Three Florida universities crack top 100 of National Science Foundation research rankings
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released its 2021 fiscal year Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) data, with three Florida universities — the University of Florida (UF), the University of South Florida (USF), and Florida State University (FSU) — appearing in the top 100 of research expenditure.
The HERD report, best known for ranking universities throughout the nation on internal investments in Research and Development, external contracts, and grants, placed UF as the highest among all colleges and universities in the state at 27th among public schools with $959.9 million spent in the 2021 Fiscal Year.
In July the school announced that it surpassed $1 billion in resear...
