Research expenditures by university in Maryland, FY2024
17 institutions in Maryland reported to the NSF HERD survey in FY2024, and together they spent $6.6 billion, 5.6% of the US total. Johns Hopkins University leads at $4.1 billion — #1 nationally, more than 2 times University of Maryland's $1.5 billion. 11 spent more than in FY2023 and 5 spent less, and one more reported for the first time. The list runs down to Goucher College at $166 thousand; every name on it links to that institution's own page.
- Institutions
- 17
- FY2024 R&D
- $6.6 billion
- Share of the US total
- 5.6%
Universities in Maryland ranked, FY2024
| In Maryland | Institution | US rank | FY2024 R&D | Change on FY2023 | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johns Hopkins University | #1 | $4.1B | +8.6% | held |
| 2 | University of Maryland | #14 | $1.5B | +11.1% | up 4 |
| 3 | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences | #60 | $569.0M | +14.6% | up 5 |
| 4 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | #160 | $150.9M | +4.6% | down 4 |
| 5 | Morgan State University | #230 | $55.5M | +26.5% | up 8 |
| 6 | University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science | #232 | $54.0M | +1.5% | down 8 |
| 7 | Towson University | #315 | $19.2M | +11.7% | up 4 |
| 8 | Salisbury University | #335 | $14.4M | −0.9% | down 4 |
| 9 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | #342 | $13.4M | +25.1% | up 13 |
| 10 | United States Naval Academy | #370 | $10.6M | −3.0% | down 18 |
| 11 | University of Baltimore | #445 | $5.8M | −12.4% | down 36 |
| 12 | Bowie State University | #510 | $3.7M | +42.8% | up 26 |
| 13 | Loyola University Maryland | #658 | $1.4M | +22.7% | up 13 |
| 14 | St. Mary's College of Maryland | #832 | $415K | +102.4% | up 54 |
| 15 | Coppin State University | #869 | $304K | −14.8% | down 37 |
| 16 | Maryland Institute College of Art | #908 | $196K | −32.9% | down 50 |
| 17 | Goucher College | #916 | $166K | new | — |
| All 17 | $6.6B | ||||
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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