Hamilton College research and development spending, FY2024
- Clinton, NY
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Hamilton College in FY2024
$3.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #513 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 11.5%
- Rank change
- down 9
Hamilton College reported $3.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #513 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 11.5% on FY2023's $3.3 million; its national rank was down 9 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 41.5% ($1.5 million), followed by nonprofit organizations at 41.0%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $2.2 million or 58.9% 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 | $3.2 million | 417 |
| FY2011 | $3.1 million | 433 |
| FY2012 | $3.1 million | 434 |
| FY2013 | $2.9 million | 428 |
| FY2014 | $2.8 million | 436 |
| FY2015 | $2.3 million | 475 |
| FY2016 | $2.7 million | 456 |
| FY2017 | $2.4 million | 474 |
| FY2018 | $1.8 million | 523 |
| FY2019 | $2.0 million | 517 |
| FY2020 | $1.9 million | 534 |
| FY2021 | $1.7 million | 550 |
| FY2022 | $1.9 million | 563 |
| FY2023 | $3.3 million | 502 |
| FY2024 | $3.7 million | 512 |
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 Hamilton 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 | 41.5% | −16.1% | 425 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.5 million | 41.0% | +83.6% | 245 |
| Federal government | $633 thousand | 17.3% | +53.3% | 644 |
| State and local government | $5 thousand | 0.1% | — | 628 |
| All sources | $3.7 million | 100.0% | +11.5% | 513 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Hamilton College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $2.2 million | 58.9% | +42.2% | 304 |
| Physical sciences | $560 thousand | 15.3% | −7.6% | 370 |
| Social sciences | $508 thousand | 13.9% | −1.2% | 307 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $230 thousand | 6.3% | −14.8% | 336 |
| Life sciences | $101 thousand | 2.8% | −46.8% | 773 |
| Computer and information sciences | $68 thousand | 1.9% | −38.2% | 457 |
| Psychology | $38 thousand | 1.0% | −38.7% | 448 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $2 thousand | 0.1% | −87.5% | 570 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Hamilton College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Hamilton College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 508 | Vassar College | $3.8M |
| 509 | Christopher Newport University | $3.8M |
| 510 | Bowie State University | $3.7M |
| 511 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | $3.7M |
| 512 | Roger Williams University | $3.7M |
| 513 | Hamilton College | $3.7M |
| 514 | University of Texas at Tyler, The | $3.6M |
| 515 | Murray State University | $3.6M |
| 516 | New England College of Optometry, The | $3.6M |
| 517 | University of the Incarnate Word | $3.6M |
| 518 | Middlebury College | $3.6M |
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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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