University of New Hampshire research and development spending, FY2024
- Durham, NH
- R1
- Public
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University of New Hampshire in FY2024
$230.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #135 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 2.9%
- Rank change
- down 4
University of New Hampshire reported $230.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #135 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 2.9% on FY2023's $223.7 million; its national rank was down 4 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 66.0% ($151.9 million), followed by institution funds at 24.1%. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $95.0 million or 41.3% 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 | $115.6 million | 128 |
| FY2011 | $143.0 million | 118 |
| FY2012 | $165.2 million | 108 |
| FY2013 | $147.4 million | 117 |
| FY2014 | $147.5 million | 120 |
| FY2015 | $144.7 million | 120 |
| FY2016 | $145.0 million | 126 |
| FY2017 | $145.4 million | 128 |
| FY2018 | $146.4 million | 132 |
| FY2019 | $149.0 million | 138 |
| FY2020 | $156.9 million | 135 |
| FY2021 | $167.4 million | 136 |
| FY2022 | $206.4 million | 128 |
| FY2023 | $223.7 million | 131 |
| FY2024 | $230.2 million | 135 |
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 New Hampshire 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 | $151.9 million | 66.0% | −0.3% | 112 |
| Institution funds | $55.5 million | 24.1% | +5.2% | 147 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $10.6 million | 4.6% | +32.5% | 120 |
| Business | $10.0 million | 4.3% | +18.2% | 103 |
| State and local government | $1.3 million | 0.6% | +23.2% | 298 |
| All other sources | $945 thousand | 0.4% | −8.6% | 194 |
| All sources | $230.2 million | 100.0% | +2.9% | 135 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields University of New Hampshire reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $95.0 million | 41.3% | −4.2% | 10 |
| Life sciences | $57.6 million | 25.0% | +6.1% | 147 |
| Engineering | $34.6 million | 15.0% | +17.3% | 123 |
| Social sciences | $18.6 million | 8.1% | +7.6% | 57 |
| Non-S&E | $14.2 million | 6.2% | +5.9% | 142 |
| Physical sciences | $5.7 million | 2.5% | +0.1% | 178 |
| Computer and information sciences | $1.7 million | 0.8% | +15.5% | 206 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.7 million | 0.8% | −0.3% | 126 |
| Psychology | $1.0 million | 0.4% | −7.7% | 210 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of New Hampshire
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of New Hampshire and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 130 | Georgia State University | $241.1M |
| 131 | University of Texas Medical Branch, The | $241.1M |
| 132 | University of Houston | $239.0M |
| 133 | University of California, Riverside | $231.6M |
| 134 | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville | $230.6M |
| 135 | University of New Hampshire | $230.2M |
| 136 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | $226.8M |
| 137 | University of Louisville | $225.0M |
| 138 | University of Alabama, The, Tuscaloosa | $221.2M |
| 139 | University of California, Santa Cruz | $218.4M |
| 140 | North Dakota State University | $199.9M |
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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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