Bates College research and development spending, FY2024
- Lewiston, ME
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Bates College in FY2024
$2.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #591 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 2.5%
- Rank change
- down 15
Bates College reported $2.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #591 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 2.5% on FY2023's $2.1 million; its national rank was down 15 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 44.0% ($909 thousand), followed by nonprofit organizations at 30.7%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $702 thousand or 34.0% 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 | $1.6 million | 493 |
| FY2011 | $1.9 million | 497 |
| FY2012 | $2.1 million | 492 |
| FY2013 | $2.5 million | 459 |
| FY2014 | $1.6 million | 516 |
| FY2015 | $2.8 million | 440 |
| FY2016 | $1.8 million | 512 |
| FY2017 | $1.9 million | 510 |
| FY2018 | $1.6 million | 537 |
| FY2019 | $2.1 million | 509 |
| FY2020 | $2.3 million | 494 |
| FY2021 | $2.6 million | 493 |
| FY2022 | $2.5 million | 529 |
| FY2023 | $2.1 million | 571 |
| FY2024 | $2.1 million | 584 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources Bates 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 | $909 thousand | 44.0% | −37.5% | 591 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $634 thousand | 30.7% | +133.1% | 326 |
| Institution funds | $500 thousand | 24.2% | +43.3% | 549 |
| State and local government | $22 thousand | 1.1% | — | 581 |
| All other sources | $1 thousand | 0.0% | −97.6% | 488 |
| All sources | $2.1 million | 100.0% | −2.5% | 591 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Bates College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $702 thousand | 34.0% | −49.1% | 540 |
| Computer and information sciences | $513 thousand | 24.8% | +132.1% | 278 |
| Physical sciences | $307 thousand | 14.9% | +75.4% | 439 |
| Non-S&E | $223 thousand | 10.8% | +172.0% | 537 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $124 thousand | 6.0% | +5.1% | 397 |
| Social sciences | $118 thousand | 5.7% | +61.6% | 471 |
| Psychology | $51 thousand | 2.5% | −15.0% | 429 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $28 thousand | 1.4% | +154.5% | 461 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Bates College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Bates College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 586 | Colorado College | $2.2M |
| 587 | University of Puerto Rico at Cayey | $2.2M |
| 588 | Alaska Pacific University | $2.2M |
| 589 | California Baptist University | $2.1M |
| 590 | Emerson College | $2.1M |
| 591 | Bates College | $2.1M |
| 592 | United States Coast Guard Academy | $2.1M |
| 593 | Ferris State University | $2.0M |
| 594 | University of Michigan, Flint | $2.0M |
| 595 | Lipscomb University | $2.0M |
| 596 | Nevada State University | $2.0M |
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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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