Rider University research and development spending, FY2024

  • Lawrenceville, NJ
  • Private nonprofit
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Rider University in FY2024

$524 thousand

spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey

National rank
#799 of 925
Change on FY2023
up 0.4%
Rank change
down 21

Rider University reported $524 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #799 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 0.4% on FY2023's $522 thousand; its national rank was down 21 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 49.8% ($261 thousand), followed by institution funds at 41.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $298 thousand or 56.9% of the total.

Over time

Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024

Rider University research and development expenditures, FY2010 to FY2024A line from $1.7 million in FY2010 to $524 thousand in FY2024. Every plotted figure is in the table below.$0$473K$945K$1.4M$1.9MFY2010FY2015FY2020FY2024

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
Rider University research and development expenditures by fiscal year, NSF HERD.
Fiscal yearR&D expenditure
FY2010$1.7 million
FY2011$1.7 million
FY2012$1.9 million
FY2013$1.6 million
FY2014$1.8 million
FY2015$1.7 million
FY2016$1.6 million
FY2017$1.6 million
FY2018$1.4 million
FY2019$228 thousand
FY2020$170 thousand
FY2021$322 thousand
FY2022$353 thousand
FY2023$522 thousand
FY2024$524 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 Rider University reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.

Rider University research and development expenditures by funding source, NSF HERD FY2024.
SourceFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Federal government$261 thousand49.8%−28.3%772
Institution funds$218 thousand41.6%+71.7%653
Nonprofit organizations$45 thousand8.6%+45.2%629
All sources$524 thousand100.0%+0.4%799

Fields of research

The 4 NSF research fields Rider University reported in FY2024, largest first.

Rider University research and development expenditures by field of research, NSF HERD FY2024.
FieldFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Life sciences$298 thousand56.9%+6.0%659
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences$196 thousand37.4%+8.9%348
Computer and information sciences$29 thousand5.5%519
Mathematics and statistics$1 thousand0.2%−98.4%576

Neighbours

Ranked around Rider University

Institutions ranked immediately above and below

The five institutions ranked above Rider University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.

Institutions ranked immediately above and below Rider University, NSF HERD FY2024.
RankInstitutionFY2024 R&D
794Truckee Meadows Community College$548K
795Colorado Mesa University$541K
796Salus University$540K
797Dordt University$533K
798Elmhurst University$526K
799Rider University$524K
800Canisius University$521K
800Luther College$521K
802Southwestern Oklahoma State University$512K
802University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla$512K
804Palo Alto University$509K

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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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