Lincoln University research and development spending, FY2024
- Lincoln University, PA
- Public
- Short form filer
Lincoln University in FY2024
$695 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #769 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 10.7%
- Rank change
- down 16
Lincoln University reported $695 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #769 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 10.7% on FY2023's $628 thousand; its national rank was down 16 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 84.0% ($584 thousand), followed by state and local government at 16.0%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $481 thousand or 69.2% 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. The line breaks at FY2015, FY2016, FY2017, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, which Lincoln University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $1.4 million |
| FY2011 | $1.3 million |
| FY2012 | $1.6 million |
| FY2013 | $965 thousand |
| FY2014 | $1.2 million |
| FY2018 | $645 thousand |
| FY2023 | $628 thousand |
| FY2024 | $695 thousand |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 2 NSF funding sources Lincoln 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $584 thousand | 84.0% | +35.8% | 661 |
| State and local government | $111 thousand | 16.0% | −11.9% | 498 |
| All sources | $695 thousand | 100.0% | +10.7% | 769 |
Fields of research
The 3 NSF research fields Lincoln University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $481 thousand | 69.2% | +107.3% | 592 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $204 thousand | 29.4% | — | 278 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $10 thousand | 1.4% | — | 505 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Lincoln University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Lincoln University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 764 | Indiana Wesleyan University | $707K |
| 765 | University of West Georgia | $705K |
| 766 | Evergreen State College, The | $704K |
| 767 | Utica Univeristy | $703K |
| 768 | Susquehanna University | $700K |
| 769 | Lincoln University | $695K |
| 770 | Ohio Wesleyan University | $682K |
| 771 | Berry College | $670K |
| 771 | Salve Regina University | $670K |
| 773 | State University of New York, Old Westbury | $663K |
| 774 | East Central University | $662K |
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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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