Cornell College research and development spending, FY2024
- Mount Vernon, IA
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Cornell College in FY2024
$440 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #827 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 21.8%
- Rank change
- down 61
Cornell College reported $440 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #827 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 21.8% on FY2023's $563 thousand; its national rank was down 61 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 59.1% ($260 thousand), followed by federal government at 24.3%. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $116 thousand or 26.4% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2013 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 |
|---|---|
| FY2013 | $193 thousand |
| FY2014 | $194 thousand |
| FY2015 | $239 thousand |
| FY2016 | $558 thousand |
| FY2017 | $510 thousand |
| FY2018 | $423 thousand |
| FY2019 | $397 thousand |
| FY2020 | $370 thousand |
| FY2021 | $464 thousand |
| FY2022 | $409 thousand |
| FY2023 | $563 thousand |
| FY2024 | $440 thousand |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 3 NSF funding sources Cornell 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 | $260 thousand | 59.1% | −0.8% | 627 |
| Federal government | $107 thousand | 24.3% | +48.6% | 838 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $73 thousand | 16.6% | −64.2% | 588 |
| All sources | $440 thousand | 100.0% | −21.8% | 827 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Cornell College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $116 thousand | 26.4% | +39.8% | 405 |
| Computer and information sciences | $53 thousand | 12.0% | +783.3% | 477 |
| Life sciences | $53 thousand | 12.0% | −81.3% | 815 |
| Engineering | $52 thousand | 11.8% | −8.8% | 441 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $51 thousand | 11.6% | +183.3% | 416 |
| Physical sciences | $48 thousand | 10.9% | −37.7% | 624 |
| Social sciences | $35 thousand | 8.0% | +218.2% | 556 |
| Psychology | $32 thousand | 7.3% | — | 459 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Cornell College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Cornell College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 822 | Shaw University | $452K |
| 823 | Northwest Nazarene University | $451K |
| 824 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | $446K |
| 825 | Wheaton College, Norton | $445K |
| 826 | Pitzer College | $443K |
| 827 | Cornell College | $440K |
| 828 | Northern New Mexico College | $432K |
| 829 | Pacific Lutheran University | $429K |
| 830 | Westmont College | $426K |
| 831 | University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo | $418K |
| 832 | Central Wyoming College | $415K |
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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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