Canisius University research and development spending, FY2024
- Buffalo, NY
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Canisius University in FY2024
$521 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #800 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 42.4%
- Rank change
- down 103
Canisius University reported $521 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #800 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 42.4% on FY2023's $905 thousand; its national rank was down 103 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 81.0% ($422 thousand), followed by nonprofit organizations at 19.0%. Its largest field of research is psychology, $449 thousand or 86.2% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024
This institution files the short form, which the revised history does not cover; each year's total is the sum of its six funding-source rows as reported that year.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $221 thousand |
| FY2011 | $205 thousand |
| FY2012 | $273 thousand |
| FY2013 | $353 thousand |
| FY2014 | $591 thousand |
| FY2015 | $972 thousand |
| FY2016 | $1.2 million |
| FY2017 | $1.5 million |
| FY2018 | $1.1 million |
| FY2019 | $950 thousand |
| FY2020 | $1.1 million |
| FY2021 | $1.0 million |
| FY2022 | $1.2 million |
| FY2023 | $905 thousand |
| FY2024 | $521 thousand |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 2 NSF funding sources Canisius 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 | $422 thousand | 81.0% | +2.7% | 712 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $99 thousand | 19.0% | −80.0% | 556 |
| All sources | $521 thousand | 100.0% | −42.4% | 800 |
Fields of research
The 3 NSF research fields Canisius University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | $449 thousand | 86.2% | — | 260 |
| Physical sciences | $68 thousand | 13.1% | −37.0% | 599 |
| Computer and information sciences | $4 thousand | 0.8% | — | 588 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Canisius University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Canisius University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking, and the one institution tied with it — a shared rank is a real tie in NSF's data, not a rounding artefact.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 795 | Colorado Mesa University | $541K |
| 796 | Salus University | $540K |
| 797 | Dordt University | $533K |
| 798 | Elmhurst University | $526K |
| 799 | Rider University | $524K |
| 800 | Canisius University | $521K |
| 800 | Luther College | $521K |
| 802 | Southwestern Oklahoma State University | $512K |
| 802 | University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla | $512K |
| 804 | Palo Alto University | $509K |
| 805 | McNeese State University | $502K |
| 806 | Ouachita Baptist University | $501K |
Keep looking
Where this institution sits
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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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