Robert Morris University research and development spending, FY2024
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Robert Morris University in FY2024
$1.4 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #654 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 0.5%
- Rank change
- down 20
Robert Morris University reported $1.4 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #654 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 0.5% on FY2023's $1.4 million; its national rank was down 20 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 50.0% ($706 thousand), followed by institution funds at 41.9%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $581 thousand or 41.1% 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 | — | — |
| FY2011 | — | — |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | — | — |
| FY2017 | — | — |
| FY2018 | — | — |
| FY2019 | — | — |
| FY2020 | — | — |
| FY2021 | — | — |
| FY2022 | $1.3 million | 600 |
| FY2023 | $1.4 million | 621 |
| FY2024 | $1.4 million | 638 |
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 Robert Morris 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 | $706 thousand | 50.0% | +6.3% | 630 |
| Institution funds | $592 thousand | 41.9% | −6.3% | 528 |
| State and local government | $61 thousand | 4.3% | −22.8% | 534 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $31 thousand | 2.2% | +40.9% | 657 |
| Business | $22 thousand | 1.6% | 0.0% | 485 |
| All sources | $1.4 million | 100.0% | −0.5% | 654 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Robert Morris University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $581 thousand | 41.1% | −5.1% | 326 |
| Non-S&E | $474 thousand | 33.6% | −2.5% | 460 |
| Computer and information sciences | $260 thousand | 18.4% | +23.8% | 341 |
| Life sciences | $45 thousand | 3.2% | −6.3% | 818 |
| Psychology | $20 thousand | 1.4% | −13.0% | 484 |
| Social sciences | $19 thousand | 1.3% | −5.0% | 592 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $10 thousand | 0.7% | −23.1% | 517 |
| Physical sciences | $3 thousand | 0.2% | −57.1% | 695 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Robert Morris University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Robert Morris University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 649 | Adelphi University | $1.4M |
| 649 | Eastern Kentucky University | $1.4M |
| 649 | University of Scranton | $1.4M |
| 652 | Eastern Connecticut State University | $1.4M |
| 653 | Roosevelt University | $1.4M |
| 654 | Robert Morris University | $1.4M |
| 655 | University of North Carolina, general administration | $1.4M |
| 656 | Scripps College | $1.4M |
| 657 | Graduate School of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research | $1.4M |
| 658 | Loyola University Maryland | $1.4M |
| 659 | University of Mary Washington | $1.3M |
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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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