Oberlin College research and development spending, FY2024
- Oberlin, OH
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Oberlin College in FY2024
$1.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #604 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 36.8%
- Rank change
- up 33
Oberlin College reported $1.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #604 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 36.8% on FY2023's $1.4 million; its national rank was up 33 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 59.3% ($1.1 million), followed by institution funds at 38.5%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $823 thousand or 42.7% 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. The line breaks at FY2022, which Oberlin College did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $2.0 million | 469 |
| FY2011 | $1.7 million | 511 |
| FY2012 | $1.9 million | 508 |
| FY2013 | $1.7 million | 508 |
| FY2014 | $1.8 million | 498 |
| FY2015 | $1.9 million | 492 |
| FY2016 | $1.3 million | 553 |
| FY2017 | $1.9 million | 505 |
| FY2018 | $1.8 million | 522 |
| FY2019 | $2.1 million | 513 |
| FY2020 | $1.2 million | 587 |
| FY2021 | $776 thousand | 612 |
| FY2022 | — | — |
| FY2023 | $1.4 million | 624 |
| FY2024 | $1.9 million | 595 |
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 Oberlin 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 | $1.1 million | 59.3% | +29.8% | 556 |
| Institution funds | $741 thousand | 38.5% | +60.0% | 505 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $28 thousand | 1.5% | −49.1% | 663 |
| State and local government | $15 thousand | 0.8% | +66.7% | 600 |
| All sources | $1.9 million | 100.0% | +36.8% | 604 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Oberlin College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $823 thousand | 42.7% | +134.5% | 511 |
| Physical sciences | $522 thousand | 27.1% | +11.8% | 380 |
| Computer and information sciences | $213 thousand | 11.1% | +74.6% | 362 |
| Non-S&E | $142 thousand | 7.4% | −27.9% | 584 |
| Psychology | $83 thousand | 4.3% | +33.9% | 400 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $52 thousand | 2.7% | +6.1% | 412 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $51 thousand | 2.6% | −42.0% | 448 |
| Social sciences | $40 thousand | 2.1% | −9.1% | 551 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Oberlin College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Oberlin College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 599 | Macalester College | $1.9M |
| 600 | University of Hartford | $1.9M |
| 601 | State University of New York, College at Brockport, The | $1.9M |
| 601 | University of Puerto Rico at Humacao | $1.9M |
| 603 | Northern Michigan University | $1.9M |
| 604 | Oberlin College | $1.9M |
| 605 | Southern Utah University | $1.9M |
| 606 | Erikson Institute | $1.9M |
| 607 | Heidelberg University | $1.9M |
| 608 | Norwich University | $1.9M |
| 609 | Colorado State University, Pueblo | $1.8M |
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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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