Colgate University research and development spending, FY2024
- Hamilton, NY
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Colgate University in FY2024
$4.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #474 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 4.1%
- Rank change
- down 22
Colgate University reported $4.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #474 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 4.1% on FY2023's $4.9 million; its national rank was down 22 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 65.6% ($3.1 million), followed by federal government at 31.9%. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $980 thousand or 20.7% 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 | $2.9 million | 434 |
| FY2011 | $2.3 million | 469 |
| FY2012 | $3.3 million | 429 |
| FY2013 | $2.7 million | 441 |
| FY2014 | $2.4 million | 458 |
| FY2015 | $2.7 million | 442 |
| FY2016 | $3.2 million | 430 |
| FY2017 | $3.4 million | 429 |
| FY2018 | $3.8 million | 418 |
| FY2019 | $3.8 million | 432 |
| FY2020 | $2.9 million | 464 |
| FY2021 | $3.3 million | 463 |
| FY2022 | $4.3 million | 444 |
| FY2023 | $4.9 million | 450 |
| FY2024 | $4.7 million | 473 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 4 NSF funding sources Colgate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $3.1 million | 65.6% | +2.0% | 363 |
| Federal government | $1.5 million | 31.9% | −0.8% | 526 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $86 thousand | 1.8% | +36.5% | 577 |
| Business | $33 thousand | 0.7% | −89.2% | 469 |
| All sources | $4.7 million | 100.0% | −4.1% | 474 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Colgate University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $980 thousand | 20.7% | +2.1% | 240 |
| Life sciences | $954 thousand | 20.2% | +37.9% | 490 |
| Non-S&E | $943 thousand | 19.9% | +0.4% | 387 |
| Physical sciences | $819 thousand | 17.3% | −43.8% | 337 |
| Social sciences | $424 thousand | 9.0% | −9.0% | 320 |
| Psychology | $252 thousand | 5.3% | +98.4% | 314 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $224 thousand | 4.7% | +98.2% | 270 |
| Computer and information sciences | $134 thousand | 2.8% | −24.3% | 396 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Colgate University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Colgate University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 469 | St. John's University, New York | $4.9M |
| 470 | Sonoma State University | $4.9M |
| 471 | Suffolk University | $4.9M |
| 472 | Franklin and Marshall College | $4.8M |
| 473 | Claremont Graduate University | $4.8M |
| 474 | Colgate University | $4.7M |
| 475 | Seattle University | $4.7M |
| 476 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | $4.7M |
| 477 | Bentley University | $4.6M |
| 478 | Fort Lewis College | $4.6M |
| 479 | University of Detroit Mercy | $4.5M |
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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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