Universities’ research expenditures up 43% since 2019

By: Jay Waagmeester

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: March 18, 2026

Words: 332

Last Updated: 2 days, 15 hours ago

Florida’s state universities collected $3.24 billion in research funds in 2024-2025, an increase from $2.26 billion in 2019-2020.

That number has steadily climbed. Universities plan to invest $3.75 billion by 2030, as pictured in a state report.

Of that more than $3 billion, nearly half was federal research funding. Another $82 million was from business and industry support.

According to the Board of Governors and National Science Foundation Higher Education Research …

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