Arcadia University research and development spending, FY2024
- Glenside, PA
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Arcadia University in FY2024
$1.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #623 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 28.1%
- Rank change
- up 26
Arcadia University reported $1.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #623 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 28.1% on FY2023's $1.3 million; its national rank was up 26 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 56.4% ($955 thousand), followed by state and local government at 22.9%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $1.6 million or 96.1% 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. The line breaks at FY2013, FY2014, FY2015, FY2016, FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2022, which Arcadia University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $1.6 million | 490 |
| FY2011 | $1.9 million | 498 |
| FY2012 | $956 thousand | 555 |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | — | — |
| FY2017 | — | — |
| FY2018 | — | — |
| FY2019 | — | — |
| FY2020 | — | — |
| FY2021 | $889 thousand | 606 |
| FY2022 | — | — |
| FY2023 | $1.3 million | 634 |
| FY2024 | $1.7 million | 612 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 3 NSF funding sources Arcadia 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 | $955 thousand | 56.4% | +23.7% | 581 |
| State and local government | $387 thousand | 22.9% | +112.6% | 402 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $350 thousand | 20.7% | −4.6% | 405 |
| All sources | $1.7 million | 100.0% | +28.1% | 623 |
Fields of research
The 2 NSF research fields Arcadia University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $1.6 million | 96.1% | +27.2% | 330 |
| Life sciences | $66 thousand | 3.9% | +53.5% | 806 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Arcadia University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Arcadia University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 618 | Andrews University | $1.8M |
| 619 | Dickinson College | $1.7M |
| 620 | Texas A&M University-Central Texas | $1.7M |
| 621 | Pratt Institute | $1.7M |
| 622 | University of Portland | $1.7M |
| 623 | Arcadia University | $1.7M |
| 624 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | $1.7M |
| 625 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez, Gurabo | $1.7M |
| 626 | Saint John's University | $1.6M |
| 627 | University of South Carolina, Aiken | $1.6M |
| 628 | Hartford International University for Religion and Peace | $1.6M |
Keep looking
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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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