Fairleigh Dickinson University research and development spending, FY2024
- Teaneck, NJ
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Fairleigh Dickinson University in FY2024
$793 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #741 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 59.2%
- Rank change
- up 45
Fairleigh Dickinson University reported $793 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #741 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 59.2% on FY2023's $498 thousand; its national rank was up 45 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 99.2% ($787 thousand), followed by nonprofit organizations at 0.8%. Its largest field of research is computer and information sciences, $421 thousand or 53.1% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024
This institution files the short form, which the revised history does not cover; each year's total is the sum of its six funding-source rows as reported that year. The line breaks at FY2011, FY2012, FY2013, FY2014, which Fairleigh Dickinson University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $254 thousand |
| FY2015 | $312 thousand |
| FY2016 | $502 thousand |
| FY2017 | $643 thousand |
| FY2018 | $917 thousand |
| FY2019 | $791 thousand |
| FY2020 | $656 thousand |
| FY2021 | $318 thousand |
| FY2022 | $225 thousand |
| FY2023 | $498 thousand |
| FY2024 | $793 thousand |
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 Fairleigh Dickinson 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 | $787 thousand | 99.2% | +72.6% | 615 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $6 thousand | 0.8% | −85.7% | 735 |
| All sources | $793 thousand | 100.0% | +59.2% | 741 |
Fields of research
The 4 NSF research fields Fairleigh Dickinson University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and information sciences | $421 thousand | 53.1% | +70.4% | 293 |
| Life sciences | $326 thousand | 41.1% | +365.7% | 645 |
| Psychology | $43 thousand | 5.4% | −76.1% | 440 |
| Other sciences | $3 thousand | 0.4% | +200.0% | 303 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Fairleigh Dickinson University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Fairleigh Dickinson University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 736 | Southwestern University | $804K |
| 737 | Lawrence University | $803K |
| 738 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | $798K |
| 739 | Alverno College | $796K |
| 739 | Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico | $796K |
| 741 | Fairleigh Dickinson University | $793K |
| 742 | Saint Michael's College | $790K |
| 743 | Ithaca College | $787K |
| 744 | Auburn University, Montgomery | $779K |
| 745 | San Juan Bautista School of Medicine | $778K |
| 746 | Fort Hays State University | $774K |
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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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