Bentley University research and development spending, FY2024
- Waltham, MA
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Bentley University in FY2024
$4.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #477 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 42.3%
- Rank change
- up 28
Bentley University reported $4.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #477 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 42.3% on FY2023's $3.3 million; its national rank was up 28 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 51.7% ($2.4 million), followed by federal government at 22.4%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $1.8 million or 38.3% 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 FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, which Bentley University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | — | — |
| FY2011 | — | — |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | — | — |
| FY2017 | $562 thousand | 590 |
| FY2018 | — | — |
| FY2019 | — | — |
| FY2020 | — | — |
| FY2021 | — | — |
| FY2022 | $1.2 million | 610 |
| FY2023 | $3.3 million | 503 |
| FY2024 | $4.6 million | 476 |
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 Bentley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $2.4 million | 51.7% | +109.4% | 386 |
| Federal government | $1.0 million | 22.4% | +2.3% | 575 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $713 thousand | 15.4% | −5.1% | 311 |
| All other sources | $485 thousand | 10.5% | +45.6% | 239 |
| Business | $6 thousand | 0.1% | −66.7% | 525 |
| All sources | $4.6 million | 100.0% | +42.3% | 477 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Bentley University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $1.8 million | 38.3% | +50.6% | 319 |
| Life sciences | $1.4 million | 30.3% | +12.9% | 446 |
| Social sciences | $491 thousand | 10.6% | +155.7% | 309 |
| Computer and information sciences | $307 thousand | 6.6% | +71.5% | 324 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $239 thousand | 5.2% | +214.5% | 259 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $159 thousand | 3.4% | +10.4% | 360 |
| Engineering | $151 thousand | 3.3% | +109.7% | 386 |
| Other sciences | $110 thousand | 2.4% | −36.8% | 226 |
| Psychology | $1 thousand | 0.0% | — | 581 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Bentley University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Bentley University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 472 | Franklin and Marshall College | $4.8M |
| 473 | Claremont Graduate University | $4.8M |
| 474 | Colgate University | $4.7M |
| 475 | Seattle University | $4.7M |
| 476 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | $4.7M |
| 477 | Bentley University | $4.6M |
| 478 | Fort Lewis College | $4.6M |
| 479 | University of Detroit Mercy | $4.5M |
| 480 | Spelman College | $4.5M |
| 481 | Davidson College | $4.5M |
| 482 | Colby College | $4.5M |
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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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