Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania research and development spending, FY2024
- Bloomsburg, PA
- Public
- Short form filer
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania in FY2024
$306 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #868 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 0.7%
- Rank change
- down 13
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania reported $306 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #868 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 0.7% on FY2023's $304 thousand; its national rank was down 13 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 41.2% ($126 thousand), followed by institution funds at 37.3%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $134 thousand or 43.8% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2023 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 |
|---|---|
| FY2023 | $304 thousand |
| FY2024 | $306 thousand |
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 Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania 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 | $126 thousand | 41.2% | −22.2% | 830 |
| Institution funds | $114 thousand | 37.3% | −4.2% | 720 |
| State and local government | $49 thousand | 16.0% | +206.3% | 547 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $17 thousand | 5.6% | +142.9% | 699 |
| All sources | $306 thousand | 100.0% | +0.7% | 868 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $134 thousand | 43.8% | −19.3% | 746 |
| Physical sciences | $59 thousand | 19.3% | +742.9% | 611 |
| Non-S&E | $31 thousand | 10.1% | +47.6% | 682 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $30 thousand | 9.8% | +1400.0% | 465 |
| Computer and information sciences | $23 thousand | 7.5% | +9.5% | 526 |
| Psychology | $19 thousand | 6.2% | −67.2% | 486 |
| Social sciences | $6 thousand | 2.0% | −77.8% | 637 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $4 thousand | 1.3% | +100.0% | 545 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 863 | University of Maine at Augusta | $312K |
| 863 | Valdosta State University | $312K |
| 865 | Hamline University | $310K |
| 866 | Marist College | $308K |
| 866 | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Ponce | $308K |
| 868 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | $306K |
| 869 | Coppin State University | $304K |
| 869 | West Virginia University, Institute of Technology | $304K |
| 871 | Pennsylvania State University, The, Wilkes-Barre | $301K |
| 871 | Rhode Island College | $301K |
| 873 | National University of Health Sciences | $300K |
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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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