Dickinson College research and development spending, FY2024
- Carlisle, PA
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Dickinson College in FY2024
$1.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #619 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 10.0%
- Rank change
- down 1
Dickinson College reported $1.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #619 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 10.0% on FY2023's $1.6 million; its national rank was down 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 40.6% ($707 thousand), followed by nonprofit organizations at 29.1%. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $511 thousand or 29.3% 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. The line breaks at FY2018, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, which Dickinson College did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $2.1 million | 463 |
| FY2011 | $2.0 million | 481 |
| FY2012 | $2.2 million | 481 |
| FY2013 | $1.6 million | 514 |
| FY2014 | $1.6 million | 512 |
| FY2015 | $1.5 million | 531 |
| FY2016 | $1.3 million | 551 |
| FY2017 | $869 thousand | 588 |
| FY2018 | — | — |
| FY2019 | $1.0 million | 596 |
| FY2020 | $929 thousand | 604 |
| FY2021 | — | — |
| FY2022 | — | — |
| FY2023 | — | — |
| FY2024 | $1.7 million | 610 |
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 Dickinson 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $707 thousand | 40.6% | +1.0% | 628 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $507 thousand | 29.1% | +36.7% | 350 |
| Institution funds | $399 thousand | 22.9% | +9.3% | 577 |
| State and local government | $130 thousand | 7.5% | −7.1% | 485 |
| All sources | $1.7 million | 100.0% | +10.0% | 619 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Dickinson College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $511 thousand | 29.3% | +8.0% | 283 |
| Social sciences | $510 thousand | 29.3% | +36.4% | 306 |
| Life sciences | $329 thousand | 18.9% | −12.5% | 644 |
| Non-S&E | $271 thousand | 15.5% | −3.6% | 518 |
| Computer and information sciences | $77 thousand | 4.4% | +148.4% | 448 |
| Psychology | $26 thousand | 1.5% | −18.8% | 468 |
| Physical sciences | $12 thousand | 0.7% | −7.7% | 675 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $7 thousand | 0.4% | +75.0% | 527 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Dickinson College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Dickinson College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 614 | United Tribes Technical College | $1.8M |
| 615 | Babson College | $1.8M |
| 616 | Biola University | $1.8M |
| 617 | Lincoln Memorial University | $1.8M |
| 618 | Andrews University | $1.8M |
| 619 | Dickinson College | $1.7M |
| 620 | Texas A&M University-Central Texas | $1.7M |
| 621 | Pratt Institute | $1.7M |
| 622 | University of Portland | $1.7M |
| 623 | Arcadia University | $1.7M |
| 624 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | $1.7M |
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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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