Claremont McKenna College research and development spending, FY2024
- Claremont, CA
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Claremont McKenna College in FY2024
$7.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #406 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 12.3%
- Rank change
- down 2
Claremont McKenna College reported $7.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #406 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 12.3% on FY2023's $6.9 million; its national rank was down 2 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 76.7% ($6.0 million), followed by federal government at 15.5%. Its largest field of research is social sciences, $5.3 million or 68.2% 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 FY2015, which Claremont McKenna College did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $5.7 million | 357 |
| FY2011 | $5.3 million | 372 |
| FY2012 | $5.4 million | 373 |
| FY2013 | $5.4 million | 371 |
| FY2014 | $5.5 million | 369 |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | $6.1 million | 367 |
| FY2017 | $5.8 million | 375 |
| FY2018 | $5.7 million | 376 |
| FY2019 | $6.2 million | 371 |
| FY2020 | $5.8 million | 382 |
| FY2021 | $4.5 million | 422 |
| FY2022 | $5.9 million | 406 |
| FY2023 | $6.9 million | 404 |
| FY2024 | $7.8 million | 405 |
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 Claremont McKenna 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $6.0 million | 76.7% | +12.8% | 300 |
| Federal government | $1.2 million | 15.5% | +16.7% | 545 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $494 thousand | 6.4% | +1.9% | 355 |
| All other sources | $65 thousand | 0.8% | +30.0% | 371 |
| State and local government | $42 thousand | 0.5% | −32.3% | 550 |
| All sources | $7.8 million | 100.0% | +12.3% | 406 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Claremont McKenna College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social sciences | $5.3 million | 68.2% | +2.7% | 138 |
| Psychology | $782 thousand | 10.1% | +57.7% | 226 |
| Life sciences | $726 thousand | 9.3% | +203.8% | 532 |
| Non-S&E | $443 thousand | 5.7% | +0.2% | 467 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $150 thousand | 1.9% | −15.7% | 306 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $139 thousand | 1.8% | +3375.0% | 381 |
| Computer and information sciences | $131 thousand | 1.7% | −21.1% | 398 |
| Physical sciences | $69 thousand | 0.9% | −63.9% | 597 |
| Other sciences | $30 thousand | 0.4% | −31.8% | 260 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Claremont McKenna College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Claremont McKenna College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 401 | University of Arkansas Pine Bluff | $8.0M |
| 402 | University of Washington, Tacoma | $8.0M |
| 403 | Georgia College and State University | $8.0M |
| 404 | Abilene Christian University | $7.9M |
| 405 | Benedict College | $7.8M |
| 406 | Claremont McKenna College | $7.8M |
| 407 | Southern Connecticut State University | $7.6M |
| 408 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | $7.6M |
| 409 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | $7.5M |
| 410 | Marian University, Indianapolis | $7.5M |
| 411 | Smith College | $7.4M |
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Request a demoData: 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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