Plymouth State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Plymouth, NH
- Public
- Standard form filer
Plymouth State University in FY2024
$934 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #709 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 31.4%
- Rank change
- down 66
Plymouth State University reported $934 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #709 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 31.4% on FY2023's $1.4 million; its national rank was down 66 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 86.2% ($805 thousand), followed by institution funds at 10.3%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $457 thousand or 48.9% 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, FY2020, FY2021, FY2023, which Plymouth State University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $1.8 million | 486 |
| FY2011 | $3.7 million | 410 |
| FY2012 | $2.9 million | 444 |
| FY2013 | $2.9 million | 434 |
| FY2014 | $2.8 million | 439 |
| FY2015 | $2.3 million | 470 |
| FY2016 | $1.3 million | 549 |
| FY2017 | $1.1 million | 569 |
| FY2018 | $990 thousand | 584 |
| FY2019 | — | — |
| FY2020 | — | — |
| FY2021 | — | — |
| FY2022 | $669 thousand | 615 |
| FY2023 | — | — |
| FY2024 | $934 thousand | 669 |
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 Plymouth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $805 thousand | 86.2% | −8.2% | 607 |
| Institution funds | $96 thousand | 10.3% | −77.8% | 730 |
| State and local government | $21 thousand | 2.2% | +320.0% | 582 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $12 thousand | 1.3% | −65.7% | 715 |
| All sources | $934 thousand | 100.0% | −31.4% | 709 |
Fields of research
The 4 NSF research fields Plymouth State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $457 thousand | 48.9% | +327.1% | 599 |
| Social sciences | $241 thousand | 25.8% | +162.0% | 383 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $195 thousand | 20.9% | −55.6% | 349 |
| Non-S&E | $41 thousand | 4.4% | −72.5% | 672 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Plymouth State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Plymouth State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 704 | Stetson University | $985K |
| 705 | Loyola University New Orleans | $982K |
| 706 | Central Connecticut State University | $966K |
| 707 | Bridgewater State University | $941K |
| 708 | Johnson C. Smith University | $936K |
| 709 | Plymouth State University | $934K |
| 710 | Augsburg University | $925K |
| 711 | University of Minnesota, Rochester | $921K |
| 712 | Valparaiso University | $918K |
| 713 | Minerva University | $916K |
| 714 | University of North Texas, Dallas | $911K |
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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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