Middlebury College research and development spending, FY2024
- Middlebury, VT
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Middlebury College in FY2024
$3.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #518 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 20.2%
- Rank change
- held
Middlebury College reported $3.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #518 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 20.2% on FY2023's $3.0 million; its national rank was unchanged. Federal government is its largest funding source at 87.7% ($3.1 million), followed by nonprofit organizations at 12.0%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $869 thousand or 24.3% 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 | $2.3 million | 456 |
| FY2011 | $2.4 million | 462 |
| FY2012 | $3.0 million | 436 |
| FY2013 | $2.2 million | 477 |
| FY2014 | $1.4 million | 531 |
| FY2015 | $1.6 million | 519 |
| FY2016 | $1.8 million | 506 |
| FY2017 | $2.0 million | 497 |
| FY2018 | $1.9 million | 518 |
| FY2019 | $1.7 million | 555 |
| FY2020 | $1.7 million | 543 |
| FY2021 | $2.9 million | 479 |
| FY2022 | $2.6 million | 519 |
| FY2023 | $3.0 million | 516 |
| FY2024 | $3.6 million | 517 |
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 Middlebury 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 | $3.1 million | 87.7% | +22.3% | 428 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $428 thousand | 12.0% | +13.8% | 378 |
| Institution funds | $13 thousand | 0.4% | −48.0% | 819 |
| All sources | $3.6 million | 100.0% | +20.2% | 518 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Middlebury College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $869 thousand | 24.3% | +5.1% | 503 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $858 thousand | 24.0% | +46.7% | 250 |
| Physical sciences | $797 thousand | 22.3% | +33.3% | 341 |
| Non-S&E | $526 thousand | 14.7% | +125.8% | 448 |
| Social sciences | $223 thousand | 6.2% | −35.0% | 395 |
| Psychology | $166 thousand | 4.6% | +32.8% | 349 |
| Computer and information sciences | $74 thousand | 2.1% | −67.7% | 451 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $63 thousand | 1.8% | +80.0% | 392 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Middlebury College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Middlebury College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 513 | Hamilton College | $3.7M |
| 514 | University of Texas at Tyler, The | $3.6M |
| 515 | Murray State University | $3.6M |
| 516 | New England College of Optometry, The | $3.6M |
| 517 | University of the Incarnate Word | $3.6M |
| 518 | Middlebury College | $3.6M |
| 519 | Saginaw Valley State University | $3.6M |
| 520 | Winthrop University | $3.5M |
| 521 | Tougaloo College | $3.5M |
| 522 | National Defense University | $3.5M |
| 523 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | $3.4M |
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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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