Christopher Newport University research and development spending, FY2024
- Newport News, VA
- Public
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Christopher Newport University in FY2024
$3.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #509 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 7.3%
- Rank change
- down 12
Christopher Newport University reported $3.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #509 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 7.3% on FY2023's $3.5 million; its national rank was down 12 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 59.1% ($2.2 million), followed by institution funds at 35.3%. Its largest field of research is physical sciences, $1.5 million or 39.1% 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 | $1.1 million | 523 |
| FY2011 | $1.7 million | 513 |
| FY2012 | $1.3 million | 538 |
| FY2013 | $1.2 million | 542 |
| FY2014 | $1.5 million | 525 |
| FY2015 | $1.2 million | 548 |
| FY2016 | $1.2 million | 567 |
| FY2017 | $1.3 million | 561 |
| FY2018 | $1.7 million | 527 |
| FY2019 | $2.0 million | 526 |
| FY2020 | $2.6 million | 482 |
| FY2021 | $2.7 million | 489 |
| FY2022 | $2.8 million | 509 |
| FY2023 | $3.5 million | 495 |
| FY2024 | $3.8 million | 508 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 6 NSF funding sources Christopher Newport University 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 | $2.2 million | 59.1% | +8.2% | 467 |
| Institution funds | $1.3 million | 35.3% | +9.1% | 433 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $124 thousand | 3.3% | −11.4% | 530 |
| Business | $45 thousand | 1.2% | −52.1% | 449 |
| All other sources | $37 thousand | 1.0% | — | 405 |
| State and local government | $5 thousand | 0.1% | — | 628 |
| All sources | $3.8 million | 100.0% | +7.3% | 509 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Christopher Newport University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical sciences | $1.5 million | 39.1% | +5.5% | 275 |
| Engineering | $628 thousand | 16.7% | +16.1% | 320 |
| Life sciences | $588 thousand | 15.6% | −6.4% | 569 |
| Non-S&E | $473 thousand | 12.6% | −17.6% | 461 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $244 thousand | 6.5% | +53.5% | 257 |
| Social sciences | $221 thousand | 5.9% | +64.9% | 396 |
| Psychology | $139 thousand | 3.7% | +80.5% | 363 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Christopher Newport University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Christopher Newport University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 504 | Purdue University, Fort Wayne | $3.8M |
| 505 | Hawaii Pacific University | $3.8M |
| 506 | Universidad Central del Caribe | $3.8M |
| 507 | State University of New York College of Optometry | $3.8M |
| 508 | Vassar College | $3.8M |
| 509 | Christopher Newport University | $3.8M |
| 510 | Bowie State University | $3.7M |
| 511 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | $3.7M |
| 512 | Roger Williams University | $3.7M |
| 513 | Hamilton College | $3.7M |
| 514 | University of Texas at Tyler, The | $3.6M |
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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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