University of Maine research and development spending, FY2024
- Orono, ME
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Maine in FY2024
$198.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #141 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 5.4%
- Rank change
- down 1
University of Maine reported $198.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #141 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 5.4% on FY2023's $188.7 million; its national rank was down 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 51.2% ($101.7 million), followed by institution funds at 33.9%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $71.4 million or 35.9% 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 | $111.3 million | 130 |
| FY2011 | $111.6 million | 131 |
| FY2012 | $92.1 million | 144 |
| FY2013 | $77.6 million | 154 |
| FY2014 | $101.2 million | 140 |
| FY2015 | $79.5 million | 152 |
| FY2016 | $79.2 million | 155 |
| FY2017 | $99.5 million | 150 |
| FY2018 | $106.7 million | 149 |
| FY2019 | $129.9 million | 143 |
| FY2020 | $134.2 million | 144 |
| FY2021 | $146.8 million | 144 |
| FY2022 | $171.9 million | 140 |
| FY2023 | $188.7 million | 140 |
| FY2024 | $198.9 million | 141 |
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 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 | $101.7 million | 51.2% | +9.5% | 139 |
| Institution funds | $67.5 million | 33.9% | −0.7% | 135 |
| State and local government | $19.3 million | 9.7% | +9.1% | 75 |
| Business | $5.0 million | 2.5% | −1.1% | 145 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $3.7 million | 1.8% | +12.3% | 175 |
| All other sources | $1.7 million | 0.9% | −9.4% | 154 |
| All sources | $198.9 million | 100.0% | +5.4% | 141 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Maine reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $71.4 million | 35.9% | −1.3% | 73 |
| Life sciences | $58.1 million | 29.2% | +23.5% | 146 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $29.0 million | 14.6% | +5.5% | 45 |
| Other sciences | $15.8 million | 8.0% | −4.6% | 21 |
| Non-S&E | $11.3 million | 5.7% | +0.4% | 161 |
| Physical sciences | $6.8 million | 3.4% | −13.4% | 166 |
| Computer and information sciences | $2.8 million | 1.4% | +11.0% | 177 |
| Social sciences | $2.1 million | 1.1% | −3.6% | 197 |
| Psychology | $784 thousand | 0.4% | +5.7% | 225 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $761 thousand | 0.4% | +6.0% | 183 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Maine
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Maine and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 136 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | $226.8M |
| 137 | University of Louisville | $225.0M |
| 138 | University of Alabama, The, Tuscaloosa | $221.2M |
| 139 | University of California, Santa Cruz | $218.4M |
| 140 | North Dakota State University | $199.9M |
| 141 | University of Maine | $198.9M |
| 142 | Syracuse University | $198.8M |
| 143 | University of North Dakota | $197.4M |
| 144 | University of Nevada, Reno | $194.1M |
| 145 | University of Mississippi | $189.9M |
| 146 | University of Texas at Dallas, The | $181.8M |
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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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