Lafayette College research and development spending, FY2024
- Easton, PA
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Lafayette College in FY2024
$2.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #561 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 34.8%
- Rank change
- up 20
Lafayette College reported $2.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #561 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 34.8% on FY2023's $2.0 million; its national rank was up 20 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 58.0% ($1.6 million), followed by institution funds at 35.1%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $688 thousand or 25.6% 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 | 465 |
| FY2011 | $2.4 million | 460 |
| FY2012 | $1.9 million | 506 |
| FY2013 | $1.9 million | 494 |
| FY2014 | $1.9 million | 492 |
| FY2015 | $1.7 million | 511 |
| FY2016 | $1.6 million | 533 |
| FY2017 | $1.8 million | 514 |
| FY2018 | $1.8 million | 521 |
| FY2019 | $1.6 million | 564 |
| FY2020 | $1.4 million | 576 |
| FY2021 | $1.0 million | 596 |
| FY2022 | $2.1 million | 548 |
| FY2023 | $2.0 million | 575 |
| FY2024 | $2.7 million | 557 |
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 Lafayette 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 | $1.6 million | 58.0% | +36.5% | 520 |
| Institution funds | $942 thousand | 35.1% | +37.1% | 476 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $148 thousand | 5.5% | +9.6% | 511 |
| All other sources | $37 thousand | 1.4% | — | 405 |
| All sources | $2.7 million | 100.0% | +34.8% | 561 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Lafayette College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $688 thousand | 25.6% | +18.4% | 312 |
| Physical sciences | $415 thousand | 15.5% | −6.7% | 403 |
| Non-S&E | $343 thousand | 12.8% | +61.0% | 488 |
| Life sciences | $309 thousand | 11.5% | +56.9% | 654 |
| Social sciences | $256 thousand | 9.5% | +56.1% | 374 |
| Computer and information sciences | $203 thousand | 7.6% | +73.5% | 367 |
| Psychology | $185 thousand | 6.9% | +143.4% | 340 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $155 thousand | 5.8% | +93.8% | 365 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $130 thousand | 4.8% | +10.2% | 318 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Lafayette College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Lafayette College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 556 | Marymount University | $2.7M |
| 557 | City University of New York system office | $2.7M |
| 558 | Chicago State University | $2.7M |
| 559 | Youngstown State University | $2.7M |
| 560 | La Sierra University | $2.7M |
| 561 | Lafayette College | $2.7M |
| 562 | University of Texas of the Permian Basin, The | $2.7M |
| 563 | Quinnipiac University | $2.7M |
| 564 | Black Hills State University | $2.6M |
| 565 | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | $2.6M |
| 566 | Pittsburg State University | $2.6M |
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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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