Pomona College research and development spending, FY2024
- Claremont, CA
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Pomona College in FY2024
$5.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #457 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 33.1%
- Rank change
- up 16
Pomona College reported $5.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #457 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 33.1% on FY2023's $4.1 million; its national rank was up 16 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 72.7% ($4.0 million), followed by federal government at 19.6%. Its largest field of research is social sciences, $1.3 million or 22.8% 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.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $2.9 million | 428 |
| FY2011 | $3.6 million | 412 |
| FY2012 | $3.3 million | 430 |
| FY2013 | $3.7 million | 405 |
| FY2014 | $3.8 million | 404 |
| FY2015 | $3.5 million | 415 |
| FY2016 | $3.7 million | 413 |
| FY2017 | $3.2 million | 443 |
| FY2018 | $3.0 million | 455 |
| FY2019 | $3.0 million | 463 |
| FY2020 | $2.9 million | 466 |
| FY2021 | $2.1 million | 521 |
| FY2022 | $2.6 million | 521 |
| FY2023 | $4.1 million | 471 |
| FY2024 | $5.5 million | 456 |
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 Pomona 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 | $4.0 million | 72.7% | +51.1% | 338 |
| Federal government | $1.1 million | 19.6% | −10.1% | 562 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $422 thousand | 7.6% | +48.1% | 382 |
| All sources | $5.5 million | 100.0% | +33.1% | 457 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Pomona College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social sciences | $1.3 million | 22.8% | +36.3% | 233 |
| Physical sciences | $1.2 million | 21.2% | +12.3% | 296 |
| Life sciences | $923 thousand | 16.7% | +84.6% | 494 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $795 thousand | 14.4% | +83.6% | 181 |
| Non-S&E | $493 thousand | 8.9% | +27.7% | 457 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $451 thousand | 8.2% | +37.5% | 288 |
| Computer and information sciences | $378 thousand | 6.8% | +68.8% | 306 |
| Psychology | $56 thousand | 1.0% | −82.2% | 421 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Pomona College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Pomona College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 452 | Dakota State University | $5.7M |
| 453 | University of New Haven | $5.6M |
| 454 | High Tech High Graduate School of Education | $5.6M |
| 455 | Hope College | $5.6M |
| 456 | Southeastern Louisiana University | $5.6M |
| 457 | Pomona College | $5.5M |
| 458 | Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge | $5.5M |
| 459 | University of Washington, Bothell | $5.3M |
| 460 | Reed College | $5.2M |
| 461 | Rhode Island School of Design | $5.1M |
| 462 | Coastal Carolina University | $5.1M |
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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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