Palo Alto University research and development spending, FY2024
- Palo Alto, CA
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Palo Alto University in FY2024
$509 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #804 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 7.6%
- Rank change
- down 10
Palo Alto University reported $509 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #804 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 7.6% on FY2023's $473 thousand; its national rank was down 10 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 47.5% ($242 thousand), followed by institution funds at 25.7%. Its largest field of research is psychology, $509 thousand or 100.0% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2011 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 |
|---|---|
| FY2011 | $573 thousand |
| FY2012 | $496 thousand |
| FY2013 | $876 thousand |
| FY2014 | $735 thousand |
| FY2015 | $670 thousand |
| FY2016 | $849 thousand |
| FY2017 | $1.5 million |
| FY2018 | $964 thousand |
| FY2019 | $290 thousand |
| FY2020 | $417 thousand |
| FY2021 | $428 thousand |
| FY2022 | $426 thousand |
| FY2023 | $473 thousand |
| FY2024 | $509 thousand |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources Palo Alto 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 | $242 thousand | 47.5% | +7.6% | 780 |
| Institution funds | $131 thousand | 25.7% | +7.4% | 712 |
| All other sources | $97 thousand | 19.1% | +7.8% | 346 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $37 thousand | 7.3% | +8.8% | 645 |
| Business | $2 thousand | 0.4% | 0.0% | 542 |
| All sources | $509 thousand | 100.0% | +7.6% | 804 |
Fields of research
The one NSF research field Palo Alto University reported in FY2024.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | $509 thousand | 100.0% | +7.6% | 247 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Palo Alto University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Palo Alto University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 799 | Rider University | $524K |
| 800 | Canisius University | $521K |
| 800 | Luther College | $521K |
| 802 | Southwestern Oklahoma State University | $512K |
| 802 | University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla | $512K |
| 804 | Palo Alto University | $509K |
| 805 | McNeese State University | $502K |
| 806 | Ouachita Baptist University | $501K |
| 806 | University of Houston-Victoria | $501K |
| 808 | Wabash College | $494K |
| 809 | Western Connecticut State University | $490K |
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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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