Research expenditures by university in Nebraska, FY2024
5 institutions in Nebraska reported to the NSF HERD survey in FY2024, and together they spent $726.1 million, 0.6% of the US total. University of Nebraska, Lincoln and Medical Center leads at $657.5 million — #55 nationally, more than 18 times University of Nebraska at Omaha's $35.1 million. 4 spent more than in FY2023 and 1 spent less. The list runs down to Doane University at $345 thousand; every name on it links to that institution's own page.
- Institutions
- 5
- FY2024 R&D
- $726.1 million
- Share of the US total
- 0.6%
Universities in Nebraska ranked, FY2024
| In Nebraska | Institution | US rank | FY2024 R&D | Change on FY2023 | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Nebraska, Lincoln and Medical Center | #55 | $657.5M | +6.5% | held |
| 2 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | #256 | $35.1M | +13.9% | up 6 |
| 3 | Creighton University | #276 | $29.3M | +3.1% | down 8 |
| 4 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | #503 | $3.8M | +3.1% | down 10 |
| 5 | Doane University | #858 | $345K | −7.8% | down 32 |
| All 5 | $726.1M | ||||
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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