Reed College research and development spending, FY2024

  • Portland, OR
  • Private nonprofit
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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

Reed College research and development expenditures, FY2010 to FY2024A line from $1.9 million in FY2010 to $5.2 million in FY2024. Every plotted figure is in the table below.$0$1.3M$2.6M$3.9M$5.2MFY2010FY2015FY2020FY2024

Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series.

Year-by-year figures
Reed College research and development expenditures by fiscal year, NSF HERD.
Fiscal yearR&D expenditureRank in series
FY2010$1.9 million475
FY2011$1.8 million500
FY2012$1.8 million510
FY2013$2.4 million463
FY2014$3.1 million423
FY2015$3.0 million430
FY2016$3.2 million431
FY2017$1.4 million546
FY2018$2.6 million477
FY2019$3.2 million454
FY2020$5.2 million394
FY2021$5.2 million403
FY2022$5.2 million425
FY2023$5.2 million447
FY2024$5.2 million459

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.

Reed College research and development expenditures by funding source, NSF HERD FY2024.
SourceFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Federal government$2.4 million46.1%+6.5%456
Institution funds$2.2 million41.8%−5.0%402
Nonprofit organizations$472 thousand9.2%−5.0%365
All other sources$94 thousand1.8%−5.1%350
State and local government$59 thousand1.1%−4.8%536
All sources$5.2 million100.0%−0.0%460

Fields of research

The 7 NSF research fields Reed College reported in FY2024, largest first.

Reed College research and development expenditures by field of research, NSF HERD FY2024.
FieldFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Non-S&E$1.5 million29.6%−5.0%333
Life sciences$1.3 million25.8%+4.2%451
Physical sciences$1.2 million23.0%+4.2%294
Social sciences$502 thousand9.7%−3.5%308
Mathematics and statistics$323 thousand6.3%−1.8%234
Psychology$276 thousand5.4%0.0%306
Computer and information sciences$9 thousand0.2%+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.

Institutions ranked immediately above and below Reed College, NSF HERD FY2024.
RankInstitutionFY2024 R&D
455Hope College$5.6M
456Southeastern Louisiana University$5.6M
457Pomona College$5.5M
458Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge$5.5M
459University of Washington, Bothell$5.3M
460Reed College$5.2M
461Rhode Island School of Design$5.1M
462Coastal Carolina University$5.1M
463Trinity College, Hartford$5.1M
464Austin Peay State University$5.1M
465National 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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