Research expenditures by university in New York, FY2024

88 institutions in New York reported to the NSF HERD survey in FY2024, and together they spent $9.6 billion, 8.2% of the US total. Cornell University leads at $1.6 billion — #10 nationally, ahead of New York University at $1.5 billion. 59 spent more than in FY2023 and 27 spent less, and 2 more reported for the first time. The list runs down to Cooper Union, The at $162 thousand; every name on it links to that institution's own page.

Institutions: 88
FY2024 R&D: $9.6 billion
Share of the US total: 8.2%

The 88 institutions in New York ranked by total research and development expenditures, NSF HERD FY2024.
In New York	Institution	US rank	FY2024 R&D	Change on FY2023	Rank change
1	Cornell University	#10	$1.6B	+11.1%	up 3
2	New York University	#18	$1.5B	+3.0%	down 6
3	Columbia University in the City of New York	#20	$1.4B	+8.0%	down 1
4	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	#34	$1.0B	+4.4%	held
5	State University of New York, University at Buffalo	#65	$541.9M	+14.9%	up 6
6	University of Rochester	#73	$492.4M	+2.3%	down 3
7	State University of New York, University at Albany	#75	$471.6M	+232.9%	up 84
8	Albert Einstein College of Medicine	#95	$360.8M	+7.3%	held
9	State University of New York, Stony Brook University	#106	$319.3M	−1.6%	down 7
10	Rockefeller University, The	#110	$305.3M	−20.7%	down 28
11	Syracuse University	#142	$198.8M	+8.1%	up 1
12	State University of New York, Binghamton University	#155	$160.6M	+13.4%	up 3
13	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	#164	$140.2M	+15.2%	up 4
14	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory	#168	$126.5M	+7.7%	up 2
15	City University of New York, The, Graduate Center, The	#193	$80.8M	+49.4%	up 29
16	Rochester Institute of Technology	#197	$78.5M	+8.4%	down 1
17	Touro University, New York	#201	$76.9M	−23.6%	down 25
18	City University of New York, The, The City College	#207	$71.7M	+13.5%	down 1
19	State University of New York, Upstate Medical University	#225	$59.5M	+11.8%	held
20	City University of New York, The, Hunter College	#242	$45.2M	+21.7%	up 5
21	State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry	#250	$38.7M	+18.3%	up 7
22	State University of New York, Downstate Health Sciences University	#254	$37.3M	+4.8%	down 4
23	Teachers College, Columbia University	#261	$34.1M	−0.3%	down 9
24	City University of New York, The, Queens College	#270	$31.8M	+24.9%	up 10
25	City University of New York, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy	#277	$28.6M	+7.5%	down 4
26	Fordham University	#279	$28.2M	+18.5%	up 8
27	Clarkson University	#289	$26.1M	+3.0%	down 8
28	New School, The	#297	$23.9M	+5.4%	down 5
29	Albany Medical College	#303	$23.1M	−0.9%	down 13
30	City University of New York, The, Advanced Science Research Center	#307	$22.5M	+29.8%	up 11
31	United States Military Academy	#308	$22.3M	+8.8%	down 1
32	New York Medical College	#309	$21.9M	+27.7%	up 11
33	City University of New York, The, John Jay College Criminal Justice	#311	$21.2M	−7.9%	down 20
34	Long Island University	#317	$18.8M	+12.9%	up 5
35	City University of New York, The, Brooklyn College	#330	$15.2M	+78.6%	up 49
36	Hofstra University	#374	$10.4M	+27.7%	up 10
37	Yeshiva University	#375	$10.3M	+18.8%	up 3
38	New York Institute of Technology	#425	$6.6M	+13.3%	up 5
39	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences	#428	$6.5M	+21.7%	up 14
40	Barnard College	#429	$6.4M	+0.6%	down 17
41	City University of New York, The, Lehman College	#432	$6.3M	+5.8%	down 5
42	City University of New York, The, Baruch College	#438	$6.0M	+46.4%	up 39
43	Alfred University	#440	$5.9M	+42.4%	up 32
44	City University of New York, The, College of Staten Island	#448	$5.7M	+21.3%	up 11
45	St. John's University, New York	#469	$4.9M	+25.1%	up 12
46	Colgate University	#474	$4.7M	−4.1%	down 22
47	Saint John Fisher University	#488	$4.2M	+13.6%	up 2
48	State University of New York College of Optometry	#507	$3.8M	−14.6%	down 40
49	Vassar College	#508	$3.8M	+45.4%	up 30
50	Hamilton College	#513	$3.7M	+11.5%	down 9
51	Pace University	#527	$3.3M	−17.5%	down 48
52	State University of New York College, Oswego	#531	$3.2M	+103.3%	up 84
53	City University of New York, The, New York City College of Technology	#539	$3.0M	+7.6%	down 13
54	St. Lawrence University	#551	$2.8M	+6.0%	down 19
55	Skidmore College	#554	$2.8M	+15.7%	up 4
56	City University of New York system office	#557	$2.7M	−36.6%	down 88
57	State University of New York, Buffalo State University	#570	$2.5M	−6.9%	down 35
58	Union College, Schenectady	#582	$2.3M	+20.3%	up 9
59	Manhattan College	#585	$2.2M	+74.7%	up 74
60	Hobart and William Smith Colleges	#597	$2.0M	−16.4%	down 38
61	State University of New York, College at Brockport, The	#601	$1.9M	+2.9%	down 9
62	State University of New York College, Geneseo	#610	$1.8M	−7.0%	down 26
63	Pratt Institute	#621	$1.7M	+9.7%	held
64	City University of New York, The, York College	#636	$1.5M	−11.5%	down 33
65	State University of New York College, Plattsburgh	#644	$1.5M	−14.9%	down 42
66	Adelphi University	#649	$1.4M	+189.9%	up 138
67	State University of New York Polytechnic Institute	#669	$1.2M	−99.6%	down 559
68	State University of New York College, Potsdam	#673	$1.2M	+32.2%	up 25
69	State University of New York Cobleskill	#682	$1.1M	−55.2%	down 143
70	Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	#688	$1.1M	−34.3%	down 83
71	City University of New York, The, Medgar Evers College	#694	$1.1M	+21.5%	up 8
72	St. Bonaventure University	#701	$1.0M	−3.3%	down 20
73	Niagara University	#723	$869K	+31.5%	up 22
74	Iona University	#732	$817K	+25.9%	up 16
75	Ithaca College	#743	$787K	−8.6%	down 38
76	Siena College	#749	$755K	−1.2%	down 28
77	Utica Univeristy	#767	$703K	−13.4%	down 55
78	State University of New York, Old Westbury	#773	$663K	+4.6%	down 23
79	State University of New York, Farmingdale State College	#775	$658K	+4.3%	down 24
80	Canisius University	#800	$521K	−42.4%	down 103
81	State University of New York at New Paltz	#820	$459K	+17.1%	down 2
82	State University of New York College, Cortland	#846	$388K	−45.7%	down 113
83	Molloy College	#853	$361K	new	—
84	Marist College	#866	$308K	−20.2%	down 45
85	State University of New York College, Oneonta	#881	$275K	−9.8%	down 28
86	Bard College	#882	$271K	+3.0%	down 14
87	State University of New York, Purchase College	#897	$217K	new	—
88	Cooper Union, The	#919	$162K	−51.2%	down 77
All 88			$9.6B

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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