University of Massachusetts Dartmouth research and development spending, FY2024
- North Dartmouth, MA
- R2
- Public
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University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in FY2024
$42.4 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #247 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 0.8%
- Rank change
- down 7
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth reported $42.4 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #247 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 0.8% on FY2023's $42.0 million; its national rank was down 7 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 52.1% ($22.1 million), followed by federal government at 35.0%. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $16.2 million or 38.3% 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 | $25.7 million | 243 |
| FY2011 | $25.6 million | 245 |
| FY2012 | $22.7 million | 246 |
| FY2013 | $27.3 million | 232 |
| FY2014 | $28.2 million | 227 |
| FY2015 | $26.8 million | 230 |
| FY2016 | $26.8 million | 233 |
| FY2017 | $26.1 million | 237 |
| FY2018 | $26.6 million | 238 |
| FY2019 | $28.0 million | 238 |
| FY2020 | $26.8 million | 240 |
| FY2021 | $28.7 million | 240 |
| FY2022 | $33.1 million | 241 |
| FY2023 | $42.0 million | 240 |
| FY2024 | $42.4 million | 247 |
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 Massachusetts Dartmouth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $22.1 million | 52.1% | +0.3% | 206 |
| Federal government | $14.8 million | 35.0% | +7.7% | 266 |
| Business | $2.2 million | 5.2% | +21.3% | 191 |
| State and local government | $2.0 million | 4.6% | −32.9% | 248 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.2 million | 2.7% | −8.5% | 273 |
| All other sources | $165 thousand | 0.4% | −40.0% | 310 |
| All sources | $42.4 million | 100.0% | +0.8% | 247 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields University of Massachusetts Dartmouth reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $16.2 million | 38.3% | +0.5% | 64 |
| Engineering | $12.4 million | 29.3% | +4.0% | 183 |
| Physical sciences | $3.7 million | 8.7% | +3.8% | 201 |
| Life sciences | $3.4 million | 8.0% | +4.4% | 352 |
| Computer and information sciences | $3.4 million | 7.9% | +7.8% | 163 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $2.1 million | 5.1% | −3.2% | 114 |
| Non-S&E | $995 thousand | 2.3% | −33.1% | 379 |
| Social sciences | $170 thousand | 0.4% | −45.7% | 429 |
| Psychology | $1 thousand | 0.0% | −97.4% | 581 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 242 | City University of New York, The, Hunter College | $45.2M |
| 243 | Montclair State University | $43.8M |
| 244 | Delaware State University | $43.7M |
| 245 | University of West Florida | $43.5M |
| 246 | East Tennessee State University | $42.5M |
| 247 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | $42.4M |
| 248 | San Francisco State University | $42.0M |
| 249 | Marshall University | $39.2M |
| 250 | State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry | $38.7M |
| 251 | Oakland University | $38.5M |
| 252 | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo | $38.1M |
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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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