Suffolk University research and development spending, FY2024
- Boston, MA
- D/PU
- Private nonprofit
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Suffolk University in FY2024
$4.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #471 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 5.3%
- Rank change
- down 24
Suffolk University reported $4.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #471 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 5.3% on FY2023's $5.2 million; its national rank was down 24 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 66.4% ($3.2 million), followed by state and local government at 14.6%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $2.7 million or 55.6% 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. The line breaks at FY2018, FY2019, which Suffolk University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | — | — |
| FY2011 | $1.6 million | 517 |
| FY2012 | $1.3 million | 539 |
| FY2013 | $1.6 million | 516 |
| FY2014 | $1.5 million | 521 |
| FY2015 | $1.3 million | 541 |
| FY2016 | $1.5 million | 538 |
| FY2017 | $1.7 million | 524 |
| FY2018 | — | — |
| FY2019 | — | — |
| FY2020 | $2.1 million | 510 |
| FY2021 | $2.0 million | 525 |
| FY2022 | $1.4 million | 592 |
| FY2023 | $5.2 million | 445 |
| FY2024 | $4.9 million | 470 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 4 NSF funding sources Suffolk 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 | $3.2 million | 66.4% | −1.7% | 356 |
| State and local government | $715 thousand | 14.6% | −3.0% | 342 |
| Federal government | $702 thousand | 14.4% | −21.4% | 631 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $227 thousand | 4.6% | −1.7% | 448 |
| All sources | $4.9 million | 100.0% | −5.3% | 471 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields Suffolk University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $2.7 million | 55.6% | −1.3% | 277 |
| Psychology | $1.1 million | 21.8% | −16.5% | 205 |
| Social sciences | $1.0 million | 21.4% | +1.6% | 244 |
| Physical sciences | $26 thousand | 0.5% | — | 645 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $20 thousand | 0.4% | −72.6% | 485 |
| Life sciences | $14 thousand | 0.3% | −54.8% | 839 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Suffolk University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Suffolk University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 466 | Carleton College | $5.0M |
| 467 | Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago | $5.0M |
| 468 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina | $5.0M |
| 469 | St. John's University, New York | $4.9M |
| 470 | Sonoma State University | $4.9M |
| 471 | Suffolk University | $4.9M |
| 472 | Franklin and Marshall College | $4.8M |
| 473 | Claremont Graduate University | $4.8M |
| 474 | Colgate University | $4.7M |
| 475 | Seattle University | $4.7M |
| 476 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | $4.7M |
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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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