Allegheny College research and development spending, FY2024
- Meadville, PA
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Allegheny College in FY2024
$720 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #760 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 35.3%
- Rank change
- up 17
Allegheny College reported $720 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #760 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 35.3% on FY2023's $532 thousand; its national rank was up 17 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 50.3% ($362 thousand), followed by institution funds at 32.2%. Its largest field of research is physical sciences, $335 thousand or 46.5% 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. The line breaks at FY2021, FY2022, which Allegheny College did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $505 thousand |
| FY2011 | $707 thousand |
| FY2012 | $692 thousand |
| FY2013 | $985 thousand |
| FY2014 | $784 thousand |
| FY2015 | $1.2 million |
| FY2016 | $1.0 million |
| FY2017 | $1.2 million |
| FY2018 | $1.1 million |
| FY2019 | $632 thousand |
| FY2020 | $449 thousand |
| FY2023 | $532 thousand |
| FY2024 | $720 thousand |
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 Allegheny College 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 | $362 thousand | 50.3% | +88.5% | 733 |
| Institution funds | $232 thousand | 32.2% | +16.0% | 644 |
| State and local government | $72 thousand | 10.0% | +44.0% | 525 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $54 thousand | 7.5% | −40.0% | 614 |
| All sources | $720 thousand | 100.0% | +35.3% | 760 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields Allegheny College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical sciences | $335 thousand | 46.5% | +48.2% | 430 |
| Non-S&E | $286 thousand | 39.7% | +74.4% | 507 |
| Life sciences | $89 thousand | 12.4% | −12.7% | 784 |
| Social sciences | $5 thousand | 0.7% | +150.0% | 641 |
| Computer and information sciences | $3 thousand | 0.4% | −76.9% | 590 |
| Psychology | $2 thousand | 0.3% | — | 563 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Allegheny College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Allegheny College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 754 | Regis University | $747K |
| 754 | University of Bridgeport | $747K |
| 757 | Coe College | $734K |
| 757 | Pennsylvania State University, The, Abington | $734K |
| 759 | Pennsylvania Western University | $726K |
| 760 | Allegheny College | $720K |
| 761 | Pennsylvania State University, The, Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies | $716K |
| 762 | Point Loma Nazarene University | $708K |
| 762 | Touro University, Nevada | $708K |
| 764 | Indiana Wesleyan University | $707K |
| 765 | University of West Georgia | $705K |
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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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