Millersville University of Pennsylvania research and development spending, FY2024

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Millersville University of Pennsylvania in FY2024

$223 thousand

spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey

National rank
#895 of 925
Change on FY2023
down 0.4%
Rank change
down 13

Millersville University of Pennsylvania reported $223 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #895 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 0.4% on FY2023's $224 thousand; its national rank was down 13 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 81.6% ($182 thousand), followed by nonprofit organizations at 9.9%. Its largest field of research is social sciences, $119 thousand or 53.4% of the total.

Over time

Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024

Millersville University of Pennsylvania research and development expenditures, FY2010 to FY2024A line from $523 thousand in FY2010 to $223 thousand in FY2024. Every plotted figure is in the table below.$0$233K$466K$698K$931KFY2010FY2015FY2020FY2024

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.

Year-by-year figures
Millersville University of Pennsylvania research and development expenditures by fiscal year, NSF HERD.
Fiscal yearR&D expenditure
FY2010$523 thousand
FY2011$665 thousand
FY2012$713 thousand
FY2013$462 thousand
FY2014$626 thousand
FY2015$706 thousand
FY2016$678 thousand
FY2017$673 thousand
FY2018$862 thousand
FY2019$782 thousand
FY2020$402 thousand
FY2021$931 thousand
FY2022$395 thousand
FY2023$224 thousand
FY2024$223 thousand

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 Millersville University of Pennsylvania reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.

Millersville University of Pennsylvania research and development expenditures by funding source, NSF HERD FY2024.
SourceFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Institution funds$182 thousand81.6%+80.2%682
Nonprofit organizations$22 thousand9.9%+46.7%680
State and local government$14 thousand6.3%+27.3%602
Federal government$4 thousand1.8%−95.8%899
All other sources$1 thousand0.4%−50.0%488
All sources$223 thousand100.0%−0.4%895

Fields of research

The 6 NSF research fields Millersville University of Pennsylvania reported in FY2024, largest first.

Millersville University of Pennsylvania research and development expenditures by field of research, NSF HERD FY2024.
FieldFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Social sciences$119 thousand53.4%+75.0%470
Life sciences$29 thousand13.0%−61.8%829
Physical sciences$27 thousand12.1%+28.6%643
Other sciences$25 thousand11.2%265
Engineering$14 thousand6.3%+600.0%476
Psychology$9 thousand4.0%+800.0%524

Neighbours

Ranked around Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Institutions ranked immediately above and below

The five institutions ranked above Millersville University of Pennsylvania and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking, and the one institution tied with it — a shared rank is a real tie in NSF's data, not a rounding artefact.

Institutions ranked immediately above and below Millersville University of Pennsylvania, NSF HERD FY2024.
RankInstitutionFY2024 R&D
890Fuller Theological Seminary$242K
891University of North Alabama$234K
892Concordia College, Moorhead$233K
893Indiana University, East$228K
894Life University$224K
895Millersville University of Pennsylvania$223K
895Universidad Ana G. Mendez, Cupey$223K
897State University of New York, Purchase College$217K
898Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College$213K
899Delta State University$212K
899Metropolitan State University$212K
901Oral Roberts University$205K

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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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