Western Connecticut State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Danbury, CT
- Public
- Short form filer
Western Connecticut State University in FY2024
$490 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #809 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 15.6%
- Rank change
- up 1
Western Connecticut State University reported $490 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #809 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 15.6% on FY2023's $424 thousand; its national rank was up 1 place. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 41.4% ($203 thousand), followed by federal government at 31.2%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $338 thousand or 69.0% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2013 to FY2024
This institution files the short form, which the revised history does not cover; each year's total is the sum of its six funding-source rows as reported that year.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2013 | $262 thousand |
| FY2014 | $239 thousand |
| FY2015 | $262 thousand |
| FY2016 | $260 thousand |
| FY2017 | $414 thousand |
| FY2018 | $646 thousand |
| FY2019 | $713 thousand |
| FY2020 | $539 thousand |
| FY2021 | $353 thousand |
| FY2022 | $399 thousand |
| FY2023 | $424 thousand |
| FY2024 | $490 thousand |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 3 NSF funding sources Western Connecticut State 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $203 thousand | 41.4% | +2.0% | 667 |
| Federal government | $153 thousand | 31.2% | +6.3% | 817 |
| State and local government | $134 thousand | 27.3% | +65.4% | 484 |
| All sources | $490 thousand | 100.0% | +15.6% | 809 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields Western Connecticut State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $338 thousand | 69.0% | +11.2% | 640 |
| Non-S&E | $82 thousand | 16.7% | −4.7% | 625 |
| Social sciences | $45 thousand | 9.2% | +350.0% | 548 |
| Physical sciences | $15 thousand | 3.1% | +87.5% | 669 |
| Psychology | $10 thousand | 2.0% | −37.5% | 520 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Western Connecticut State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Western Connecticut State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 804 | Palo Alto University | $509K |
| 805 | McNeese State University | $502K |
| 806 | Ouachita Baptist University | $501K |
| 806 | University of Houston-Victoria | $501K |
| 808 | Wabash College | $494K |
| 809 | Western Connecticut State University | $490K |
| 810 | University of Minnesota, Crookston | $489K |
| 811 | Grambling State University | $486K |
| 811 | Moravian University | $486K |
| 813 | Hendrix College | $484K |
| 814 | Earlham College | $478K |
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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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