University of Connecticut research and development spending, FY2024
- Storrs, CT
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University of Connecticut in FY2024
$433.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #82 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 11.1%
- Rank change
- down 1
University of Connecticut reported $433.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #82 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 11.1% on FY2023's $390.2 million; its national rank was down 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 58.4% ($253.1 million), followed by institution funds at 33.2%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $245.1 million or 56.5% 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 | $237.9 million | 80 |
| FY2011 | $253.8 million | 79 |
| FY2012 | $256.9 million | 76 |
| FY2013 | $242.3 million | 81 |
| FY2014 | $258.1 million | 78 |
| FY2015 | $259.4 million | 78 |
| FY2016 | $265.5 million | 80 |
| FY2017 | $267.6 million | 83 |
| FY2018 | $269.7 million | 85 |
| FY2019 | $285.8 million | 83 |
| FY2020 | $280.1 million | 87 |
| FY2021 | $302.3 million | 87 |
| FY2022 | $367.6 million | 79 |
| FY2023 | $390.2 million | 81 |
| FY2024 | $433.5 million | 82 |
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 University of Connecticut 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 | $253.1 million | 58.4% | +6.0% | 74 |
| Institution funds | $143.9 million | 33.2% | +22.7% | 69 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $12.0 million | 2.8% | −2.1% | 111 |
| Business | $11.1 million | 2.6% | −1.1% | 99 |
| State and local government | $8.2 million | 1.9% | +37.9% | 133 |
| All other sources | $5.2 million | 1.2% | +10.1% | 106 |
| All sources | $433.5 million | 100.0% | +11.1% | 82 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Connecticut reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $245.1 million | 56.5% | +10.1% | 76 |
| Engineering | $84.5 million | 19.5% | +16.2% | 58 |
| Psychology | $27.8 million | 6.4% | −10.1% | 8 |
| Non-S&E | $20.4 million | 4.7% | +39.8% | 106 |
| Physical sciences | $17.1 million | 3.9% | +11.2% | 98 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $14.5 million | 3.4% | +21.6% | 69 |
| Social sciences | $12.7 million | 2.9% | +39.7% | 78 |
| Computer and information sciences | $7.8 million | 1.8% | +11.8% | 107 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $2.9 million | 0.7% | −1.8% | 89 |
| Other sciences | $819 thousand | 0.2% | −73.7% | 127 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Connecticut
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Connecticut and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 77 | University of Delaware | $465.8M |
| 78 | Iowa State University | $462.3M |
| 79 | Florida State University | $460.7M |
| 80 | Utah State University | $451.4M |
| 81 | California Institute of Technology | $445.2M |
| 82 | University of Connecticut | $433.5M |
| 83 | Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge | $431.4M |
| 84 | University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, The | $419.1M |
| 85 | Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center | $418.4M |
| 86 | Washington State University | $403.4M |
| 87 | Auburn University, Auburn | $393.6M |
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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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