California State University, Monterey Bay research and development spending, FY2024
- Seaside, CA
- Public
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California State University, Monterey Bay in FY2024
$11.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #356 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 9.7%
- Rank change
- up 2
California State University, Monterey Bay reported $11.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #356 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 9.7% on FY2023's $10.7 million; its national rank was up 2 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 48.8% ($5.7 million), followed by state and local government at 24.9%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $4.7 million or 39.8% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024
Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $5.3 million | 365 |
| FY2011 | $7.0 million | 347 |
| FY2012 | $6.6 million | 357 |
| FY2013 | $6.1 million | 358 |
| FY2014 | $4.8 million | 379 |
| FY2015 | $5.5 million | 368 |
| FY2016 | $5.7 million | 375 |
| FY2017 | $5.4 million | 379 |
| FY2018 | $5.8 million | 374 |
| FY2019 | $6.4 million | 369 |
| FY2020 | $5.9 million | 381 |
| FY2021 | $6.9 million | 370 |
| FY2022 | $9.0 million | 359 |
| FY2023 | $10.7 million | 358 |
| FY2024 | $11.7 million | 356 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources California State University, Monterey Bay reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.
| Source | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $5.7 million | 48.8% | +1.4% | 351 |
| State and local government | $2.9 million | 24.9% | +37.4% | 213 |
| Institution funds | $2.8 million | 23.5% | +1.9% | 371 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $311 thousand | 2.7% | +116.0% | 417 |
| Business | $11 thousand | 0.1% | −82.8% | 505 |
| All sources | $11.7 million | 100.0% | +9.7% | 356 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields California State University, Monterey Bay reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $4.7 million | 39.8% | −10.9% | 318 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $3.5 million | 29.5% | +4.9% | 154 |
| Computer and information sciences | $1.9 million | 15.9% | +43.7% | 200 |
| Physical sciences | $591 thousand | 5.0% | +69.3% | 363 |
| Social sciences | $390 thousand | 3.3% | +163.5% | 328 |
| Other sciences | $285 thousand | 2.4% | — | 181 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $239 thousand | 2.0% | +17.2% | 259 |
| Non-S&E | $181 thousand | 1.5% | +40.3% | 561 |
| Engineering | $45 thousand | 0.4% | +95.7% | 448 |
Neighbours
Ranked around California State University, Monterey Bay
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above California State University, Monterey Bay and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 351 | South Carolina State University | $12.5M |
| 352 | University of Michigan, Dearborn | $12.5M |
| 353 | University of Tennessee, The, Chattanooga | $12.1M |
| 354 | Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | $11.8M |
| 355 | Fort Valley State University | $11.7M |
| 356 | California State University, Monterey Bay | $11.7M |
| 357 | West Texas A&M University | $11.6M |
| 358 | Central State University | $11.5M |
| 359 | California State University, San Bernardino | $11.3M |
| 360 | Appalachian State University | $11.3M |
| 361 | Western Kentucky University | $11.2M |
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Request a demoData: NSF HERD FY2024, built from NSF's published tables on September 8, 2026. Page updated September 13, 2026.
Data: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation, Higher Education Research and Development Survey, FY2024.
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