Lawrence University research and development spending, FY2024
- Appleton, WI
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Lawrence University in FY2024
$803 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #737 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 1.1%
- Rank change
- down 21
Lawrence University reported $803 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #737 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 1.1% on FY2023's $794 thousand; its national rank was down 21 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 49.3% ($396 thousand), followed by federal government at 27.4%. Its largest field of research is physical sciences, $252 thousand or 31.4% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 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.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $784 thousand |
| FY2011 | $241 thousand |
| FY2012 | $931 thousand |
| FY2013 | $251 thousand |
| FY2014 | $245 thousand |
| FY2015 | $393 thousand |
| FY2016 | $503 thousand |
| FY2017 | $378 thousand |
| FY2018 | $439 thousand |
| FY2019 | $508 thousand |
| FY2020 | $423 thousand |
| FY2021 | $536 thousand |
| FY2022 | $671 thousand |
| FY2023 | $794 thousand |
| FY2024 | $803 thousand |
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 Lawrence University 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 | $396 thousand | 49.3% | +6.7% | 578 |
| Federal government | $220 thousand | 27.4% | −32.7% | 791 |
| All other sources | $167 thousand | 20.8% | +198.2% | 308 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $20 thousand | 2.5% | −50.0% | 690 |
| All sources | $803 thousand | 100.0% | +1.1% | 737 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Lawrence University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical sciences | $252 thousand | 31.4% | +57.5% | 466 |
| Life sciences | $215 thousand | 26.8% | −26.1% | 699 |
| Psychology | $110 thousand | 13.7% | +20.9% | 379 |
| Non-S&E | $79 thousand | 9.8% | +33.9% | 628 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $68 thousand | 8.5% | −36.4% | 390 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $53 thousand | 6.6% | −23.2% | 442 |
| Social sciences | $26 thousand | 3.2% | +52.9% | 573 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Lawrence University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Lawrence University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 732 | Iona University | $817K |
| 733 | Simmons University | $814K |
| 734 | College of the Holy Cross | $813K |
| 735 | William Paterson University | $808K |
| 736 | Southwestern University | $804K |
| 737 | Lawrence University | $803K |
| 738 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | $798K |
| 739 | Alverno College | $796K |
| 739 | Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico | $796K |
| 741 | Fairleigh Dickinson University | $793K |
| 742 | Saint Michael's College | $790K |
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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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