Clark University research and development spending, FY2024
- Worcester, MA
- R2
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Clark University in FY2024
$12.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #348 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 10.1%
- Rank change
- held
Clark University reported $12.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #348 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 10.1% on FY2023's $11.5 million; its national rank was unchanged. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 47.8% ($6.1 million), followed by federal government at 25.4%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $4.6 million or 36.5% 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 | $7.1 million | 341 |
| FY2011 | $6.9 million | 348 |
| FY2012 | $7.3 million | 346 |
| FY2013 | $5.7 million | 365 |
| FY2014 | $6.2 million | 360 |
| FY2015 | $7.0 million | 350 |
| FY2016 | $7.0 million | 354 |
| FY2017 | $8.5 million | 334 |
| FY2018 | $8.3 million | 340 |
| FY2019 | $10.2 million | 328 |
| FY2020 | $10.3 million | 334 |
| FY2021 | $7.9 million | 359 |
| FY2022 | $8.8 million | 360 |
| FY2023 | $11.5 million | 348 |
| FY2024 | $12.7 million | 348 |
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 Clark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $6.1 million | 47.8% | +8.4% | 298 |
| Federal government | $3.2 million | 25.4% | +44.6% | 423 |
| All other sources | $1.6 million | 12.8% | +3.1% | 158 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.4 million | 10.7% | −24.5% | 253 |
| State and local government | $209 thousand | 1.6% | −9.5% | 458 |
| Business | $199 thousand | 1.6% | +145.7% | 355 |
| All sources | $12.7 million | 100.0% | +10.1% | 348 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Clark University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $4.6 million | 36.5% | +24.1% | 319 |
| Social sciences | $3.8 million | 29.8% | +1.2% | 165 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $2.1 million | 16.9% | +50.3% | 186 |
| Physical sciences | $1.5 million | 11.5% | +1.9% | 276 |
| Psychology | $288 thousand | 2.3% | −53.0% | 301 |
| Computer and information sciences | $182 thousand | 1.4% | −44.2% | 375 |
| Non-S&E | $159 thousand | 1.3% | −35.4% | 574 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $47 thousand | 0.4% | +213.3% | 421 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Clark University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Clark University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 343 | Langston University | $13.3M |
| 344 | Virginia State University | $13.3M |
| 345 | Ball State University | $13.1M |
| 346 | Northeast Ohio Medical University | $13.0M |
| 347 | California State University, San Marcos | $12.8M |
| 348 | Clark University | $12.7M |
| 349 | Winston-Salem State University | $12.7M |
| 350 | University of San Diego | $12.6M |
| 351 | South Carolina State University | $12.5M |
| 352 | University of Michigan, Dearborn | $12.5M |
| 353 | University of Tennessee, The, Chattanooga | $12.1M |
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Data: 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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