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University research spending, FY2024: U.S. states ranked (FY2024)

Measure: University research spending, FY2024 ($ millions). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in University research spending by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: FY2024.

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Data last updated
2026-11-11
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National value: 117,554.1 (United States).

Washington: 2,156.2Idaho: 215.7Montana: 425.4North Dakota: 399.1Minnesota: 1,466.6Michigan: 3,719.7Ohio: 3,691.3Pennsylvania: 6,447New York: 9,629.1Vermont: 251.7New Hampshire: 650.4Maine: 223.5Arizona: 2,116.4California: 14,368.4New Mexico: 581.7Texas: 9,145.1Louisiana: 1,168.5Mississippi: 668.8Alabama: 1,759.2Florida: 3,787Georgia: 4,068.1South Carolina: 989.9North Carolina: 4,654.4Virginia: 2,553.8District of Columbia: 1,018.4Maryland: 6,566.8Delaware: 509.5New Jersey: 1,810.2Connecticut: 2,000Rhode Island: 533Massachusetts: 5,497.8Oregon: 1,170.3Utah: 1,404.3Wyoming: 167.3Nevada: 352.6Colorado: 2,193.6South Dakota: 142.4Nebraska: 725.7Kansas: 1,206Oklahoma: 794.5Iowa: 1,183.3Missouri: 2,017.1Wisconsin: 2,441Illinois: 3,827.2Kentucky: 788Arkansas: 490Tennessee: 2,119.2West Virginia: 305.8Indiana: 2,301.7Alaska: 275.5Hawaii: 404

Small states, hard to see on the map:

  • DC 1,018.4 $
  • RI 533 $
  • DE 509.5 $
  • CT 2,000 $
  • NJ 1,810.2 $
  • MD 6,566.8 $
  • MA 5,497.8 $
  • VT 251.7 $
  • NH 650.4 $
  • Lowest: 142.4 to 425.4 $
  • Group 2: 425.4 to 989.9 $
  • Group 3: 989.9 to 2,000 $
  • Group 4: 2,000 to 3,719.7 $
  • Highest: 3,719.7 to 14,368.4 $
The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets, not to scale.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.

1California14,368.4
2New York9,629.1
3Texas9,145.1
4Maryland6,566.8
5Pennsylvania6,447
6Massachusetts5,497.8
7North Carolina4,654.4
8Georgia4,068.1
9Illinois3,827.2
10Florida3,787
11Michigan3,719.7
12Ohio3,691.3
13Virginia2,553.8
14Wisconsin2,441
15Indiana2,301.7
16Colorado2,193.6
17Washington2,156.2
18Tennessee2,119.2
19Arizona2,116.4
20Missouri2,017.1
21Connecticut2,000
22New Jersey1,810.2
23Alabama1,759.2
24Minnesota1,466.6
25Utah1,404.3
26Kansas1,206
27Iowa1,183.3
28Oregon1,170.3
29Louisiana1,168.5
30District of Columbia1,018.4
31South Carolina989.9
32Oklahoma794.5
33Kentucky788
34Nebraska725.7
35Mississippi668.8
36New Hampshire650.4
37New Mexico581.7
38Rhode Island533
39Delaware509.5
40Arkansas490
41Montana425.4
42Hawaii404
43North Dakota399.1
44Nevada352.6
45West Virginia305.8
46Alaska275.5
47Vermont251.7
48Maine223.5
49Idaho215.7
50Wyoming167.3
51South Dakota142.4

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.

Cite this ranking

U.S. states ranked by university research spending, FY2024 ($ millions) (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; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-11. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-university-research-spending-fy2024/

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