University of Maryland, Baltimore County research and development spending, FY2024
- Baltimore, MD
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Maryland, Baltimore County in FY2024
$150.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #160 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 4.6%
- Rank change
- down 4
University of Maryland, Baltimore County reported $150.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #160 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 4.6% on FY2023's $144.3 million; its national rank was down 4 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 60.9% ($91.9 million), followed by institution funds at 28.7%. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $35.8 million or 23.7% 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 | $87.2 million | 146 |
| FY2011 | $91.7 million | 145 |
| FY2012 | $75.0 million | 159 |
| FY2013 | $71.8 million | 158 |
| FY2014 | $67.8 million | 160 |
| FY2015 | $68.7 million | 160 |
| FY2016 | $70.2 million | 163 |
| FY2017 | $70.4 million | 164 |
| FY2018 | $71.5 million | 168 |
| FY2019 | $80.6 million | 166 |
| FY2020 | $83.9 million | 169 |
| FY2021 | $84.4 million | 169 |
| FY2022 | $110.3 million | 167 |
| FY2023 | $144.3 million | 156 |
| FY2024 | $150.9 million | 160 |
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 Maryland, Baltimore County 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 | $91.9 million | 60.9% | +6.1% | 143 |
| Institution funds | $43.4 million | 28.7% | +2.2% | 158 |
| State and local government | $8.4 million | 5.6% | +4.4% | 132 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $3.2 million | 2.1% | −4.6% | 185 |
| Business | $3.1 million | 2.0% | +24.7% | 175 |
| All other sources | $960 thousand | 0.6% | −31.0% | 190 |
| All sources | $150.9 million | 100.0% | +4.6% | 160 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Maryland, Baltimore County reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $35.8 million | 23.7% | +3.9% | 33 |
| Physical sciences | $25.9 million | 17.2% | +1.3% | 75 |
| Social sciences | $21.9 million | 14.5% | +7.2% | 50 |
| Computer and information sciences | $19.8 million | 13.1% | +10.3% | 55 |
| Life sciences | $15.3 million | 10.1% | +3.3% | 225 |
| Non-S&E | $12.0 million | 8.0% | +0.2% | 154 |
| Engineering | $10.6 million | 7.0% | −0.5% | 193 |
| Other sciences | $3.9 million | 2.6% | +31.3% | 72 |
| Psychology | $3.3 million | 2.2% | +6.7% | 135 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $2.4 million | 1.6% | +0.9% | 107 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Maryland, Baltimore County and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 155 | State University of New York, Binghamton University | $160.6M |
| 156 | Brigham Young University, Provo | $158.3M |
| 157 | University of Texas at El Paso, The | $157.6M |
| 158 | University of Alabama in Huntsville, The | $154.5M |
| 159 | University of Texas at Arlington, The | $153.8M |
| 160 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | $150.9M |
| 161 | University of Montana, The, Missoula | $143.8M |
| 162 | New Mexico State University | $142.9M |
| 163 | University of Idaho | $140.4M |
| 164 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | $140.2M |
| 165 | Rush University | $139.3M |
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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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