Pennsylvania State University, The, Berks research and development spending, FY2024
- Reading, PA
- Public
- Short form filer
Pennsylvania State University, The, Berks in FY2024
$1.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #675 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 85.5%
- Rank change
- up 74
Pennsylvania State University, The, Berks reported $1.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #675 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 85.5% on FY2023's $640 thousand; its national rank was up 74 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 83.7% ($994 thousand), followed by nonprofit organizations at 9.0%. Its largest field of research is physical sciences, $486 thousand or 40.9% 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.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $155 thousand |
| FY2011 | $151 thousand |
| FY2012 | $190 thousand |
| FY2013 | $167 thousand |
| FY2014 | $300 thousand |
| FY2015 | $195 thousand |
| FY2016 | $270 thousand |
| FY2017 | $342 thousand |
| FY2018 | $562 thousand |
| FY2019 | $273 thousand |
| FY2020 | $372 thousand |
| FY2021 | $382 thousand |
| FY2022 | $564 thousand |
| FY2023 | $640 thousand |
| FY2024 | $1.2 million |
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 Pennsylvania State University, The, Berks 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 | $994 thousand | 83.7% | +80.7% | 578 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $107 thousand | 9.0% | +2040.0% | 550 |
| Institution funds | $86 thousand | 7.2% | +8.9% | 734 |
| All sources | $1.2 million | 100.0% | +85.5% | 675 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields Pennsylvania State University, The, Berks reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical sciences | $486 thousand | 40.9% | +67.6% | 387 |
| Social sciences | $353 thousand | 29.7% | +11666.7% | 340 |
| Engineering | $138 thousand | 11.6% | −32.7% | 392 |
| Computer and information sciences | $118 thousand | 9.9% | +122.6% | 411 |
| Non-S&E | $87 thousand | 7.3% | −2.2% | 617 |
| Life sciences | $5 thousand | 0.4% | — | 846 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Pennsylvania State University, The, Berks
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Pennsylvania State University, The, Berks and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 670 | Weber State University | $1.2M |
| 671 | California Lutheran University | $1.2M |
| 671 | Western New England University | $1.2M |
| 673 | American Samoa Community College | $1.2M |
| 673 | State University of New York College, Potsdam | $1.2M |
| 675 | Pennsylvania State University, The, Berks | $1.2M |
| 676 | Concord University | $1.2M |
| 677 | University of South Carolina, Beaufort | $1.2M |
| 678 | Roanoke College | $1.2M |
| 679 | Illinois College of Optometry | $1.2M |
| 680 | Juniata College | $1.2M |
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Request a demoData: 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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