Universities ranked by geosciences R&D expenditures, FY2024

529 of the 925 institutions in the FY2024 survey reported geosciences, atmospheric sciences and ocean sciences R&D, $4.4 billion of it — 3.7% of all US research spending that year. University of California, San Diego leads at $271.5 million — #1 for geosciences, atmospheric sciences and ocean sciences, ahead of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution at $211.9 million. 322 spent more than in FY2023, 166 spent less and 3 spent the same, and 38 more reported for the first time. The list runs down to Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Camden at $1 thousand; every name on it links to that institution's own page.

NSF reports this field as "Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences".

Institutions: 529
FY2024 geosciences: $4.4 billion
Share of the US total: 3.7%

The 529 US institutions that reported geosciences, atmospheric sciences and ocean sciences R&D in FY2024, ranked by the amount. NSF HERD.
Rank	Institution	State	FY2024 geosciences	Share of its R&D	Change on FY2023
1	University of California, San Diego	California	$271.5M	14.4%	+10.7%
2	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution	Massachusetts	$211.9M	68.7%	+8.9%
3	University of Washington, Seattle	Washington	$163.9M	9.7%	+0.8%
4	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	$144.7M	20.2%	+3.3%
5	University of Alaska Fairbanks	Alaska	$135.0M	54.8%	+20.7%
6	Texas A&M University, College Station and Health Science Center	Texas	$122.9M	8.8%	−1.8%
7	University of Maryland	Maryland	$102.5M	6.7%	+17.1%
8	University of Texas at Austin, The	Texas	$101.5M	8.9%	+33.3%
9	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Hawaii	$97.0M	25.8%	+9.5%
10	University of New Hampshire	New Hampshire	$95.0M	41.3%	−4.2%
11	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	$86.4M	6.0%	−2.1%
12	Arizona State University	Arizona	$85.1M	8.5%	+42.2%
13	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	$81.8M	4.2%	+5.0%
14	University of Oklahoma, The	Oklahoma	$75.0M	15.8%	−10.0%
15	Colorado State University, Fort Collins	Colorado	$67.3M	14.4%	+12.6%
16	University of Miami	Florida	$66.2M	11.8%	+7.2%
17	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland	$64.2M	1.6%	−11.5%
18	Oregon State University	Oregon	$57.4M	15.4%	+0.3%
19	University of Rhode Island	Rhode Island	$55.7M	40.5%	−9.2%
20	University of California, Santa Barbara	California	$55.5M	18.3%	+42.5%
21	University of California, Los Angeles	California	$54.7M	2.9%	+3.8%
22	William & Mary	Virginia	$47.7M	50.4%	+9.7%
23	Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge	Louisiana	$45.2M	10.5%	+9.7%
24	University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science	Maryland	$44.6M	82.6%	+4.1%
25	University of Arizona, The	Arizona	$42.8M	4.2%	−3.1%
26	North Carolina State University	North Carolina	$40.5M	5.6%	+16.0%
27	State University of New York, Stony Brook University	New York	$40.2M	12.6%	+1.2%
28	Stanford University	California	$39.4M	2.4%	+11.7%
29	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts	$39.3M	3.7%	+36.5%
30	California Institute of Technology	California	$39.1M	8.8%	−17.2%
31	Princeton University	New Jersey	$38.9M	7.0%	+15.4%
32	Pennsylvania State University, The, University Park and Hershey Medical Center	Pennsylvania	$35.9M	2.8%	+7.6%
33	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Maryland	$35.8M	23.7%	+3.9%
34	Florida International University	Florida	$35.7M	10.9%	+22.7%
35	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick	New Jersey	$35.6M	4.2%	+0.0%
36	University of Alabama, The, Tuscaloosa	Alabama	$35.5M	16.0%	+110.8%
37	University of South Florida	Florida	$35.1M	6.7%	+43.1%
38	University of California, Davis	California	$35.1M	3.5%	−7.8%
39	Desert Research Institute	Nevada	$32.2M	99.8%	+16.0%
40	University of Southern Mississippi, The	Mississippi	$31.6M	33.7%	+10.1%
41	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The	North Carolina	$31.2M	2.0%	−8.5%
42	University of California, Santa Cruz	California	$31.0M	14.2%	−22.5%
43	University of Delaware	Delaware	$30.5M	6.6%	+14.6%
44	Harvard University	Massachusetts	$29.8M	2.0%	−1.6%
45	University of Maine	Maine	$29.0M	14.6%	+5.5%
46	University of Wyoming	Wyoming	$28.2M	16.8%	+29.9%
47	University of Alabama in Huntsville, The	Alabama	$27.9M	18.1%	+11.9%
48	University of Georgia	Georgia	$24.0M	3.8%	−5.8%
49	University of California, Office of the President	California	$23.7M	29.9%	new
50	University of Florida	Florida	$22.7M	1.8%	+16.0%
51	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Michigan	$21.1M	1.0%	+10.2%
52	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	Texas	$20.1M	38.5%	+29.2%
53	University of Southern California	California	$20.0M	1.6%	−3.8%
54	George Mason University	Virginia	$19.5M	6.9%	+14.3%
55	University of Kansas	Kansas	$19.0M	3.5%	+18.7%
56	Brown University	Rhode Island	$18.7M	5.0%	+41.5%
57	Florida State University	Florida	$18.7M	4.1%	−8.6%
58	San Jose State University	California	$18.3M	20.8%	+13.4%
59	Michigan Technological University	Michigan	$17.6M	16.5%	+6.4%
60	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	$17.1M	1.9%	−28.7%
61	State University of New York, University at Albany	New York	$17.0M	3.6%	+10.5%
62	University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	$16.6M	1.1%	+23.7%
63	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	Minnesota	$16.4M	1.2%	−3.1%
64	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	Massachusetts	$16.2M	38.3%	+0.5%
65	West Virginia University	West Virginia	$16.1M	6.2%	+220.3%
66	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	$15.7M	4.6%	−4.8%
67	Nova Southeastern University	Florida	$15.4M	25.4%	+25.5%
68	University of Nevada, Reno	Nevada	$15.0M	7.7%	−21.4%
69	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	$14.5M	3.4%	+21.6%
70	University of California, Irvine	California	$14.2M	2.2%	+26.1%
71	University of Utah, The	Utah	$13.9M	1.8%	+25.0%
72	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	New Mexico	$13.8M	17.3%	−16.2%
73	University of Hawaii, system office	Hawaii	$13.7M	94.4%	+1.0%
74	Ohio State University, The	Ohio	$13.4M	0.8%	+36.7%
75	Duke University	North Carolina	$13.3M	0.8%	+35.9%
76	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia	$13.3M	0.9%	+1.1%
77	University of California, Riverside	California	$12.6M	5.4%	−0.4%
78	University of Houston	Texas	$12.5M	5.2%	−0.2%
79	Colorado School of Mines	Colorado	$11.5M	10.5%	−11.7%
80	Texas Tech University	Texas	$11.5M	4.5%	−1.4%
81	Montana Technological University	Montana	$11.5M	50.8%	+1.6%
82	University of South Alabama	Alabama	$10.9M	15.5%	−6.3%
83	University of California, Berkeley	California	$10.9M	1.0%	−6.4%
84	Washington State University	Washington	$10.9M	2.7%	+3.2%
85	Morgan State University	Maryland	$10.7M	19.4%	+24.0%
86	University of Chicago, The	Illinois	$10.7M	1.6%	+6.1%
87	Saint Louis University	Missouri	$10.6M	11.1%	+45.2%
88	Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center	New Hampshire	$10.5M	2.5%	+14.0%
89	East Carolina University	North Carolina	$10.1M	13.9%	+49.4%
90	Yale University	Connecticut	$9.8M	0.6%	+28.5%
91	Naval Postgraduate School	California	$9.6M	13.1%	−14.1%
92	Purdue University, West Lafayette	Indiana	$9.6M	1.0%	+4.1%
93	Boston College	Massachusetts	$9.6M	9.9%	+1.9%
94	Boston University	Massachusetts	$9.4M	1.2%	−6.8%
95	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Wisconsin	$9.4M	14.2%	+4.3%
96	Tulane University	Louisiana	$8.5M	3.1%	+11.4%
97	Michigan State University	Michigan	$8.4M	0.9%	+11.1%
98	University of North Carolina at Wilmington, The	North Carolina	$8.3M	36.8%	+6.5%
99	Northeastern University	Massachusetts	$8.3M	2.4%	+58.8%
100	University of Oregon	Oregon	$8.2M	4.7%	−1.8%
101	University of North Dakota	North Dakota	$8.1M	4.1%	+9.1%
102	University of South Carolina, Columbia	South Carolina	$8.1M	2.9%	−12.9%
103	University of Guam	Guam	$7.8M	30.6%	+0.5%
104	Washington University in St. Louis	Missouri	$7.5M	0.6%	+6.8%
105	University of Virginia, Charlottesville	Virginia	$7.4M	0.9%	+5.4%
106	Cornell University	New York	$7.4M	0.5%	+28.4%
107	Rice University	Texas	$7.3M	2.6%	+16.9%
108	Indiana University, Bloomington	Indiana	$7.3M	0.8%	+5.2%
109	Western Michigan University and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine	Michigan	$7.2M	11.6%	+136.0%
110	University of Wisconsin-Superior	Wisconsin	$7.2M	85.8%	+81.4%
111	University of Toledo, The	Ohio	$6.7M	9.2%	+10.1%
112	Montana State University, Bozeman	Montana	$6.7M	2.6%	+10.0%
113	University of Texas at San Antonio, The	Texas	$6.7M	3.9%	+41.0%
114	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	$6.6M	1.0%	+9.4%
115	University of Idaho	Idaho	$6.5M	4.7%	+22.1%
116	State University of New York, University at Buffalo	New York	$6.5M	1.2%	−2.6%
117	Texas State University	Texas	$6.5M	3.9%	−13.0%
118	Auburn University, Auburn	Alabama	$6.4M	1.6%	+22.2%
119	University of Central Florida	Florida	$6.4M	2.3%	−7.0%
120	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Nevada	$6.0M	5.1%	+3.6%
121	Northern Arizona University	Arizona	$5.9M	6.3%	+6.9%
121	Western Washington University	Washington	$5.9M	25.3%	+2.9%
123	University of Texas at El Paso, The	Texas	$5.9M	3.7%	+24.5%
124	Baylor University	Texas	$5.9M	4.3%	+38.1%
125	University of New Mexico, The	New Mexico	$5.8M	1.6%	−22.6%
126	University of California, Merced	California	$5.7M	7.4%	+49.9%
127	University of Montana, The, Missoula	Montana	$5.7M	4.0%	−4.2%
128	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Florida	$5.6M	8.1%	+4.0%
129	Florida Gulf Coast University	Florida	$5.6M	23.3%	+48.4%
130	University of Memphis, The	Tennessee	$5.5M	5.1%	+26.0%
131	Southern Methodist University	Texas	$5.5M	8.8%	−3.3%
132	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Louisiana	$5.5M	2.2%	+12.8%
133	University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez	Puerto Rico	$5.4M	20.3%	+171.8%
134	University of Massachusetts Amherst	Massachusetts	$5.3M	1.9%	+9.5%
135	University of Washington, Tacoma	Washington	$5.3M	66.0%	+31.9%
136	New Mexico State University	New Mexico	$5.1M	3.5%	+12.2%
137	Boise State University	Idaho	$4.9M	8.4%	+14.5%
138	University of the Virgin Islands	Virgin Islands	$4.8M	32.8%	−44.6%
139	Iowa State University	Iowa	$4.8M	1.0%	−6.5%
140	American University	District of Columbia	$4.3M	5.5%	+296.9%
141	Stevens Institute of Technology	New Jersey	$4.2M	5.9%	new
142	University of Tennessee, The, Knoxville	Tennessee	$4.1M	1.1%	+5.1%
143	Monmouth University	New Jersey	$4.0M	92.8%	+119.1%
144	Old Dominion University	Virginia	$3.9M	5.2%	−11.2%
145	San Francisco State University	California	$3.9M	9.4%	+28.7%
146	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, The	Texas	$3.9M	4.3%	+40.6%
147	Ohio University	Ohio	$3.8M	5.6%	+53.8%
148	Florida Institute of Technology	Florida	$3.7M	20.9%	+21.8%
149	University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras	Puerto Rico	$3.7M	11.0%	+40.6%
150	University of Maryland Eastern Shore	Maryland	$3.7M	27.2%	+7.9%
151	University of Rochester	New York	$3.6M	0.7%	+15.2%
152	University of Iowa	Iowa	$3.6M	0.5%	+4.2%
153	Oklahoma State University, Stillwater	Oklahoma	$3.5M	1.4%	−18.2%
154	California State University, Monterey Bay	California	$3.5M	29.5%	+4.9%
155	Grand Valley State University	Michigan	$3.4M	48.0%	+13.0%
156	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	$3.4M	0.6%	−2.0%
157	University of Massachusetts Boston	Massachusetts	$3.3M	4.5%	−23.2%
158	Syracuse University	New York	$3.3M	1.7%	−6.3%
159	Georgia State University	Georgia	$3.3M	1.4%	+75.1%
160	College of Charleston	South Carolina	$3.2M	37.3%	+49.6%
161	University of Vermont	Vermont	$3.2M	1.3%	−31.2%
162	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	Florida	$3.1M	8.9%	+48.8%
163	City University of New York, The, Brooklyn College	New York	$3.1M	20.2%	+201.5%
164	University of Nebraska, Lincoln and Medical Center	Nebraska	$3.0M	0.5%	−9.6%
165	Montclair State University	New Jersey	$3.0M	6.9%	+28.0%
166	Sonoma State University	California	$2.9M	59.0%	+44.0%
167	University of Missouri, Columbia	Missouri	$2.9M	0.6%	+65.3%
168	San Diego State University	California	$2.8M	1.6%	−2.6%
169	Coastal Carolina University	South Carolina	$2.8M	55.5%	+27.7%
170	Salisbury University	Maryland	$2.8M	19.2%	+2.0%
171	City University of New York, The, Graduate Center, The	New York	$2.8M	3.4%	+213.7%
172	University of Arkansas, Fayetteville	Arkansas	$2.7M	1.2%	−8.2%
173	University of North Carolina at Charlotte, The	North Carolina	$2.6M	2.8%	+3.6%
174	Hawaii Pacific University	Hawaii	$2.5M	66.8%	+340.2%
175	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark	New Jersey	$2.5M	9.5%	−21.2%
176	Northwestern University	Illinois	$2.4M	0.2%	+35.5%
177	University of Alaska Anchorage	Alaska	$2.4M	9.7%	−14.2%
178	Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Tennessee	$2.4M	0.2%	−34.6%
179	Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis	Indiana	$2.3M	2.6%	+45.6%
180	Idaho State University	Idaho	$2.3M	13.2%	+22.2%
181	University of Illinois Chicago	Illinois	$2.3M	0.4%	+72.6%
182	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania	$2.3M	0.5%	+47.1%
183	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	$2.3M	0.1%	−1.8%
184	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	New York	$2.2M	1.6%	+14.7%
185	George Washington University, The	District of Columbia	$2.2M	0.6%	+97.2%
186	Clark University	Massachusetts	$2.1M	16.9%	+50.3%
187	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	California	$2.1M	5.6%	+21.4%
188	University of Mississippi	Mississippi	$2.1M	1.1%	−3.5%
189	Northern Illinois University	Illinois	$2.1M	6.2%	+39.0%
190	Utah State University	Utah	$2.1M	0.5%	−13.7%
191	Hampton University	Virginia	$2.1M	19.7%	+11.8%
192	Texas Christian University	Texas	$2.0M	7.4%	+108.8%
193	Alaska Pacific University	Alaska	$2.0M	94.3%	+17.8%
194	Carleton College	Minnesota	$2.0M	40.8%	+14.7%
195	Portland State University	Oregon	$2.0M	3.9%	−5.8%
196	State University of New York, Binghamton University	New York	$2.0M	1.3%	+30.5%
197	California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt	California	$2.0M	7.5%	+58.9%
198	Lehigh University	Pennsylvania	$1.9M	3.1%	+33.4%
199	Kent State University	Ohio	$1.9M	3.1%	+29.7%
200	City University of New York, The, The City College	New York	$1.9M	2.7%	+17.1%
201	Florida Atlantic University	Florida	$1.9M	2.2%	+113.8%
202	South Dakota State University	South Dakota	$1.9M	2.3%	+57.9%
203	Heidelberg University	Ohio	$1.9M	100.0%	+49.6%
204	University of Hawaii at Hilo	Hawaii	$1.9M	21.9%	−6.0%
205	University of Cincinnati	Ohio	$1.7M	0.2%	+16.6%
206	State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry	New York	$1.7M	4.4%	−1.9%
207	Tufts University	Massachusetts	$1.7M	0.6%	−16.7%
208	Tarleton State University	Texas	$1.7M	6.6%	−18.9%
209	Brigham Young University, Provo	Utah	$1.6M	1.0%	+21.8%
210	Central Washington University	Washington	$1.6M	58.8%	−20.7%
211	University of New Orleans	Louisiana	$1.6M	8.3%	+70.2%
212	California State University, Northridge	California	$1.6M	5.9%	−19.7%
213	Occidental College	California	$1.6M	27.7%	+25.9%
214	New York University	New York	$1.5M	0.1%	+110.1%
215	City University of New York, The, Hunter College	New York	$1.5M	3.4%	+22.2%
216	University of Texas at Dallas, The	Texas	$1.4M	0.8%	+48.0%
217	Bowling Green State University	Ohio	$1.4M	7.2%	−31.1%
218	Southern Illinois University, Carbondale	Illinois	$1.4M	2.3%	−33.8%
219	Central Michigan University	Michigan	$1.4M	5.0%	+47.4%
220	Western Kentucky University	Kentucky	$1.4M	12.2%	+42.0%
221	University of Washington, Bothell	Washington	$1.3M	25.0%	+354.6%
222	Kansas State University	Kansas	$1.3M	0.5%	+342.8%
222	Temple University	Pennsylvania	$1.3M	0.4%	+0.1%
224	California State University, Fullerton	California	$1.3M	3.9%	+45.3%
225	City University of New York, The, Queens College	New York	$1.3M	4.0%	+89.1%
226	Rowan University	New Jersey	$1.2M	1.9%	−22.5%
227	Air Force Institute of Technology	Ohio	$1.2M	2.2%	−6.1%
228	State University of New York, Buffalo State University	New York	$1.2M	48.6%	−6.6%
229	Pennsylvania State University, The, Behrend	Pennsylvania	$1.2M	16.5%	−20.7%
230	California State University, Bakersfield	California	$1.2M	13.7%	+495.4%
231	Amherst College	Massachusetts	$1.1M	13.2%	+35.0%
232	Lincoln University, Jefferson City	Missouri	$1.1M	12.2%	+13.3%
233	California State University, East Bay	California	$1.1M	7.8%	+65.6%
233	State University of New York College, Plattsburgh	New York	$1.1M	75.8%	+3.1%
235	Wesleyan University	Connecticut	$1.1M	9.9%	+11.5%
236	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	$1.0M	3.1%	+8.5%
237	Southern Utah University	Utah	$1.0M	53.6%	+73.5%
237	Georgia Southern University	Georgia	$1.0M	2.2%	+15.0%
239	University of Massachusetts Lowell	Massachusetts	$996K	0.8%	−30.6%
240	Colgate University	New York	$980K	20.7%	+2.1%
241	New College of Florida	Florida	$964K	66.1%	+4490.5%
242	Stockton University	New Jersey	$962K	42.7%	−0.2%
243	University of Louisiana at Monroe	Louisiana	$941K	32.0%	+640.9%
244	California State University, Sacramento	California	$932K	2.7%	+9.6%
245	University of Texas at Arlington, The	Texas	$918K	0.6%	−25.2%
246	University of Houston-Clear Lake	Texas	$908K	29.5%	new
247	University of North Carolina at Asheville, The	North Carolina	$892K	15.7%	+320.8%
248	North Carolina Central University	North Carolina	$877K	5.4%	−3.1%
249	State University of New York College, Oswego	New York	$874K	27.0%	+163.3%
250	Middlebury College	Vermont	$858K	24.0%	+46.7%
251	University of Colorado Denver	Colorado	$857K	3.5%	−4.0%
252	Savannah State University	Georgia	$841K	35.4%	+61.1%
253	Case Western Reserve University	Ohio	$812K	0.1%	0.0%
254	Franklin and Marshall College	Pennsylvania	$791K	16.4%	+53.9%
255	DePaul University	Illinois	$783K	7.4%	+71.7%
256	Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville	Illinois	$776K	4.4%	+141.7%
257	Eckerd College	Florida	$771K	49.5%	−30.3%
258	University of Alaska Southeast	Alaska	$761K	31.7%	+104.6%
259	Marshall University	West Virginia	$751K	1.9%	+64.7%
260	Appalachian State University	North Carolina	$675K	6.0%	−31.5%
261	Austin Peay State University	Tennessee	$670K	13.2%	−6.4%
262	Eastern Washington University	Washington	$664K	22.5%	+1694.6%
263	Towson University	Maryland	$657K	3.4%	+29.3%
264	Roger Williams University	Rhode Island	$655K	17.8%	−25.8%
265	University of Scranton	Pennsylvania	$654K	45.6%	+16.6%
266	University of North Texas, Denton	Texas	$644K	0.5%	+19.7%
267	Oregon Institute of Technology	Oregon	$638K	10.1%	+43.7%
268	Miami University	Ohio	$631K	2.2%	−17.8%
269	Skidmore College	New York	$616K	22.3%	+56.3%
270	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	South Dakota	$614K	2.6%	new
271	Union College, Schenectady	New York	$610K	27.0%	+77.3%
272	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	Wisconsin	$600K	12.8%	+13.4%
273	University of Arkansas at Little Rock	Arkansas	$599K	5.7%	new
274	University of Minnesota, Duluth	Minnesota	$596K	2.0%	−4.0%
275	Wayne State University	Michigan	$593K	0.2%	+225.8%
276	City University of New York, The, Advanced Science Research Center	New York	$591K	2.6%	+3.7%
277	University of New England	Maine	$578K	7.1%	+31.4%
278	United Tribes Technical College	North Dakota	$575K	31.9%	new
279	North Dakota State University	North Dakota	$571K	0.3%	+21.0%
280	University of New Haven	Connecticut	$555K	9.8%	+320.5%
280	Wellesley College	Massachusetts	$555K	7.9%	+32.1%
282	University of Southern Maine	Maine	$534K	8.2%	+216.0%
283	Dickinson College	Pennsylvania	$511K	29.3%	+8.0%
284	James Madison University	Virginia	$508K	2.4%	−52.7%
285	United States Military Academy	New York	$495K	2.2%	+243.8%
286	United States Naval Academy	Maryland	$494K	4.7%	+12.5%
287	Spelman College	Georgia	$473K	10.4%	+40.8%
288	Pomona College	California	$451K	8.2%	+37.5%
289	William Paterson University	New Jersey	$448K	55.4%	+293.0%
290	Illinois State University	Illinois	$434K	1.3%	−30.0%
291	University of Northern Colorado	Colorado	$428K	5.0%	−28.9%
292	Western Carolina University	North Carolina	$426K	18.3%	−12.0%
293	Williams College	Massachusetts	$420K	5.9%	+9.4%
294	Aaniiih Nakoda College	Montana	$413K	39.5%	+7.6%
295	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	Wisconsin	$393K	10.5%	+30.1%
296	Hobart and William Smith Colleges	New York	$389K	19.6%	+29.7%
297	Concord University	West Virginia	$371K	31.5%	+168.8%
298	Tuskegee University	Alabama	$360K	1.2%	new
299	Evergreen State College, The	Washington	$354K	50.3%	+49.4%
300	Murray State University	Kentucky	$346K	9.5%	−43.6%
300	University of Nebraska at Omaha	Nebraska	$346K	1.0%	+95.5%
302	Southern Connecticut State University	Connecticut	$345K	4.5%	−7.3%
303	Trinity University	Texas	$333K	5.7%	+29.6%
304	California State University, San Marcos	California	$328K	2.6%	+43.2%
305	Whitman College	Washington	$325K	8.4%	+47.1%
306	Barnard College	New York	$324K	5.1%	+37.3%
307	University of Dayton	Ohio	$323K	0.1%	−56.5%
308	University of San Francisco	California	$318K	2.9%	+16.9%
309	California State University, Los Angeles	California	$317K	2.9%	+34.3%
310	University of Denver	Colorado	$316K	0.6%	+187.3%
311	Missouri State University	Missouri	$315K	2.0%	+38.2%
311	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	$315K	0.1%	+74.0%
311	City University of New York, The, York College	New York	$315K	20.8%	−39.2%
314	University of Hawaii Maui College	Hawaii	$313K	20.6%	0.0%
315	Willamette University	Oregon	$307K	20.9%	+55.8%
316	Bowdoin College	Maine	$303K	8.9%	−38.2%
317	Weber State University	Utah	$293K	24.1%	+78.7%
318	California State University, Long Beach	California	$287K	0.8%	−44.2%
319	Sul Ross State University	Texas	$282K	4.3%	new
320	Troy University	Alabama	$280K	8.4%	+110.5%
321	University of North Georgia	Georgia	$278K	15.4%	+110.6%
322	Fairmont State University	West Virginia	$271K	44.4%	new
323	University of Akron, The	Ohio	$269K	1.1%	+3.1%
324	University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo	Puerto Rico	$267K	63.9%	+12.7%
325	Minnesota State University, Mankato	Minnesota	$265K	8.2%	+57.7%
326	Jacksonville University	Florida	$263K	92.6%	+42.2%
327	Macalester College	Minnesota	$262K	13.4%	+10.1%
328	Stephen F. Austin State University	Texas	$258K	5.7%	+95.5%
329	Middle Tennessee State University	Tennessee	$253K	2.9%	+42.1%
330	Smith College	Massachusetts	$251K	3.4%	+96.1%
331	California State University, San Bernardino	California	$243K	2.1%	+1.7%
332	University of Puget Sound	Washington	$242K	19.4%	+272.3%
333	Central State University	Ohio	$238K	2.1%	+46.0%
334	Rockefeller University, The	New York	$236K	0.1%	+56.3%
334	Oglala Lakota College	South Dakota	$236K	39.7%	+436.4%
336	Hamilton College	New York	$230K	6.3%	−14.8%
337	Hope College	Michigan	$225K	4.0%	+423.3%
338	California State University, Dominguez Hills	California	$223K	3.9%	+134.7%
339	University of Louisville	Kentucky	$222K	0.1%	+241.5%
340	Northern Michigan University	Michigan	$220K	11.4%	+120.0%
341	Kean University	New Jersey	$214K	2.3%	+65.9%
342	Sam Houston State University	Texas	$203K	1.2%	+136.0%
343	Tougaloo College	Mississippi	$202K	5.8%	+11.0%
344	Chapman University	California	$200K	0.4%	−45.1%
344	East Central University	Oklahoma	$200K	30.2%	+244.8%
346	Colby College	Maine	$198K	4.4%	+96.0%
347	Tennessee Technological University	Tennessee	$197K	0.5%	+286.3%
348	Rider University	New Jersey	$196K	37.4%	+8.9%
349	Plymouth State University	New Hampshire	$195K	20.9%	−55.6%
350	Lewis & Clark College	Oregon	$188K	6.4%	+9.9%
351	Ithaca College	New York	$187K	23.8%	+21.4%
352	Valdosta State University	Georgia	$183K	58.7%	+4.0%
352	University of West Georgia	Georgia	$183K	26.0%	+47.6%
354	East Tennessee State University	Tennessee	$180K	0.4%	−39.6%
355	Haverford College	Pennsylvania	$178K	4.3%	+93.5%
355	St. Mary's College of Maryland	Maryland	$178K	42.9%	+12.7%
357	Eastern Michigan University	Michigan	$170K	1.5%	+8.3%
358	Central Wyoming College	Wyoming	$167K	40.2%	−8.2%
359	Eastern Connecticut State University	Connecticut	$166K	11.7%	+453.3%
360	Bentley University	Massachusetts	$159K	3.4%	+10.4%
360	Juniata College	Pennsylvania	$159K	13.8%	+19.5%
362	Delaware State University	Delaware	$158K	0.4%	−89.1%
363	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	$157K	2.5%	+24.6%
364	University of Texas of the Permian Basin, The	Texas	$156K	5.8%	−3.1%
365	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	$155K	5.8%	+93.8%
366	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	California	$154K	1.1%	+3750.0%
366	Wright State University	Ohio	$154K	0.7%	−67.5%
368	California State University, Fresno	California	$153K	1.1%	−30.8%
369	University of the Pacific	California	$150K	6.4%	−32.1%
370	Sacred Heart University	Connecticut	$149K	2.6%	new
371	Utah Valley University	Utah	$145K	6.4%	+51.0%
372	Providence College	Rhode Island	$144K	2.4%	−41.9%
373	University of Missouri, Kansas City	Missouri	$143K	0.3%	−63.1%
373	City University of New York, The, Lehman College	New York	$143K	2.3%	+232.6%
373	Texas A&M International University	Texas	$143K	1.7%	+34.9%
376	State University of New York College, Potsdam	New York	$142K	11.9%	−21.5%
376	Washington and Lee University	Virginia	$142K	54.8%	+31.5%
378	Colorado College	Colorado	$141K	6.5%	−14.0%
378	Northeast Ohio Medical University	Ohio	$141K	1.1%	+2.9%
380	University of San Diego	California	$140K	1.1%	−26.3%
381	Claremont McKenna College	California	$139K	1.8%	+3375.0%
382	Clarkson University	New York	$135K	0.5%	−20.6%
382	University of Puerto Rico at Humacao	Puerto Rico	$135K	7.0%	+28.6%
384	Hofstra University	New York	$134K	1.3%	−43.9%
384	West Texas A&M University	Texas	$134K	1.2%	−58.4%
384	Colorado Mesa University	Colorado	$134K	24.8%	+162.7%
384	University of Maine Farmington	Maine	$134K	9.2%	+57.6%
388	St. Olaf College	Minnesota	$133K	8.9%	+19.8%
389	University of the District of Columbia	District of Columbia	$131K	1.4%	−10.3%
389	Bryn Mawr College	Pennsylvania	$131K	2.1%	−61.1%
389	Duquesne University	Pennsylvania	$131K	0.7%	−44.5%
389	Adelphi University	New York	$131K	9.1%	new
393	Norwich University	Vermont	$130K	6.9%	+68.8%
394	Jackson State University	Mississippi	$129K	0.5%	new
395	Fordham University	New York	$126K	0.4%	+110.0%
395	United States Coast Guard Academy	Connecticut	$126K	6.1%	+530.0%
397	Wichita State University	Kansas	$124K	0.0%	−23.5%
397	Bates College	Maine	$124K	6.0%	+5.1%
397	University of West Florida	Florida	$124K	0.3%	+1277.8%
400	Jacksonville State University	Alabama	$123K	21.6%	+36.7%
401	Quinnipiac University	Connecticut	$122K	4.6%	+9.9%
402	College of Wooster, The	Ohio	$120K	9.3%	−31.8%
402	University of Wisconsin-Platteville	Wisconsin	$120K	7.2%	new
404	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	Wisconsin	$117K	4.4%	−3.3%
405	Stetson University	Florida	$116K	11.8%	−53.4%
405	Cornell College	Iowa	$116K	26.4%	+39.8%
407	Gustavus Adolphus College	Minnesota	$115K	13.4%	−7.3%
408	University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus	Colorado	$112K	0.0%	−38.8%
408	Northland College	Wisconsin	$112K	7.1%	+9.8%
410	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	$109K	1.7%	−38.8%
411	California Lutheran University	California	$107K	8.9%	+1088.9%
411	University of Wisconsin-River Falls	Wisconsin	$107K	3.8%	new
413	Saint Michael's College	Vermont	$105K	13.3%	+23.5%
414	Johnson C. Smith University	North Carolina	$103K	11.0%	−66.6%
415	Fort Valley State University	Georgia	$101K	0.9%	+44.3%
416	Illinois Institute of Technology	Illinois	$99K	0.3%	+5.3%
417	University of Central Arkansas	Arkansas	$98K	3.1%	+30.7%
418	Midwestern State University	Texas	$97K	7.7%	+70.2%
419	Nicholls State University	Louisiana	$96K	8.6%	new
419	California State University, Maritime Academy	California	$96K	63.2%	+45.5%
421	Fort Hays State University	Kansas	$94K	12.1%	−39.7%
422	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	Colorado	$89K	1.2%	−60.8%
423	St. Lawrence University	New York	$86K	3.0%	−70.2%
424	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	Wisconsin	$83K	17.9%	−7.8%
425	State University of New York at New Paltz	New York	$81K	17.6%	+84.1%
426	Pacific Lutheran University	Washington	$79K	18.4%	+172.4%
427	Vassar College	New York	$78K	2.1%	−65.0%
428	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	$77K	1.1%	+18.5%
429	Indiana State University	Indiana	$72K	6.3%	−47.4%
429	Northwest Indian College	Washington	$72K	1.0%	+12.5%
429	Denison University	Ohio	$72K	6.5%	new
432	University of Missouri, Saint Louis	Missouri	$71K	0.5%	+153.6%
433	Prairie View A&M University	Texas	$69K	0.2%	+3350.0%
433	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	Wisconsin	$69K	2.0%	+146.4%
435	California State University, Chico	California	$67K	0.8%	−86.2%
436	Claflin University	South Carolina	$65K	3.6%	+22.6%
437	City University of New York, The, Baruch College	New York	$63K	1.1%	−76.6%
438	Carthage College	Wisconsin	$59K	31.4%	−50.4%
439	California State University, Channel Islands	California	$58K	1.5%	−29.3%
439	Universidad Ana G. Mendez, Cupey	Puerto Rico	$58K	26.0%	−83.2%
441	Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College	North Dakota	$55K	25.8%	new
442	St. Edward's University	Texas	$53K	3.4%	−82.6%
442	Fort Lewis College	Colorado	$53K	1.2%	+51.4%
442	Lawrence University	Wisconsin	$53K	6.6%	−23.2%
445	St. Cloud State University	Minnesota	$52K	1.2%	+550.0%
445	University of Virginia's College at Wise	Virginia	$52K	3.6%	+766.7%
445	Georgia College and State University	Georgia	$52K	0.7%	new
448	Bryant University	Rhode Island	$51K	11.1%	+628.6%
448	Oberlin College	Ohio	$51K	2.6%	−42.0%
450	Dillard University	Louisiana	$50K	1.5%	+51.5%
451	Grinnell College	Iowa	$49K	0.7%	new
452	Radford University	Virginia	$47K	3.6%	+235.7%
453	Utica Univeristy	New York	$46K	6.5%	new
454	Loyola Marymount University	California	$42K	0.3%	+223.1%
454	University of Texas at Tyler, The	Texas	$42K	1.2%	−64.7%
454	Furman University	South Carolina	$42K	1.3%	−75.6%
457	State University of New York, College at Brockport, The	New York	$40K	2.1%	new
458	Texas A&M University-San Antonio	Texas	$39K	0.5%	+2.6%
459	Lamar University	Texas	$38K	0.5%	+533.3%
460	Valparaiso University	Indiana	$36K	3.9%	+157.1%
461	Rhode Island School of Design	Rhode Island	$35K	0.7%	+40.0%
461	Arkansas State University, Jonesboro	Arkansas	$35K	0.3%	new
463	Antioch University	Ohio	$34K	20.7%	+70.0%
464	Molloy College	New York	$31K	8.6%	new
465	New School, The	New York	$30K	0.1%	−87.4%
465	Long Island University	New York	$30K	0.2%	−49.2%
465	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	$30K	9.8%	+1400.0%
468	Brandeis University	Massachusetts	$29K	0.0%	new
468	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	Wisconsin	$29K	0.9%	−25.6%
470	University of Portland	Oregon	$28K	1.6%	−44.0%
471	Wheaton College, Wheaton	Illinois	$26K	1.8%	−88.0%
472	Fairfield University	Connecticut	$25K	0.4%	+316.7%
472	Westmont College	California	$25K	5.9%	new
472	Wilkes University	Pennsylvania	$25K	2.8%	−24.2%
475	State University of New York College, Geneseo	New York	$24K	1.3%	−56.4%
475	Roanoke College	Virginia	$24K	2.0%	−17.2%
477	Gallaudet University	District of Columbia	$23K	0.2%	−36.1%
477	University of St. Thomas (MN)	Minnesota	$23K	0.4%	+360.0%
477	City University of New York, The, New York City College of Technology	New York	$23K	0.8%	new
480	University of Northern Iowa	Iowa	$22K	0.5%	−89.5%
480	University of Richmond	Virginia	$22K	0.7%	−83.7%
480	Central Connecticut State University	Connecticut	$22K	2.3%	+120.0%
480	Columbus State University	Georgia	$22K	4.0%	+144.4%
484	University of North Carolina at Greensboro, The	North Carolina	$21K	0.0%	−32.3%
485	Suffolk University	Massachusetts	$20K	0.4%	−72.6%
485	University of Central Missouri	Missouri	$20K	2.2%	new
487	State University of New York College, Oneonta	New York	$19K	6.9%	+216.7%
487	Sewanee: The University of the South	Tennessee	$19K	2.5%	−54.8%
489	University of South Dakota, The	South Dakota	$18K	0.1%	new
489	Bridgewater State University	Massachusetts	$18K	1.9%	−73.1%
489	Hamline University	Minnesota	$18K	5.8%	+80.0%
489	Stonehill College	Massachusetts	$18K	4.6%	−35.7%
493	Grambling State University	Louisiana	$17K	3.5%	+6.3%
493	University of Southern Indiana	Indiana	$17K	8.5%	new
495	Northeastern Illinois University	Illinois	$16K	0.6%	−63.6%
495	University of Puerto Rico at Cayey	Puerto Rico	$16K	0.7%	new
497	Pennsylvania Western University	Pennsylvania	$15K	2.1%	−40.0%
498	Saint Francis University	Pennsylvania	$14K	2.2%	+7.7%
499	University of the Incarnate Word	Texas	$13K	0.4%	+116.7%
499	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	Louisiana	$13K	1.6%	−71.7%
499	Wittenberg University	Ohio	$13K	3.6%	+8.3%
502	University of Tulsa	Oklahoma	$12K	0.0%	−91.2%
502	Fitchburg State University	Massachusetts	$12K	8.0%	new
502	Minnesota State University, Moorhead	Minnesota	$12K	2.9%	+9.1%
505	Albany State University	Georgia	$10K	0.2%	new
505	Earlham College	Indiana	$10K	2.1%	new
505	Lincoln University	Pennsylvania	$10K	1.4%	new
508	Citadel Military College of South Carolina	South Carolina	$9K	0.2%	−74.3%
509	Andrews University	Michigan	$7K	0.4%	−66.7%
509	Calvin University	Michigan	$7K	0.3%	−76.7%
511	Des Moines University	Iowa	$6K	0.2%	−50.0%
511	Virginia State University	Virginia	$6K	0.0%	−86.7%
511	St. Norbert College	Wisconsin	$6K	1.1%	−64.7%
514	University of Mary Washington	Virginia	$5K	0.4%	−80.0%
514	DePauw University	Indiana	$5K	1.3%	−75.0%
514	Northeastern State University	Oklahoma	$5K	0.6%	+25.0%
514	Wheaton College, Norton	Massachusetts	$5K	1.1%	new
514	University of Lynchburg	Virginia	$5K	2.6%	0.0%
519	Goucher College	Maryland	$4K	2.4%	new
519	Georgia Gwinnett College	Georgia	$4K	0.6%	+100.0%
521	City University of New York, The, College of Staten Island	New York	$3K	0.1%	−94.4%
521	Augustana University	South Dakota	$3K	0.4%	new
523	Mount Holyoke College	Massachusetts	$2K	0.1%	−98.3%
523	University of South Carolina, Beaufort	South Carolina	$2K	0.2%	−99.3%
523	Alfred University	New York	$2K	0.0%	+100.0%
523	University of North Alabama	Alabama	$2K	0.9%	−80.0%
523	Indiana University, Northwest	Indiana	$2K	0.6%	−93.5%
523	Widener University, Chester	Pennsylvania	$2K	0.3%	−33.3%
529	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Camden	New Jersey	$1K	0.0%	new
All 529			$4.4B

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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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