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University research spending by state

Research and development (R&D) expenditures of colleges and universities in fiscal year 2024 in millions of current dollars, per state resident (derived using the Census Bureau's July 1, 2024 population estimate), the change since fiscal year 2019 (current dollars, derived) and the state's share of the U.S. total (derived; the U.S. total includes the outlying areas). From NSF's Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey, institutions in the standard-form survey population (those with $1 million or more in R&D).

Reference period
FY2024
Licence
Public domain (U.S. federal government work).
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University research spending by state: University R&D spending, FY2024 ($ millions)51 areas ranked by University R&D spending, FY2024 ($ millions). Highest: California (14k); lowest: South Dakota (142).CaliforniaCalifornia: 14k14kNew YorkNew York: 9,6299,629TexasTexas: 9,1459,145MarylandMaryland: 6,5676,567PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 6,4476,447MassachusettsMassachusetts: 5,4985,498North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 4,6544,654GeorgiaGeorgia: 4,0684,068IllinoisIllinois: 3,8273,827FloridaFlorida: 3,7873,787MichiganMichigan: 3,7203,720OhioOhio: 3,6913,691VirginiaVirginia: 2,5542,554WisconsinWisconsin: 2,4412,441IndianaIndiana: 2,3022,302ColoradoColorado: 2,1942,194WashingtonWashington: 2,1562,156TennesseeTennessee: 2,1192,119ArizonaArizona: 2,1162,116MissouriMissouri: 2,0172,017ConnecticutConnecticut: 2,0002,000New JerseyNew Jersey: 1,8101,810AlabamaAlabama: 1,7591,759MinnesotaMinnesota: 1,4671,467UtahUtah: 1,4041,404KansasKansas: 1,2061,206IowaIowa: 1,1831,183OregonOregon: 1,1701,170LouisianaLouisiana: 1,1681,168District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 1,0181,018South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 990990OklahomaOklahoma: 794794KentuckyKentucky: 788788NebraskaNebraska: 726726MississippiMississippi: 669669New HampshireNew Hampshire: 650650New MexicoNew Mexico: 582582Rhode IslandRhode Island: 533533DelawareDelaware: 510510ArkansasArkansas: 490490MontanaMontana: 425425HawaiiHawaii: 404404North DakotaNorth Dakota: 399399NevadaNevada: 353353West VirginiaWest Virginia: 306306AlaskaAlaska: 276276VermontVermont: 252252MaineMaine: 224224IdahoIdaho: 216216WyomingWyoming: 167167South DakotaSouth Dakota: 142142
University research spending by state: University R&D spending, FY2024 ($ millions)51 areas ranked by University R&D spending, FY2024 ($ millions). Highest: California (14k); lowest: South Dakota (142).CaliforniaCalifornia: 14k14kNew YorkNew York: 9,6299,629TexasTexas: 9,1459,145MarylandMaryland: 6,5676,567PennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 6,4476,447MassachusettsMassachusetts: 5,4985,498North CarolinaNorth Carolina: 4,6544,654GeorgiaGeorgia: 4,0684,068IllinoisIllinois: 3,8273,827FloridaFlorida: 3,7873,787MichiganMichigan: 3,7203,720OhioOhio: 3,6913,691VirginiaVirginia: 2,5542,554WisconsinWisconsin: 2,4412,441IndianaIndiana: 2,3022,302ColoradoColorado: 2,1942,194WashingtonWashington: 2,1562,156TennesseeTennessee: 2,1192,119ArizonaArizona: 2,1162,116MissouriMissouri: 2,0172,017ConnecticutConnecticut: 2,0002,000New JerseyNew Jersey: 1,8101,810AlabamaAlabama: 1,7591,759MinnesotaMinnesota: 1,4671,467UtahUtah: 1,4041,404KansasKansas: 1,2061,206IowaIowa: 1,1831,183OregonOregon: 1,1701,170LouisianaLouisiana: 1,1681,168District of Colum…District of Columbia: 1,0181,018South CarolinaSouth Carolina: 990990OklahomaOklahoma: 794794KentuckyKentucky: 788788NebraskaNebraska: 726726MississippiMississippi: 669669New HampshireNew Hampshire: 650650New MexicoNew Mexico: 582582Rhode IslandRhode Island: 533533DelawareDelaware: 510510ArkansasArkansas: 490490MontanaMontana: 425425HawaiiHawaii: 404404North DakotaNorth Dakota: 399399NevadaNevada: 353353West VirginiaWest Virginia: 306306AlaskaAlaska: 276276VermontVermont: 252252MaineMaine: 224224IdahoIdaho: 216216WyomingWyoming: 167167South DakotaSouth Dakota: 142142
University R&D spending, FY2024 ($ millions), FY2024, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by University R&D spending, FY2024 ($ millions). Highest: California (14k); lowest: South Dakota (142). Full data in the table below.Source: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NSF).

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United States117,554.134640.8100
Alabama1,759.234156.61.5
Alaska275.537462.70.23
Arizona2,116.428047.61.8
Arkansas49015834.30.42
California14,368.436537.112.22
Colorado2,193.636635.21.87
Connecticut2,00054444.21.7
Delaware509.5485122.20.43
District of Columbia1,018.41,47353.20.87
Florida3,78716341.23.22
Georgia4,068.136353.53.46
Hawaii404282340.34
Idaho215.710828.40.18
Illinois3,827.230141.23.26
Indiana2,301.733238.51.96
Iowa1,183.336634.41.01
Kansas1,20640771.41.03
Kentucky78817228.10.67
Louisiana1,168.525350.10.99
Maine223.515947.80.19
Maryland6,566.81,05141.95.59
Massachusetts5,497.877027.74.68
Michigan3,719.736828.73.16
Minnesota1,466.625338.21.25
Mississippi668.822724.80.57
Missouri2,017.132347.31.72
Montana425.437455.60.36
Nebraska725.736226.80.62
Nevada352.610824.70.3
New Hampshire650.446237.50.55
New Jersey1,810.219035.41.54
New Mexico581.7274590.49
New York9,629.148136.18.19
North Carolina4,654.442137.43.96
North Dakota399.150351.60.34
Ohio3,691.331147.73.14
Oklahoma794.519448.80.68
Oregon1,170.327435.51
Pennsylvania6,44749438.75.48
Rhode Island53348035.70.45
South Carolina989.918033.20.84
South Dakota142.415420.30.12
Tennessee2,119.229258.51.8
Texas9,145.129253.27.78
Utah1,404.340151.91.19
Vermont251.738981.40.21
Virginia2,553.829040.82.17
Washington2,156.227219.41.83
West Virginia305.817343.60.26
Wisconsin2,44141047.12.08
Wyoming167.3285108.20.14

Source: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NSF), Higher Education Research and Development Survey, FY 2024 (NSF 26-304), Table 25: Higher education R&D expenditures by state, FYs 2010–24
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, annual state population estimates (July 1, 2024). Reference period: FY2024.

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Source agency
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NSF)
Dataset
Higher Education Research and Development Survey, FY 2024, Table 25 (nsf26304): Higher education R&D expenditures by state, FYs 2010–24
Table
University research spending by state
Data last updated
2026-11-11
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University research spending by state (United States, FY2024). Data: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NSF), Higher Education Research and Development Survey, FY 2024, Table 25 (nsf26304): Higher education R&D expenditures by state, FYs 2010–24. Retrieved 2026-11-11 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-university-research/