Emerson College research and development spending, FY2024
- Boston, MA
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Emerson College in FY2024
$2.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #590 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 217.4%
- Rank change
- up 153
Emerson College reported $2.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #590 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 217.4% on FY2023's $665 thousand; its national rank was up 153 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 72.4% ($1.5 million), followed by nonprofit organizations at 17.3%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $1.1 million or 52.4% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2015 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 |
|---|---|
| FY2015 | $1.3 million |
| FY2016 | $1.1 million |
| FY2017 | $1.5 million |
| FY2018 | $2.1 million |
| FY2019 | $1.1 million |
| FY2020 | $919 thousand |
| FY2021 | $581 thousand |
| FY2022 | $581 thousand |
| FY2023 | $665 thousand |
| FY2024 | $2.1 million |
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 Emerson 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 | $1.5 million | 72.4% | +553.0% | 424 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $365 thousand | 17.3% | +70.6% | 398 |
| All other sources | $107 thousand | 5.1% | +75.4% | 342 |
| Federal government | $87 thousand | 4.1% | −34.6% | 851 |
| State and local government | $24 thousand | 1.1% | +4.3% | 577 |
| All sources | $2.1 million | 100.0% | +217.4% | 590 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields Emerson College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $1.1 million | 52.4% | +351.8% | 371 |
| Other sciences | $474 thousand | 22.5% | +205.8% | 152 |
| Life sciences | $296 thousand | 14.0% | +176.6% | 660 |
| Social sciences | $175 thousand | 8.3% | +10.8% | 428 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $59 thousand | 2.8% | — | 400 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Emerson College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Emerson College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 585 | Manhattan College | $2.2M |
| 586 | Colorado College | $2.2M |
| 587 | University of Puerto Rico at Cayey | $2.2M |
| 588 | Alaska Pacific University | $2.2M |
| 589 | California Baptist University | $2.1M |
| 590 | Emerson College | $2.1M |
| 591 | Bates College | $2.1M |
| 592 | United States Coast Guard Academy | $2.1M |
| 593 | Ferris State University | $2.0M |
| 594 | University of Michigan, Flint | $2.0M |
| 595 | Lipscomb University | $2.0M |
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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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