Lewis & Clark College research and development spending, FY2024
- Portland, OR
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Lewis & Clark College in FY2024
$2.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #546 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 8.9%
- Rank change
- down 15
Lewis & Clark College reported $2.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #546 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 8.9% on FY2023's $2.7 million; its national rank was down 15 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 57.3% ($1.7 million), followed by federal government at 35.9%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $1.5 million or 49.8% 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 | $2.8 million | 437 |
| FY2011 | $2.8 million | 445 |
| FY2012 | $2.2 million | 475 |
| FY2013 | $3.6 million | 409 |
| FY2014 | $4.7 million | 380 |
| FY2015 | $3.9 million | 404 |
| FY2016 | $3.3 million | 427 |
| FY2017 | $3.4 million | 427 |
| FY2018 | $2.8 million | 463 |
| FY2019 | $2.8 million | 474 |
| FY2020 | $3.4 million | 453 |
| FY2021 | $2.3 million | 515 |
| FY2022 | $2.6 million | 523 |
| FY2023 | $2.7 million | 529 |
| FY2024 | $2.9 million | 544 |
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 Lewis & Clark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $1.7 million | 57.3% | +5.3% | 415 |
| Federal government | $1.1 million | 35.9% | +35.4% | 570 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $142 thousand | 4.9% | −55.5% | 514 |
| State and local government | $56 thousand | 1.9% | +5500.0% | 540 |
| All sources | $2.9 million | 100.0% | +8.9% | 546 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Lewis & Clark College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $1.5 million | 49.8% | −3.4% | 340 |
| Life sciences | $760 thousand | 26.0% | +17.5% | 523 |
| Physical sciences | $265 thousand | 9.1% | +23.8% | 460 |
| Social sciences | $191 thousand | 6.5% | +89.1% | 417 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $188 thousand | 6.4% | +9.9% | 350 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $43 thousand | 1.5% | +104.8% | 428 |
| Computer and information sciences | $14 thousand | 0.5% | −41.7% | 546 |
| Psychology | $6 thousand | 0.2% | — | 535 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Lewis & Clark College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Lewis & Clark College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 541 | Elon University | $3.0M |
| 542 | University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis | $3.0M |
| 543 | University of Richmond | $3.0M |
| 544 | Eastern Washington University | $3.0M |
| 545 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | $2.9M |
| 546 | Lewis & Clark College | $2.9M |
| 547 | College of New Jersey, The | $2.9M |
| 548 | Merrimack College | $2.9M |
| 549 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | $2.8M |
| 550 | Northeastern Illinois University | $2.8M |
| 551 | St. Lawrence University | $2.8M |
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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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