Pennsylvania Western University research and development spending, FY2024
- California, PA
- Public
- Short form filer
Pennsylvania Western University in FY2024
$726 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #759 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 42.9%
- Rank change
- up 24
Pennsylvania Western University reported $726 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #759 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 42.9% on FY2023's $508 thousand; its national rank was up 24 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 93.4% ($678 thousand), followed by institution funds at 5.8%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $510 thousand or 70.2% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2023 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 |
|---|---|
| FY2023 | $508 thousand |
| FY2024 | $726 thousand |
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 Western 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 | $678 thousand | 93.4% | +47.4% | 634 |
| Institution funds | $42 thousand | 5.8% | −2.3% | 777 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $6 thousand | 0.8% | +20.0% | 735 |
| All sources | $726 thousand | 100.0% | +42.9% | 759 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Pennsylvania Western University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $510 thousand | 70.2% | +30.1% | 452 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $115 thousand | 15.8% | +42.0% | 336 |
| Physical sciences | $66 thousand | 9.1% | +725.0% | 600 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $15 thousand | 2.1% | −40.0% | 497 |
| Life sciences | $11 thousand | 1.5% | — | 841 |
| Social sciences | $6 thousand | 0.8% | — | 637 |
| Computer and information sciences | $2 thousand | 0.3% | 0.0% | 596 |
| Psychology | $1 thousand | 0.1% | — | 581 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Pennsylvania Western University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Pennsylvania Western University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 754 | Bethune-Cookman University | $747K |
| 754 | Regis University | $747K |
| 754 | University of Bridgeport | $747K |
| 757 | Coe College | $734K |
| 757 | Pennsylvania State University, The, Abington | $734K |
| 759 | Pennsylvania Western University | $726K |
| 760 | Allegheny College | $720K |
| 761 | Pennsylvania State University, The, Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies | $716K |
| 762 | Point Loma Nazarene University | $708K |
| 762 | Touro University, Nevada | $708K |
| 764 | Indiana Wesleyan University | $707K |
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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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