Amherst College research and development spending, FY2024
- Amherst, MA
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Amherst College in FY2024
$8.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #388 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 6.3%
- Rank change
- down 3
Amherst College reported $8.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #388 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 6.3% on FY2023's $8.2 million; its national rank was down 3 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 39.0% ($3.4 million), followed by federal government at 35.7%. Its largest field of research is physical sciences, $2.0 million or 23.1% 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 | $3.6 million | 399 |
| FY2011 | $4.6 million | 384 |
| FY2012 | $5.4 million | 372 |
| FY2013 | $6.3 million | 357 |
| FY2014 | $4.3 million | 389 |
| FY2015 | $4.4 million | 391 |
| FY2016 | $4.3 million | 396 |
| FY2017 | $4.1 million | 408 |
| FY2018 | $4.8 million | 395 |
| FY2019 | $6.3 million | 370 |
| FY2020 | $4.9 million | 399 |
| FY2021 | $4.6 million | 417 |
| FY2022 | $7.2 million | 378 |
| FY2023 | $8.2 million | 385 |
| FY2024 | $8.7 million | 388 |
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 Amherst 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $3.4 million | 39.0% | +8.9% | 353 |
| Federal government | $3.1 million | 35.7% | +7.7% | 430 |
| All other sources | $1.9 million | 22.4% | −0.1% | 149 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $254 thousand | 2.9% | +8.1% | 435 |
| All sources | $8.7 million | 100.0% | +6.3% | 388 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Amherst College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical sciences | $2.0 million | 23.1% | +16.0% | 252 |
| Non-S&E | $1.2 million | 14.2% | +12.1% | 359 |
| Life sciences | $1.2 million | 13.8% | −19.7% | 465 |
| Social sciences | $1.2 million | 13.3% | +38.2% | 239 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $1.1 million | 13.2% | +35.0% | 231 |
| Other sciences | $1.0 million | 12.1% | +99.6% | 117 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $392 thousand | 4.5% | −60.6% | 223 |
| Computer and information sciences | $291 thousand | 3.4% | −6.7% | 330 |
| Psychology | $217 thousand | 2.5% | −34.8% | 329 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Amherst College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Amherst College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 383 | Lincoln University, Jefferson City | $9.3M |
| 384 | Texas Woman's University | $9.0M |
| 385 | Southern University and A&M College, Agricultural Research and Extension Center | $9.0M |
| 386 | California State University, Chico | $8.9M |
| 387 | Middle Tennessee State University | $8.7M |
| 388 | Amherst College | $8.7M |
| 389 | College of Charleston | $8.7M |
| 390 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | $8.5M |
| 391 | University of Northern Colorado | $8.5M |
| 392 | California State University, Bakersfield | $8.5M |
| 393 | Lawrence Technological University | $8.4M |
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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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