Research expenditures by university in District of Columbia, FY2024
8 institutions in District of Columbia reported to the NSF HERD survey in FY2024, and together they spent $1.0 billion, 0.9% of the US total. George Washington University, The leads at $381.6 million — #90 nationally, ahead of Georgetown University at $376.6 million. 7 spent more than in FY2023 and 1 spent less. The list runs down to National Defense University at $3.5 million; every name on it links to that institution's own page.
- Institutions
- 8
- FY2024 R&D
- $1.0 billion
- Share of the US total
- 0.9%
Universities in District of Columbia ranked, FY2024
| In District of Columbia | Institution | US rank | FY2024 R&D | Change on FY2023 | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Washington University, The | #90 | $381.6M | +5.9% | down 2 |
| 2 | Georgetown University | #91 | $376.6M | +11.7% | up 3 |
| 3 | Howard University | #178 | $101.8M | +20.1% | up 6 |
| 4 | American University | #198 | $78.4M | +3.0% | down 4 |
| 5 | Catholic University of America, The | #227 | $57.7M | +14.4% | up 2 |
| 6 | Gallaudet University | #379 | $9.5M | −3.7% | down 14 |
| 7 | University of the District of Columbia | #382 | $9.4M | +18.1% | up 6 |
| 8 | National Defense University | #522 | $3.5M | +38.7% | up 29 |
| All 8 | $1.0B | ||||
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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