College of the Holy Cross research and development spending, FY2024
- Worcester, MA
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
College of the Holy Cross in FY2024
$813 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #734 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 9.0%
- Rank change
- down 35
College of the Holy Cross reported $813 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #734 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 9.0% on FY2023's $893 thousand; its national rank was down 35 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 66.3% ($539 thousand), followed by nonprofit organizations at 33.7%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $441 thousand or 54.2% 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 | $1.3 million |
| FY2011 | $957 thousand |
| FY2012 | $767 thousand |
| FY2013 | $535 thousand |
| FY2014 | $467 thousand |
| FY2015 | $512 thousand |
| FY2016 | $643 thousand |
| FY2017 | $673 thousand |
| FY2018 | $612 thousand |
| FY2019 | $477 thousand |
| FY2020 | $321 thousand |
| FY2021 | $445 thousand |
| FY2022 | $688 thousand |
| FY2023 | $893 thousand |
| FY2024 | $813 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 College of the Holy Cross 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 | $539 thousand | 66.3% | −22.0% | 681 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $274 thousand | 33.7% | +35.6% | 429 |
| All sources | $813 thousand | 100.0% | −9.0% | 734 |
Fields of research
The 4 NSF research fields College of the Holy Cross reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $441 thousand | 54.2% | −5.0% | 606 |
| Psychology | $168 thousand | 20.7% | +31.3% | 347 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $129 thousand | 15.9% | +46.6% | 320 |
| Physical sciences | $75 thousand | 9.2% | −64.8% | 593 |
Neighbours
Ranked around College of the Holy Cross
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above College of the Holy Cross and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 729 | Augustana University | $831K |
| 730 | Gannon University | $829K |
| 731 | St. Catherine University | $824K |
| 732 | Iona University | $817K |
| 733 | Simmons University | $814K |
| 734 | College of the Holy Cross | $813K |
| 735 | William Paterson University | $808K |
| 736 | Southwestern University | $804K |
| 737 | Lawrence University | $803K |
| 738 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | $798K |
| 739 | Alverno College | $796K |
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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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