Wesleyan University research and development spending, FY2024
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- Private nonprofit
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Wesleyan University in FY2024
$10.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #368 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 0.1%
- Rank change
- down 14
Wesleyan University reported $10.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #368 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 0.1% on FY2023's $10.8 million; its national rank was down 14 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 52.5% ($5.7 million), followed by institution funds at 35.4%. Its largest field of research is physical sciences, $3.1 million or 28.9% 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 | $8.4 million | 322 |
| FY2011 | $10.4 million | 306 |
| FY2012 | $8.9 million | 325 |
| FY2013 | $8.1 million | 332 |
| FY2014 | $7.3 million | 348 |
| FY2015 | $7.2 million | 346 |
| FY2016 | $7.7 million | 342 |
| FY2017 | $8.9 million | 327 |
| FY2018 | $10.7 million | 324 |
| FY2019 | $10.0 million | 331 |
| FY2020 | $8.3 million | 354 |
| FY2021 | $8.0 million | 358 |
| FY2022 | $10.1 million | 346 |
| FY2023 | $10.8 million | 354 |
| FY2024 | $10.8 million | 368 |
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 Wesleyan University 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 | $5.7 million | 52.5% | −4.7% | 354 |
| Institution funds | $3.8 million | 35.4% | +9.0% | 341 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $638 thousand | 5.9% | −7.3% | 325 |
| All other sources | $598 thousand | 5.5% | +33.2% | 225 |
| Business | $51 thousand | 0.5% | −76.9% | 443 |
| State and local government | $23 thousand | 0.2% | — | 579 |
| All sources | $10.8 million | 100.0% | −0.1% | 368 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Wesleyan University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical sciences | $3.1 million | 28.9% | +23.3% | 217 |
| Non-S&E | $2.7 million | 25.0% | −13.8% | 278 |
| Life sciences | $1.5 million | 13.6% | −26.5% | 438 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $1.1 million | 9.9% | +11.5% | 235 |
| Psychology | $1.0 million | 9.7% | −12.4% | 207 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $922 thousand | 8.5% | +39.9% | 168 |
| Social sciences | $238 thousand | 2.2% | −4.8% | 387 |
| Other sciences | $234 thousand | 2.2% | +175.3% | 192 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Wesleyan University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Wesleyan University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 363 | Western University of Health Sciences | $11.2M |
| 364 | University of San Francisco | $11.0M |
| 365 | Arkansas State University, Jonesboro | $10.9M |
| 366 | California State University, Los Angeles | $10.9M |
| 367 | Pepperdine University | $10.9M |
| 368 | Wesleyan University | $10.8M |
| 369 | Hampton University | $10.7M |
| 370 | United States Naval Academy | $10.6M |
| 371 | DePaul University | $10.5M |
| 372 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | $10.5M |
| 373 | Saint Joseph's University | $10.5M |
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Data: 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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