Kutztown University of Pennsylvania research and development spending, FY2024
- Kutztown, PA
- Public
- Short form filer
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania in FY2024
$446 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #824 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 38.2%
- Rank change
- down 92
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania reported $446 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #824 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 38.2% on FY2023's $722 thousand; its national rank was down 92 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 64.8% ($289 thousand), followed by institution funds at 28.3%. Its largest field of research is physical sciences, $199 thousand or 44.6% 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 FY2014, FY2015, which Kutztown University of Pennsylvania did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2011 | $263 thousand |
| FY2012 | $271 thousand |
| FY2013 | $239 thousand |
| FY2016 | $374 thousand |
| FY2017 | $463 thousand |
| FY2018 | $415 thousand |
| FY2019 | $464 thousand |
| FY2020 | $472 thousand |
| FY2021 | $292 thousand |
| FY2022 | $450 thousand |
| FY2023 | $722 thousand |
| FY2024 | $446 thousand |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 3 NSF funding sources Kutztown University of Pennsylvania 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 | $289 thousand | 64.8% | −50.5% | 757 |
| Institution funds | $126 thousand | 28.3% | +31.3% | 715 |
| State and local government | $31 thousand | 7.0% | −26.2% | 565 |
| All sources | $446 thousand | 100.0% | −38.2% | 824 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Kutztown University of Pennsylvania reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical sciences | $199 thousand | 44.6% | +13.7% | 496 |
| Non-S&E | $155 thousand | 34.8% | −18.4% | 576 |
| Social sciences | $59 thousand | 13.2% | −52.4% | 523 |
| Life sciences | $18 thousand | 4.0% | −56.1% | 836 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $11 thousand | 2.5% | −93.9% | 509 |
| Psychology | $3 thousand | 0.7% | −70.0% | 552 |
| Computer and information sciences | $1 thousand | 0.2% | 0.0% | 598 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Kutztown University of Pennsylvania and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 819 | Benedictine University | $461K |
| 820 | Bryant University | $459K |
| 820 | State University of New York at New Paltz | $459K |
| 822 | Shaw University | $452K |
| 823 | Northwest Nazarene University | $451K |
| 824 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | $446K |
| 825 | Wheaton College, Norton | $445K |
| 826 | Pitzer College | $443K |
| 827 | Cornell College | $440K |
| 828 | Northern New Mexico College | $432K |
| 829 | Pacific Lutheran University | $429K |
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Request a demoData: 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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