Grinnell College research and development spending, FY2024
- Grinnell, IA
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Grinnell College in FY2024
$7.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #414 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 6.1%
- Rank change
- down 21
Grinnell College reported $7.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #414 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 6.1% on FY2023's $7.6 million; its national rank was down 21 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 75.2% ($5.4 million), followed by federal government at 8.9%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $3.4 million or 47.7% 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 | $2.1 million | 467 |
| FY2011 | $1.3 million | 539 |
| FY2012 | $2.7 million | 452 |
| FY2013 | $4.0 million | 395 |
| FY2014 | $4.0 million | 400 |
| FY2015 | $3.7 million | 408 |
| FY2016 | $4.2 million | 398 |
| FY2017 | $5.0 million | 392 |
| FY2018 | $5.6 million | 381 |
| FY2019 | $5.5 million | 384 |
| FY2020 | $5.8 million | 385 |
| FY2021 | $4.1 million | 436 |
| FY2022 | $5.9 million | 407 |
| FY2023 | $7.6 million | 393 |
| FY2024 | $7.1 million | 413 |
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 Grinnell 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 | $5.4 million | 75.2% | −7.8% | 309 |
| Federal government | $634 thousand | 8.9% | −41.4% | 643 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $563 thousand | 7.9% | +135.6% | 336 |
| All other sources | $548 thousand | 7.7% | +19.1% | 232 |
| Business | $21 thousand | 0.3% | — | 488 |
| All sources | $7.1 million | 100.0% | −6.1% | 414 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Grinnell College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $3.4 million | 47.7% | +21.1% | 255 |
| Physical sciences | $1.2 million | 17.5% | −8.3% | 285 |
| Social sciences | $779 thousand | 10.9% | −39.2% | 263 |
| Computer and information sciences | $766 thousand | 10.7% | +4.2% | 249 |
| Life sciences | $408 thousand | 5.7% | −62.3% | 617 |
| Psychology | $357 thousand | 5.0% | +1175.0% | 283 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $119 thousand | 1.7% | −60.2% | 333 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $49 thousand | 0.7% | — | 451 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Grinnell College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Grinnell College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 409 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | $7.5M |
| 410 | Marian University, Indianapolis | $7.5M |
| 411 | Smith College | $7.4M |
| 412 | Norfolk State University | $7.3M |
| 413 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | $7.1M |
| 414 | Grinnell College | $7.1M |
| 415 | Williams College | $7.1M |
| 416 | Pennsylvania State University, The, Behrend | $7.1M |
| 417 | Grand Valley State University | $7.0M |
| 418 | Wellesley College | $7.0M |
| 419 | Northwest Indian College | $7.0M |
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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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