Research expenditures by university in Alaska, FY2024

4 institutions in Alaska reported to the NSF HERD survey in FY2024, and together they spent $275.5 million, 0.2% of the US total. University of Alaska Fairbanks leads at $246.3 million — #128 nationally, more than 9 times University of Alaska Anchorage's $24.6 million. 4 spent more than in FY2023 and none spent less. The list runs down to Alaska Pacific University at $2.2 million; every name on it links to that institution's own page.

Institutions
4
FY2024 R&D
$275.5 million
Share of the US total
0.2%

Universities in Alaska ranked, FY2024

The 4 institutions in Alaska ranked by total research and development expenditures, NSF HERD FY2024.
In AlaskaInstitutionUS rankFY2024 R&DChange on FY2023Rank change
1University of Alaska Fairbanks#128$246.3M+13.0%up 6
2University of Alaska Anchorage#293$24.6M+24.2%up 18
3University of Alaska Southeast#573$2.4M+31.6%up 22
4Alaska Pacific University#588$2.2M+18.9%up 6
All 4$275.5M

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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