Gannon University research and development spending, FY2024
- Erie, PA
- D/PU
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Gannon University in FY2024
$829 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #730 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 6.7%
- Rank change
- down 30
Gannon University reported $829 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #730 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 6.7% on FY2023's $889 thousand; its national rank was down 30 places. State and local government is its largest funding source at 40.8% ($338 thousand), followed by institution funds at 37.3%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $362 thousand or 43.7% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2011 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. The line breaks at FY2013, FY2014, which Gannon University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2011 | $444 thousand |
| FY2012 | $239 thousand |
| FY2015 | $249 thousand |
| FY2016 | $248 thousand |
| FY2017 | $424 thousand |
| FY2018 | $409 thousand |
| FY2019 | $555 thousand |
| FY2020 | $351 thousand |
| FY2021 | $972 thousand |
| FY2022 | $569 thousand |
| FY2023 | $889 thousand |
| FY2024 | $829 thousand |
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 Gannon University 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State and local government | $338 thousand | 40.8% | +9.0% | 415 |
| Institution funds | $309 thousand | 37.3% | +4.4% | 607 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $90 thousand | 10.9% | +21.6% | 570 |
| Federal government | $71 thousand | 8.6% | −64.3% | 863 |
| Business | $21 thousand | 2.5% | +110.0% | 488 |
| All sources | $829 thousand | 100.0% | −6.7% | 730 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields Gannon University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $362 thousand | 43.7% | −14.0% | 357 |
| Life sciences | $336 thousand | 40.5% | −12.7% | 642 |
| Non-S&E | $105 thousand | 12.7% | +90.9% | 606 |
| Physical sciences | $17 thousand | 2.1% | +54.5% | 666 |
| Computer and information sciences | $9 thousand | 1.1% | −40.0% | 565 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Gannon University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Gannon University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 725 | Gustavus Adolphus College | $860K |
| 725 | Xavier University | $860K |
| 727 | Baldwin Wallace University | $844K |
| 727 | Keene State College | $844K |
| 729 | Augustana University | $831K |
| 730 | Gannon University | $829K |
| 731 | St. Catherine University | $824K |
| 732 | Iona University | $817K |
| 733 | Simmons University | $814K |
| 734 | College of the Holy Cross | $813K |
| 735 | William Paterson University | $808K |
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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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