Research expenditures by university in Idaho, FY2024

5 institutions in Idaho reported to the NSF HERD survey in FY2024, and together they spent $216.6 million, 0.2% of the US total. University of Idaho leads at $140.4 million — #163 nationally, more than 2 times Boise State University's $57.7 million. 2 spent more than in FY2023 and 3 spent less. The list runs down to Northwest Nazarene University at $451 thousand; every name on it links to that institution's own page.

Institutions
5
FY2024 R&D
$216.6 million
Share of the US total
0.2%

Universities in Idaho ranked, FY2024

The 5 institutions in Idaho ranked by total research and development expenditures, NSF HERD FY2024.
In IdahoInstitutionUS rankFY2024 R&DChange on FY2023Rank change
1University of Idaho#163$140.4M+3.3%held
2Boise State University#226$57.7M+9.0%up 1
3Idaho State University#321$17.5M−0.3%down 4
4Lewis-Clark State College#817$463K−1.1%down 20
5Northwest Nazarene University#823$451K−1.1%down 24
All 5$216.6M

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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