Merrimack College research and development spending, FY2024
- North Andover, MA
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Merrimack College in FY2024
$2.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #548 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 82.8%
- Rank change
- up 72
Merrimack College reported $2.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #548 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 82.8% on FY2023's $1.6 million; its national rank was up 72 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 46.9% ($1.3 million), followed by institution funds at 35.2%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $2.0 million or 70.1% 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 FY2019, FY2021, FY2022, which Merrimack College did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | — | — |
| FY2011 | — | — |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | — | — |
| FY2017 | — | — |
| FY2018 | $796 thousand | 591 |
| FY2019 | — | — |
| FY2020 | $503 thousand | 615 |
| FY2021 | — | — |
| FY2022 | — | — |
| FY2023 | $1.6 million | 609 |
| FY2024 | $2.9 million | 546 |
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 Merrimack College 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 | $1.3 million | 46.9% | +50.1% | 533 |
| Institution funds | $1.0 million | 35.2% | +198.5% | 467 |
| All other sources | $286 thousand | 10.0% | +236.5% | 280 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $224 thousand | 7.9% | −9.3% | 450 |
| All sources | $2.9 million | 100.0% | +82.8% | 548 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Merrimack College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $2.0 million | 70.1% | +49.4% | 397 |
| Physical sciences | $481 thousand | 16.9% | +1236.1% | 389 |
| Computer and information sciences | $131 thousand | 4.6% | — | 398 |
| Non-S&E | $74 thousand | 2.6% | −22.1% | 635 |
| Social sciences | $55 thousand | 1.9% | −6.8% | 531 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $48 thousand | 1.7% | +200.0% | 417 |
| Engineering | $39 thousand | 1.4% | +143.8% | 453 |
| Other sciences | $15 thousand | 0.5% | — | 273 |
| Psychology | $10 thousand | 0.4% | — | 520 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Merrimack College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Merrimack College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 543 | University of Richmond | $3.0M |
| 544 | Eastern Washington University | $3.0M |
| 545 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | $2.9M |
| 546 | Lewis & Clark College | $2.9M |
| 547 | College of New Jersey, The | $2.9M |
| 548 | Merrimack College | $2.9M |
| 549 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | $2.8M |
| 550 | Northeastern Illinois University | $2.8M |
| 551 | St. Lawrence University | $2.8M |
| 552 | Kettering University | $2.8M |
| 553 | University of South Carolina Upstate | $2.8M |
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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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