Eastern Connecticut State University research and development spending, FY2024

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Eastern Connecticut State University in FY2024

$1.4 million

spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey

National rank
#652 of 925
Change on FY2023
down 2.0%
Rank change
down 22

Eastern Connecticut State University reported $1.4 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #652 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 2.0% on FY2023's $1.4 million; its national rank was down 22 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 86.1% ($1.2 million), followed by federal government at 13.9%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $633 thousand or 44.6% of the total.

Over time

Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024

Eastern Connecticut State University research and development expenditures, FY2011 to FY2024A line from $216 thousand in FY2011 to $1.4 million in FY2024, broken across 2 unreported years. Every plotted figure is in the table below.$0$450K$900K$1.3M$1.8MFY2011FY2015FY2020FY2024

Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series. The line breaks at FY2012, FY2013, which Eastern Connecticut State University did not report.

Year-by-year figures
Eastern Connecticut State University research and development expenditures by fiscal year, NSF HERD.
Fiscal yearR&D expenditureRank in series
FY2010——
FY2011$216 thousand627
FY2012——
FY2013——
FY2014$1.5 million528
FY2015$1.1 million555
FY2016$1.2 million564
FY2017$1.2 million565
FY2018$1.1 million581
FY2019$1.7 million554
FY2020$1.8 million538
FY2021$1.6 million561
FY2022$1.7 million572
FY2023$1.4 million618
FY2024$1.4 million636

FY2024 breakdown

Where the money came from, and what it paid for

FY2024 funding sources and research fields

Funding sources

The 2 NSF funding sources Eastern Connecticut State University reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.

Eastern Connecticut State University research and development expenditures by funding source, NSF HERD FY2024.
SourceFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Institution funds$1.2 million86.1%−1.3%440
Federal government$197 thousand13.9%−6.2%801
All sources$1.4 million100.0%−2.0%652

Fields of research

The 8 NSF research fields Eastern Connecticut State University reported in FY2024, largest first.

Eastern Connecticut State University research and development expenditures by field of research, NSF HERD FY2024.
FieldFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Non-S&E$633 thousand44.6%−33.5%430
Life sciences$271 thousand19.1%+226.5%677
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences$166 thousand11.7%+453.3%359
Psychology$152 thousand10.7%−3.8%356
Social sciences$108 thousand7.6%+217.6%483
Mathematics and statistics$63 thousand4.4%−46.2%392
Computer and information sciences$22 thousand1.5%−66.2%530
Physical sciences$5 thousand0.4%−28.6%685

Neighbours

Ranked around Eastern Connecticut State University

Institutions ranked immediately above and below

The five institutions ranked above Eastern Connecticut State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.

Institutions ranked immediately above and below Eastern Connecticut State University, NSF HERD FY2024.
RankInstitutionFY2024 R&D
647University of Maine Farmington$1.5M
648Wheaton College, Wheaton$1.4M
649Adelphi University$1.4M
649Eastern Kentucky University$1.4M
649University of Scranton$1.4M
652Eastern Connecticut State University$1.4M
653Roosevelt University$1.4M
654Robert Morris University$1.4M
655University of North Carolina, general administration$1.4M
656Scripps College$1.4M
657Graduate School of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research$1.4M

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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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