New Jersey Institute of Technology research and development spending, FY2024
- Newark, NJ
- R1
- Public
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New Jersey Institute of Technology in FY2024
$171.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #149 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 6.6%
- Rank change
- held
New Jersey Institute of Technology reported $171.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #149 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 6.6% on FY2023's $161.1 million; its national rank was unchanged. Federal government is its largest funding source at 53.0% ($90.9 million), followed by institution funds at 37.7%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $93.7 million or 54.6% 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 | $92.3 million | 143 |
| FY2011 | $100.5 million | 141 |
| FY2012 | $102.9 million | 139 |
| FY2013 | $107.3 million | 136 |
| FY2014 | $106.1 million | 138 |
| FY2015 | $110.5 million | 135 |
| FY2016 | $130.8 million | 128 |
| FY2017 | $142.2 million | 131 |
| FY2018 | $162.3 million | 125 |
| FY2019 | $161.2 million | 130 |
| FY2020 | $163.4 million | 133 |
| FY2021 | $166.6 million | 137 |
| FY2022 | $167.1 million | 142 |
| FY2023 | $161.1 million | 149 |
| FY2024 | $171.7 million | 149 |
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 New Jersey Institute of Technology 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 | $90.9 million | 53.0% | +29.8% | 144 |
| Institution funds | $64.8 million | 37.7% | +0.9% | 138 |
| State and local government | $8.0 million | 4.7% | −59.9% | 135 |
| All other sources | $5.7 million | 3.3% | +52.1% | 97 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.3 million | 0.8% | −17.0% | 258 |
| Business | $906 thousand | 0.5% | −34.6% | 242 |
| All sources | $171.7 million | 100.0% | +6.6% | 149 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields New Jersey Institute of Technology reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $93.7 million | 54.6% | +3.1% | 56 |
| Life sciences | $26.0 million | 15.1% | +6.7% | 187 |
| Physical sciences | $21.9 million | 12.7% | +18.7% | 83 |
| Computer and information sciences | $14.9 million | 8.7% | +17.9% | 64 |
| Non-S&E | $9.6 million | 5.6% | +13.3% | 169 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $5.5 million | 3.2% | +0.8% | 45 |
| Social sciences | $142 thousand | 0.1% | −77.3% | 449 |
| Other sciences | $83 thousand | 0.0% | −70.0% | 234 |
Neighbours
Ranked around New Jersey Institute of Technology
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above New Jersey Institute of Technology and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 144 | University of Nevada, Reno | $194.1M |
| 145 | University of Mississippi | $189.9M |
| 146 | University of Texas at Dallas, The | $181.8M |
| 147 | San Diego State University | $181.6M |
| 148 | University of Oregon | $174.8M |
| 149 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | $171.7M |
| 150 | University of Texas at San Antonio, The | $171.5M |
| 151 | Drexel University | $170.2M |
| 152 | University of Wyoming | $167.3M |
| 153 | Augusta University | $166.2M |
| 154 | Texas State University | $165.0M |
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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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