Universidad Central del Caribe research and development spending, FY2024
- Bayamon, PR
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Universidad Central del Caribe in FY2024
$3.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #506 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 22.5%
- Rank change
- down 53
Universidad Central del Caribe reported $3.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #506 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 22.5% on FY2023's $4.9 million; its national rank was down 53 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 54.7% ($2.1 million), followed by institution funds at 32.0%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $3.8 million or 100.0% 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 | $7.1 million | 339 |
| FY2011 | $7.5 million | 338 |
| FY2012 | $7.3 million | 344 |
| FY2013 | $7.1 million | 341 |
| FY2014 | $7.2 million | 350 |
| FY2015 | $7.0 million | 353 |
| FY2016 | $7.1 million | 353 |
| FY2017 | $5.6 million | 377 |
| FY2018 | $4.1 million | 412 |
| FY2019 | $4.0 million | 427 |
| FY2020 | $3.9 million | 427 |
| FY2021 | $3.8 million | 444 |
| FY2022 | $5.1 million | 427 |
| FY2023 | $4.9 million | 451 |
| FY2024 | $3.8 million | 505 |
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 Universidad Central del Caribe 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 | $2.1 million | 54.7% | −29.4% | 475 |
| Institution funds | $1.2 million | 32.0% | −4.6% | 442 |
| State and local government | $356 thousand | 9.4% | −32.1% | 408 |
| All other sources | $145 thousand | 3.8% | −6.5% | 319 |
| All sources | $3.8 million | 100.0% | −22.5% | 506 |
Fields of research
The one NSF research field Universidad Central del Caribe reported in FY2024.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $3.8 million | 100.0% | −22.5% | 343 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Universidad Central del Caribe
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Universidad Central del Caribe and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 501 | Lake Superior State University | $3.9M |
| 502 | California State University, Channel Islands | $3.9M |
| 503 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | $3.8M |
| 504 | Purdue University, Fort Wayne | $3.8M |
| 505 | Hawaii Pacific University | $3.8M |
| 506 | Universidad Central del Caribe | $3.8M |
| 507 | State University of New York College of Optometry | $3.8M |
| 508 | Vassar College | $3.8M |
| 509 | Christopher Newport University | $3.8M |
| 510 | Bowie State University | $3.7M |
| 511 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | $3.7M |
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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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