Worcester Polytechnic Institute research and development spending, FY2024
- Worcester, MA
- R2
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Worcester Polytechnic Institute in FY2024
$71.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #208 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 7.8%
- Rank change
- down 5
Worcester Polytechnic Institute reported $71.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #208 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 7.8% on FY2023's $66.4 million; its national rank was down 5 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 57.0% ($40.8 million), followed by institution funds at 32.2%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $40.7 million or 56.9% 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 | $18.6 million | 263 |
| FY2011 | $22.1 million | 255 |
| FY2012 | $20.2 million | 258 |
| FY2013 | $25.3 million | 235 |
| FY2014 | $29.9 million | 221 |
| FY2015 | $36.1 million | 211 |
| FY2016 | $37.8 million | 210 |
| FY2017 | $33.4 million | 220 |
| FY2018 | $33.1 million | 224 |
| FY2019 | $39.9 million | 215 |
| FY2020 | $43.1 million | 211 |
| FY2021 | $48.7 million | 206 |
| FY2022 | $56.9 million | 199 |
| FY2023 | $66.4 million | 203 |
| FY2024 | $71.6 million | 208 |
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 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 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 | $40.8 million | 57.0% | +8.0% | 195 |
| Institution funds | $23.0 million | 32.2% | +14.0% | 204 |
| Business | $3.7 million | 5.1% | −9.8% | 164 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $2.0 million | 2.9% | +47.8% | 222 |
| All other sources | $1.1 million | 1.6% | +36.4% | 176 |
| State and local government | $916 thousand | 1.3% | −57.2% | 329 |
| All sources | $71.6 million | 100.0% | +7.8% | 208 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Worcester Polytechnic Institute reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $40.7 million | 56.9% | +7.3% | 113 |
| Computer and information sciences | $11.6 million | 16.2% | +5.5% | 78 |
| Physical sciences | $5.9 million | 8.3% | +24.5% | 176 |
| Life sciences | $4.5 million | 6.2% | +40.5% | 326 |
| Non-S&E | $3.9 million | 5.4% | −9.8% | 239 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $3.4 million | 4.8% | +0.8% | 71 |
| Social sciences | $1.6 million | 2.2% | −12.7% | 216 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 203 | University of Massachusetts Boston | $74.6M |
| 204 | Naval Postgraduate School | $73.2M |
| 205 | University of Toledo, The | $73.2M |
| 206 | East Carolina University | $72.5M |
| 207 | City University of New York, The, The City College | $71.7M |
| 208 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | $71.6M |
| 209 | Stevens Institute of Technology | $70.7M |
| 210 | University of South Alabama | $70.1M |
| 211 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | $69.5M |
| 212 | Morehouse School of Medicine | $68.7M |
| 213 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | $68.7M |
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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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