William & Mary research and development spending, FY2024
- Williamsburg, VA
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
William & Mary in FY2024
$94.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #182 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 15.6%
- Rank change
- up 6
William & Mary reported $94.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #182 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 15.6% on FY2023's $81.8 million; its national rank was up 6 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 43.9% ($41.5 million), followed by institution funds at 39.0%. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $47.7 million or 50.4% 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 | $57.5 million | 171 |
| FY2011 | $58.9 million | 177 |
| FY2012 | $55.8 million | 185 |
| FY2013 | $57.9 million | 179 |
| FY2014 | $59.0 million | 175 |
| FY2015 | $61.6 million | 167 |
| FY2016 | $63.0 million | 170 |
| FY2017 | $64.1 million | 171 |
| FY2018 | $65.3 million | 170 |
| FY2019 | $64.8 million | 180 |
| FY2020 | $66.8 million | 179 |
| FY2021 | $68.8 million | 177 |
| FY2022 | $76.0 million | 178 |
| FY2023 | $81.8 million | 188 |
| FY2024 | $94.6 million | 182 |
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 William & Mary 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 | $41.5 million | 43.9% | +27.1% | 193 |
| Institution funds | $36.9 million | 39.0% | +4.1% | 174 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $6.9 million | 7.3% | +27.8% | 141 |
| State and local government | $3.7 million | 3.9% | −5.1% | 192 |
| All other sources | $3.6 million | 3.8% | +7.9% | 122 |
| Business | $2.1 million | 2.2% | +78.6% | 194 |
| All sources | $94.6 million | 100.0% | +15.6% | 182 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields William & Mary reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $47.7 million | 50.4% | +9.7% | 22 |
| Non-S&E | $14.2 million | 15.0% | +39.7% | 141 |
| Social sciences | $14.1 million | 14.9% | +20.3% | 72 |
| Physical sciences | $7.9 million | 8.3% | +11.2% | 153 |
| Computer and information sciences | $5.2 million | 5.5% | +37.9% | 132 |
| Life sciences | $4.5 million | 4.7% | −2.9% | 323 |
| Psychology | $487 thousand | 0.5% | +141.1% | 251 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $396 thousand | 0.4% | +3.7% | 222 |
| Other sciences | $160 thousand | 0.2% | −57.6% | 209 |
Neighbours
Ranked around William & Mary
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above William & Mary and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 177 | Michigan Technological University | $106.9M |
| 178 | Howard University | $101.8M |
| 179 | Boston College | $96.3M |
| 180 | Saint Louis University | $95.8M |
| 181 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte, The | $94.9M |
| 182 | William & Mary | $94.6M |
| 183 | Northern Arizona University | $93.7M |
| 184 | University of Southern Mississippi, The | $93.7M |
| 185 | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, The | $90.6M |
| 186 | Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis | $89.0M |
| 187 | San Jose State University | $88.1M |
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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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