Portland State University spent $52M on research and development in fiscal year 2024, ranking #221 among US R1 and R2 universities and #4 in Oregon.
70% of Portland State University's research spending came from the federal government in fiscal year 2024, against 55% across all the R1 and R2 universities listed here. Its largest non-federal source was institution's own funds at $8.1M.
| Source | FY2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $36.0M | 70% |
| Institution's own funds | $8.1M | 16% |
| State and local government | $5.0M | 10% |
| Business | $0.2M | 0% |
| Nonprofit organizations | $2.0M | 4% |
| All other sources | $0.4M | 1% |
Total R&D of $51.7M in fiscal year 2024 is up 11.6% from fiscal year 2023 ($46.3M) and down 6% since 2014 ($54.8M).
| Fiscal year | Total R&D |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $50.0M |
| 2020 | $43.7M |
| 2021 | $41.3M |
| 2022 | $41.5M |
| 2023 | $46.3M |
| 2024 | $51.7M |
| Rank | University | State | Tier | R&D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 218 | Air Force Institute of Technology Graduate School of Engineering & Management | OH | R2 | $54M | |
| 219 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Med | TX | R2 | $53M | |
| 220 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | TX | R2 | $52M | |
| 221 | Portland State University | OR | R2 | $52M | |
| 222 | Kennesaw State University | GA | R2 | $52M | |
| 223 | Marquette University | WI | R2 | $49M | |
| 224 | Chapman University | CA | R2 | $48M |
Portland State University received $2.0M in NIH extramural awards in fiscal year 2026 across 6 awards, #626 of 2,336 NIH-funded institutions (NIH RePORTER). That is down 54.2% from fiscal year 2025. See the NIH funding rankings.
NIH grants are one slice of Portland State University's research budget; the total above is from the NSF HERD Survey and counts every source.
Funding opportunities, sponsored programs, and research development for Portland State University run through its website: https://www.pdx.edu/
See every Oregon research university and NIH funding in Oregon.