Alfred University research and development spending, FY2024
- Alfred, NY
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Alfred University in FY2024
$5.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #440 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 42.4%
- Rank change
- up 32
Alfred University reported $5.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #440 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 42.4% on FY2023's $4.2 million; its national rank was up 32 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 60.7% ($3.6 million), followed by state and local government at 26.4%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $5.5 million or 93.0% 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 | $4.5 million | 379 |
| FY2011 | $6.1 million | 361 |
| FY2012 | $5.5 million | 371 |
| FY2013 | $6.7 million | 349 |
| FY2014 | $4.7 million | 381 |
| FY2015 | $5.2 million | 373 |
| FY2016 | $4.0 million | 406 |
| FY2017 | $3.2 million | 440 |
| FY2018 | $3.6 million | 422 |
| FY2019 | $5.2 million | 393 |
| FY2020 | $2.8 million | 470 |
| FY2021 | $2.7 million | 488 |
| FY2022 | $3.5 million | 474 |
| FY2023 | $4.2 million | 470 |
| FY2024 | $5.9 million | 439 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 4 NSF funding sources Alfred 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $3.6 million | 60.7% | +83.4% | 404 |
| State and local government | $1.6 million | 26.4% | −2.3% | 270 |
| Business | $464 thousand | 7.8% | +40.6% | 294 |
| Institution funds | $301 thousand | 5.1% | +24.4% | 614 |
| All sources | $5.9 million | 100.0% | +42.4% | 440 |
Fields of research
The 4 NSF research fields Alfred University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $5.5 million | 93.0% | +35.0% | 218 |
| Psychology | $394 thousand | 6.7% | +471.0% | 271 |
| Physical sciences | $18 thousand | 0.3% | +125.0% | 662 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $2 thousand | 0.0% | +100.0% | 523 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Alfred University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Alfred University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 435 | Swarthmore College | $6.1M |
| 436 | West Virginia State University | $6.1M |
| 437 | University of St. Thomas (MN) | $6.0M |
| 438 | City University of New York, The, Baruch College | $6.0M |
| 439 | Providence College | $5.9M |
| 440 | Alfred University | $5.9M |
| 441 | Morehouse College | $5.9M |
| 442 | Naval War College | $5.9M |
| 443 | Fairfield University | $5.8M |
| 444 | Trinity University | $5.8M |
| 445 | University of Baltimore | $5.8M |
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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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