Research expenditures by university in Hawaii, FY2024

5 institutions in Hawaii reported to the NSF HERD survey in FY2024, and together they spent $404.0 million, 0.3% of the US total. University of Hawaii at Manoa leads at $375.6 million — #92 nationally, more than 25 times University of Hawaii, system office's $14.5 million. 5 spent more than in FY2023 and none spent less. The list runs down to University of Hawaii Maui College at $1.5 million; every name on it links to that institution's own page.

Institutions
5
FY2024 R&D
$404.0 million
Share of the US total
0.3%

Universities in Hawaii ranked, FY2024

The 5 institutions in Hawaii ranked by total research and development expenditures, NSF HERD FY2024.
In HawaiiInstitutionUS rankFY2024 R&DChange on FY2023Rank change
1University of Hawaii at Manoa#92$375.6M+20.0%up 10
2University of Hawaii, system office#334$14.5M+2.6%down 2
3University of Hawaii at Hilo#390$8.5M+4.8%down 4
4Hawaii Pacific University#505$3.8M+29.9%up 17
5University of Hawaii Maui College#635$1.5M+10.3%up 6
All 5$404.0M

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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