Hispanic-enrolling institutions ranked by research expenditures, FY2024

154 Hispanic-enrolling institutions reported to the NSF HERD survey in FY2024, and together they spent $15.6 billion, 13.3% of the US total. University of California, San Diego leads at $1.9 billion — #7 nationally, ahead of Texas A&M University, College Station and Health Science Center at $1.4 billion. 119 spent more than in FY2023 and 30 spent less, and 5 more reported for the first time. The list runs down to College of Southern Nevada at $190 thousand; every name on it links to that institution's own page.

Hispanic-enrolling institutions are institutions NSF flags for high Hispanic enrolment (HEIs), which is not the federal Hispanic-Serving Institution designation.

Institutions: 154
FY2024 R&D: $15.6 billion
Share of the US total: 13.3%

The 154 Hispanic-enrolling institutions ranked by total research and development expenditures, NSF HERD FY2024.
Among HEIs	Institution	US rank	State	FY2024 R&D	Change on FY2023	Rank change
1	University of California, San Diego	#7	California	$1.9B	+10.3%	up 1
2	Texas A&M University, College Station and Health Science Center	#22	Texas	$1.4B	+9.1%	held
3	University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, The	#23	Texas	$1.4B	+8.6%	held
4	University of Texas at Austin, The	#31	Texas	$1.1B	+10.4%	up 1
5	University of Arizona, The	#35	Arizona	$1.0B	+6.0%	up 1
6	Arizona State University	#37	Arizona	$1.0B	+11.0%	held
7	University of California, Irvine	#57	California	$644.9M	+5.8%	down 1
8	University of Illinois Chicago	#66	Illinois	$532.2M	+8.0%	up 1
9	University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, The	#84	Texas	$419.1M	+12.0%	up 1
10	University of New Mexico, The	#97	New Mexico	$354.9M	+12.3%	up 4
11	Florida International University	#104	Florida	$325.8M	+6.3%	held
12	University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, The	#108	Texas	$312.8M	+11.3%	up 3
13	University of California, Santa Barbara	#111	California	$303.4M	−0.7%	down 6
14	University of Central Florida	#113	Florida	$284.9M	+15.2%	up 7
15	Texas Tech University	#124	Texas	$256.9M	+7.0%	down 2
16	University of Texas Medical Branch, The	#131	Texas	$241.1M	+3.4%	down 6
17	University of Houston	#132	Texas	$239.0M	+3.0%	down 6
18	University of California, Riverside	#133	California	$231.6M	+7.8%	up 3
19	University of California, Santa Cruz	#139	California	$218.4M	+7.1%	down 1
20	San Diego State University	#147	California	$181.6M	+14.9%	up 4
21	New Jersey Institute of Technology	#149	New Jersey	$171.7M	+6.6%	held
22	University of Texas at San Antonio, The	#150	Texas	$171.5M	+8.3%	held
23	Texas State University	#154	Texas	$165.0M	+16.8%	up 6
24	University of Texas at El Paso, The	#157	Texas	$157.6M	+8.1%	down 2
25	University of Texas at Arlington, The	#159	Texas	$153.8M	+4.4%	down 6
26	New Mexico State University	#162	New Mexico	$142.9M	+13.1%	up 5
27	Rush University	#165	Illinois	$139.3M	+5.2%	held
28	University of North Texas, Denton	#170	Texas	$124.2M	+16.5%	up 2
29	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	#172	Nevada	$118.0M	+19.5%	up 6
30	University of North Texas, Health Science Center	#173	Texas	$110.5M	+16.7%	up 6
31	Northern Arizona University	#183	Arizona	$93.7M	+20.9%	up 9
32	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, The	#185	Texas	$90.6M	+9.9%	up 1
33	San Jose State University	#187	California	$88.1M	+5.7%	down 2
34	Florida Atlantic University	#188	Florida	$87.9M	+13.3%	up 3
35	City University of New York, The, Graduate Center, The	#193	New York	$80.8M	+49.4%	up 29
36	New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	#194	New Mexico	$79.9M	−32.7%	down 25
37	University of California, Merced	#200	California	$77.2M	+24.0%	up 8
38	City University of New York, The, The City College	#207	New York	$71.7M	+13.5%	down 1
39	University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus	#222	Puerto Rico	$61.5M	+0.4%	down 12
40	Nova Southeastern University	#224	Florida	$60.6M	+20.8%	up 6
41	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center	#234	Texas	$53.0M	+8.9%	down 3
42	Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi	#235	Texas	$52.2M	+32.7%	up 9
43	City University of New York, The, Hunter College	#242	New York	$45.2M	+21.7%	up 5
44	Montclair State University	#243	New Jersey	$43.8M	+14.6%	up 2
45	San Francisco State University	#248	California	$42.0M	+21.9%	up 3
46	Northern Illinois University	#259	Illinois	$34.5M	+18.3%	up 8
47	California State University, Sacramento	#262	California	$34.0M	+21.1%	up 9
48	California State University, Long Beach	#263	California	$33.9M	+58.0%	up 38
49	California State University, Fullerton	#264	California	$33.7M	+30.6%	up 13
50	University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras	#265	Puerto Rico	$33.7M	+15.3%	up 1
51	City University of New York, The, Queens College	#270	New York	$31.8M	+24.9%	up 10
52	Texas A&M University-Kingsville	#271	Texas	$31.8M	+20.3%	up 4
53	California State University, Northridge	#284	California	$27.0M	+1.6%	down 10
54	California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt	#285	California	$26.6M	+41.5%	up 30
55	University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez	#286	Puerto Rico	$26.5M	+89.1%	up 48
56	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark	#288	New Jersey	$26.2M	−12.0%	down 23
57	University of Colorado Denver	#295	Colorado	$24.3M	+7.9%	down 2
58	Loma Linda University	#298	California	$23.9M	+7.3%	down 3
59	City University of New York, The, John Jay College Criminal Justice	#311	New York	$21.2M	−7.9%	down 20
60	Sam Houston State University	#322	Texas	$16.7M	+42.1%	up 22
61	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso	#328	Texas	$15.6M	+18.3%	up 9
62	California State University, Fresno	#336	California	$14.4M	+26.3%	up 14
63	California State University, East Bay	#337	California	$14.3M	−32.9%	down 34
64	California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	#338	California	$13.7M	+27.6%	up 18
65	California State University, San Marcos	#347	California	$12.8M	+11.8%	up 2
66	University of San Diego	#350	California	$12.6M	−2.0%	down 10
67	California State University, Monterey Bay	#356	California	$11.7M	+9.7%	up 2
68	West Texas A&M University	#357	Texas	$11.6M	+12.8%	up 5
69	California State University, San Bernardino	#359	California	$11.3M	−13.8%	down 21
70	California State University, Los Angeles	#366	California	$10.9M	+6.9%	down 3
71	Purdue University, Northwest	#378	Indiana	$9.5M	+27.3%	up 17
72	Kean University	#380	New Jersey	$9.5M	−5.8%	down 16
73	Seton Hall University	#381	New Jersey	$9.5M	+34.1%	up 20
74	Texas Woman's University	#384	Texas	$9.0M	+30.0%	up 21
75	California State University, Chico	#386	California	$8.9M	+49.0%	up 37
76	University of Northern Colorado	#391	Colorado	$8.5M	−6.5%	down 19
77	California State University, Bakersfield	#392	California	$8.5M	+32.0%	up 19
78	Texas A&M International University	#395	Texas	$8.4M	+49.6%	up 42
79	Texas A&M University-San Antonio	#413	Texas	$7.1M	+348.8%	up 203
80	Texas A&M University-Commerce	#423	Texas	$6.8M	−3.1%	down 21
81	Sul Ross State University	#426	Texas	$6.5M	+34.2%	up 27
82	City University of New York, The, Lehman College	#432	New York	$6.3M	+5.8%	down 5
83	City University of New York, The, Baruch College	#438	New York	$6.0M	+46.4%	up 39
84	California State University, Dominguez Hills	#446	California	$5.8M	+3.7%	down 7
85	City University of New York, The, College of Staten Island	#448	New York	$5.7M	+21.3%	up 11
86	National University	#465	California	$5.0M	new	—
87	Sonoma State University	#470	California	$4.9M	+6.6%	down 7
88	New Mexico Highlands University	#492	New Mexico	$4.1M	+17.5%	up 7
89	National Louis University	#493	Illinois	$4.0M	new	—
90	California State University, Channel Islands	#502	California	$3.9M	−3.3%	down 22
91	Universidad Central del Caribe	#506	Puerto Rico	$3.8M	−22.5%	down 53
92	University of Texas at Tyler, The	#514	Texas	$3.6M	+4.2%	down 16
93	University of the Incarnate Word	#517	Texas	$3.6M	+59.5%	up 53
94	Azusa Pacific University	#526	California	$3.4M	−44.2%	down 107
95	University of Houston-Clear Lake	#536	Texas	$3.1M	+44.8%	up 39
96	University of Houston-Downtown	#538	Texas	$3.0M	+55.0%	up 45
97	City University of New York, The, New York City College of Technology	#539	New York	$3.0M	+7.6%	down 13
98	Northeastern Illinois University	#550	Illinois	$2.8M	+25.7%	up 16
99	Marymount University	#556	Virginia	$2.7M	+5.7%	down 19
100	La Sierra University	#560	California	$2.7M	+7.7%	down 10
101	University of Texas of the Permian Basin, The	#562	Texas	$2.7M	−3.1%	down 32
102	California State University, Stanislaus	#571	California	$2.4M	+5.9%	down 9
103	Florida Polytechnic University	#574	Florida	$2.4M	+5.8%	down 7
104	University of the Pacific	#578	California	$2.4M	+19.8%	up 4
105	Manhattan College	#585	New York	$2.2M	+74.7%	up 74
106	University of Puerto Rico at Cayey	#587	Puerto Rico	$2.2M	+43.1%	up 37
107	California Baptist University	#589	California	$2.1M	+287.7%	up 180
108	Nevada State University	#596	Nevada	$2.0M	+14.0%	up 2
109	University of Puerto Rico at Humacao	#601	Puerto Rico	$1.9M	−6.8%	down 22
110	Colorado State University, Pueblo	#609	Colorado	$1.8M	+13.0%	up 2
111	Texas A&M University-Central Texas	#620	Texas	$1.7M	+81.5%	up 71
112	Universidad Ana G. Mendez, Gurabo	#625	Puerto Rico	$1.7M	−22.1%	down 51
113	St. Edward's University	#632	Texas	$1.6M	+17.7%	up 13
114	City University of New York, The, York College	#636	New York	$1.5M	−11.5%	down 33
115	Roosevelt University	#653	Illinois	$1.4M	new	—
116	Metropolitan State University of Denver	#663	Colorado	$1.3M	+96.9%	up 84
117	Midwestern State University	#664	Texas	$1.3M	+22.8%	up 19
118	California Lutheran University	#671	California	$1.2M	−6.1%	down 17
119	University of North Texas, Dallas	#714	Texas	$911K	−29.5%	down 63
120	Angelo State University	#717	Texas	$903K	−4.5%	down 25
121	University of Puerto Rico at Ponce	#721	Puerto Rico	$875K	+32.8%	up 25
122	Iona University	#732	New York	$817K	+25.9%	up 16
123	William Paterson University	#735	New Jersey	$808K	+51.6%	up 41
124	Southwestern University	#736	Texas	$804K	+39.8%	up 28
125	Alverno College	#739	Wisconsin	$796K	+202.7%	up 129
125	Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico	#739	Puerto Rico	$796K	−23.4%	down 59
127	Fairleigh Dickinson University	#741	New Jersey	$793K	+59.2%	up 45
128	San Juan Bautista School of Medicine	#745	Puerto Rico	$778K	+5.1%	down 18
129	Eastern New Mexico University, Portales	#751	New Mexico	$753K	+91.1%	up 66
130	Regis University	#754	Colorado	$747K	−4.1%	down 34
130	University of Bridgeport	#754	Connecticut	$747K	+37.8%	up 17
132	State University of New York, Old Westbury	#773	New York	$663K	+4.6%	down 23
133	State University of New York, Farmingdale State College	#775	New York	$658K	+4.3%	down 24
134	Georgia Gwinnett College	#779	Georgia	$633K	+154.2%	up 93
135	Barry University	#785	Florida	$586K	+24.9%	up 11
136	Ramapo College of New Jersey	#786	New Jersey	$583K	+68.5%	up 51
137	Truckee Meadows Community College	#794	Nevada	$548K	+36.0%	up 21
138	Elmhurst University	#798	Illinois	$526K	−14.2%	down 43
139	University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla	#802	Puerto Rico	$512K	−30.9%	down 76
140	University of Houston-Victoria	#806	Texas	$501K	+5.5%	down 13
141	Western Connecticut State University	#809	Connecticut	$490K	+15.6%	up 1
142	Northern New Mexico College	#828	New Mexico	$432K	+63.6%	up 39
143	University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo	#831	Puerto Rico	$418K	+13.0%	down 4
144	Universidad Ana G. Mendez, Carolina	#836	Puerto Rico	$407K	+110.9%	up 54
145	Southern California University of Health Sciences	#837	California	$406K	+7.4%	down 15
146	Albizu University	#839	Puerto Rico	$403K	new	—
147	Molloy College	#853	New York	$361K	new	—
148	Austin College	#859	Texas	$344K	−11.3%	down 40
149	Indiana University, Northwest	#860	Indiana	$342K	+35.2%	up 10
150	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Ponce	#866	Puerto Rico	$308K	−35.6%	down 74
151	Rhode Island College	#871	Rhode Island	$301K	−64.1%	down 163
152	Universidad Ana G. Mendez, Cupey	#895	Puerto Rico	$223K	−70.1%	down 170
153	Whittier College	#903	California	$202K	−8.2%	down 20
154	College of Southern Nevada	#910	Nevada	$190K	−9.5%	down 25
All 154				$15.6B

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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