Kean University research and development spending, FY2024
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Kean University in FY2024
$9.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #380 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 5.8%
- Rank change
- down 16
Kean University reported $9.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #380 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 5.8% on FY2023's $10.1 million; its national rank was down 16 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 46.8% ($4.4 million), followed by federal government at 33.0%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $2.6 million or 27.3% 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 FY2014, FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, which Kean University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | — | — |
| FY2011 | $1.5 million | 525 |
| FY2012 | $2.0 million | 495 |
| FY2013 | $761 thousand | 560 |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | $1.1 million | 562 |
| FY2016 | $908 thousand | 575 |
| FY2017 | — | — |
| FY2018 | — | — |
| FY2019 | — | — |
| FY2020 | $2.2 million | 504 |
| FY2021 | $3.5 million | 455 |
| FY2022 | $5.5 million | 417 |
| FY2023 | $10.1 million | 364 |
| FY2024 | $9.5 million | 380 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources Kean 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 | $4.4 million | 46.8% | −44.2% | 326 |
| Federal government | $3.1 million | 33.0% | +67.4% | 429 |
| State and local government | $1.4 million | 14.4% | +917.9% | 286 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $477 thousand | 5.0% | +436.0% | 362 |
| Business | $72 thousand | 0.8% | +380.0% | 416 |
| All sources | $9.5 million | 100.0% | −5.8% | 380 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Kean University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $2.6 million | 27.3% | −31.6% | 285 |
| Life sciences | $2.4 million | 25.6% | +65.8% | 382 |
| Social sciences | $1.5 million | 15.4% | −20.6% | 220 |
| Psychology | $1.2 million | 12.4% | +317.4% | 196 |
| Computer and information sciences | $1.0 million | 10.8% | −43.3% | 236 |
| Physical sciences | $317 thousand | 3.3% | −36.9% | 437 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $214 thousand | 2.3% | +65.9% | 341 |
| Other sciences | $163 thousand | 1.7% | +132.9% | 208 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $111 thousand | 1.2% | −40.6% | 342 |
| Engineering | $1 thousand | 0.0% | 0.0% | 498 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Kean University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Kean University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 375 | Yeshiva University | $10.3M |
| 376 | MGH Institute of Health Professions | $10.0M |
| 377 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Camden | $9.8M |
| 378 | Purdue University, Northwest | $9.5M |
| 379 | Gallaudet University | $9.5M |
| 380 | Kean University | $9.5M |
| 381 | Seton Hall University | $9.5M |
| 382 | University of the District of Columbia | $9.4M |
| 383 | Lincoln University, Jefferson City | $9.3M |
| 384 | Texas Woman's University | $9.0M |
| 385 | Southern University and A&M College, Agricultural Research and Extension Center | $9.0M |
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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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