Rowan University research and development spending, FY2024
- Glassboro, NJ
- R2
- Public
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Rowan University in FY2024
$64.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #216 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 33.8%
- Rank change
- up 17
Rowan University reported $64.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #216 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 33.8% on FY2023's $47.8 million; its national rank was up 17 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 40.4% ($25.9 million), followed by federal government at 33.3%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $24.3 million or 38.0% 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 | $3.0 million | 424 |
| FY2011 | $3.2 million | 425 |
| FY2012 | $3.8 million | 406 |
| FY2013 | $3.4 million | 416 |
| FY2014 | $8.2 million | 329 |
| FY2015 | $8.0 million | 333 |
| FY2016 | $10.2 million | 319 |
| FY2017 | $12.9 million | 306 |
| FY2018 | $16.2 million | 288 |
| FY2019 | $22.9 million | 260 |
| FY2020 | $26.0 million | 248 |
| FY2021 | $26.5 million | 245 |
| FY2022 | $29.9 million | 248 |
| FY2023 | $47.8 million | 233 |
| FY2024 | $64.0 million | 216 |
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 Rowan 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 | $25.9 million | 40.4% | +26.2% | 198 |
| Federal government | $21.3 million | 33.3% | +15.4% | 239 |
| State and local government | $12.3 million | 19.2% | +84.2% | 102 |
| Business | $3.0 million | 4.6% | +141.3% | 177 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.6 million | 2.5% | +65.1% | 239 |
| All sources | $64.0 million | 100.0% | +33.8% | 216 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Rowan University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $24.3 million | 38.0% | +25.7% | 146 |
| Life sciences | $20.8 million | 32.4% | +76.6% | 209 |
| Non-S&E | $9.2 million | 14.4% | +32.8% | 171 |
| Physical sciences | $4.0 million | 6.3% | +16.2% | 196 |
| Social sciences | $1.6 million | 2.5% | +25.8% | 215 |
| Computer and information sciences | $1.2 million | 1.9% | +103.1% | 222 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $1.2 million | 1.9% | −22.5% | 226 |
| Psychology | $1.1 million | 1.7% | −43.4% | 203 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $537 thousand | 0.8% | −32.5% | 206 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Rowan University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Rowan University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 211 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | $69.5M |
| 212 | Morehouse School of Medicine | $68.7M |
| 213 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | $68.7M |
| 214 | Ohio University | $67.4M |
| 215 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | $66.3M |
| 216 | Rowan University | $64.0M |
| 217 | Southern Methodist University | $62.6M |
| 218 | Lehigh University | $62.4M |
| 219 | Western Michigan University and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine | $62.1M |
| 220 | Southern Illinois University, Carbondale | $61.5M |
| 221 | Loyola University Chicago | $61.5M |
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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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