Calvin University research and development spending, FY2024
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Calvin University in FY2024
$2.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #569 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 2.5%
- Rank change
- down 29
Calvin University reported $2.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #569 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 2.5% on FY2023's $2.6 million; its national rank was down 29 places. Nonprofit organizations is its largest funding source at 40.5% ($1.0 million), followed by federal government at 32.2%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $1.3 million or 53.3% 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.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $5.0 million | 370 |
| FY2011 | $3.1 million | 432 |
| FY2012 | $3.3 million | 431 |
| FY2013 | $3.5 million | 414 |
| FY2014 | $3.1 million | 427 |
| FY2015 | $2.4 million | 462 |
| FY2016 | $1.8 million | 507 |
| FY2017 | $1.5 million | 544 |
| FY2018 | $1.9 million | 513 |
| FY2019 | $1.6 million | 562 |
| FY2020 | $2.1 million | 509 |
| FY2021 | $2.6 million | 491 |
| FY2022 | $3.2 million | 492 |
| FY2023 | $2.6 million | 537 |
| FY2024 | $2.5 million | 564 |
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 Calvin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.0 million | 40.5% | −4.9% | 281 |
| Federal government | $803 thousand | 32.2% | −6.0% | 609 |
| Institution funds | $358 thousand | 14.4% | +8.5% | 595 |
| All other sources | $277 thousand | 11.1% | +14.0% | 285 |
| State and local government | $40 thousand | 1.6% | −41.2% | 555 |
| Business | $4 thousand | 0.2% | — | 535 |
| All sources | $2.5 million | 100.0% | −2.5% | 569 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Calvin University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $1.3 million | 53.3% | +10.0% | 347 |
| Life sciences | $445 thousand | 17.9% | −14.9% | 605 |
| Physical sciences | $354 thousand | 14.2% | −34.0% | 424 |
| Engineering | $99 thousand | 4.0% | −26.1% | 409 |
| Social sciences | $96 thousand | 3.9% | +174.3% | 492 |
| Computer and information sciences | $80 thousand | 3.2% | +220.0% | 446 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $56 thousand | 2.2% | −11.1% | 404 |
| Psychology | $25 thousand | 1.0% | +1150.0% | 471 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $7 thousand | 0.3% | −76.7% | 509 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Calvin University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Calvin University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 564 | Black Hills State University | $2.6M |
| 565 | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | $2.6M |
| 566 | Pittsburg State University | $2.6M |
| 567 | University of Illinois at Springfield | $2.6M |
| 568 | Virginia Military Institute | $2.5M |
| 569 | Calvin University | $2.5M |
| 570 | State University of New York, Buffalo State University | $2.5M |
| 571 | California State University, Stanislaus | $2.4M |
| 572 | Seattle Pacific University | $2.4M |
| 573 | University of Alaska Southeast | $2.4M |
| 574 | Florida Polytechnic University | $2.4M |
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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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