Research expenditures by university in Utah, FY2024

6 institutions in Utah reported to the NSF HERD survey in FY2024, and together they spent $1.4 billion, 1.2% of the US total. University of Utah, The leads at $789.3 million — #47 nationally, half as much again as Utah State University's $451.4 million. 6 spent more than in FY2023 and none spent less. The list runs down to Weber State University at $1.2 million; every name on it links to that institution's own page.

Institutions
6
FY2024 R&D
$1.4 billion
Share of the US total
1.2%

Universities in Utah ranked, FY2024

The 6 institutions in Utah ranked by total research and development expenditures, NSF HERD FY2024.
In UtahInstitutionUS rankFY2024 R&DChange on FY2023Rank change
1University of Utah, The#47$789.3M+9.1%held
2Utah State University#80$451.4M+12.4%held
3Brigham Young University, Provo#156$158.3M+14.9%up 6
4Utah Valley University#583$2.3M+11.9%down 3
5Southern Utah University#605$1.9M+50.7%up 50
6Weber State University#670$1.2M+18.6%up 14
All 6$1.4B

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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