Northland College research and development spending, FY2024
- Ashland, WI
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Northland College in FY2024
$1.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #630 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 9.7%
- Rank change
- up 2
Northland College reported $1.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #630 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 9.7% on FY2023's $1.4 million; its national rank was up 2 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 58.7% ($929 thousand), followed by nonprofit organizations at 22.1%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $890 thousand or 56.3% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2020 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 |
|---|---|
| FY2020 | $1.1 million |
| FY2021 | $1.1 million |
| FY2022 | $1.3 million |
| FY2023 | $1.4 million |
| FY2024 | $1.6 million |
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 Northland 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 | $929 thousand | 58.7% | +5.6% | 587 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $349 thousand | 22.1% | +16.3% | 407 |
| Institution funds | $258 thousand | 16.3% | +16.2% | 628 |
| State and local government | $46 thousand | 2.9% | +15.0% | 548 |
| All sources | $1.6 million | 100.0% | +9.7% | 630 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields Northland College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $890 thousand | 56.3% | +8.8% | 498 |
| Non-S&E | $327 thousand | 20.7% | +12.4% | 494 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $112 thousand | 7.1% | +9.8% | 408 |
| Social sciences | $112 thousand | 7.1% | +13.1% | 478 |
| Psychology | $88 thousand | 5.6% | +7.3% | 396 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $53 thousand | 3.4% | +6.0% | 409 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Northland College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Northland College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 625 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez, Gurabo | $1.7M |
| 626 | Saint John's University | $1.6M |
| 627 | University of South Carolina, Aiken | $1.6M |
| 628 | Hartford International University for Religion and Peace | $1.6M |
| 629 | Liberty University | $1.6M |
| 630 | Northland College | $1.6M |
| 631 | Pennsylvania State University, The, Altoona | $1.6M |
| 632 | St. Edward's University | $1.6M |
| 633 | Eckerd College | $1.6M |
| 634 | College of Saint Benedict | $1.5M |
| 635 | University of Hawaii Maui College | $1.5M |
Keep looking
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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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