Fitchburg State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Fitchburg, MA
- Public
- Short form filer
Fitchburg State University in FY2024
$150 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #923 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- First year reported
- Rank change
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Fitchburg State University reported $150 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #923 of the 925 institutions in the survey. Federal government is its largest funding source at 61.3% ($92 thousand), followed by institution funds at 18.0%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $60 thousand or 40.0% 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, FY2015, FY2016, FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, which Fitchburg State University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $174 thousand |
| FY2024 | $150 thousand |
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 Fitchburg State 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 | $92 thousand | 61.3% | — | 847 |
| Institution funds | $27 thousand | 18.0% | — | 800 |
| State and local government | $20 thousand | 13.3% | — | 585 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $6 thousand | 4.0% | — | 735 |
| All other sources | $3 thousand | 2.0% | — | 480 |
| Business | $2 thousand | 1.3% | — | 542 |
| All sources | $150 thousand | 100.0% | — | 923 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Fitchburg State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $60 thousand | 40.0% | — | 809 |
| Engineering | $22 thousand | 14.7% | — | 467 |
| Non-S&E | $22 thousand | 14.7% | — | 694 |
| Physical sciences | $13 thousand | 8.7% | — | 673 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $12 thousand | 8.0% | — | 502 |
| Social sciences | $9 thousand | 6.0% | — | 621 |
| Computer and information sciences | $7 thousand | 4.7% | — | 577 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $3 thousand | 2.0% | — | 558 |
| Psychology | $2 thousand | 1.3% | — | 563 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Fitchburg State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Fitchburg State University, which nothing in the FY2024 survey ranks below, and the two institutions tied with it — a shared rank is a real tie in NSF's data, not a rounding artefact.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 918 | Manchester University | $163K |
| 919 | Cooper Union, The | $162K |
| 920 | Mississippi Valley State University | $161K |
| 920 | William Carey University | $161K |
| 922 | California State University, Maritime Academy | $152K |
| 923 | Fitchburg State University | $150K |
| 923 | Jarvis Christian University | $150K |
| 923 | Johnson and Wales University, Providence | $150K |
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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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