University of North Carolina at Wilmington, The research and development spending, FY2024
- Wilmington, NC
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of North Carolina at Wilmington, The in FY2024
$22.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #304 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 3.6%
- Rank change
- down 6
University of North Carolina at Wilmington, The reported $22.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #304 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 3.6% on FY2023's $21.9 million; its national rank was down 6 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 42.1% ($9.5 million), followed by state and local government at 30.1%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $8.9 million or 39.3% 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 | $23.1 million | 248 |
| FY2011 | $22.6 million | 253 |
| FY2012 | $19.7 million | 260 |
| FY2013 | $18.1 million | 267 |
| FY2014 | $14.6 million | 286 |
| FY2015 | $15.6 million | 280 |
| FY2016 | $15.7 million | 291 |
| FY2017 | $16.0 million | 285 |
| FY2018 | $17.0 million | 279 |
| FY2019 | $17.5 million | 283 |
| FY2020 | $16.5 million | 286 |
| FY2021 | $16.7 million | 295 |
| FY2022 | $20.1 million | 288 |
| FY2023 | $21.9 million | 298 |
| FY2024 | $22.7 million | 304 |
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 North Carolina at Wilmington, The 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 | $9.5 million | 42.1% | +17.6% | 312 |
| State and local government | $6.8 million | 30.1% | −17.6% | 144 |
| Institution funds | $3.9 million | 17.2% | +28.8% | 340 |
| Business | $1.6 million | 7.1% | −2.3% | 206 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $565 thousand | 2.5% | −13.9% | 335 |
| All other sources | $225 thousand | 1.0% | +57.3% | 294 |
| All sources | $22.7 million | 100.0% | +3.6% | 304 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of North Carolina at Wilmington, The reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $8.9 million | 39.3% | +17.4% | 274 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $8.3 million | 36.8% | +6.5% | 98 |
| Social sciences | $1.1 million | 5.1% | −13.0% | 240 |
| Engineering | $1.0 million | 4.5% | −22.0% | 287 |
| Physical sciences | $997 thousand | 4.4% | −24.3% | 313 |
| Non-S&E | $981 thousand | 4.3% | +61.9% | 381 |
| Other sciences | $459 thousand | 2.0% | +19.5% | 156 |
| Computer and information sciences | $414 thousand | 1.8% | −64.6% | 296 |
| Psychology | $333 thousand | 1.5% | +22.4% | 290 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $41 thousand | 0.2% | −22.6% | 431 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of North Carolina at Wilmington, The
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of North Carolina at Wilmington, The and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 299 | Florida Gulf Coast University | $23.8M |
| 300 | Meharry Medical College | $23.7M |
| 301 | Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science | $23.7M |
| 302 | Western Washington University | $23.3M |
| 303 | Albany Medical College | $23.1M |
| 304 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington, The | $22.7M |
| 305 | Wright State University | $22.6M |
| 306 | Montana Technological University | $22.6M |
| 307 | City University of New York, The, Advanced Science Research Center | $22.5M |
| 308 | United States Military Academy | $22.3M |
| 309 | New York Medical College | $21.9M |
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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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