Research expenditures by university in Maine, FY2024
8 institutions in Maine reported to the NSF HERD survey in FY2024, and together they spent $225.3 million, 0.2% of the US total. University of Maine leads at $198.9 million — #141 nationally, more than 24 times University of New England's $8.1 million. 6 spent more than in FY2023 and 2 spent less. The list runs down to University of Maine at Augusta at $312 thousand; every name on it links to that institution's own page.
- Institutions
- 8
- FY2024 R&D
- $225.3 million
- Share of the US total
- 0.2%
Universities in Maine ranked, FY2024
| In Maine | Institution | US rank | FY2024 R&D | Change on FY2023 | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Maine | #141 | $198.9M | +5.4% | down 1 |
| 2 | University of New England | #399 | $8.1M | +19.8% | up 9 |
| 3 | University of Southern Maine | #427 | $6.5M | +10.4% | down 1 |
| 4 | Colby College | #482 | $4.5M | +1.3% | down 16 |
| 5 | Bowdoin College | #525 | $3.4M | +2.0% | down 23 |
| 6 | Bates College | #591 | $2.1M | −2.5% | down 15 |
| 7 | University of Maine Farmington | #647 | $1.5M | +13.0% | up 5 |
| 8 | University of Maine at Augusta | #863 | $312K | −1.6% | down 15 |
| All 8 | $225.3M | ||||
Rank is a competition rank: two institutions that spent the same share a rank and the next one is skipped. Figures are NSF's own, as revised in the FY2024 release, and are shown to one decimal. How these numbers are built.
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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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