Quinnipiac University research and development spending, FY2024
- Hamden, CT
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- Private nonprofit
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Quinnipiac University in FY2024
$2.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #563 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 9.7%
- Rank change
- down 9
Quinnipiac University reported $2.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #563 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 9.7% on FY2023's $2.4 million; its national rank was down 9 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 81.8% ($2.2 million), followed by all other sources at 12.0%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $1.0 million or 38.3% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2012 to FY2024
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
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2012 | $2.1 million |
| FY2013 | $2.1 million |
| FY2014 | $2.1 million |
| FY2015 | $2.0 million |
| FY2016 | $2.1 million |
| FY2017 | $2.1 million |
| FY2018 | $2.0 million |
| FY2019 | $2.0 million |
| FY2020 | $1.9 million |
| FY2021 | $1.9 million |
| FY2022 | $2.1 million |
| FY2023 | $2.4 million |
| FY2024 | $2.7 million |
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 Quinnipiac 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 | $2.2 million | 81.8% | +9.9% | 395 |
| All other sources | $318 thousand | 12.0% | +9.7% | 269 |
| Federal government | $59 thousand | 2.2% | +5.4% | 872 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $57 thousand | 2.1% | +9.6% | 608 |
| Business | $49 thousand | 1.8% | +8.9% | 446 |
| All sources | $2.7 million | 100.0% | +9.7% | 563 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Quinnipiac University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $1.0 million | 38.3% | +9.7% | 479 |
| Non-S&E | $733 thousand | 27.5% | +9.9% | 410 |
| Social sciences | $278 thousand | 10.4% | +9.4% | 364 |
| Physical sciences | $227 thousand | 8.5% | +9.7% | 478 |
| Engineering | $139 thousand | 5.2% | +9.4% | 390 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $122 thousand | 4.6% | +9.9% | 401 |
| Psychology | $76 thousand | 2.9% | +10.1% | 405 |
| Computer and information sciences | $38 thousand | 1.4% | +8.6% | 500 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $29 thousand | 1.1% | +11.5% | 456 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Quinnipiac University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Quinnipiac University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 558 | Chicago State University | $2.7M |
| 559 | Youngstown State University | $2.7M |
| 560 | La Sierra University | $2.7M |
| 561 | Lafayette College | $2.7M |
| 562 | University of Texas of the Permian Basin, The | $2.7M |
| 563 | Quinnipiac University | $2.7M |
| 564 | Black Hills State University | $2.6M |
| 565 | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | $2.6M |
| 566 | Pittsburg State University | $2.6M |
| 567 | University of Illinois at Springfield | $2.6M |
| 568 | Virginia Military Institute | $2.5M |
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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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