Davidson College research and development spending, FY2024
- Davidson, NC
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Davidson College in FY2024
$4.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #481 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 54.6%
- Rank change
- up 39
Davidson College reported $4.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #481 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 54.6% on FY2023's $2.9 million; its national rank was up 39 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 52.2% ($2.4 million), followed by federal government at 38.4%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $1.6 million or 34.9% 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 | $1.5 million | 500 |
| FY2011 | $2.0 million | 487 |
| FY2012 | $1.4 million | 534 |
| FY2013 | $2.3 million | 468 |
| FY2014 | $1.8 million | 502 |
| FY2015 | $2.4 million | 466 |
| FY2016 | $1.5 million | 534 |
| FY2017 | $1.7 million | 522 |
| FY2018 | $1.6 million | 536 |
| FY2019 | $1.8 million | 544 |
| FY2020 | $2.3 million | 500 |
| FY2021 | $2.5 million | 502 |
| FY2022 | $2.8 million | 505 |
| FY2023 | $2.9 million | 518 |
| FY2024 | $4.5 million | 480 |
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 Davidson 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 | $2.4 million | 52.2% | +157.9% | 388 |
| Federal government | $1.7 million | 38.4% | +29.7% | 503 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $411 thousand | 9.1% | −16.5% | 384 |
| State and local government | $16 thousand | 0.4% | +45.5% | 597 |
| All sources | $4.5 million | 100.0% | +54.6% | 481 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Davidson College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $1.6 million | 34.9% | +122.8% | 421 |
| Non-S&E | $959 thousand | 21.2% | +226.2% | 384 |
| Physical sciences | $940 thousand | 20.8% | +55.4% | 322 |
| Social sciences | $688 thousand | 15.2% | +72.0% | 277 |
| Psychology | $185 thousand | 4.1% | −63.4% | 340 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $145 thousand | 3.2% | −51.3% | 309 |
| Computer and information sciences | $28 thousand | 0.6% | −75.4% | 522 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Davidson College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Davidson College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 480 | Spelman College | $4.5M |
| 481 | Davidson College | $4.5M |
| 482 | Colby College | $4.5M |
| 483 | Stephen F. Austin State University | $4.5M |
| 484 | University of Central Oklahoma | $4.5M |
| 485 | St. Cloud State University | $4.4M |
| 486 | University of Northern Iowa | $4.4M |
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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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