Eckerd College research and development spending, FY2024
- Saint Petersburg, FL
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Eckerd College in FY2024
$1.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #633 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 2.6%
- Rank change
- down 19
Eckerd College reported $1.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #633 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 2.6% on FY2023's $1.6 million; its national rank was down 19 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 30.3% ($472 thousand), followed by federal government at 23.7%. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $771 thousand or 49.5% 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 FY2012, FY2013, FY2014, FY2015, FY2016, FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, which Eckerd College did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $327 thousand | 572 |
| FY2011 | $357 thousand | 618 |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | — | — |
| FY2017 | — | — |
| FY2018 | — | — |
| FY2019 | — | — |
| FY2020 | — | — |
| FY2021 | — | — |
| FY2022 | — | — |
| FY2023 | — | — |
| FY2024 | $1.6 million | 620 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources Eckerd 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 | $472 thousand | 30.3% | +12.1% | 556 |
| Federal government | $369 thousand | 23.7% | −41.6% | 732 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $350 thousand | 22.5% | +35.7% | 405 |
| Business | $197 thousand | 12.6% | +3.1% | 357 |
| State and local government | $170 thousand | 10.9% | +75.3% | 470 |
| All sources | $1.6 million | 100.0% | −2.6% | 633 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields Eckerd College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $771 thousand | 49.5% | −30.3% | 257 |
| Physical sciences | $457 thousand | 29.3% | +162.6% | 394 |
| Life sciences | $163 thousand | 10.5% | +77.2% | 725 |
| Social sciences | $87 thousand | 5.6% | +357.9% | 498 |
| Non-S&E | $80 thousand | 5.1% | −61.5% | 627 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Eckerd College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Eckerd College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 628 | Hartford International University for Religion and Peace | $1.6M |
| 629 | Liberty University | $1.6M |
| 630 | Northland College | $1.6M |
| 631 | Pennsylvania State University, The, Altoona | $1.6M |
| 632 | St. Edward's University | $1.6M |
| 633 | Eckerd College | $1.6M |
| 634 | College of Saint Benedict | $1.5M |
| 635 | University of Hawaii Maui College | $1.5M |
| 636 | City University of New York, The, York College | $1.5M |
| 637 | St. Olaf College | $1.5M |
| 638 | West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine | $1.5M |
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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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