Connecticut College research and development spending, FY2024
- New London, CT
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Connecticut College in FY2024
$1.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #690 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 23.9%
- Rank change
- down 57
Connecticut College reported $1.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #690 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 23.9% on FY2023's $1.4 million; its national rank was down 57 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 45.3% ($497 thousand), followed by federal government at 42.5%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $350 thousand or 31.9% 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 | $1.5 million | 498 |
| FY2011 | $1.8 million | 503 |
| FY2012 | $1.7 million | 516 |
| FY2013 | $1.8 million | 498 |
| FY2014 | $2.0 million | 488 |
| FY2015 | $1.9 million | 494 |
| FY2016 | $2.0 million | 496 |
| FY2017 | $1.9 million | 507 |
| FY2018 | $1.3 million | 559 |
| FY2019 | $1.9 million | 532 |
| FY2020 | $1.6 million | 552 |
| FY2021 | $1.2 million | 587 |
| FY2022 | $1.9 million | 564 |
| FY2023 | $1.4 million | 620 |
| FY2024 | $1.1 million | 660 |
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 Connecticut College 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 | $497 thousand | 45.3% | −13.6% | 550 |
| Federal government | $466 thousand | 42.5% | −28.1% | 701 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $122 thousand | 11.1% | −42.2% | 535 |
| State and local government | $10 thousand | 0.9% | — | 615 |
| All other sources | $1 thousand | 0.1% | −83.3% | 488 |
| All sources | $1.1 million | 100.0% | −23.9% | 690 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Connecticut College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $350 thousand | 31.9% | −32.4% | 634 |
| Physical sciences | $253 thousand | 23.1% | +75.7% | 465 |
| Computer and information sciences | $183 thousand | 16.7% | +177.3% | 374 |
| Psychology | $138 thousand | 12.6% | −27.0% | 364 |
| Social sciences | $116 thousand | 10.6% | +231.4% | 474 |
| Non-S&E | $49 thousand | 4.5% | −90.0% | 664 |
| Other sciences | $7 thousand | 0.6% | — | 296 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Connecticut College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Connecticut College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 685 | Montana State University, Billings | $1.1M |
| 686 | Southern College of Optometry | $1.1M |
| 687 | Nicholls State University | $1.1M |
| 688 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | $1.1M |
| 689 | Denison University | $1.1M |
| 690 | Connecticut College | $1.1M |
| 691 | Louisiana State University, Shreveport | $1.1M |
| 692 | Elizabeth City State University | $1.1M |
| 693 | Indiana University, South Bend | $1.1M |
| 694 | City University of New York, The, Medgar Evers College | $1.1M |
| 695 | Bradley University | $1.1M |
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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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