Rider University research and development spending, FY2024
- Lawrenceville, NJ
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
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
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 | $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.
| Source | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $261 thousand | 49.8% | −28.3% | 772 |
| Institution funds | $218 thousand | 41.6% | +71.7% | 653 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $45 thousand | 8.6% | +45.2% | 629 |
| All sources | $524 thousand | 100.0% | +0.4% | 799 |
Fields of research
The 4 NSF research fields Rider University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $298 thousand | 56.9% | +6.0% | 659 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $196 thousand | 37.4% | +8.9% | 348 |
| Computer and information sciences | $29 thousand | 5.5% | — | 519 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1 thousand | 0.2% | −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.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 794 | Truckee Meadows Community College | $548K |
| 795 | Colorado Mesa University | $541K |
| 796 | Salus University | $540K |
| 797 | Dordt University | $533K |
| 798 | Elmhurst University | $526K |
| 799 | Rider University | $524K |
| 800 | Canisius University | $521K |
| 800 | Luther College | $521K |
| 802 | Southwestern Oklahoma State University | $512K |
| 802 | University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla | $512K |
| 804 | Palo 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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