Clarkson University research and development spending, FY2024
- Potsdam, NY
- R2
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Clarkson University in FY2024
$26.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #289 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 3.0%
- Rank change
- down 8
Clarkson University reported $26.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #289 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 3.0% on FY2023's $25.4 million; its national rank was down 8 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 50.8% ($13.3 million), followed by state and local government at 22.0%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $15.3 million or 58.4% 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 | $18.6 million | 264 |
| FY2011 | $18.0 million | 270 |
| FY2012 | $14.8 million | 285 |
| FY2013 | $12.1 million | 298 |
| FY2014 | $13.8 million | 289 |
| FY2015 | $13.4 million | 293 |
| FY2016 | $13.0 million | 302 |
| FY2017 | $15.1 million | 292 |
| FY2018 | $16.9 million | 281 |
| FY2019 | $17.1 million | 284 |
| FY2020 | $15.1 million | 294 |
| FY2021 | $16.8 million | 293 |
| FY2022 | $21.7 million | 278 |
| FY2023 | $25.4 million | 281 |
| FY2024 | $26.1 million | 289 |
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 Clarkson 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 | $13.3 million | 50.8% | +25.3% | 281 |
| State and local government | $5.8 million | 22.0% | +47.1% | 158 |
| Institution funds | $4.4 million | 16.9% | −52.0% | 328 |
| Business | $1.6 million | 6.0% | +42.5% | 208 |
| All other sources | $630 thousand | 2.4% | +281.8% | 219 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $501 thousand | 1.9% | +23.4% | 352 |
| All sources | $26.1 million | 100.0% | +3.0% | 289 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Clarkson University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $15.3 million | 58.4% | +4.9% | 171 |
| Physical sciences | $3.3 million | 12.6% | −20.7% | 212 |
| Life sciences | $3.1 million | 11.9% | +79.7% | 358 |
| Non-S&E | $3.1 million | 11.8% | +19.3% | 263 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $891 thousand | 3.4% | +7.3% | 170 |
| Psychology | $190 thousand | 0.7% | +118.4% | 339 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $135 thousand | 0.5% | −20.6% | 382 |
| Computer and information sciences | $116 thousand | 0.4% | −85.1% | 413 |
| Social sciences | $75 thousand | 0.3% | −85.4% | 507 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Clarkson University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Clarkson University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 284 | California State University, Northridge | $27.0M |
| 285 | California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt | $26.6M |
| 286 | University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez | $26.5M |
| 287 | University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler | $26.2M |
| 288 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark | $26.2M |
| 289 | Clarkson University | $26.1M |
| 290 | University of Guam | $25.3M |
| 291 | Tarleton State University | $24.9M |
| 292 | Jackson State University | $24.7M |
| 293 | University of Alaska Anchorage | $24.6M |
| 294 | University of Akron, The | $24.6M |
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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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