University of Maine Farmington research and development spending, FY2024
- Farmington, ME
- Public
- Short form filer
University of Maine Farmington in FY2024
$1.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #647 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 13.0%
- Rank change
- up 5
University of Maine Farmington reported $1.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #647 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 13.0% on FY2023's $1.3 million; its national rank was up 5 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 71.2% ($1.0 million), followed by institution funds at 15.5%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $808 thousand or 55.5% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2019 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.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2019 | $526 thousand |
| FY2020 | $961 thousand |
| FY2021 | $996 thousand |
| FY2022 | $1.2 million |
| FY2023 | $1.3 million |
| FY2024 | $1.5 million |
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 Maine Farmington 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 | $1.0 million | 71.2% | +12.6% | 574 |
| Institution funds | $226 thousand | 15.5% | +14.1% | 646 |
| State and local government | $102 thousand | 7.0% | +14.6% | 506 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $45 thousand | 3.1% | +15.4% | 629 |
| Business | $28 thousand | 1.9% | +12.0% | 477 |
| All other sources | $18 thousand | 1.2% | +12.5% | 432 |
| All sources | $1.5 million | 100.0% | +13.0% | 647 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields University of Maine Farmington reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $808 thousand | 55.5% | +55.1% | 513 |
| Non-S&E | $227 thousand | 15.6% | +51.3% | 534 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $134 thousand | 9.2% | +57.6% | 384 |
| Social sciences | $115 thousand | 7.9% | +51.3% | 475 |
| Computer and information sciences | $93 thousand | 6.4% | +60.3% | 434 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $46 thousand | 3.2% | +58.6% | 424 |
| Psychology | $34 thousand | 2.3% | +54.5% | 457 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Maine Farmington
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Maine Farmington and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 642 | Kenyon College | $1.5M |
| 642 | National University of Natural Medicine | $1.5M |
| 644 | State University of New York College, Plattsburgh | $1.5M |
| 645 | University of Virginia's College at Wise | $1.5M |
| 646 | New College of Florida | $1.5M |
| 647 | University of Maine Farmington | $1.5M |
| 648 | Wheaton College, Wheaton | $1.4M |
| 649 | Adelphi University | $1.4M |
| 649 | Eastern Kentucky University | $1.4M |
| 649 | University of Scranton | $1.4M |
| 652 | Eastern Connecticut State University | $1.4M |
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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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