Research expenditures by university in Nevada, FY2024

8 institutions in Nevada reported to the NSF HERD survey in FY2024, and together they spent $354.1 million, 0.3% of the US total. University of Nevada, Reno leads at $194.1 million — #144 nationally, half as much again as University of Nevada, Las Vegas's $118.0 million. 6 spent more than in FY2023 and 2 spent less. The list runs down to College of Southern Nevada at $190 thousand; every name on it links to that institution's own page.

Institutions
8
FY2024 R&D
$354.1 million
Share of the US total
0.3%

Universities in Nevada ranked, FY2024

The 8 institutions in Nevada ranked by total research and development expenditures, NSF HERD FY2024.
In NevadaInstitutionUS rankFY2024 R&DChange on FY2023Rank change
1University of Nevada, Reno#144$194.1M+3.0%down 3
2University of Nevada, Las Vegas#172$118.0M+19.5%up 6
3Desert Research Institute#268$32.3M+5.0%down 5
4Roseman University of Health Sciences#433$6.2M+2.2%down 13
5Nevada State University#596$2.0M+14.0%up 2
6Touro University, Nevada#762$708K−17.0%down 56
7Truckee Meadows Community College#794$548K+36.0%up 21
8College of Southern Nevada#910$190K−9.5%down 25
All 8$354.1M

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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