Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark research and development spending, FY2024
- Newark, NJ
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark in FY2024
$26.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #288 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 12.0%
- Rank change
- down 23
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark reported $26.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #288 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 12.0% on FY2023's $29.8 million; its national rank was down 23 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 65.2% ($17.1 million), followed by institution funds at 20.7%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $11.0 million or 42.0% 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 | $27.7 million | 232 |
| FY2011 | $35.8 million | 213 |
| FY2012 | $34.8 million | 211 |
| FY2013 | $37.1 million | 206 |
| FY2014 | $28.1 million | 228 |
| FY2015 | $24.4 million | 242 |
| FY2016 | $21.5 million | 254 |
| FY2017 | $25.9 million | 239 |
| FY2018 | $27.2 million | 236 |
| FY2019 | $26.7 million | 244 |
| FY2020 | $28.0 million | 239 |
| FY2021 | $23.9 million | 258 |
| FY2022 | $28.3 million | 256 |
| FY2023 | $29.8 million | 265 |
| FY2024 | $26.2 million | 288 |
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 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark 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 | $17.1 million | 65.2% | +4.8% | 256 |
| Institution funds | $5.4 million | 20.7% | −40.8% | 308 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $2.7 million | 10.5% | −4.7% | 201 |
| State and local government | $525 thousand | 2.0% | −51.1% | 370 |
| All other sources | $221 thousand | 0.8% | +22.1% | 295 |
| Business | $216 thousand | 0.8% | +10.8% | 351 |
| All sources | $26.2 million | 100.0% | −12.0% | 288 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $11.0 million | 42.0% | −4.7% | 254 |
| Non-S&E | $3.8 million | 14.7% | −17.9% | 241 |
| Social sciences | $3.8 million | 14.4% | +15.3% | 166 |
| Physical sciences | $2.8 million | 10.8% | −32.1% | 223 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $2.5 million | 9.5% | −21.2% | 175 |
| Psychology | $1.2 million | 4.7% | −24.2% | 191 |
| Computer and information sciences | $953 thousand | 3.6% | −13.9% | 241 |
| Other sciences | $61 thousand | 0.2% | −64.3% | 239 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 283 | Central Michigan University | $27.4M |
| 284 | California State University, Northridge | $27.0M |
| 285 | California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt | $26.6M |
| 286 | University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez | $26.5M |
| 287 | University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler | $26.2M |
| 288 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark | $26.2M |
| 289 | Clarkson University | $26.1M |
| 290 | University of Guam | $25.3M |
| 291 | Tarleton State University | $24.9M |
| 292 | Jackson State University | $24.7M |
| 293 | University of Alaska Anchorage | $24.6M |
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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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