University of Maryland Eastern Shore research and development spending, FY2024
- Princess Anne, MD
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Maryland Eastern Shore in FY2024
$13.4 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #342 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 25.1%
- Rank change
- up 13
University of Maryland Eastern Shore reported $13.4 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #342 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 25.1% on FY2023's $10.7 million; its national rank was up 13 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 87.6% ($11.8 million), followed by institution funds at 7.9%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $9.2 million or 68.5% 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 | $8.7 million | 316 |
| FY2011 | $8.7 million | 325 |
| FY2012 | $7.3 million | 345 |
| FY2013 | $8.8 million | 325 |
| FY2014 | $9.0 million | 320 |
| FY2015 | $9.7 million | 313 |
| FY2016 | $8.3 million | 336 |
| FY2017 | $7.4 million | 349 |
| FY2018 | $4.9 million | 394 |
| FY2019 | $7.1 million | 361 |
| FY2020 | $8.1 million | 356 |
| FY2021 | $8.6 million | 352 |
| FY2022 | $9.3 million | 354 |
| FY2023 | $10.7 million | 355 |
| FY2024 | $13.4 million | 342 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 4 NSF funding sources University of Maryland Eastern Shore 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 | $11.8 million | 87.6% | +15.2% | 292 |
| Institution funds | $1.1 million | 7.9% | +298.9% | 458 |
| State and local government | $567 thousand | 4.2% | +139.2% | 363 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $42 thousand | 0.3% | +75.0% | 635 |
| All sources | $13.4 million | 100.0% | +25.1% | 342 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields University of Maryland Eastern Shore reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $9.2 million | 68.5% | +26.5% | 269 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $3.7 million | 27.2% | +7.9% | 150 |
| Social sciences | $337 thousand | 2.5% | — | 343 |
| Engineering | $213 thousand | 1.6% | +238.1% | 378 |
| Non-S&E | $20 thousand | 0.1% | — | 697 |
| Physical sciences | $5 thousand | 0.0% | −66.7% | 685 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Maryland Eastern Shore and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 337 | California State University, East Bay | $14.3M |
| 338 | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | $13.7M |
| 339 | Midwestern University | $13.6M |
| 340 | Kentucky State University | $13.5M |
| 341 | Clark Atlanta University | $13.4M |
| 342 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | $13.4M |
| 343 | Langston University | $13.3M |
| 344 | Virginia State University | $13.3M |
| 345 | Ball State University | $13.1M |
| 346 | Northeast Ohio Medical University | $13.0M |
| 347 | California State University, San Marcos | $12.8M |
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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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