Reed College research and development spending, FY2024
- Portland, OR
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Reed College in FY2024
$5.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #460 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 0.0%
- Rank change
- down 11
Reed College reported $5.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #460 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 0.0% on FY2023's $5.2 million; its national rank was down 11 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 46.1% ($2.4 million), followed by institution funds at 41.8%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $1.5 million or 29.6% 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 | $1.9 million | 475 |
| FY2011 | $1.8 million | 500 |
| FY2012 | $1.8 million | 510 |
| FY2013 | $2.4 million | 463 |
| FY2014 | $3.1 million | 423 |
| FY2015 | $3.0 million | 430 |
| FY2016 | $3.2 million | 431 |
| FY2017 | $1.4 million | 546 |
| FY2018 | $2.6 million | 477 |
| FY2019 | $3.2 million | 454 |
| FY2020 | $5.2 million | 394 |
| FY2021 | $5.2 million | 403 |
| FY2022 | $5.2 million | 425 |
| FY2023 | $5.2 million | 447 |
| FY2024 | $5.2 million | 459 |
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 Reed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $2.4 million | 46.1% | +6.5% | 456 |
| Institution funds | $2.2 million | 41.8% | −5.0% | 402 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $472 thousand | 9.2% | −5.0% | 365 |
| All other sources | $94 thousand | 1.8% | −5.1% | 350 |
| State and local government | $59 thousand | 1.1% | −4.8% | 536 |
| All sources | $5.2 million | 100.0% | −0.0% | 460 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Reed College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $1.5 million | 29.6% | −5.0% | 333 |
| Life sciences | $1.3 million | 25.8% | +4.2% | 451 |
| Physical sciences | $1.2 million | 23.0% | +4.2% | 294 |
| Social sciences | $502 thousand | 9.7% | −3.5% | 308 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $323 thousand | 6.3% | −1.8% | 234 |
| Psychology | $276 thousand | 5.4% | 0.0% | 306 |
| Computer and information sciences | $9 thousand | 0.2% | +12.5% | 565 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Reed College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Reed College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 463 | Trinity College, Hartford | $5.1M |
| 464 | Austin Peay State University | $5.1M |
| 465 | National University | $5.0M |
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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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