ASU: A leader in national defense (2021)

ASU is one of the fastest-growing research enterprises in the U.S.

ASU’s annual research growth 1997-2020

In fiscal year 2020, ASU researchers submitted $203 million in proposals to the DOD, received more than $44 million in award obligations and reached more than $45 million in DOD-funded research expenditures. According to the 2019 NSF HERD Survey, ASU ranks No. 38 out of 467 institutions nationwide for DOD-funded university research expenditures.