University of Southern Maine research and development spending, FY2024
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University of Southern Maine in FY2024
$6.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #427 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 10.4%
- Rank change
- down 1
University of Southern Maine reported $6.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #427 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 10.4% on FY2023's $5.9 million; its national rank was down 1 place. State and local government is its largest funding source at 52.9% ($3.5 million), followed by federal government at 43.7%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $2.5 million or 38.4% 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 | $16.4 million | 273 |
| FY2011 | $16.9 million | 276 |
| FY2012 | $13.9 million | 290 |
| FY2013 | $11.7 million | 301 |
| FY2014 | $9.4 million | 310 |
| FY2015 | $7.1 million | 347 |
| FY2016 | $4.8 million | 386 |
| FY2017 | $7.1 million | 355 |
| FY2018 | $7.4 million | 353 |
| FY2019 | $6.7 million | 366 |
| FY2020 | $5.6 million | 391 |
| FY2021 | $5.5 million | 393 |
| FY2022 | $5.5 million | 418 |
| FY2023 | $5.9 million | 426 |
| FY2024 | $6.5 million | 426 |
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 Southern Maine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State and local government | $3.5 million | 52.9% | +12.7% | 195 |
| Federal government | $2.9 million | 43.7% | +10.2% | 438 |
| Institution funds | $198 thousand | 3.0% | +7.0% | 668 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $25 thousand | 0.4% | −65.3% | 671 |
| All sources | $6.5 million | 100.0% | +10.4% | 427 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields University of Southern Maine reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $2.5 million | 38.4% | +288.7% | 379 |
| Non-S&E | $1.3 million | 19.4% | +532.8% | 354 |
| Social sciences | $738 thousand | 11.3% | −72.7% | 271 |
| Engineering | $600 thousand | 9.2% | +99.3% | 324 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $534 thousand | 8.2% | +216.0% | 282 |
| Computer and information sciences | $519 thousand | 7.9% | −71.0% | 277 |
| Physical sciences | $347 thousand | 5.3% | — | 426 |
| Other sciences | $16 thousand | 0.2% | −80.5% | 270 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $4 thousand | 0.1% | −88.6% | 545 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Southern Maine
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Southern Maine and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 422 | United States Army War College | $6.8M |
| 423 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | $6.8M |
| 424 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | $6.6M |
| 425 | New York Institute of Technology | $6.6M |
| 426 | Sul Ross State University | $6.5M |
| 427 | University of Southern Maine | $6.5M |
| 428 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | $6.5M |
| 429 | Barnard College | $6.4M |
| 430 | Oregon Institute of Technology | $6.3M |
| 431 | Bryn Mawr College | $6.3M |
| 432 | City University of New York, The, Lehman College | $6.3M |
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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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