
49	Ferris State University	#593	Michigan	$2.0M	+6.8%	down 4
50	University of Michigan, Flint	#594	Michigan	$2.0M	+62.8%	up 66
51	Lipscomb University	#595	Tennessee	$2.0M	+3.3%	down 9
52	University of Hartford	#600	Connecticut	$1.9M	+26.8%	up 23
53	Biola University	#616	California	$1.8M	+20.5%	up 13
54	Lincoln Memorial University	#617	Tennessee	$1.8M	+7.0%	down 9
55	Andrews University	#618	Michigan	$1.8M	+39.5%	up 39
56	Universidad Ana G. Mendez, Gurabo	#625	Puerto Rico	$1.7M	−22.1%	down 51
57	Liberty University	#629	Virginia	$1.6M	−15.9%	down 39
58	Drake University	#639	Iowa	$1.5M	−13.9%	down 39
59	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	#640	Minnesota	$1.5M	+87.6%	up 78
60	Adelphi University	#649	New York	$1.4M	+189.9%	up 138
60	Eastern Kentucky University	#649	Kentucky	$1.4M	−0.8%	down 18
62	Roosevelt University	#653	Illinois	$1.4M	new	—
63	Robert Morris University	#654	Pennsylvania	$1.4M	−0.5%	down 20
64	Radford University	#662	Virginia	$1.3M	−1.8%	down 12
65	Western New England University	#671	Massachusetts	$1.2M	+7.7%	down 2
66	La Salle University	#683	Pennsylvania	$1.1M	+9.8%	down 4
67	Indiana State University	#684	Indiana	$1.1M	−14.2%	down 38
68	Bradley University	#695	Illinois	$1.1M	+254.2%	up 161
69	Gonzaga University	#698	Washington	$1.0M	+91.0%	up 77
70	Loyola University New Orleans	#705	Louisiana	$982K	+134.4%	up 107
71	Valparaiso University	#712	Indiana	$918K	−11.4%	down 30
72	Wilkes University	#719	Pennsylvania	$894K	+31.1%	up 20
73	Xavier University	#725	Ohio	$860K	new	—
74	Gannon University	#730	Pennsylvania	$829K	−6.7%	down 30
75	St. Catherine University	#731	Minnesota	$824K	−22.3%	down 54
76	Simmons University	#733	Massachusetts	$814K	+31.3%	up 21
77	Widener University, Chester	#752	Pennsylvania	$752K	−6.5%	down 38
78	Regis University	#754	Colorado	$747K	−4.1%	down 34
78	University of Bridgeport	#754	Connecticut	$747K	+37.8%	up 17
80	University of West Georgia	#765	Georgia	$705K	+22.8%	held
81	Barry University	#785	Florida	$586K	+24.9%	up 11
82	Valdosta State University	#863	Georgia	$312K	+38.7%	up 17
83	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Ponce	#866	Puerto Rico	$308K	−35.6%	down 74
84	University of Lynchburg	#908	Virginia	$196K	+7.7%	down 15
85	Concordia University, Wisconsin	#915	Wisconsin	$169K	−41.9%	down 55
86	William Carey University	#920	Mississippi	$161K	−5.3%	down 25
All 86				$454.8M

Rank is a competition rank: two institutions that spent the same share a rank and the next one is skipped. Figures are NSF's own, as revised in the FY2024 release, and are shown to one decimal. How these numbers are built.

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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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