Pitzer College research and development spending, FY2024
- Claremont, CA
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Pitzer College in FY2024
$443 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #826 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 34.2%
- Rank change
- up 17
Pitzer College reported $443 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #826 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 34.2% on FY2023's $330 thousand; its national rank was up 17 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 81.0% ($359 thousand), followed by federal government at 19.0%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $164 thousand or 37.0% 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 | $347 thousand |
| FY2011 | $268 thousand |
| FY2012 | $372 thousand |
| FY2013 | $388 thousand |
| FY2014 | $384 thousand |
| FY2015 | $282 thousand |
| FY2016 | $525 thousand |
| FY2017 | $837 thousand |
| FY2018 | $808 thousand |
| FY2019 | $468 thousand |
| FY2020 | $313 thousand |
| FY2021 | $225 thousand |
| FY2022 | $287 thousand |
| FY2023 | $330 thousand |
| FY2024 | $443 thousand |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 2 NSF funding sources Pitzer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $359 thousand | 81.0% | +8.8% | 593 |
| Federal government | $84 thousand | 19.0% | — | 854 |
| All sources | $443 thousand | 100.0% | +34.2% | 826 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields Pitzer College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $164 thousand | 37.0% | +16.3% | 571 |
| Life sciences | $162 thousand | 36.6% | +390.9% | 726 |
| Social sciences | $77 thousand | 17.4% | −32.5% | 506 |
| Psychology | $19 thousand | 4.3% | −38.7% | 486 |
| Physical sciences | $11 thousand | 2.5% | — | 676 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $10 thousand | 2.3% | −9.1% | 517 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Pitzer College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Pitzer College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 820 | State University of New York at New Paltz | $459K |
| 822 | Shaw University | $452K |
| 823 | Northwest Nazarene University | $451K |
| 824 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | $446K |
| 825 | Wheaton College, Norton | $445K |
| 826 | Pitzer College | $443K |
| 827 | Cornell College | $440K |
| 828 | Northern New Mexico College | $432K |
| 829 | Pacific Lutheran University | $429K |
| 830 | Westmont College | $426K |
| 831 | University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo | $418K |
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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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