University of Massachusetts Lowell research and development spending, FY2024
- Lowell, MA
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Massachusetts Lowell in FY2024
$120.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #171 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 2.8%
- Rank change
- held
University of Massachusetts Lowell reported $120.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #171 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 2.8% on FY2023's $117.3 million; its national rank was unchanged. Federal government is its largest funding source at 49.5% ($59.7 million), followed by institution funds at 39.0%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $57.7 million or 47.9% 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 | $59.3 million | 170 |
| FY2011 | $60.0 million | 175 |
| FY2012 | $60.6 million | 174 |
| FY2013 | $63.1 million | 170 |
| FY2014 | $64.6 million | 166 |
| FY2015 | $70.4 million | 157 |
| FY2016 | $68.5 million | 166 |
| FY2017 | $69.7 million | 167 |
| FY2018 | $72.3 million | 166 |
| FY2019 | $84.0 million | 164 |
| FY2020 | $92.2 million | 166 |
| FY2021 | $94.7 million | 167 |
| FY2022 | $111.1 million | 166 |
| FY2023 | $117.3 million | 171 |
| FY2024 | $120.7 million | 171 |
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 Lowell 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 | $59.7 million | 49.5% | −2.8% | 167 |
| Institution funds | $47.0 million | 39.0% | +18.4% | 156 |
| Business | $5.7 million | 4.8% | −24.1% | 136 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $4.0 million | 3.3% | +57.1% | 168 |
| State and local government | $3.0 million | 2.5% | −31.2% | 208 |
| All other sources | $1.2 million | 1.0% | −30.5% | 174 |
| All sources | $120.7 million | 100.0% | +2.8% | 171 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Massachusetts Lowell reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $57.7 million | 47.9% | +11.3% | 90 |
| Life sciences | $22.4 million | 18.5% | +28.8% | 200 |
| Physical sciences | $19.3 million | 16.0% | +1.4% | 90 |
| Computer and information sciences | $8.0 million | 6.6% | −5.5% | 105 |
| Social sciences | $6.1 million | 5.0% | −22.4% | 131 |
| Non-S&E | $3.5 million | 2.9% | −59.0% | 254 |
| Psychology | $1.7 million | 1.4% | +21.3% | 168 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $996 thousand | 0.8% | −30.6% | 239 |
| Other sciences | $739 thousand | 0.6% | — | 132 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $211 thousand | 0.2% | −85.3% | 274 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Massachusetts Lowell
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Massachusetts Lowell and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 166 | University of Rhode Island | $137.5M |
| 167 | Baylor University | $134.9M |
| 168 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | $126.5M |
| 169 | University of Tennessee, The, Health Science Center | $124.8M |
| 170 | University of North Texas, Denton | $124.2M |
| 171 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | $120.7M |
| 172 | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | $118.0M |
| 173 | University of North Texas, Health Science Center | $110.5M |
| 174 | Colorado School of Mines | $109.9M |
| 175 | University of Memphis, The | $108.9M |
| 176 | Brandeis University | $107.1M |
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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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