Research expenditures by university in Arizona, FY2024
5 institutions in Arizona reported to the NSF HERD survey in FY2024, and together they spent $2.1 billion, 1.8% of the US total. University of Arizona, The leads at $1.0 billion — #35 nationally, ahead of Arizona State University at $1.0 billion. 4 spent more than in FY2023 and 1 spent less. The list runs down to Sonoran University of Health Sciences at $550 thousand; every name on it links to that institution's own page.
- Institutions
- 5
- FY2024 R&D
- $2.1 billion
- Share of the US total
- 1.8%
Universities in Arizona ranked, FY2024
| In Arizona | Institution | US rank | FY2024 R&D | Change on FY2023 | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Arizona, The | #35 | $1.0B | +6.0% | up 1 |
| 2 | Arizona State University | #37 | $1.0B | +11.0% | held |
| 3 | Northern Arizona University | #183 | $93.7M | +20.9% | up 9 |
| 4 | Dine College | #420 | $7.0M | +127.9% | up 95 |
| 5 | Sonoran University of Health Sciences | #792 | $550K | −8.3% | down 36 |
| All 5 | $2.1B | ||||
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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