University of Dayton spent $253M on research and development in fiscal year 2024, ranking #123 among US R1 and R2 universities and #4 in Ohio.
96% of University of Dayton'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 business at $7.7M.
| Source | FY2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $241.8M | 96% |
| Institution's own funds | $1.1M | 0% |
| State and local government | $1.3M | 1% |
| Business | $7.7M | 3% |
| Nonprofit organizations | $0.4M | 0% |
| All other sources | $0.3M | 0% |
Total R&D of $252.5M in fiscal year 2024 is up 10.4% from fiscal year 2023 ($228.7M) and up 191% since 2014 ($86.9M).
| Fiscal year | Total R&D |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $165.3M |
| 2020 | $163.7M |
| 2021 | $191.2M |
| 2022 | $211.5M |
| 2023 | $228.7M |
| 2024 | $252.5M |
| Rank | University | State | Tier | R&D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | Texas Tech University | TX | R1 | $257M | |
| 121 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | LA | R1 | $255M | |
| 122 | Oklahoma State University | OK | R1 | $254M | |
| 123 | University of Dayton | OH | R1 | $253M | |
| 124 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | AK | R2 | $246M | |
| 125 | University of Vermont Med | VT | R1 | $246M | |
| 126 | Georgia State University | GA | R1 | $241M |
University of Dayton received $0.1M in NIH extramural awards in fiscal year 2026 across 1 awards, #2267 of 2,336 NIH-funded institutions (NIH RePORTER). That is down 91.2% from fiscal year 2025. See the NIH funding rankings.
NIH grants are one slice of University of Dayton's research budget; the total above is from the NSF HERD Survey and counts every source.
Funding opportunities, sponsored programs, and research development for University of Dayton run through its website: http://www.udayton.edu
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