Adelphi University research and development spending, FY2024
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- D/PU
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Adelphi University in FY2024
$1.4 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #649 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 189.9%
- Rank change
- up 138
Adelphi University reported $1.4 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #649 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 189.9% on FY2023's $495 thousand; its national rank was up 138 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 56.7% ($813 thousand), followed by federal government at 43.3%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $433 thousand or 30.2% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024
This institution files the short form, which the revised history does not cover; each year's total is the sum of its six funding-source rows as reported that year.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $360 thousand |
| FY2011 | $438 thousand |
| FY2012 | $165 thousand |
| FY2013 | $190 thousand |
| FY2014 | $227 thousand |
| FY2015 | $175 thousand |
| FY2016 | $360 thousand |
| FY2017 | $347 thousand |
| FY2018 | $330 thousand |
| FY2019 | $359 thousand |
| FY2020 | $351 thousand |
| FY2021 | $342 thousand |
| FY2022 | $377 thousand |
| FY2023 | $495 thousand |
| FY2024 | $1.4 million |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 2 NSF funding sources Adelphi University 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $813 thousand | 56.7% | +1150.8% | 494 |
| Federal government | $622 thousand | 43.3% | +44.7% | 647 |
| All sources | $1.4 million | 100.0% | +189.9% | 649 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Adelphi University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $433 thousand | 30.2% | −1.1% | 609 |
| Non-S&E | $319 thousand | 22.2% | +1176.0% | 498 |
| Social sciences | $248 thousand | 17.3% | — | 380 |
| Psychology | $236 thousand | 16.4% | +1715.4% | 323 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $131 thousand | 9.1% | — | 389 |
| Other sciences | $47 thousand | 3.3% | — | 248 |
| Physical sciences | $17 thousand | 1.2% | — | 666 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $4 thousand | 0.3% | — | 545 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Adelphi University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Adelphi University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking, and the two institutions tied with it — a shared rank is a real tie in NSF's data, not a rounding artefact.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 644 | State University of New York College, Plattsburgh | $1.5M |
| 645 | University of Virginia's College at Wise | $1.5M |
| 646 | New College of Florida | $1.5M |
| 647 | University of Maine Farmington | $1.5M |
| 648 | Wheaton College, Wheaton | $1.4M |
| 649 | Adelphi University | $1.4M |
| 649 | Eastern Kentucky University | $1.4M |
| 649 | University of Scranton | $1.4M |
| 652 | Eastern Connecticut State University | $1.4M |
| 653 | Roosevelt University | $1.4M |
| 654 | Robert Morris University | $1.4M |
| 655 | University of North Carolina, general administration | $1.4M |
| 656 | Scripps College | $1.4M |
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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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