Salisbury University research and development spending, FY2024
- Salisbury, MD
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Salisbury University in FY2024
$14.4 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #335 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 0.9%
- Rank change
- down 4
Salisbury University reported $14.4 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #335 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 0.9% on FY2023's $14.6 million; its national rank was down 4 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 36.7% ($5.3 million), followed by state and local government at 36.0%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $8.9 million or 61.7% 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 | $3.5 million | 408 |
| FY2011 | $1.9 million | 499 |
| FY2012 | $6.9 million | 352 |
| FY2013 | $7.0 million | 344 |
| FY2014 | $7.9 million | 336 |
| FY2015 | $8.0 million | 336 |
| FY2016 | $8.5 million | 333 |
| FY2017 | $7.7 million | 347 |
| FY2018 | $9.1 million | 334 |
| FY2019 | $9.4 million | 336 |
| FY2020 | $9.5 million | 340 |
| FY2021 | $10.6 million | 334 |
| FY2022 | $10.6 million | 341 |
| FY2023 | $14.6 million | 331 |
| FY2024 | $14.4 million | 335 |
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 Salisbury 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 | $5.3 million | 36.7% | +4.8% | 362 |
| State and local government | $5.2 million | 36.0% | −6.4% | 166 |
| Institution funds | $3.8 million | 26.5% | −2.0% | 342 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $100 thousand | 0.7% | +88.7% | 555 |
| Business | $5 thousand | 0.0% | — | 531 |
| All sources | $14.4 million | 100.0% | −0.9% | 335 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Salisbury University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $8.9 million | 61.7% | +6.2% | 176 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $2.8 million | 19.2% | +2.0% | 170 |
| Life sciences | $1.7 million | 12.0% | −12.0% | 412 |
| Social sciences | $601 thousand | 4.2% | +13.0% | 297 |
| Computer and information sciences | $266 thousand | 1.8% | −25.5% | 336 |
| Physical sciences | $84 thousand | 0.6% | −78.8% | 585 |
| Psychology | $39 thousand | 0.3% | 0.0% | 447 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $34 thousand | 0.2% | −74.4% | 441 |
| Engineering | $1 thousand | 0.0% | −66.7% | 498 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Salisbury University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Salisbury University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 330 | City University of New York, The, Brooklyn College | $15.2M |
| 331 | Alcorn State University | $14.8M |
| 332 | University of the Virgin Islands | $14.8M |
| 333 | University of Missouri, Saint Louis | $14.7M |
| 334 | University of Hawaii, system office | $14.5M |
| 335 | Salisbury University | $14.4M |
| 336 | California State University, Fresno | $14.4M |
| 337 | California State University, East Bay | $14.3M |
| 338 | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | $13.7M |
| 339 | Midwestern University | $13.6M |
| 340 | Kentucky State University | $13.5M |
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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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