Southern Connecticut State University research and development spending, FY2024
- New Haven, CT
- Public
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Southern Connecticut State University in FY2024
$7.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #407 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 4.8%
- Rank change
- down 20
Southern Connecticut State University reported $7.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #407 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 4.8% on FY2023's $8.0 million; its national rank was down 20 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 74.1% ($5.6 million), followed by federal government at 15.2%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $3.3 million or 43.8% 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 | $3.8 million | 392 |
| FY2011 | $4.1 million | 394 |
| FY2012 | $3.5 million | 415 |
| FY2013 | $2.0 million | 490 |
| FY2014 | $5.5 million | 368 |
| FY2015 | $5.5 million | 369 |
| FY2016 | $3.2 million | 429 |
| FY2017 | $2.5 million | 465 |
| FY2018 | $2.8 million | 466 |
| FY2019 | $4.6 million | 407 |
| FY2020 | $5.4 million | 393 |
| FY2021 | $5.8 million | 387 |
| FY2022 | $6.3 million | 399 |
| FY2023 | $8.0 million | 387 |
| FY2024 | $7.6 million | 406 |
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 Southern Connecticut State 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 | $5.6 million | 74.1% | −2.8% | 304 |
| Federal government | $1.2 million | 15.2% | −19.1% | 552 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $431 thousand | 5.7% | +80.3% | 376 |
| State and local government | $237 thousand | 3.1% | +74.3% | 448 |
| All other sources | $89 thousand | 1.2% | −72.3% | 357 |
| Business | $58 thousand | 0.8% | −14.7% | 433 |
| All sources | $7.6 million | 100.0% | −4.8% | 407 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Southern Connecticut State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $3.3 million | 43.8% | −18.6% | 258 |
| Other sciences | $1.1 million | 14.9% | +197.6% | 112 |
| Life sciences | $1.1 million | 14.7% | −12.2% | 472 |
| Psychology | $494 thousand | 6.5% | +54.9% | 249 |
| Physical sciences | $420 thousand | 5.5% | −53.0% | 402 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $345 thousand | 4.5% | −7.3% | 302 |
| Social sciences | $285 thousand | 3.7% | −38.3% | 362 |
| Computer and information sciences | $277 thousand | 3.6% | +41.3% | 333 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $204 thousand | 2.7% | +1357.1% | 278 |
| Engineering | $6 thousand | 0.1% | — | 487 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Southern Connecticut State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Southern Connecticut State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 402 | University of Washington, Tacoma | $8.0M |
| 403 | Georgia College and State University | $8.0M |
| 404 | Abilene Christian University | $7.9M |
| 405 | Benedict College | $7.8M |
| 406 | Claremont McKenna College | $7.8M |
| 407 | Southern Connecticut State University | $7.6M |
| 408 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | $7.6M |
| 409 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | $7.5M |
| 410 | Marian University, Indianapolis | $7.5M |
| 411 | Smith College | $7.4M |
| 412 | Norfolk State University | $7.3M |
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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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