Fairfield University research and development spending, FY2024
- Fairfield, CT
- D/PU
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Fairfield University in FY2024
$5.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #443 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 38.6%
- Rank change
- up 27
Fairfield University reported $5.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #443 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 38.6% on FY2023's $4.2 million; its national rank was up 27 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 79.9% ($4.7 million), followed by all other sources at 13.8%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $2.8 million or 47.9% 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. The line breaks at FY2022, which Fairfield University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $9.3 million | 311 |
| FY2011 | $9.9 million | 311 |
| FY2012 | $9.3 million | 318 |
| FY2013 | $8.8 million | 328 |
| FY2014 | $9.2 million | 317 |
| FY2015 | $5.8 million | 364 |
| FY2016 | $6.2 million | 365 |
| FY2017 | $8.7 million | 332 |
| FY2018 | $1.7 million | 526 |
| FY2019 | $1.3 million | 579 |
| FY2020 | $1.2 million | 586 |
| FY2021 | $849 thousand | 609 |
| FY2022 | — | — |
| FY2023 | $4.2 million | 468 |
| FY2024 | $5.8 million | 442 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 4 NSF funding sources Fairfield 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 | $4.7 million | 79.9% | +43.6% | 321 |
| All other sources | $805 thousand | 13.8% | +21.1% | 204 |
| Federal government | $241 thousand | 4.1% | +33.9% | 782 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $126 thousand | 2.2% | +6.8% | 527 |
| All sources | $5.8 million | 100.0% | +38.6% | 443 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Fairfield University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $2.8 million | 47.9% | +37.5% | 272 |
| Life sciences | $611 thousand | 10.5% | −2.1% | 562 |
| Engineering | $552 thousand | 9.5% | +16.5% | 331 |
| Social sciences | $532 thousand | 9.1% | +92.8% | 305 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $449 thousand | 7.7% | +63.9% | 218 |
| Computer and information sciences | $409 thousand | 7.0% | +119.9% | 299 |
| Psychology | $244 thousand | 4.2% | +36.3% | 318 |
| Physical sciences | $222 thousand | 3.8% | +37.9% | 481 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $25 thousand | 0.4% | +316.7% | 472 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Fairfield University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Fairfield University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 438 | City University of New York, The, Baruch College | $6.0M |
| 439 | Providence College | $5.9M |
| 440 | Alfred University | $5.9M |
| 441 | Morehouse College | $5.9M |
| 442 | Naval War College | $5.9M |
| 443 | Fairfield University | $5.8M |
| 444 | Trinity University | $5.8M |
| 445 | University of Baltimore | $5.8M |
| 446 | California State University, Dominguez Hills | $5.8M |
| 447 | Occidental College | $5.8M |
| 448 | City University of New York, The, College of Staten Island | $5.7M |
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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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