University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science research and development spending, FY2024
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University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science in FY2024
$54.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #232 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 1.5%
- Rank change
- down 8
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science reported $54.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #232 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 1.5% on FY2023's $53.2 million; its national rank was down 8 places. State and local government is its largest funding source at 49.0% ($26.5 million), followed by federal government at 30.9%. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $44.6 million or 82.6% 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 | $42.7 million | 194 |
| FY2011 | $50.0 million | 189 |
| FY2012 | $48.2 million | 191 |
| FY2013 | $53.7 million | 185 |
| FY2014 | $50.8 million | 186 |
| FY2015 | $52.2 million | 185 |
| FY2016 | $55.0 million | 186 |
| FY2017 | $55.1 million | 184 |
| FY2018 | $54.1 million | 187 |
| FY2019 | $56.0 million | 190 |
| FY2020 | $54.6 million | 192 |
| FY2021 | $51.2 million | 200 |
| FY2022 | $53.7 million | 204 |
| FY2023 | $53.2 million | 224 |
| FY2024 | $54.0 million | 232 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State and local government | $26.5 million | 49.0% | −0.0% | 62 |
| Federal government | $16.7 million | 30.9% | +8.5% | 261 |
| Institution funds | $7.5 million | 13.8% | −19.7% | 276 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $3.2 million | 5.9% | +102.7% | 186 |
| Business | $210 thousand | 0.4% | +6.1% | 353 |
| All sources | $54.0 million | 100.0% | +1.5% | 232 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $44.6 million | 82.6% | +4.1% | 24 |
| Life sciences | $8.9 million | 16.4% | −1.7% | 275 |
| Non-S&E | $426 thousand | 0.8% | −43.0% | 470 |
| Physical sciences | $80 thousand | 0.1% | −39.4% | 587 |
| Computer and information sciences | $56 thousand | 0.1% | — | 466 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 227 | Catholic University of America, The | $57.7M |
| 228 | University of Missouri, Kansas City | $57.0M |
| 229 | University of Denver | $55.6M |
| 230 | Morgan State University | $55.5M |
| 231 | Air Force Institute of Technology | $54.2M |
| 232 | University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science | $54.0M |
| 233 | United States Air Force Academy | $53.2M |
| 234 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $53.0M |
| 235 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | $52.2M |
| 236 | Portland State University | $51.7M |
| 237 | Kennesaw State University | $51.6M |
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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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