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Research By The Numbers

Research at Rutgers pushes the boundaries of knowledge and seeks to answer to the world's most complex questions.

Fiscal Year 2024 Sponsored Award Funding

Total Funding Sources received is $969.5M and Total Federal Funding Sources received is $560.1M.
Total Funding Sources received is $969.5M with a breakdown of $560.M (58%) from Federal, $222.1M (23%) from the State of NJ, $130.7M (13%) from Corporations, and $56.7M (6%) from Associations/Foundations. Total Federal Funding Sources received is $560.1M with a breakdown of $68.7M (12%) from the National Science Foundation, $22.8M (4%) from the U.S. Department of Defense, $9.7M (2%) from the U.S. Department of Education, $10.8M (2%) from the U.S. Department of Energy, $371.0M (66%) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and $77.2M (14%) from other sources.

Innovation by the Numbers

Fiscal Year 2024

$12.0M
Licensing Revenue Generated
162
New Inventions
123
Total Numbers of Patents
104
Total Active Start-ups 9 launched FY24 More Research Numbers
Active Technologies and Active Agreements by Category
Total Active Technologies by Category is 1390 Unique Technologies (38% licensed) with a breakdown of 543 (39%) in Life Sciences, 368 (26%) in Physical Sciences and Engineering, 225 (16%) in Agriculture, 208 (15%) in Information Technology and Software, and 46 (3%) in Content and Copyrighted Works. Total Active Agreements by Category is 837 Unique Agreements with a breakdown of 657 (78%) in Agriculture, 113 (14%) in Life Sciences, 34 (4%) in Information Technology and Software, and 33 (4%) in Physical Sciences and Engineering.

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