Montclair State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Montclair, NJ
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
Montclair State University in FY2024
$43.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #243 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 14.6%
- Rank change
- up 2
Montclair State University reported $43.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #243 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 14.6% on FY2023's $38.2 million; its national rank was up 2 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 78.3% ($34.3 million), followed by federal government at 17.1%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $16.2 million or 37.0% 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.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $2.3 million | 459 |
| FY2011 | $3.6 million | 413 |
| FY2012 | $5.1 million | 379 |
| FY2013 | $4.6 million | 382 |
| FY2014 | $4.3 million | 394 |
| FY2015 | $4.3 million | 394 |
| FY2016 | $5.2 million | 383 |
| FY2017 | $5.8 million | 376 |
| FY2018 | $8.0 million | 347 |
| FY2019 | $15.6 million | 291 |
| FY2020 | $17.6 million | 280 |
| FY2021 | $17.4 million | 289 |
| FY2022 | $32.2 million | 243 |
| FY2023 | $38.2 million | 245 |
| FY2024 | $43.8 million | 243 |
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 Montclair 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $34.3 million | 78.3% | +14.6% | 180 |
| Federal government | $7.5 million | 17.1% | +26.6% | 328 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.3 million | 3.0% | −18.6% | 261 |
| State and local government | $682 thousand | 1.6% | −3.5% | 346 |
| Business | $1 thousand | 0.0% | −96.2% | 549 |
| All sources | $43.8 million | 100.0% | +14.6% | 243 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Montclair State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $16.2 million | 37.0% | +22.5% | 127 |
| Life sciences | $7.3 million | 16.7% | +32.9% | 285 |
| Psychology | $6.0 million | 13.7% | −7.1% | 93 |
| Social sciences | $5.0 million | 11.5% | +5.8% | 145 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $3.0 million | 6.9% | +28.0% | 165 |
| Physical sciences | $2.8 million | 6.3% | +10.1% | 227 |
| Computer and information sciences | $1.8 million | 4.1% | +36.2% | 203 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.1 million | 2.6% | −32.2% | 157 |
| Engineering | $538 thousand | 1.2% | +33.8% | 333 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Montclair State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Montclair State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 238 | Marquette University | $49.1M |
| 239 | Chapman University | $48.3M |
| 240 | Mercer University | $46.5M |
| 241 | Georgia Southern University | $46.1M |
| 242 | City University of New York, The, Hunter College | $45.2M |
| 243 | Montclair State University | $43.8M |
| 244 | Delaware State University | $43.7M |
| 245 | University of West Florida | $43.5M |
| 246 | East Tennessee State University | $42.5M |
| 247 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | $42.4M |
| 248 | San Francisco State University | $42.0M |
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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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