Universities ranked by psychology R&D expenditures, FY2024

594 of the 925 institutions in the FY2024 survey reported psychology R&D, $1.7 billion of it — 1.5% of all US research spending that year. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The leads at $54.1 million — #1 for psychology, ahead of Florida International University at $45.4 million. 309 spent more than in FY2023, 207 spent less and 15 spent the same, and 63 more reported for the first time. The list runs down to Pennsylvania Western University at $1 thousand; every name on it links to that institution's own page.

Institutions: 594
FY2024 psychology: $1.7 billion
Share of the US total: 1.5%

The 594 US institutions that reported psychology R&D in FY2024, ranked by the amount. NSF HERD.
Rank	Institution	State	FY2024 psychology	Share of its R&D	Change on FY2023
1	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The	North Carolina	$54.1M	3.4%	−4.3%
2	Florida International University	Florida	$45.4M	13.9%	+10.5%
3	Pennsylvania State University, The, University Park and Hershey Medical Center	Pennsylvania	$36.0M	2.8%	−12.8%
4	University of Minnesota, Twin Cities	Minnesota	$34.7M	2.5%	+3.0%
5	Boston University	Massachusetts	$31.8M	4.1%	+20.6%
6	New York University	New York	$31.1M	2.1%	+16.7%
7	University of Georgia	Georgia	$31.0M	4.9%	+3.1%
8	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	$27.8M	6.4%	−10.1%
9	University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Michigan	$27.0M	1.3%	+15.1%
10	San Diego State University	California	$26.0M	14.3%	+12.7%
11	University of Oregon	Oregon	$24.5M	14.0%	+9.5%
12	Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Tennessee	$24.2M	1.8%	+39.0%
13	Florida State University	Florida	$22.3M	4.8%	+16.8%
14	University of California, Berkeley	California	$21.1M	1.9%	+4.4%
15	University of Nebraska, Lincoln and Medical Center	Nebraska	$20.8M	3.2%	+20.8%
16	Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences	Maryland	$20.7M	3.6%	−56.9%
17	University of California, Irvine	California	$20.6M	3.2%	+40.3%
18	University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, The	Texas	$19.7M	1.4%	+7.6%
19	University of Miami	Florida	$19.5M	3.5%	+6.7%
20	University of Houston	Texas	$18.9M	7.9%	−4.0%
21	University of California, Los Angeles	California	$18.8M	1.0%	−8.1%
22	University of Texas at Austin, The	Texas	$18.5M	1.6%	+11.0%
23	Arizona State University	Arizona	$18.2M	1.8%	+4.6%
24	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	$18.0M	2.5%	+8.0%
25	Indiana University, Bloomington	Indiana	$17.5M	1.9%	+3.1%
26	San Jose State University	California	$17.3M	19.6%	+2.7%
27	Temple University	Pennsylvania	$17.1M	5.4%	+53.6%
28	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	$16.2M	1.8%	+6.4%
29	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	$16.2M	0.7%	−6.9%
30	Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center	New Hampshire	$15.8M	3.8%	+2.5%
31	University of Maryland	Maryland	$15.3M	1.0%	+37.1%
32	University of Florida	Florida	$14.8M	1.2%	−4.3%
33	Stanford University	California	$14.3M	0.9%	+1.2%
34	Northeastern University	Massachusetts	$14.2M	4.1%	+18.2%
35	University of South Carolina, Columbia	South Carolina	$14.2M	5.1%	+3.4%
36	Brown University	Rhode Island	$14.0M	3.7%	+31.3%
37	University of California, San Diego	California	$13.9M	0.7%	+2.2%
38	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick	New Jersey	$13.7M	1.6%	−11.4%
39	University of Iowa	Iowa	$13.7M	1.9%	+31.2%
40	Michigan State University	Michigan	$13.6M	1.5%	−3.4%
41	University of Washington, Seattle	Washington	$13.5M	0.8%	+20.0%
42	Georgia State University	Georgia	$13.5M	5.6%	+7.0%
43	University of Delaware	Delaware	$13.4M	2.9%	+8.4%
44	State University of New York, Binghamton University	New York	$13.3M	8.3%	+24.4%
45	Cornell University	New York	$12.9M	0.8%	+4.1%
46	University of Kansas	Kansas	$12.8M	2.3%	+13.0%
47	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	$12.7M	0.7%	−3.9%
48	University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	$12.6M	0.8%	−23.2%
49	Yale University	Connecticut	$12.2M	0.8%	+10.3%
50	University of Arizona, The	Arizona	$11.6M	1.1%	+13.6%
51	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	$11.3M	2.2%	−7.0%
52	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania	$10.8M	2.1%	+5.7%
53	Washington University in St. Louis	Missouri	$10.4M	0.8%	+23.4%
54	Duke University	North Carolina	$10.4M	0.7%	+1.8%
55	Texas A&M University, College Station and Health Science Center	Texas	$10.4M	0.7%	−1.3%
56	University of Central Florida	Florida	$9.7M	3.4%	−1.1%
57	City University of New York, The, Hunter College	New York	$9.5M	21.1%	+16.2%
58	University of Cincinnati	Ohio	$9.5M	1.3%	−19.1%
59	University of Virginia, Charlottesville	Virginia	$9.3M	1.1%	+25.8%
60	University of South Florida	Florida	$9.2M	1.8%	+21.2%
61	Texas Tech University	Texas	$9.0M	3.5%	+8.2%
62	University of New Mexico, The	New Mexico	$9.0M	2.5%	+20.6%
63	University of Southern California	California	$8.9M	0.7%	+10.0%
64	City University of New York, The, Graduate Center, The	New York	$8.7M	10.7%	+57.5%
65	University of Massachusetts Amherst	Massachusetts	$8.7M	3.1%	−12.4%
66	Utah State University	Utah	$8.5M	1.9%	+48.5%
67	University of Alabama at Birmingham, The	Alabama	$8.4M	1.0%	−27.9%
68	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	$8.3M	1.3%	+30.4%
69	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland	$8.1M	0.2%	−3.0%
70	University of Chicago, The	Illinois	$8.0M	1.2%	−15.3%
71	Baylor University	Texas	$7.9M	5.8%	+34.6%
72	University of Memphis, The	Tennessee	$7.9M	7.2%	+11.0%
73	University of Missouri, Columbia	Missouri	$7.6M	1.5%	+15.6%
74	University of Denver	Colorado	$7.4M	13.3%	−9.6%
75	University of Alabama, The, Tuscaloosa	Alabama	$7.4M	3.3%	+29.6%
76	Rice University	Texas	$7.3M	2.6%	+35.4%
77	University of Rochester	New York	$7.3M	1.5%	+5.7%
78	Oklahoma State University, Stillwater	Oklahoma	$7.1M	2.8%	−0.7%
79	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	$7.0M	1.3%	+6.8%
80	Harvard University	Massachusetts	$6.9M	0.5%	−15.8%
81	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	$6.9M	2.0%	+4.5%
82	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	Wisconsin	$6.7M	10.1%	+25.0%
83	Clemson University	South Carolina	$6.6M	1.9%	+71.5%
84	University of Texas at El Paso, The	Texas	$6.6M	4.2%	+1.6%
85	Princeton University	New Jersey	$6.5M	1.2%	+3.7%
86	George Washington University, The	District of Columbia	$6.4M	1.7%	+16.5%
87	Ohio State University, The	Ohio	$6.4M	0.4%	+0.4%
88	University of Nevada, Reno	Nevada	$6.4M	3.3%	+21.8%
89	University of Massachusetts Boston	Massachusetts	$6.2M	8.3%	+3.3%
90	Washington State University	Washington	$6.1M	1.5%	+42.1%
91	Tufts University	Massachusetts	$6.1M	2.2%	−9.4%
92	Boston College	Massachusetts	$6.0M	6.3%	+27.4%
93	Montclair State University	New Jersey	$6.0M	13.7%	−7.1%
94	University of North Carolina at Greensboro, The	North Carolina	$5.8M	7.5%	−19.3%
95	University of Oklahoma, The	Oklahoma	$5.8M	1.2%	+0.6%
96	State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry	New York	$5.7M	14.9%	+126.5%
97	University of California, Riverside	California	$5.7M	2.5%	−18.3%
98	University of North Texas, Denton	Texas	$5.6M	4.5%	+48.1%
99	Emory University	Georgia	$5.4M	0.4%	+13.6%
100	State University of New York, University at Buffalo	New York	$5.3M	1.0%	−8.7%
101	University of South Alabama	Alabama	$5.3M	7.5%	+30.1%
102	Kansas State University	Kansas	$5.2M	2.0%	+7.3%
103	Brandeis University	Massachusetts	$5.2M	4.9%	+1.3%
104	Purdue University, West Lafayette	Indiana	$5.1M	0.6%	−11.9%
105	Fordham University	New York	$5.0M	17.8%	+67.0%
106	Georgia Institute of Technology	Georgia	$5.0M	0.3%	+12.3%
107	University of California, Santa Barbara	California	$5.0M	1.6%	+12.9%
108	State University of New York, University at Albany	New York	$4.9M	1.0%	+18.5%
109	University of California, Davis	California	$4.9M	0.5%	+17.2%
110	University of Utah, The	Utah	$4.8M	0.6%	−15.3%
111	University of Illinois Chicago	Illinois	$4.8M	0.9%	+18.2%
112	Rush University	Illinois	$4.7M	3.4%	+11.9%
113	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	$4.6M	2.7%	+6.5%
114	Georgetown University	District of Columbia	$4.5M	1.2%	+126.6%
115	Northwestern University	Illinois	$4.5M	0.4%	+35.5%
116	George Mason University	Virginia	$4.4M	1.6%	+2.9%
117	University of Tennessee, The, Knoxville	Tennessee	$4.4M	1.1%	+6.9%
118	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	New York	$4.4M	3.1%	+13.2%
119	Tulane University	Louisiana	$4.4M	1.6%	+48.4%
120	State University of New York, Stony Brook University	New York	$4.3M	1.4%	−27.5%
121	University of Louisville	Kentucky	$4.3M	1.9%	+14.7%
122	University of Missouri, Kansas City	Missouri	$4.2M	7.4%	+488.1%
123	Kent State University	Ohio	$4.1M	6.7%	−22.1%
124	University of Texas at Dallas, The	Texas	$4.1M	2.2%	−17.0%
125	University of Rhode Island	Rhode Island	$3.9M	2.9%	+3.9%
126	Wayne State University	Michigan	$3.8M	1.3%	+7.9%
127	Iowa State University	Iowa	$3.7M	0.8%	+11.6%
128	Colorado State University, Fort Collins	Colorado	$3.7M	0.8%	+11.1%
129	Syracuse University	New York	$3.7M	1.8%	+3.9%
130	Brigham Young University, Provo	Utah	$3.6M	2.3%	+25.1%
131	Auburn University, Auburn	Alabama	$3.5M	0.9%	−6.4%
132	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	$3.5M	1.0%	+45.1%
133	Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis	Indiana	$3.3M	3.8%	−2.7%
134	University of Vermont	Vermont	$3.3M	1.3%	−31.7%
135	University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Maryland	$3.3M	2.2%	+6.7%
136	Ohio University	Ohio	$3.1M	4.6%	−3.3%
137	City University of New York, The, Queens College	New York	$3.1M	9.7%	+22.1%
138	California State University, San Bernardino	California	$3.0M	26.8%	−5.9%
139	Columbia University in the City of New York	New York	$3.0M	0.2%	−32.7%
140	Loyola Marymount University	California	$2.9M	18.8%	+46.8%
141	Teachers College, Columbia University	New York	$2.9M	8.5%	+29.6%
142	Nova Southeastern University	Florida	$2.8M	4.6%	+21.9%
143	University of Texas at San Antonio, The	Texas	$2.7M	1.6%	−12.4%
144	North Dakota State University	North Dakota	$2.7M	1.3%	−2.2%
145	East Carolina University	North Carolina	$2.7M	3.7%	+48.5%
146	University of Arkansas, Fayetteville	Arkansas	$2.6M	1.1%	+26.0%
147	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Nevada	$2.6M	2.2%	+27.3%
148	University of North Carolina at Charlotte, The	North Carolina	$2.4M	2.6%	+23.7%
149	Howard University	District of Columbia	$2.4M	2.3%	+20.2%
150	Oklahoma State University, Center for Health Sciences	Oklahoma	$2.3M	14.2%	−23.9%
151	Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge	Louisiana	$2.2M	0.5%	+102.0%
152	Case Western Reserve University	Ohio	$2.2M	0.3%	+18.2%
153	Florida Atlantic University	Florida	$2.2M	2.4%	−21.7%
154	University of Texas at Arlington, The	Texas	$2.1M	1.4%	−11.3%
155	California Institute of Technology	California	$2.1M	0.5%	+90.4%
156	City University of New York, The, John Jay College Criminal Justice	New York	$2.1M	9.9%	−12.8%
157	California State University, Fullerton	California	$2.0M	6.0%	+122.0%
158	San Francisco State University	California	$2.0M	4.8%	+4.9%
159	University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus	Colorado	$2.0M	0.3%	+32.9%
160	California State University, Long Beach	California	$2.0M	5.8%	−4.1%
161	University of Mississippi	Mississippi	$2.0M	1.0%	+2.0%
162	Oregon State University	Oregon	$1.9M	0.5%	+38.8%
163	Western Michigan University and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine	Michigan	$1.9M	3.1%	+20.2%
164	West Virginia University	West Virginia	$1.9M	0.7%	−2.6%
165	Northern Illinois University	Illinois	$1.9M	5.4%	+110.1%
166	University of North Dakota	North Dakota	$1.9M	0.9%	−62.5%
167	City University of New York, The, Brooklyn College	New York	$1.9M	12.2%	+10.2%
168	University of Massachusetts Lowell	Massachusetts	$1.7M	1.4%	+21.3%
169	Marquette University	Wisconsin	$1.7M	3.5%	+29.9%
170	University of California, Santa Cruz	California	$1.7M	0.8%	+40.8%
171	Miami University	Ohio	$1.7M	6.0%	−23.5%
172	North Carolina State University	North Carolina	$1.7M	0.2%	−9.8%
173	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, The	Texas	$1.7M	1.9%	+33.8%
174	Texas Christian University	Texas	$1.6M	5.9%	+11.4%
175	Texas State University	Texas	$1.6M	1.0%	+394.8%
176	University of South Dakota, The	South Dakota	$1.5M	5.5%	−10.3%
177	Old Dominion University	Virginia	$1.5M	2.0%	−7.3%
178	Southern Methodist University	Texas	$1.5M	2.4%	−18.7%
179	Catholic University of America, The	District of Columbia	$1.5M	2.6%	+16.5%
180	California State University, Northridge	California	$1.5M	5.5%	+75.1%
181	Chapman University	California	$1.4M	3.0%	+32.3%
182	City University of New York, The, The City College	New York	$1.4M	2.0%	+8.9%
183	Western Kentucky University	Kentucky	$1.4M	12.5%	+29.2%
184	University of Tulsa	Oklahoma	$1.4M	4.3%	+63.2%
185	Southern Illinois University, Carbondale	Illinois	$1.4M	2.3%	+3.9%
186	University of North Florida	Florida	$1.4M	7.2%	−20.0%
187	Long Island University	New York	$1.4M	7.4%	+23.1%
188	Portland State University	Oregon	$1.3M	2.5%	−18.0%
189	University of Colorado Denver	Colorado	$1.2M	5.1%	+2.5%
190	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, The	Texas	$1.2M	0.1%	new
191	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark	New Jersey	$1.2M	4.7%	−24.2%
192	Texas Woman's University	Texas	$1.2M	13.7%	−15.0%
193	American University	District of Columbia	$1.2M	1.6%	−3.5%
194	Bowling Green State University	Ohio	$1.2M	6.2%	+36.6%
195	Barnard College	New York	$1.2M	18.5%	−7.8%
196	Kean University	New Jersey	$1.2M	12.4%	+317.4%
197	Loma Linda University	California	$1.2M	4.8%	−18.0%
198	Langston University	Oklahoma	$1.2M	8.7%	+123.6%
199	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	$1.2M	3.5%	+2.1%
200	Loyola University Chicago	Illinois	$1.1M	1.8%	−15.6%
201	Biola University	California	$1.1M	62.9%	+66.6%
202	Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science	Illinois	$1.1M	9.4%	+114.6%
203	Rowan University	New Jersey	$1.1M	1.7%	−43.4%
204	Pepperdine University	California	$1.1M	9.9%	+15.0%
205	Suffolk University	Massachusetts	$1.1M	21.8%	−16.5%
206	Spelman College	Georgia	$1.1M	23.5%	+13.1%
207	Wesleyan University	Connecticut	$1.0M	9.7%	−12.4%
208	James Madison University	Virginia	$1.0M	4.8%	+5.1%
209	Wake Forest University	North Carolina	$1.0M	0.3%	+46.3%
210	University of New Hampshire	New Hampshire	$1.0M	0.4%	−7.7%
211	Georgia Southern University	Georgia	$1.0M	2.2%	−1.9%
212	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts	$999K	0.1%	+90.3%
213	Montana State University, Bozeman	Montana	$992K	0.4%	+3.8%
214	University of San Francisco	California	$970K	8.8%	+25.6%
215	Northern Kentucky University	Kentucky	$960K	29.3%	+42.4%
216	Wichita State University	Kansas	$956K	0.2%	−16.0%
217	University of Wyoming	Wyoming	$949K	0.6%	+4.6%
218	University of California, Merced	California	$883K	1.1%	+141.9%
219	Pennsylvania State University, The, Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	$867K	15.1%	+79.5%
220	University of Northern Colorado	Colorado	$862K	10.2%	−1.5%
221	Western Washington University	Washington	$823K	3.5%	−34.4%
222	Cleveland State University	Ohio	$822K	1.0%	+6.9%
223	University of Alaska Anchorage	Alaska	$795K	3.2%	new
224	St. John's University, New York	New York	$794K	16.1%	+47.3%
225	University of Maine	Maine	$784K	0.4%	+5.7%
226	Claremont McKenna College	California	$782K	10.1%	+57.7%
227	National University	California	$763K	15.2%	new
228	City University of New York, The, College of Staten Island	New York	$746K	13.0%	+5.2%
229	Tarleton State University	Texas	$714K	2.9%	+33.0%
230	Azusa Pacific University	California	$695K	20.4%	−31.9%
230	Ball State University	Indiana	$695K	5.3%	+55.8%
232	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Hawaii	$691K	0.2%	+14.6%
233	Wellesley College	Massachusetts	$659K	9.4%	+3.6%
234	California State University, San Marcos	California	$650K	5.1%	−27.3%
235	Wright State University	Ohio	$645K	2.8%	−53.0%
236	University of New Orleans	Louisiana	$637K	3.3%	−38.4%
237	University of Missouri, Saint Louis	Missouri	$631K	4.3%	−7.2%
238	Michigan Technological University	Michigan	$624K	0.6%	−24.5%
239	University of Montana, The, Missoula	Montana	$623K	0.4%	−12.3%
240	Texas A&M International University	Texas	$618K	7.4%	+663.0%
241	Santa Clara University	California	$596K	7.4%	+861.3%
242	Gallaudet University	District of Columbia	$588K	6.2%	+12.9%
243	Hofstra University	New York	$580K	5.6%	+52.2%
244	John Carroll University	Ohio	$570K	24.0%	+15.6%
245	South Dakota State University	South Dakota	$559K	0.7%	+72.5%
246	Missouri University of Science and Technology	Missouri	$537K	0.8%	+73.2%
247	Palo Alto University	California	$509K	100.0%	+7.6%
248	Minerva University	California	$500K	54.6%	new
249	Southern Connecticut State University	Connecticut	$494K	6.5%	+54.9%
250	Rochester Institute of Technology	New York	$492K	0.6%	−8.6%
251	William & Mary	Virginia	$487K	0.5%	+141.1%
252	Towson University	Maryland	$483K	2.5%	−47.7%
253	Texas Southern University	Texas	$482K	2.5%	−27.1%
254	California State University, Dominguez Hills	California	$477K	8.3%	−37.2%
255	California State University, Bakersfield	California	$473K	5.6%	+1956.5%
256	DePaul University	Illinois	$461K	4.4%	+72.7%
257	Lehigh University	Pennsylvania	$459K	0.7%	−37.9%
258	Tennessee Technological University	Tennessee	$455K	1.3%	+140.7%
259	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire	Wisconsin	$450K	12.1%	+37.6%
260	State University of New York College, Oswego	New York	$449K	13.8%	+216.2%
260	Canisius University	New York	$449K	86.2%	new
262	University of Minnesota, Duluth	Minnesota	$438K	1.5%	−7.4%
263	University of St. Thomas (MN)	Minnesota	$434K	7.2%	+29.2%
264	Virginia State University	Virginia	$433K	3.3%	+34.1%
265	Trinity University	Texas	$432K	7.4%	−33.3%
266	Wheaton College, Wheaton	Illinois	$419K	29.0%	−22.7%
267	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	$411K	6.3%	−25.9%
268	Albizu University	Puerto Rico	$403K	100.0%	new
269	Morgan State University	Maryland	$402K	0.7%	+40.6%
270	Norwich University	Vermont	$401K	21.4%	+14.6%
271	Alfred University	New York	$394K	6.7%	+471.0%
272	St. Lawrence University	New York	$393K	13.9%	+204.7%
273	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	$392K	5.7%	−35.2%
274	Nevada State University	Nevada	$377K	19.0%	+31.8%
275	Creighton University	Nebraska	$375K	1.3%	+7.8%
276	Oakland University	Michigan	$371K	1.0%	−18.6%
277	Saint Joseph's University	Pennsylvania	$370K	3.5%	+11.8%
278	Georgia College and State University	Georgia	$368K	4.6%	+5157.1%
279	University of Michigan, Dearborn	Michigan	$365K	2.9%	+14.4%
279	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	New Mexico	$365K	0.5%	−21.3%
281	University of Tennessee, The, Chattanooga	Tennessee	$360K	3.0%	−8.9%
282	Purdue University, Northwest	Indiana	$359K	3.8%	+3490.0%
283	Grinnell College	Iowa	$357K	5.0%	+1175.0%
284	Carleton College	Minnesota	$351K	7.0%	+13.6%
285	Texas A&M University-Commerce	Texas	$349K	5.1%	+25.1%
286	University of Idaho	Idaho	$337K	0.2%	−7.4%
287	Northern Arizona University	Arizona	$335K	0.4%	+70.9%
287	Skidmore College	New York	$335K	12.1%	+3.4%
289	University of West Florida	Florida	$334K	0.8%	−1.5%
290	University of North Carolina at Wilmington, The	North Carolina	$333K	1.5%	+22.4%
291	University of Akron, The	Ohio	$329K	1.3%	−24.4%
292	Mount Holyoke College	Massachusetts	$322K	13.6%	−14.6%
293	Vassar College	New York	$320K	8.5%	−14.2%
294	Boise State University	Idaho	$311K	0.5%	−4.0%
295	Alabama A&M University	Alabama	$309K	1.9%	−0.3%
295	Swarthmore College	Pennsylvania	$309K	5.1%	+56.1%
297	Trinity College, Hartford	Connecticut	$307K	6.1%	−2.2%
298	Duquesne University	Pennsylvania	$298K	1.6%	+259.0%
299	University of Nebraska at Omaha	Nebraska	$297K	0.8%	+34.4%
300	Texas A&M University-San Antonio	Texas	$296K	4.1%	+225.3%
301	Clark University	Massachusetts	$288K	2.3%	−53.0%
302	New Mexico State University	New Mexico	$280K	0.2%	−10.3%
303	University of Alabama in Huntsville, The	Alabama	$279K	0.2%	−31.1%
303	Northern Michigan University	Michigan	$279K	14.4%	+87.2%
303	City University of New York, The, Baruch College	New York	$279K	4.7%	+59.4%
306	Reed College	Oregon	$276K	5.4%	0.0%
306	Haverford College	Pennsylvania	$276K	6.7%	−15.3%
308	University of San Diego	California	$275K	2.2%	+65.7%
309	California State University, Stanislaus	California	$273K	11.2%	−25.0%
310	College of Charleston	South Carolina	$265K	3.1%	+320.6%
311	California Baptist University	California	$263K	12.2%	+87.9%
312	Mercer University	Georgia	$260K	0.6%	−3.0%
313	Williams College	Massachusetts	$258K	3.6%	+9.8%
314	Colgate University	New York	$252K	5.3%	+98.4%
315	University of Dayton	Ohio	$250K	0.1%	+38.9%
316	University of Richmond	Virginia	$249K	8.4%	−22.7%
317	University of Texas at Tyler, The	Texas	$247K	6.8%	+318.6%
318	Fairfield University	Connecticut	$244K	4.2%	+36.3%
319	Elon University	North Carolina	$243K	8.1%	+14.6%
320	Fuller Theological Seminary	California	$242K	100.0%	−10.7%
321	Southeastern Louisiana University	Louisiana	$240K	4.3%	new
322	Appalachian State University	North Carolina	$239K	2.1%	+83.8%
323	Adelphi University	New York	$236K	16.4%	+1715.4%
323	Hult International Business School	Massachusetts	$236K	18.9%	+76.1%
325	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	Colorado	$235K	3.1%	−27.7%
326	Winston-Salem State University	North Carolina	$224K	1.8%	+14.9%
326	University of Toledo, The	Ohio	$224K	0.3%	−37.6%
328	North Carolina A&T State University	North Carolina	$222K	0.3%	+133.7%
329	Amherst College	Massachusetts	$217K	2.5%	−34.8%
330	Missouri State University	Missouri	$213K	1.3%	+200.0%
331	California State University, East Bay	California	$212K	1.5%	−49.3%
332	Saint John Fisher University	New York	$211K	5.0%	+9.9%
333	Tennessee State University	Tennessee	$207K	0.6%	+36.2%
334	Sacred Heart University	Connecticut	$205K	3.6%	+101.0%
335	Claremont Graduate University	California	$201K	4.2%	+8.1%
335	Smith College	Massachusetts	$201K	2.7%	−43.7%
337	Fayetteville State University	North Carolina	$200K	5.1%	+19.8%
338	Florida Institute of Technology	Florida	$191K	1.1%	−76.7%
339	Clarkson University	New York	$190K	0.7%	+118.4%
340	Davidson College	North Carolina	$185K	4.1%	−63.4%
340	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	$185K	6.9%	+143.4%
342	California State University, Sacramento	California	$183K	0.5%	+4.0%
343	Luther College	Iowa	$182K	34.9%	+857.9%
344	University of New Haven	Connecticut	$176K	3.1%	−23.8%
345	Marian University, Indianapolis	Indiana	$173K	2.3%	new
345	Oregon Institute of Technology	Oregon	$173K	2.7%	+22.7%
347	College of the Holy Cross	Massachusetts	$168K	20.7%	+31.3%
348	Naval Postgraduate School	California	$167K	0.2%	−54.2%
349	Franklin and Marshall College	Pennsylvania	$166K	3.4%	−30.0%
349	Middlebury College	Vermont	$166K	4.6%	+32.8%
351	City University of New York, The, Lehman College	New York	$161K	2.6%	−9.6%
352	Louisiana Tech University	Louisiana	$160K	0.5%	−13.0%
353	Loyola University Maryland	Maryland	$158K	11.6%	+83.7%
354	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	$155K	2.5%	+80.2%
355	Saint Louis University	Missouri	$154K	0.2%	−45.2%
356	Eastern Connecticut State University	Connecticut	$152K	10.7%	−3.8%
356	Whitman College	Washington	$152K	3.9%	+63.4%
356	MCPHS University	Massachusetts	$152K	32.5%	+14.3%
359	Sonoma State University	California	$146K	3.0%	+114.7%
360	Radford University	Virginia	$143K	11.1%	+1488.9%
361	Ramapo College of New Jersey	New Jersey	$142K	24.4%	+14100.0%
362	Jackson State University	Mississippi	$141K	0.6%	−15.6%
363	Christopher Newport University	Virginia	$139K	3.7%	+80.5%
364	Connecticut College	Connecticut	$138K	12.6%	−27.0%
365	Bowdoin College	Maine	$135K	4.0%	+154.7%
366	Morehead State University	Kentucky	$133K	5.8%	+8.1%
366	Utica Univeristy	New York	$133K	18.9%	+343.3%
368	United States Military Academy	New York	$131K	0.6%	−31.8%
369	California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt	California	$125K	0.5%	+3025.0%
369	Bryn Mawr College	Pennsylvania	$125K	2.0%	−73.9%
371	Gonzaga University	Washington	$124K	12.1%	new
372	Idaho State University	Idaho	$120K	0.7%	+179.1%
373	Arkansas State University, Jonesboro	Arkansas	$119K	1.1%	+190.2%
374	Hope College	Michigan	$118K	2.1%	+7.3%
375	Sam Houston State University	Texas	$116K	0.7%	−44.2%
376	Providence College	Rhode Island	$113K	1.9%	+7.6%
377	Dillard University	Louisiana	$111K	3.3%	new
377	Pennsylvania State University, The, Behrend	Pennsylvania	$111K	1.6%	−39.3%
379	Grambling State University	Louisiana	$110K	22.6%	+8.9%
379	Lawrence University	Wisconsin	$110K	13.7%	+20.9%
381	State University of New York College, Geneseo	New York	$107K	5.9%	−28.2%
382	Seattle University	Washington	$106K	2.3%	−34.6%
383	Occidental College	California	$105K	1.8%	−1.9%
384	Eastern Michigan University	Michigan	$104K	0.9%	−54.8%
385	Illinois State University	Illinois	$101K	0.3%	+87.0%
386	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Louisiana	$99K	0.0%	+4.2%
387	United States Air Force Academy	Colorado	$98K	0.2%	new
387	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Florida	$98K	0.1%	−18.3%
389	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	California	$97K	0.3%	+361.9%
389	Minnesota State University, Mankato	Minnesota	$97K	3.0%	−68.1%
389	New Mexico Highlands University	New Mexico	$97K	2.4%	−35.8%
389	Pace University	New York	$97K	2.9%	−36.2%
393	Morehouse College	Georgia	$96K	1.6%	+108.7%
394	Youngstown State University	Ohio	$92K	3.4%	+87.8%
395	Central Michigan University	Michigan	$91K	0.3%	−54.7%
396	La Sierra University	California	$88K	3.3%	+7.3%
396	Northland College	Wisconsin	$88K	5.6%	+7.3%
398	University of Houston-Clear Lake	Texas	$85K	2.8%	−17.5%
399	Grand Valley State University	Michigan	$84K	1.2%	+13.5%
400	Oberlin College	Ohio	$83K	4.3%	+33.9%
401	Colorado College	Colorado	$82K	3.8%	+18.8%
401	Middle Tennessee State University	Tennessee	$82K	0.9%	−18.0%
403	Willamette University	Oregon	$77K	5.2%	+11.6%
403	Seattle Pacific University	Washington	$77K	3.2%	+250.0%
405	Quinnipiac University	Connecticut	$76K	2.9%	+10.1%
406	Tuskegee University	Alabama	$74K	0.2%	new
407	St. Edward's University	Texas	$73K	4.6%	+21.7%
408	Austin Peay State University	Tennessee	$71K	1.4%	+238.1%
408	Pennsylvania State University, The, Abington	Pennsylvania	$71K	9.7%	+163.0%
410	Indiana University, South Bend	Indiana	$69K	6.4%	−61.0%
411	Saint John's University	Minnesota	$66K	4.1%	+34.7%
412	Augusta University	Georgia	$65K	0.0%	−63.3%
413	College of Saint Benedict	Minnesota	$63K	4.1%	+34.0%
414	Saint Michael's College	Vermont	$62K	7.8%	−48.8%
415	California State University, Channel Islands	California	$61K	1.6%	+771.4%
415	College of New Jersey, The	New Jersey	$61K	2.1%	+144.0%
417	Colby College	Maine	$60K	1.3%	−49.6%
418	Marymount University	Virginia	$57K	2.1%	−68.3%
418	University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras	Puerto Rico	$57K	0.2%	−25.0%
418	Molloy College	New York	$57K	15.8%	new
421	Pomona College	California	$56K	1.0%	−82.2%
421	University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez	Puerto Rico	$56K	0.2%	new
423	Macalester College	Minnesota	$53K	2.7%	+562.5%
423	Texas A&M University-Kingsville	Texas	$53K	0.2%	−26.4%
425	Carthage College	Wisconsin	$52K	27.7%	new
425	California State University, Fresno	California	$52K	0.4%	−72.0%
425	St. Olaf College	Minnesota	$52K	3.5%	+23.8%
425	Roger Williams University	Rhode Island	$52K	1.4%	−38.1%
429	Bates College	Maine	$51K	2.5%	−15.0%
430	Furman University	South Carolina	$49K	1.5%	−71.7%
430	Bethune-Cookman University	Florida	$49K	6.6%	new
432	Pacific Lutheran University	Washington	$47K	11.0%	+487.5%
433	University of Baltimore	Maryland	$46K	0.8%	−38.7%
433	Hobart and William Smith Colleges	New York	$46K	2.3%	+2200.0%
433	Xavier University	Ohio	$46K	5.3%	new
436	University of Nebraska at Kearney	Nebraska	$45K	1.2%	−26.2%
436	Denison University	Ohio	$45K	4.1%	+1025.0%
436	University of South Carolina, Aiken	South Carolina	$45K	2.8%	+87.5%
439	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	Texas	$44K	0.1%	+388.9%
440	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay	Wisconsin	$43K	1.6%	−4.4%
440	Bard College	New York	$43K	15.9%	+2.4%
440	Fairleigh Dickinson University	New Jersey	$43K	5.4%	−76.1%
443	Union College, Schenectady	New York	$42K	1.9%	+2.4%
443	University of Southern Indiana	Indiana	$42K	21.0%	new
443	Wheaton College, Norton	Massachusetts	$42K	9.4%	new
446	Earlham College	Indiana	$41K	8.6%	new
447	Salisbury University	Maryland	$39K	0.3%	0.0%
448	University of North Texas, Dallas	Texas	$38K	4.2%	+2.7%
448	Hamilton College	New York	$38K	1.0%	−38.7%
448	College of Wooster, The	Ohio	$38K	2.9%	+216.7%
451	University of Tampa, The	Florida	$37K	3.7%	−11.9%
452	Liberty University	Virginia	$36K	2.3%	new
452	State University of New York, College at Brockport, The	New York	$36K	1.9%	new
452	University of Central Oklahoma	Oklahoma	$36K	0.8%	+9.1%
452	Salve Regina University	Rhode Island	$36K	5.4%	new
452	Southwestern University	Texas	$36K	4.5%	−32.1%
457	University of Maine Farmington	Maine	$34K	2.3%	+54.5%
458	University of Mary Washington	Virginia	$33K	2.5%	0.0%
459	Citadel Military College of South Carolina	South Carolina	$32K	0.6%	+28.0%
459	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Camden	New Jersey	$32K	0.3%	−27.3%
459	University of Wisconsin-Platteville	Wisconsin	$32K	1.9%	+28.0%
459	Cornell College	Iowa	$32K	7.3%	new
463	University of Washington, Bothell	Washington	$31K	0.6%	new
463	Sewanee: The University of the South	Tennessee	$31K	4.0%	+675.0%
465	University of South Carolina Upstate	South Carolina	$30K	1.1%	+30.4%
466	State University of New York, Purchase College	New York	$28K	12.9%	new
467	Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville	Illinois	$27K	0.2%	−74.0%
468	Kenyon College	Ohio	$26K	1.8%	+420.0%
468	Dickinson College	Pennsylvania	$26K	1.5%	−18.8%
468	Rollins College	Florida	$26K	3.4%	−35.0%
471	Drake University	Iowa	$25K	1.7%	+316.7%
471	Calvin University	Michigan	$25K	1.0%	+1150.0%
471	City University of New York, The, York College	New York	$25K	1.7%	−72.5%
471	Agnes Scott College	Georgia	$25K	14.0%	−49.0%
471	Siena College	New York	$25K	3.3%	+38.9%
471	Texas A&M University-Central Texas	Texas	$25K	1.4%	new
477	Butler University	Indiana	$22K	1.7%	+100.0%
477	State University of New York, Buffalo State University	New York	$22K	0.9%	+22.2%
477	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania	$22K	1.9%	−8.3%
477	William Paterson University	New Jersey	$22K	2.7%	−72.2%
481	Florida Gulf Coast University	Florida	$21K	0.1%	−58.0%
481	Virginia Military Institute	Virginia	$21K	0.8%	new
481	Washington and Lee University	Virginia	$21K	8.1%	0.0%
484	Robert Morris University	Pennsylvania	$20K	1.4%	−13.0%
484	Lake Forest College	Illinois	$20K	3.2%	+11.1%
486	Troy University	Alabama	$19K	0.6%	+58.3%
486	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	California	$19K	0.1%	0.0%
486	Pitzer College	California	$19K	4.3%	−38.7%
486	Emporia State University	Kansas	$19K	3.3%	−9.5%
486	Gustavus Adolphus College	Minnesota	$19K	2.2%	+137.5%
486	Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	$19K	6.2%	−67.2%
492	Bridgewater State University	Massachusetts	$18K	1.9%	+260.0%
492	State University of New York at New Paltz	New York	$18K	3.9%	+1700.0%
492	Whitworth University	Washington	$18K	3.2%	−14.3%
492	University of Wisconsin-Stout	Wisconsin	$18K	2.0%	0.0%
496	Roanoke College	Virginia	$17K	1.4%	+6.3%
497	Westmont College	California	$16K	3.8%	+700.0%
497	Central Connecticut State University	Connecticut	$16K	1.7%	−23.8%
497	University of Evansville	Indiana	$16K	7.8%	−30.4%
500	California Lutheran University	California	$15K	1.2%	+15.4%
500	Keene State College	New Hampshire	$15K	1.8%	+200.0%
500	University of Hartford	Connecticut	$15K	0.8%	−54.5%
503	Colorado School of Mines	Colorado	$14K	0.0%	−69.6%
503	North Carolina Central University	North Carolina	$14K	0.1%	+16.7%
505	University of Detroit Mercy	Michigan	$13K	0.3%	−56.7%
505	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	Wisconsin	$13K	0.4%	−38.1%
505	Indiana Wesleyan University	Indiana	$13K	1.8%	−23.5%
505	Coe College	Iowa	$13K	1.8%	new
505	Niagara University	New York	$13K	1.5%	new
505	Muhlenberg College	Pennsylvania	$13K	3.1%	−13.3%
505	Moravian University	Pennsylvania	$13K	2.7%	+30.0%
512	High Point University	North Carolina	$12K	1.2%	new
512	East Tennessee State University	Tennessee	$12K	0.0%	−72.7%
512	University of Illinois at Springfield	Illinois	$12K	0.5%	−81.3%
512	Transylvania University	Kentucky	$12K	3.4%	new
516	California State University, Chico	California	$11K	0.1%	new
516	Indiana University, Northwest	Indiana	$11K	3.2%	−50.0%
516	Truman State University	Missouri	$11K	2.0%	+37.5%
516	Eastern New Mexico University, Portales	New Mexico	$11K	1.5%	+10.0%
520	Merrimack College	Massachusetts	$10K	0.4%	new
520	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	Wisconsin	$10K	0.3%	0.0%
520	University of Texas of the Permian Basin, The	Texas	$10K	0.4%	−83.9%
520	Western Connecticut State University	Connecticut	$10K	2.0%	−37.5%
524	Pacific University	Oregon	$9K	0.1%	−87.7%
524	Southwestern Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma	$9K	1.8%	new
524	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	$9K	4.0%	+800.0%
524	Wilkes University	Pennsylvania	$9K	1.0%	+200.0%
528	Eastern Washington University	Washington	$8K	0.3%	−90.8%
528	Eastern Illinois University	Illinois	$8K	0.6%	−11.1%
528	California State University, Maritime Academy	California	$8K	5.3%	new
528	Manchester University	Indiana	$8K	4.9%	0.0%
532	Prairie View A&M University	Texas	$7K	0.0%	+40.0%
532	University of Portland	Oregon	$7K	0.4%	0.0%
532	Bryn Athyn College	Pennsylvania	$7K	1.8%	+16.7%
535	Lewis & Clark College	Oregon	$6K	0.2%	new
535	Lipscomb University	Tennessee	$6K	0.3%	new
535	Concordia College, Moorhead	Minnesota	$6K	2.6%	+500.0%
535	Southern Arkansas University	Arkansas	$6K	2.3%	−25.0%
539	New College of Florida	Florida	$5K	0.3%	−64.3%
539	Whittier College	California	$5K	2.5%	+25.0%
539	State University of New York College, Oneonta	New York	$5K	1.8%	new
539	East Central University	Oklahoma	$5K	0.8%	−37.5%
539	State University of New York, Old Westbury	New York	$5K	0.8%	−87.8%
539	Metropolitan State University	Minnesota	$5K	2.4%	+66.7%
545	California State University, Los Angeles	California	$4K	0.0%	−98.4%
545	University of New England	Maine	$4K	0.0%	new
545	Central Washington University	Washington	$4K	0.1%	new
545	Regis University	Colorado	$4K	0.5%	−80.0%
545	Loyola University New Orleans	Louisiana	$4K	0.4%	new
545	Montana State University, Billings	Montana	$4K	0.4%	new
545	Augustana University	South Dakota	$4K	0.5%	new
552	Fort Lewis College	Colorado	$3K	0.1%	new
552	Purdue University, Fort Wayne	Indiana	$3K	0.1%	−98.0%
552	University of Michigan, Flint	Michigan	$3K	0.1%	new
552	Bradley University	Illinois	$3K	0.3%	+50.0%
552	Goucher College	Maryland	$3K	1.8%	new
552	Ohio Wesleyan University	Ohio	$3K	0.4%	0.0%
552	Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	$3K	0.7%	−70.0%
552	Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	$3K	0.9%	new
552	Stonehill College	Massachusetts	$3K	0.8%	new
552	Rhode Island College	Rhode Island	$3K	1.0%	−94.7%
552	California State University, System Office	California	$3K	1.5%	new
563	University of North Georgia	Georgia	$2K	0.1%	−60.0%
563	Murray State University	Kentucky	$2K	0.1%	new
563	Andrews University	Michigan	$2K	0.1%	new
563	Southern Oregon University	Oregon	$2K	0.2%	new
563	University of Washington, Tacoma	Washington	$2K	0.0%	new
563	University of Scranton	Pennsylvania	$2K	0.1%	−75.0%
563	University of Puget Sound	Washington	$2K	0.2%	new
563	Fitchburg State University	Massachusetts	$2K	1.3%	new
563	Simmons University	Massachusetts	$2K	0.2%	0.0%
563	Minnesota State University, Moorhead	Minnesota	$2K	0.5%	0.0%
563	Allegheny College	Pennsylvania	$2K	0.3%	new
563	Susquehanna University	Pennsylvania	$2K	0.3%	+100.0%
563	Angelo State University	Texas	$2K	0.2%	−93.3%
563	Elmhurst University	Illinois	$2K	0.4%	−77.8%
563	Johnson and Wales University, Providence	Rhode Island	$2K	1.3%	new
563	Converse University	South Carolina	$2K	0.5%	new
563	University of Lynchburg	Virginia	$2K	1.0%	0.0%
563	Georgia Gwinnett College	Georgia	$2K	0.3%	0.0%
581	University of Central Arkansas	Arkansas	$1K	0.0%	new
581	Kennesaw State University	Georgia	$1K	0.0%	−93.3%
581	Bentley University	Massachusetts	$1K	0.0%	new
581	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	Massachusetts	$1K	0.0%	−97.4%
581	Saginaw Valley State University	Michigan	$1K	0.0%	0.0%
581	Ursinus College	Pennsylvania	$1K	0.1%	−66.7%
581	Coastal Carolina University	South Carolina	$1K	0.0%	−98.5%
581	Winthrop University	South Carolina	$1K	0.0%	new
581	Black Hills State University	South Dakota	$1K	0.0%	−50.0%
581	Stephen F. Austin State University	Texas	$1K	0.0%	−50.0%
581	University of North Alabama	Alabama	$1K	0.4%	−87.5%
581	Augustana College	Illinois	$1K	0.2%	−80.0%
581	Indiana University, Kokomo	Indiana	$1K	0.3%	−90.9%
581	Pennsylvania Western University	Pennsylvania	$1K	0.1%	new
All 594			$1.7B

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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