Bucknell University research and development spending, FY2024
- Lewisburg, PA
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Bucknell University in FY2024
$6.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #434 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 5.2%
- Rank change
- down 6
Bucknell University reported $6.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #434 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 5.2% on FY2023's $5.9 million; its national rank was down 6 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 43.5% ($2.7 million), followed by institution funds at 29.7%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $1.6 million or 25.5% 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 | $5.5 million | 362 |
| FY2011 | $5.0 million | 376 |
| FY2012 | $4.0 million | 404 |
| FY2013 | $4.3 million | 392 |
| FY2014 | $4.5 million | 384 |
| FY2015 | $4.1 million | 398 |
| FY2016 | $4.5 million | 390 |
| FY2017 | $4.9 million | 394 |
| FY2018 | $5.3 million | 387 |
| FY2019 | $5.6 million | 382 |
| FY2020 | $5.1 million | 395 |
| FY2021 | $4.5 million | 425 |
| FY2022 | $5.3 million | 423 |
| FY2023 | $5.9 million | 428 |
| FY2024 | $6.2 million | 433 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 6 NSF funding sources Bucknell 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 | $2.7 million | 43.5% | +14.1% | 445 |
| Institution funds | $1.8 million | 29.7% | −9.4% | 406 |
| All other sources | $805 thousand | 13.0% | −10.8% | 204 |
| Business | $442 thousand | 7.1% | +47.8% | 299 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $276 thousand | 4.5% | +17.4% | 426 |
| State and local government | $137 thousand | 2.2% | +124.6% | 482 |
| All sources | $6.2 million | 100.0% | +5.2% | 434 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Bucknell University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $1.6 million | 25.5% | +15.4% | 422 |
| Engineering | $1.6 million | 25.4% | −23.7% | 270 |
| Physical sciences | $1.1 million | 17.3% | +77.4% | 306 |
| Non-S&E | $525 thousand | 8.5% | −28.1% | 449 |
| Social sciences | $356 thousand | 5.7% | +0.3% | 337 |
| Computer and information sciences | $354 thousand | 5.7% | +54.6% | 312 |
| Other sciences | $259 thousand | 4.2% | +61.9% | 186 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $161 thousand | 2.6% | −1.8% | 300 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $157 thousand | 2.5% | +24.6% | 363 |
| Psychology | $155 thousand | 2.5% | +80.2% | 354 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Bucknell University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Bucknell University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 429 | Barnard College | $6.4M |
| 430 | Oregon Institute of Technology | $6.3M |
| 431 | Bryn Mawr College | $6.3M |
| 432 | City University of New York, The, Lehman College | $6.3M |
| 433 | Roseman University of Health Sciences | $6.2M |
| 434 | Bucknell University | $6.2M |
| 435 | Swarthmore College | $6.1M |
| 436 | West Virginia State University | $6.1M |
| 437 | University of St. Thomas (MN) | $6.0M |
| 438 | City University of New York, The, Baruch College | $6.0M |
| 439 | Providence College | $5.9M |
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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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