East Carolina University research and development spending, FY2024
- Greenville, NC
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
East Carolina University in FY2024
$72.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #206 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 8.1%
- Rank change
- down 4
East Carolina University reported $72.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #206 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 8.1% on FY2023's $67.1 million; its national rank was down 4 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 41.8% ($30.3 million), followed by institution funds at 40.7%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $43.5 million or 60.0% 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 | $24.0 million | 246 |
| FY2011 | $28.1 million | 235 |
| FY2012 | $32.0 million | 222 |
| FY2013 | $38.3 million | 205 |
| FY2014 | $29.9 million | 222 |
| FY2015 | $26.5 million | 232 |
| FY2016 | $25.3 million | 240 |
| FY2017 | $26.1 million | 236 |
| FY2018 | $39.1 million | 210 |
| FY2019 | $55.6 million | 191 |
| FY2020 | $57.8 million | 189 |
| FY2021 | $51.7 million | 198 |
| FY2022 | $55.7 million | 201 |
| FY2023 | $67.1 million | 202 |
| FY2024 | $72.5 million | 206 |
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 East Carolina 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 | $30.3 million | 41.8% | −1.7% | 220 |
| Institution funds | $29.5 million | 40.7% | +3.7% | 192 |
| State and local government | $4.7 million | 6.5% | +1166.0% | 177 |
| Business | $4.4 million | 6.1% | −4.8% | 151 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $3.0 million | 4.2% | +33.8% | 193 |
| All other sources | $509 thousand | 0.7% | +13.1% | 236 |
| All sources | $72.5 million | 100.0% | +8.1% | 206 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields East Carolina University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $43.5 million | 60.0% | −1.0% | 160 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $10.1 million | 13.9% | +49.4% | 89 |
| Non-S&E | $7.2 million | 9.9% | +7.9% | 198 |
| Engineering | $3.4 million | 4.6% | +11.7% | 235 |
| Psychology | $2.7 million | 3.7% | +48.5% | 145 |
| Physical sciences | $2.2 million | 3.0% | −5.1% | 244 |
| Computer and information sciences | $1.8 million | 2.5% | +66.8% | 202 |
| Social sciences | $1.6 million | 2.2% | +10.6% | 213 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $114 thousand | 0.2% | +26.7% | 337 |
Neighbours
Ranked around East Carolina University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above East Carolina University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 201 | Touro University, New York | $76.9M |
| 202 | Old Dominion University | $76.2M |
| 203 | University of Massachusetts Boston | $74.6M |
| 204 | Naval Postgraduate School | $73.2M |
| 205 | University of Toledo, The | $73.2M |
| 206 | East Carolina University | $72.5M |
| 207 | City University of New York, The, The City College | $71.7M |
| 208 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | $71.6M |
| 209 | Stevens Institute of Technology | $70.7M |
| 210 | University of South Alabama | $70.1M |
| 211 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | $69.5M |
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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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