Haverford College research and development spending, FY2024
- Haverford, PA
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Haverford College in FY2024
$4.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #491 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 0.4%
- Rank change
- down 15
Haverford College reported $4.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #491 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 0.4% on FY2023's $4.1 million; its national rank was down 15 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 47.6% ($2.0 million), followed by institution funds at 21.7%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $1.5 million or 36.9% 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 | $3.6 million | 401 |
| FY2011 | $2.8 million | 447 |
| FY2012 | $2.6 million | 460 |
| FY2013 | $2.8 million | 440 |
| FY2014 | $2.5 million | 452 |
| FY2015 | $2.6 million | 447 |
| FY2016 | $2.2 million | 482 |
| FY2017 | $2.4 million | 469 |
| FY2018 | $3.0 million | 451 |
| FY2019 | $3.8 million | 433 |
| FY2020 | $4.5 million | 413 |
| FY2021 | $3.8 million | 443 |
| FY2022 | $4.5 million | 438 |
| FY2023 | $4.1 million | 474 |
| FY2024 | $4.1 million | 490 |
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 Haverford 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 | 47.6% | −16.6% | 485 |
| Institution funds | $892 thousand | 21.7% | −6.6% | 485 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $686 thousand | 16.7% | +154.1% | 317 |
| All other sources | $570 thousand | 13.9% | +9.8% | 229 |
| All sources | $4.1 million | 100.0% | +0.4% | 491 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Haverford College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $1.5 million | 36.9% | −2.6% | 431 |
| Physical sciences | $808 thousand | 19.7% | −31.7% | 338 |
| Non-S&E | $759 thousand | 18.5% | +46.0% | 407 |
| Social sciences | $291 thousand | 7.1% | +45.5% | 358 |
| Psychology | $276 thousand | 6.7% | −15.3% | 306 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $178 thousand | 4.3% | +93.5% | 355 |
| Computer and information sciences | $147 thousand | 3.6% | +28.9% | 390 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $128 thousand | 3.1% | +32.0% | 322 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Haverford College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Haverford College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 486 | University of Northern Iowa | $4.4M |
| 487 | Monmouth University | $4.3M |
| 488 | Saint John Fisher University | $4.2M |
| 489 | Albany State University | $4.2M |
| 490 | Western Illinois University | $4.1M |
| 491 | Haverford College | $4.1M |
| 492 | New Mexico Highlands University | $4.1M |
| 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 |
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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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