Universities ranked by engineering R&D expenditures, FY2024

503 of the 925 institutions in the FY2024 survey reported engineering R&D, $19.3 billion of it — 16.4% of all US research spending that year. Johns Hopkins University leads at $1.7 billion — #1 for engineering, half as much again as Georgia Institute of Technology's $1.1 billion. 331 spent more than in FY2023, 131 spent less and 7 spent the same, and 34 more reported for the first time. The list runs down to Oral Roberts University at $1 thousand; every name on it links to that institution's own page.

Institutions: 503
FY2024 engineering: $19.3 billion
Share of the US total: 16.4%

The 503 US institutions that reported engineering R&D in FY2024, ranked by the amount. NSF HERD.
Rank	Institution	State	FY2024 engineering	Share of its R&D	Change on FY2023
1	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland	$1.7B	41.5%	+14.6%
2	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia	$1.1B	74.2%	+6.9%
3	Texas A&M University, College Station and Health Science Center	Texas	$496.8M	35.6%	+6.9%
4	Pennsylvania State University, The, University Park and Hershey Medical Center	Pennsylvania	$472.0M	36.2%	+4.1%
5	University of Texas at Austin, The	Texas	$418.9M	36.6%	+16.1%
6	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts	$413.9M	38.8%	+2.3%
7	Purdue University, West Lafayette	Indiana	$393.3M	42.2%	+9.2%
8	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Michigan	$371.6M	17.6%	+14.6%
9	Wichita State University	Kansas	$360.0M	91.8%	+7.1%
10	Utah State University	Utah	$356.2M	78.9%	+15.5%
11	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	$351.5M	38.8%	+28.9%
12	State University of New York, University at Albany	New York	$322.3M	68.3%	+6964.0%
13	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	$277.6M	42.3%	+6.1%
14	Arizona State University	Arizona	$277.3M	27.6%	+4.6%
15	Ohio State University, The	Ohio	$261.4M	16.5%	+7.7%
16	University of California, San Diego	California	$250.8M	13.3%	+41.9%
17	University of Maryland	Maryland	$218.8M	14.2%	+19.0%
18	North Carolina State University	North Carolina	$218.3M	30.4%	+11.0%
19	University of California, Berkeley	California	$216.0M	19.2%	+3.2%
20	University of Dayton	Ohio	$211.4M	83.7%	+6.7%
21	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	$195.0M	10.1%	+13.7%
22	University of Washington, Seattle	Washington	$189.0M	11.2%	+4.8%
23	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	$177.8M	24.8%	+1.5%
24	Cornell University	New York	$176.1M	10.9%	+17.5%
25	University of Delaware	Delaware	$174.9M	37.5%	+8.0%
26	Stanford University	California	$164.5M	10.0%	+3.5%
27	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	Minnesota	$160.8M	11.4%	+10.4%
28	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania	$160.1M	31.7%	+3.0%
29	Iowa State University	Iowa	$159.8M	34.6%	+13.5%
30	University of Florida	Florida	$153.9M	12.1%	+2.5%
31	Northeastern University	Massachusetts	$148.9M	42.9%	+24.5%
32	New York University	New York	$142.8M	9.5%	+8.0%
33	Rice University	Texas	$137.1M	49.4%	+5.7%
34	University of California, Los Angeles	California	$128.9M	6.8%	+13.1%
35	University of Tennessee, The, Knoxville	Tennessee	$128.6M	33.2%	+10.7%
36	State University of New York, University at Buffalo	New York	$124.6M	23.0%	+1.0%
37	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	$124.5M	5.7%	+10.5%
38	University of Virginia, Charlottesville	Virginia	$122.9M	15.1%	+9.1%
39	Auburn University, Auburn	Alabama	$122.6M	31.2%	+13.2%
40	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	$122.1M	8.4%	+21.9%
41	University of Utah, The	Utah	$122.0M	15.5%	+7.9%
42	University of Arizona, The	Arizona	$122.0M	12.0%	+17.6%
43	University of North Dakota	North Dakota	$122.0M	61.8%	+16.0%
44	Northwestern University	Illinois	$120.8M	9.6%	+28.8%
45	Duke University	North Carolina	$119.6M	7.6%	+8.9%
46	Clemson University	South Carolina	$119.0M	35.2%	+15.3%
47	Boston University	Massachusetts	$114.1M	14.5%	+2.0%
48	University of California, Santa Barbara	California	$108.1M	35.6%	−2.6%
49	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	$107.7M	31.1%	−5.4%
50	Harvard University	Massachusetts	$106.3M	7.1%	+6.4%
51	University of California, Davis	California	$104.7M	10.4%	−15.9%
52	Princeton University	New Jersey	$101.6M	18.2%	+16.8%
53	Michigan State University	Michigan	$98.7M	10.6%	+13.5%
54	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution	Massachusetts	$96.3M	31.3%	+3.3%
55	University of California, Irvine	California	$95.0M	14.7%	+11.9%
56	New Jersey Institute of Technology	New Jersey	$93.7M	54.6%	+3.1%
57	University of Southern California	California	$90.8M	7.2%	+9.9%
58	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	$84.5M	19.5%	+16.2%
59	University of Massachusetts Amherst	Massachusetts	$84.1M	29.9%	+1.6%
60	University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	$83.9M	5.6%	+2.0%
61	Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Tennessee	$83.0M	6.3%	+0.9%
62	Florida State University	Florida	$82.1M	17.8%	+21.4%
63	University of Nebraska, Lincoln and Medical Center	Nebraska	$80.0M	12.2%	+4.2%
64	Oregon State University	Oregon	$80.0M	21.5%	+11.8%
65	Montana State University, Bozeman	Montana	$79.3M	30.7%	+18.3%
66	University of Oklahoma, The	Oklahoma	$76.6M	16.2%	+30.4%
67	California Institute of Technology	California	$75.7M	17.0%	+2.5%
68	University of Houston	Texas	$74.7M	31.2%	+10.3%
69	University of Central Florida	Florida	$72.5M	25.5%	+6.2%
70	University of Texas at Arlington, The	Texas	$72.3M	47.0%	+12.1%
71	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	New York	$72.0M	51.3%	+8.8%
72	Case Western Reserve University	Ohio	$71.6M	11.1%	+19.5%
73	University of Maine	Maine	$71.4M	35.9%	−1.3%
74	University of Texas at Dallas, The	Texas	$70.9M	39.0%	+28.1%
75	George Mason University	Virginia	$70.8M	25.1%	+16.0%
76	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	$68.7M	20.1%	−12.0%
77	Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge	Louisiana	$68.7M	15.9%	+7.7%
78	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	$67.6M	12.8%	+8.0%
79	Colorado School of Mines	Colorado	$67.6M	61.5%	+10.4%
80	University of South Florida	Florida	$65.1M	12.5%	+5.0%
81	University of Arkansas, Fayetteville	Arkansas	$63.1M	27.4%	+27.1%
82	University of Alabama, The, Tuscaloosa	Alabama	$62.0M	28.0%	+21.5%
83	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The	North Carolina	$61.7M	3.9%	+24.1%
84	University of Cincinnati	Ohio	$61.5M	8.3%	+12.7%
85	Colorado State University, Fort Collins	Colorado	$60.5M	13.0%	+15.1%
86	Texas Tech University	Texas	$59.0M	23.0%	+10.2%
87	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick	New Jersey	$58.7M	7.0%	−5.1%
88	University of South Carolina, Columbia	South Carolina	$58.2M	21.0%	+23.4%
89	University of Iowa	Iowa	$58.0M	8.3%	+0.8%
90	University of Massachusetts Lowell	Massachusetts	$57.7M	47.9%	+11.3%
91	Oklahoma State University, Stillwater	Oklahoma	$57.1M	22.5%	+28.3%
92	Stevens Institute of Technology	New Jersey	$57.0M	80.6%	+13.4%
93	Florida International University	Florida	$57.0M	17.5%	+1.3%
94	University of New Mexico, The	New Mexico	$56.5M	15.9%	+10.2%
95	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Missouri	$55.8M	80.3%	+8.8%
96	Michigan Technological University	Michigan	$55.6M	52.0%	+2.7%
97	University of Alabama in Huntsville, The	Alabama	$54.7M	35.4%	−0.8%
98	University of California, Santa Cruz	California	$54.2M	24.8%	−5.3%
99	West Virginia University	West Virginia	$53.1M	20.5%	+6.1%
100	Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center	New Hampshire	$50.6M	12.1%	+22.8%
101	University of Chicago, The	Illinois	$50.3M	7.4%	+5.1%
102	Washington State University	Washington	$50.1M	12.4%	+6.1%
103	State University of New York, Binghamton University	New York	$49.7M	30.9%	+8.6%
104	University of Texas at El Paso, The	Texas	$48.7M	30.9%	+6.8%
105	State University of New York, Stony Brook University	New York	$46.6M	14.6%	+14.1%
106	University of Illinois Chicago	Illinois	$45.6M	8.6%	−2.6%
107	New Mexico State University	New Mexico	$45.3M	31.7%	+10.8%
108	Yale University	Connecticut	$45.3M	3.0%	+12.8%
109	Washington University in St. Louis	Missouri	$43.8M	3.5%	+30.1%
110	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	$43.8M	25.7%	−0.6%
111	University of California, Riverside	California	$42.9M	18.5%	+17.1%
112	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Louisiana	$42.6M	16.7%	+19.8%
113	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Massachusetts	$40.7M	56.9%	+7.3%
114	Tufts University	Massachusetts	$39.2M	14.1%	+13.2%
115	University of Nevada, Reno	Nevada	$38.1M	19.6%	−7.4%
116	Emory University	Georgia	$37.5M	3.0%	+42.0%
117	Naval Postgraduate School	California	$37.4M	51.1%	+36.4%
118	United States Air Force Academy	Colorado	$37.1M	69.7%	+1.7%
119	University of North Texas, Denton	Texas	$36.6M	29.5%	+34.3%
120	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	$35.9M	6.9%	+20.2%
121	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Alaska	$35.7M	14.5%	+14.3%
122	Lehigh University	Pennsylvania	$35.3M	56.6%	+9.0%
123	University of New Hampshire	New Hampshire	$34.6M	15.0%	+17.3%
124	George Washington University, The	District of Columbia	$33.9M	8.9%	+15.1%
125	Kansas State University	Kansas	$33.6M	12.7%	+10.8%
126	University of Kansas	Kansas	$33.3M	6.1%	+30.1%
127	Rochester Institute of Technology	New York	$33.2M	42.3%	+18.0%
128	Brown University	Rhode Island	$33.0M	8.8%	+19.5%
129	Mercer University	Georgia	$33.0M	70.9%	−1.0%
130	University of Wyoming	Wyoming	$32.8M	19.6%	+42.1%
131	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	New Mexico	$32.6M	40.8%	−57.3%
132	Brigham Young University, Provo	Utah	$31.8M	20.1%	+17.9%
133	Old Dominion University	Virginia	$31.6M	41.5%	−1.1%
134	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Hawaii	$31.2M	8.3%	+7.4%
135	University of Georgia	Georgia	$30.7M	4.9%	+11.8%
136	University of Missouri, Columbia	Missouri	$30.6M	6.0%	+25.6%
137	University of Texas at San Antonio, The	Texas	$30.3M	17.7%	+18.6%
138	University of Alabama at Birmingham, The	Alabama	$30.2M	3.5%	+6.0%
139	North Carolina A&T State University	North Carolina	$29.9M	36.5%	+42.9%
140	North Dakota State University	North Dakota	$26.2M	13.1%	+4.8%
141	University of Louisville	Kentucky	$25.8M	11.5%	+4.6%
142	University of Memphis, The	Tennessee	$25.5M	23.4%	+74.7%
143	Syracuse University	New York	$25.4M	12.8%	+2.6%
144	City University of New York, The, The City College	New York	$25.4M	35.5%	+17.6%
145	Air Force Institute of Technology	Ohio	$24.5M	45.3%	−34.1%
146	Rowan University	New Jersey	$24.3M	38.0%	+25.7%
147	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	Florida	$22.8M	65.2%	+65.7%
148	University of North Carolina at Charlotte, The	North Carolina	$22.7M	23.9%	−3.3%
149	University of Rochester	New York	$22.2M	4.5%	−2.3%
150	Cleveland State University	Ohio	$21.4M	24.9%	+42.1%
151	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Nevada	$21.0M	17.8%	+51.5%
152	University of Vermont	Vermont	$20.3M	8.2%	+11.1%
153	Boise State University	Idaho	$19.4M	33.7%	+13.8%
154	Indiana University, Bloomington	Indiana	$18.1M	2.0%	−28.0%
155	University of California, Merced	California	$18.0M	23.4%	−14.3%
156	University of Missouri, Kansas City	Missouri	$17.7M	31.1%	+4.6%
157	University of Rhode Island	Rhode Island	$17.6M	12.8%	+20.0%
158	Tennessee Technological University	Tennessee	$17.3M	47.6%	+76.9%
159	Ohio University	Ohio	$17.2M	25.5%	+6.4%
160	Wayne State University	Michigan	$17.2M	5.9%	+25.2%
161	Florida Atlantic University	Florida	$17.1M	19.5%	−3.0%
162	San Diego State University	California	$17.1M	9.4%	+6.0%
163	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	South Dakota	$16.6M	69.3%	+6.7%
164	Western Michigan University and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine	Michigan	$16.3M	26.2%	+12.2%
165	Baylor University	Texas	$16.1M	11.9%	+40.4%
166	Illinois Institute of Technology	Illinois	$15.7M	41.4%	+18.3%
167	Oregon Health and Science University	Oregon	$15.6M	2.9%	+4.5%
168	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Florida	$15.6M	22.7%	+63.3%
169	Louisiana Tech University	Louisiana	$15.5M	49.5%	+2.7%
170	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, The	Texas	$15.3M	16.9%	+38.9%
171	Clarkson University	New York	$15.3M	58.4%	+4.9%
172	Texas State University	Texas	$15.0M	9.1%	+34.4%
173	University of Idaho	Idaho	$14.1M	10.0%	+6.5%
174	University of Mississippi	Mississippi	$13.9M	7.3%	+17.7%
175	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	$13.8M	41.7%	+21.3%
176	University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez	Puerto Rico	$13.6M	51.5%	+84.1%
177	Missouri State University	Missouri	$13.4M	83.1%	+6.0%
178	Howard University	District of Columbia	$13.3M	13.1%	+18.9%
179	Marquette University	Wisconsin	$13.2M	26.9%	+6.9%
180	Morgan State University	Maryland	$12.8M	23.0%	+19.3%
181	Southern Methodist University	Texas	$12.8M	20.4%	+49.7%
182	California State University, Sacramento	California	$12.6M	37.2%	+10.5%
183	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	Massachusetts	$12.4M	29.3%	+4.0%
184	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	Texas	$12.3M	23.5%	+29.1%
185	University of Toledo, The	Ohio	$11.8M	16.1%	+2.3%
186	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Wisconsin	$11.8M	17.7%	+20.9%
187	University of South Alabama	Alabama	$11.7M	16.7%	+62.3%
188	University of Southern Mississippi, The	Mississippi	$11.7M	12.5%	+7.1%
189	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, The	Texas	$11.7M	1.3%	new
190	University of Tulsa	Oklahoma	$11.5M	35.2%	+5.0%
191	Temple University	Pennsylvania	$11.2M	3.5%	+26.5%
192	North Carolina Central University	North Carolina	$10.9M	67.3%	−0.8%
193	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Maryland	$10.6M	7.0%	−0.5%
194	University of Akron, The	Ohio	$10.5M	42.8%	+18.7%
195	Oakland University	Michigan	$10.4M	27.0%	+13.7%
196	University of Michigan, Dearborn	Michigan	$10.3M	82.4%	+22.1%
197	United States Military Academy	New York	$10.3M	46.1%	+37.6%
198	Northern Arizona University	Arizona	$9.9M	10.5%	+67.9%
199	Montana Technological University	Montana	$9.5M	42.0%	+54.4%
200	Prairie View A&M University	Texas	$9.5M	29.9%	+85.3%
201	Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville	Illinois	$9.4M	53.0%	+45.7%
202	Tulane University	Louisiana	$9.3M	3.4%	+36.5%
203	University of Miami	Florida	$9.2M	1.6%	+14.7%
204	South Dakota State University	South Dakota	$8.5M	10.4%	−3.2%
205	San Jose State University	California	$8.2M	9.3%	−13.3%
206	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	California	$7.3M	19.0%	−21.0%
207	Northern Illinois University	Illinois	$7.2M	21.0%	+58.2%
208	Brandeis University	Massachusetts	$6.9M	6.4%	+16.0%
209	Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis	Indiana	$6.8M	7.7%	−27.5%
210	Portland State University	Oregon	$6.8M	13.2%	−4.3%
211	Lamar University	Texas	$6.3M	75.3%	−5.8%
212	Marshall University	West Virginia	$6.1M	15.6%	+16.6%
213	California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt	California	$6.1M	22.8%	+2.6%
214	University of Oregon	Oregon	$6.1M	3.5%	+3.8%
215	Medical College of Wisconsin	Wisconsin	$5.9M	1.6%	−24.3%
216	Florida Institute of Technology	Florida	$5.9M	33.0%	+17.2%
217	United States Naval Academy	Maryland	$5.9M	55.3%	+0.2%
218	Alfred University	New York	$5.5M	93.0%	+35.0%
219	Idaho State University	Idaho	$5.5M	31.2%	+0.4%
220	Saint Louis University	Missouri	$5.2M	5.4%	+63.6%
221	Georgia Southern University	Georgia	$5.2M	11.3%	+24.0%
222	Tennessee State University	Tennessee	$5.2M	14.8%	+71.1%
223	Kennesaw State University	Georgia	$5.1M	10.0%	+49.4%
224	Miami University	Ohio	$4.8M	16.8%	+5.3%
225	Texas A&M University-Kingsville	Texas	$4.8M	15.0%	−7.4%
226	Southern Illinois University, Carbondale	Illinois	$4.6M	7.5%	+44.5%
227	University of St. Thomas (MN)	Minnesota	$4.4M	73.9%	+286.6%
228	California State University, Long Beach	California	$4.3M	12.6%	+35.0%
229	Santa Clara University	California	$4.2M	52.0%	+59.2%
230	Catholic University of America, The	District of Columbia	$4.1M	7.2%	+28.5%
231	Jackson State University	Mississippi	$4.1M	16.7%	+28.2%
232	University of Colorado Denver	Colorado	$4.0M	16.2%	−12.4%
233	University of North Florida	Florida	$3.9M	20.1%	−10.1%
234	University of the District of Columbia	District of Columbia	$3.6M	38.6%	+8.5%
235	East Carolina University	North Carolina	$3.4M	4.6%	+11.7%
236	Alabama A&M University	Alabama	$3.3M	20.6%	+10.8%
237	University of Denver	Colorado	$3.3M	6.0%	−7.8%
238	Wright State University	Ohio	$3.3M	14.5%	−31.9%
239	Purdue University, Northwest	Indiana	$3.2M	33.3%	+3.4%
240	Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge	Louisiana	$3.1M	56.9%	+33.5%
241	Milwaukee School of Engineering	Wisconsin	$3.0M	97.7%	+8.2%
242	Albany State University	Georgia	$3.0M	70.9%	+150.9%
243	Tuskegee University	Alabama	$2.9M	9.9%	−9.7%
244	California State University, Northridge	California	$2.9M	10.6%	−2.1%
245	University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras	Puerto Rico	$2.6M	7.6%	−12.5%
246	University of New Orleans	Louisiana	$2.5M	13.1%	+1.2%
247	City University of New York, The, Advanced Science Research Center	New York	$2.5M	11.2%	+34.2%
248	California State University, Fresno	California	$2.4M	16.6%	+65.2%
249	Pittsburg State University	Kansas	$2.3M	90.5%	−5.2%
250	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	Arkansas	$2.3M	21.8%	+10.6%
251	Kent State University	Ohio	$2.2M	3.6%	+16.6%
252	California State University, Los Angeles	California	$2.2M	20.2%	+2.4%
253	University of Minnesota, Duluth	Minnesota	$2.2M	7.2%	+15.2%
254	Virginia State University	Virginia	$2.2M	16.2%	+2.2%
255	San Francisco State University	California	$2.1M	5.1%	+9.0%
256	Chapman University	California	$2.1M	4.4%	+3.8%
257	University of Texas Medical Branch, The	Texas	$2.0M	0.8%	−72.5%
258	Norfolk State University	Virginia	$2.0M	27.6%	−9.1%
259	Kettering University	Michigan	$2.0M	71.7%	+76.4%
260	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	California	$2.0M	14.5%	+18.5%
261	University of Nebraska at Omaha	Nebraska	$1.9M	5.5%	+8.6%
262	Youngstown State University	Ohio	$1.9M	71.5%	−24.6%
263	University of Tennessee, The, Chattanooga	Tennessee	$1.9M	15.8%	−53.8%
264	University of Alaska Anchorage	Alaska	$1.8M	7.4%	−2.4%
265	State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry	New York	$1.8M	4.7%	−12.9%
266	South Carolina State University	South Carolina	$1.8M	14.4%	+94.4%
267	University of Massachusetts Boston	Massachusetts	$1.8M	2.4%	+36.6%
268	Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering	Massachusetts	$1.6M	90.0%	−29.2%
269	Morehead State University	Kentucky	$1.6M	69.4%	−25.6%
270	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	$1.6M	25.4%	−23.7%
271	West Texas A&M University	Texas	$1.5M	13.3%	+43.7%
272	Pennsylvania State University, The, Behrend	Pennsylvania	$1.5M	21.7%	−19.2%
273	Wake Forest University	North Carolina	$1.5M	0.4%	0.0%
274	Marian University, Indianapolis	Indiana	$1.5M	19.9%	new
275	New School, The	New York	$1.5M	6.3%	−58.1%
276	California State University, San Marcos	California	$1.5M	11.4%	+55.2%
277	California State University, Chico	California	$1.4M	16.3%	−1.0%
278	Minnesota State University, Mankato	Minnesota	$1.4M	42.7%	+18.4%
279	Harvey Mudd College	California	$1.3M	34.3%	+72.9%
280	Boston College	Massachusetts	$1.3M	1.4%	+120.4%
281	University of South Dakota, The	South Dakota	$1.2M	4.3%	+3.9%
282	Hampton University	Virginia	$1.2M	11.1%	+41.9%
283	California State University, Fullerton	California	$1.1M	3.4%	−16.0%
284	University of Hartford	Connecticut	$1.1M	56.3%	+2.6%
285	Oregon Institute of Technology	Oregon	$1.1M	17.0%	−2.8%
286	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	Colorado	$1.1M	14.2%	−6.5%
287	University of North Carolina at Wilmington, The	North Carolina	$1.0M	4.5%	−22.0%
288	Tarleton State University	Texas	$1.0M	4.1%	+19.5%
289	Purdue University, Fort Wayne	Indiana	$1.0M	26.8%	+429.7%
290	Rhode Island School of Design	Rhode Island	$1.0M	19.7%	+375.6%
291	University of West Florida	Florida	$924K	2.1%	−30.1%
292	Lawrence Technological University	Michigan	$912K	10.8%	+11.8%
293	College of Charleston	South Carolina	$911K	10.5%	+56.3%
294	University of Texas at Tyler, The	Texas	$887K	24.4%	+9.2%
295	Pennsylvania State University, The, Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	$877K	15.3%	+222.4%
296	Pennsylvania State University, The, Altoona	Pennsylvania	$861K	54.8%	+102.6%
297	State University of New York Cobleskill	New York	$856K	74.5%	−62.8%
298	University of the Virgin Islands	Virgin Islands	$792K	5.4%	+0.3%
299	Western Illinois University	Illinois	$781K	18.9%	+8.9%
300	Florida Polytechnic University	Florida	$773K	32.3%	−44.9%
301	Texas A&M International University	Texas	$768K	9.2%	+338.9%
302	Utah Valley University	Utah	$764K	33.9%	+14.4%
303	City University of New York, The, New York City College of Technology	New York	$762K	25.1%	−5.5%
304	University of Tennessee, The, Health Science Center	Tennessee	$752K	0.6%	+10.1%
305	Manhattan College	New York	$750K	34.3%	+67.8%
306	Western New England University	Massachusetts	$739K	61.5%	+7.7%
307	College of New Jersey, The	New Jersey	$729K	25.5%	+162.2%
308	New York Institute of Technology	New York	$721K	11.0%	−14.6%
309	University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus	Colorado	$707K	0.1%	−16.0%
310	James Madison University	Virginia	$706K	3.3%	+22.6%
311	University of North Carolina, general administration	North Carolina	$700K	49.9%	new
312	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	$688K	25.6%	+18.4%
313	University of New Haven	Connecticut	$684K	12.1%	+470.0%
314	University of Detroit Mercy	Michigan	$682K	15.0%	−32.5%
315	Western Kentucky University	Kentucky	$674K	6.0%	+9.6%
316	Arkansas State University, Jonesboro	Arkansas	$668K	6.1%	+1.2%
317	University of Bridgeport	Connecticut	$665K	89.0%	new
318	University of Missouri, Saint Louis	Missouri	$643K	4.4%	+1592.1%
319	University of South Carolina Upstate	South Carolina	$641K	23.2%	new
320	Christopher Newport University	Virginia	$628K	16.7%	+16.1%
321	Western Washington University	Washington	$614K	2.6%	−1.1%
322	State University of New York Polytechnic Institute	New York	$612K	49.6%	−99.8%
323	Savannah State University	Georgia	$610K	25.7%	+21.5%
324	University of Southern Maine	Maine	$600K	9.2%	+99.3%
325	California State University, Bakersfield	California	$586K	6.9%	−17.6%
326	Robert Morris University	Pennsylvania	$581K	41.1%	−5.1%
327	Ferris State University	Michigan	$579K	28.3%	new
328	Union College, Schenectady	New York	$576K	25.5%	+11.0%
329	Delaware State University	Delaware	$567K	1.3%	+35.3%
330	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	Wisconsin	$565K	16.4%	+259.9%
331	Fairfield University	Connecticut	$552K	9.5%	+16.5%
332	University of San Diego	California	$548K	4.3%	−9.9%
333	Montclair State University	New Jersey	$538K	1.2%	+33.8%
334	Swarthmore College	Pennsylvania	$528K	8.7%	+56.2%
335	Liberty University	Virginia	$522K	32.7%	−11.2%
336	Pace University	New York	$498K	14.9%	−27.2%
337	City University of New York, The, Graduate Center, The	New York	$491K	0.6%	+138.3%
338	Citadel Military College of South Carolina	South Carolina	$488K	9.8%	−0.6%
339	Western Carolina University	North Carolina	$478K	20.5%	+21.0%
340	Fort Lewis College	Colorado	$475K	10.4%	−24.4%
341	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	Wisconsin	$467K	17.7%	−3.5%
342	Weber State University	Utah	$449K	36.9%	+253.5%
343	Oakwood University	Alabama	$447K	71.7%	+871.7%
344	Hofstra University	New York	$431K	4.1%	−32.9%
345	Appalachian State University	North Carolina	$430K	3.8%	+61.7%
346	University of Houston-Clear Lake	Texas	$423K	13.7%	+129.9%
347	Smith College	Massachusetts	$417K	5.7%	−26.5%
348	Central Michigan University	Michigan	$414K	1.5%	+9.8%
349	Alcorn State University	Mississippi	$408K	2.7%	−69.8%
350	State University of New York, Farmingdale State College	New York	$407K	61.9%	+1935.0%
351	Hope College	Michigan	$403K	7.2%	−18.3%
352	Coastal Carolina University	South Carolina	$393K	7.7%	+42.9%
353	Loyola Marymount University	California	$378K	2.4%	new
353	Long Island University	New York	$378K	2.0%	new
355	Metropolitan State University of Denver	Colorado	$370K	28.9%	+74.5%
356	Roger Williams University	Rhode Island	$367K	10.0%	+81.7%
357	Gannon University	Pennsylvania	$362K	43.7%	−14.0%
358	City University of New York, The, Hunter College	New York	$357K	0.8%	new
359	University of Washington, Tacoma	Washington	$352K	4.4%	+7.3%
360	Seattle University	Washington	$332K	7.1%	+17.7%
361	Trinity University	Texas	$319K	5.5%	+132.8%
362	Baldwin Wallace University	Ohio	$310K	36.7%	+33.0%
363	Duquesne University	Pennsylvania	$308K	1.7%	+64.7%
364	Widener University, Chester	Pennsylvania	$303K	40.3%	−36.1%
365	University of Texas of the Permian Basin, The	Texas	$292K	10.9%	−29.8%
366	West Virginia University, Institute of Technology	West Virginia	$277K	91.1%	+140.9%
367	Bradley University	Illinois	$275K	25.8%	+69.8%
368	Northwest Indian College	Washington	$274K	3.9%	+12.8%
369	United States Coast Guard Academy	Connecticut	$272K	13.3%	+104.5%
370	Grand Valley State University	Michigan	$271K	3.8%	+13.4%
371	Xavier University of Louisiana	Louisiana	$268K	1.7%	+98.5%
372	Pennsylvania State University, The, Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies	Pennsylvania	$267K	37.3%	+108.6%
373	East Tennessee State University	Tennessee	$264K	0.6%	+203.4%
374	Marymount University	Virginia	$257K	9.3%	+131.5%
375	California Baptist University	California	$244K	11.4%	+37.1%
376	Central State University	Ohio	$234K	2.0%	+51.0%
377	Benedict College	South Carolina	$218K	2.8%	−84.7%
378	University of Maryland Eastern Shore	Maryland	$213K	1.6%	+238.1%
379	University of New England	Maine	$206K	2.5%	new
379	University of Wisconsin-Platteville	Wisconsin	$206K	12.3%	−7.6%
381	Middle Tennessee State University	Tennessee	$201K	2.3%	+2.6%
382	University of Washington, Bothell	Washington	$198K	3.7%	−62.6%
383	State University of New York College, Oswego	New York	$192K	5.9%	+28.0%
384	Clark Atlanta University	Georgia	$174K	1.3%	+52.6%
385	Eastern Washington University	Washington	$170K	5.7%	+139.4%
386	Bentley University	Massachusetts	$151K	3.3%	+109.7%
387	California State University, East Bay	California	$146K	1.0%	−5.8%
387	Whitworth University	Washington	$146K	25.6%	+1725.0%
389	University of Michigan, Flint	Michigan	$142K	7.0%	+69.0%
390	Florida Gulf Coast University	Florida	$139K	0.6%	−37.1%
390	Quinnipiac University	Connecticut	$139K	5.2%	+9.4%
392	High Point University	North Carolina	$138K	13.8%	new
392	Keck Graduate Institute	California	$138K	3.5%	+7.0%
392	Pennsylvania State University, The, Berks	Pennsylvania	$138K	11.6%	−32.7%
395	LeTourneau University	Texas	$135K	68.2%	−21.5%
396	Langston University	Oklahoma	$127K	1.0%	new
397	Texas Christian University	Texas	$126K	0.5%	+32.6%
398	Texas A&M University-Commerce	Texas	$123K	1.8%	+8.8%
399	Trinity College, Hartford	Connecticut	$121K	2.4%	+70.4%
400	St. Edward's University	Texas	$117K	7.5%	new
401	Saint Francis University	Pennsylvania	$116K	18.2%	+7.4%
402	Lipscomb University	Tennessee	$113K	5.6%	−26.1%
403	Eastern Kentucky University	Kentucky	$112K	7.8%	+62.3%
404	Northwest Nazarene University	Idaho	$108K	23.9%	−53.0%
405	University of North Carolina at Asheville, The	North Carolina	$106K	1.9%	+5200.0%
405	United Tribes Technical College	North Dakota	$106K	5.9%	−76.1%
407	Gonzaga University	Washington	$103K	10.1%	+56.1%
408	Dillard University	Louisiana	$101K	3.0%	+18.8%
409	Calvin University	Michigan	$99K	4.0%	−26.1%
409	Francis Marion University	South Carolina	$99K	13.1%	+106.3%
411	Texas Southern University	Texas	$98K	0.5%	+30.7%
412	California State University, San Bernardino	California	$95K	0.8%	−91.4%
413	Sam Houston State University	Texas	$93K	0.6%	−14.7%
414	Southern Utah University	Utah	$90K	4.7%	+66.7%
414	Coppin State University	Maryland	$90K	29.6%	+2.3%
416	University of Portland	Oregon	$89K	5.2%	+18.7%
417	University of the Incarnate Word	Texas	$88K	2.5%	−69.6%
417	Wheaton College, Norton	Massachusetts	$88K	19.8%	new
419	Bowling Green State University	Ohio	$86K	0.4%	−54.5%
419	McNeese State University	Louisiana	$86K	17.1%	−7.5%
421	Azusa Pacific University	California	$84K	2.5%	+300.0%
421	Truckee Meadows Community College	Nevada	$84K	15.3%	new
423	University of Houston-Downtown	Texas	$81K	2.7%	+2.5%
423	Southeastern Louisiana University	Louisiana	$81K	1.5%	−42.1%
423	Virginia Military Institute	Virginia	$81K	3.2%	−44.9%
426	DePaul University	Illinois	$80K	0.8%	−24.5%
427	Valparaiso University	Indiana	$79K	8.6%	+107.9%
428	Midwestern State University	Texas	$78K	6.2%	−23.5%
429	University of Central Arkansas	Arkansas	$74K	2.4%	−66.5%
429	Sonoma State University	California	$74K	1.5%	+10.4%
431	Abilene Christian University	Texas	$68K	0.9%	+353.3%
432	Sacred Heart University	Connecticut	$62K	1.1%	new
433	Delta State University	Mississippi	$60K	28.3%	+100.0%
434	Ball State University	Indiana	$58K	0.4%	+81.3%
434	Indiana State University	Indiana	$58K	5.1%	−1.7%
436	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	$56K	0.9%	new
437	Taylor University	Indiana	$55K	18.8%	+5.8%
438	Central Connecticut State University	Connecticut	$54K	5.6%	−68.6%
439	Elon University	North Carolina	$53K	1.8%	+76.7%
439	Providence College	Rhode Island	$53K	0.9%	new
441	Cornell College	Iowa	$52K	11.8%	−8.8%
442	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	$51K	0.7%	0.0%
442	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	Wisconsin	$51K	1.1%	−37.8%
444	University of Central Oklahoma	Oklahoma	$50K	1.1%	0.0%
445	Wilkes University	Pennsylvania	$49K	5.5%	−15.5%
446	Dordt University	Iowa	$48K	9.0%	new
447	Hawaii Pacific University	Hawaii	$47K	1.2%	new
448	Northern Michigan University	Michigan	$45K	2.3%	new
448	California State University, Monterey Bay	California	$45K	0.4%	+95.7%
448	Montana State University, Northern	Montana	$45K	22.5%	−66.4%
451	St. Cloud State University	Minnesota	$42K	1.0%	−22.2%
452	University of Alaska Southeast	Alaska	$41K	1.7%	−55.4%
453	Merrimack College	Massachusetts	$39K	1.4%	+143.8%
453	University of Southern Indiana	Indiana	$39K	19.5%	new
455	Troy University	Alabama	$38K	1.1%	−19.1%
456	Wellesley College	Massachusetts	$33K	0.5%	−34.0%
457	Claflin University	South Carolina	$32K	1.8%	−49.2%
458	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	$31K	8.9%	+138.5%
459	Stonehill College	Massachusetts	$30K	7.6%	new
460	Carthage College	Wisconsin	$28K	14.9%	−92.5%
460	State University of New York at New Paltz	New York	$28K	6.1%	+133.3%
462	Mississippi Valley State University	Mississippi	$26K	16.1%	+4.0%
463	East Central University	Oklahoma	$25K	3.8%	+4.2%
464	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	Wisconsin	$24K	0.6%	new
464	Doane University	Nebraska	$24K	7.0%	−51.0%
466	Loyola University Chicago	Illinois	$23K	0.0%	−84.8%
467	Fitchburg State University	Massachusetts	$22K	14.7%	new
468	Westmont College	California	$20K	4.7%	−33.3%
469	City University of New York, The, College of Staten Island	New York	$19K	0.3%	−93.4%
470	University of North Georgia	Georgia	$18K	1.0%	new
470	Eastern Michigan University	Michigan	$18K	0.2%	−96.6%
470	Cooper Union, The	New York	$18K	11.1%	−88.7%
473	University of Wisconsin-Stout	Wisconsin	$17K	1.9%	−76.4%
474	Texas A&M University-Central Texas	Texas	$16K	0.9%	−38.5%
475	Angelo State University	Texas	$15K	1.7%	+7.1%
476	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	$14K	6.3%	+600.0%
477	Arkansas Tech University	Arkansas	$13K	2.7%	0.0%
478	Lake Superior State University	Michigan	$11K	0.3%	−74.4%
478	Towson University	Maryland	$11K	0.1%	new
478	Southern Arkansas University	Arkansas	$11K	4.2%	+266.7%
481	University of the Pacific	California	$10K	0.4%	−92.2%
482	University of San Francisco	California	$9K	0.1%	+125.0%
482	Colorado State University, Pueblo	Colorado	$9K	0.5%	+12.5%
482	Seattle Pacific University	Washington	$9K	0.4%	−65.4%
482	Northern New Mexico College	New Mexico	$9K	2.1%	−90.5%
486	Andrews University	Michigan	$8K	0.5%	−83.3%
487	Southern Connecticut State University	Connecticut	$6K	0.1%	new
487	Central Washington University	Washington	$6K	0.2%	−89.3%
487	Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College	North Dakota	$6K	2.8%	new
490	Des Moines University	Iowa	$5K	0.1%	new
490	University of Wisconsin-River Falls	Wisconsin	$5K	0.2%	−88.1%
492	University of Wisconsin-Superior	Wisconsin	$4K	0.0%	new
493	Austin Peay State University	Tennessee	$3K	0.1%	−66.7%
493	California State University, Channel Islands	California	$3K	0.1%	new
493	Augustana University	South Dakota	$3K	0.4%	new
493	California State University, Maritime Academy	California	$3K	2.0%	−96.2%
497	Pennsylvania State University, The, Abington	Pennsylvania	$2K	0.3%	−84.6%
498	Kean University	New Jersey	$1K	0.0%	0.0%
498	Salisbury University	Maryland	$1K	0.0%	−66.7%
498	Carleton College	Minnesota	$1K	0.0%	0.0%
498	New Mexico Highlands University	New Mexico	$1K	0.0%	new
498	University of Scranton	Pennsylvania	$1K	0.1%	−75.0%
498	Oral Roberts University	Oklahoma	$1K	0.5%	0.0%
All 503			$19.3B

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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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