Harvey Mudd College research and development spending, FY2024
- Claremont, CA
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Harvey Mudd College in FY2024
$3.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #498 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 5.9%
- Rank change
- down 6
Harvey Mudd College reported $3.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #498 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 5.9% on FY2023's $3.7 million; its national rank was down 6 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 51.6% ($2.0 million), followed by institution funds at 39.5%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $1.3 million or 34.3% 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 | 416 |
| FY2011 | $3.9 million | 402 |
| FY2012 | $3.5 million | 416 |
| FY2013 | $3.6 million | 411 |
| FY2014 | $3.1 million | 421 |
| FY2015 | $3.3 million | 421 |
| FY2016 | $4.3 million | 393 |
| FY2017 | $3.7 million | 414 |
| FY2018 | $3.8 million | 419 |
| FY2019 | $3.4 million | 450 |
| FY2020 | $2.9 million | 463 |
| FY2021 | $2.4 million | 509 |
| FY2022 | $3.4 million | 482 |
| FY2023 | $3.7 million | 490 |
| FY2024 | $3.9 million | 497 |
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 Harvey Mudd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $2.0 million | 51.6% | +2.2% | 480 |
| Institution funds | $1.5 million | 39.5% | +10.9% | 422 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $205 thousand | 5.3% | +27.3% | 463 |
| All other sources | $143 thousand | 3.7% | −12.8% | 322 |
| All sources | $3.9 million | 100.0% | +5.9% | 498 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Harvey Mudd College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $1.3 million | 34.3% | +72.9% | 279 |
| Physical sciences | $993 thousand | 25.5% | −12.1% | 314 |
| Computer and information sciences | $587 thousand | 15.1% | +0.3% | 270 |
| Life sciences | $340 thousand | 8.7% | −35.1% | 638 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $320 thousand | 8.2% | −21.0% | 235 |
| Other sciences | $232 thousand | 5.9% | +7.9% | 194 |
| Non-S&E | $90 thousand | 2.3% | +83.7% | 614 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Harvey Mudd College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Harvey Mudd College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 493 | National Louis University | $4.0M |
| 494 | Keck Graduate Institute | $4.0M |
| 495 | Fayetteville State University | $3.9M |
| 496 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | $3.9M |
| 497 | Alabama State University | $3.9M |
| 498 | Harvey Mudd College | $3.9M |
| 499 | Whitman College | $3.9M |
| 500 | Des Moines University | $3.9M |
| 501 | Lake Superior State University | $3.9M |
| 502 | California State University, Channel Islands | $3.9M |
| 503 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | $3.8M |
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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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