University of Bridgeport research and development spending, FY2024
- Bridgeport, CT
- D/PU
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
University of Bridgeport in FY2024
$747 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #754 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 37.8%
- Rank change
- up 17
University of Bridgeport reported $747 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #754 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 37.8% on FY2023's $542 thousand; its national rank was up 17 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 50.5% ($377 thousand), followed by federal government at 37.5%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $665 thousand or 89.0% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2011 to FY2024
This institution files the short form, which the revised history does not cover; each year's total is the sum of its six funding-source rows as reported that year. The line breaks at FY2012, FY2013, FY2021, FY2022, which University of Bridgeport did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2011 | $284 thousand |
| FY2014 | $443 thousand |
| FY2015 | $942 thousand |
| FY2016 | $1.1 million |
| FY2017 | $726 thousand |
| FY2018 | $603 thousand |
| FY2019 | $384 thousand |
| FY2020 | $164 thousand |
| FY2023 | $542 thousand |
| FY2024 | $747 thousand |
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 University of Bridgeport 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 | $377 thousand | 50.5% | +39.6% | 586 |
| Federal government | $280 thousand | 37.5% | +11.6% | 763 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $70 thousand | 9.4% | +3400.0% | 591 |
| Business | $20 thousand | 2.7% | +5.3% | 490 |
| All sources | $747 thousand | 100.0% | +37.8% | 754 |
Fields of research
The 3 NSF research fields University of Bridgeport reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $665 thousand | 89.0% | — | 317 |
| Computer and information sciences | $62 thousand | 8.3% | −88.1% | 462 |
| Non-S&E | $20 thousand | 2.7% | +5.3% | 697 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Bridgeport
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Bridgeport and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking, and the two institutions tied with it — a shared rank is a real tie in NSF's data, not a rounding artefact.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 749 | Siena College | $755K |
| 750 | Francis Marion University | $754K |
| 751 | Eastern New Mexico University, Portales | $753K |
| 752 | Widener University, Chester | $752K |
| 753 | Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport | $750K |
| 754 | University of Bridgeport | $747K |
| 754 | Bethune-Cookman University | $747K |
| 754 | Regis University | $747K |
| 757 | Coe College | $734K |
| 757 | Pennsylvania State University, The, Abington | $734K |
| 759 | Pennsylvania Western University | $726K |
| 760 | Allegheny College | $720K |
| 761 | Pennsylvania State University, The, Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies | $716K |
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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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