Roanoke College research and development spending, FY2024
- Salem, VA
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Roanoke College in FY2024
$1.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #678 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 25.9%
- Rank change
- up 16
Roanoke College reported $1.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #678 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 25.9% on FY2023's $932 thousand; its national rank was up 16 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 63.5% ($745 thousand), followed by nonprofit organizations at 36.1%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $710 thousand or 60.5% 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 | $867 thousand |
| FY2011 | $451 thousand |
| FY2012 | $336 thousand |
| FY2013 | $441 thousand |
| FY2014 | $518 thousand |
| FY2015 | $602 thousand |
| FY2016 | $550 thousand |
| FY2017 | $539 thousand |
| FY2018 | $954 thousand |
| FY2019 | $826 thousand |
| FY2020 | $606 thousand |
| FY2021 | $738 thousand |
| FY2022 | $955 thousand |
| FY2023 | $932 thousand |
| FY2024 | $1.2 million |
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 Roanoke 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 | $745 thousand | 63.5% | −12.0% | 504 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $423 thousand | 36.1% | +513.0% | 381 |
| Federal government | $5 thousand | 0.4% | −68.8% | 896 |
| All sources | $1.2 million | 100.0% | +25.9% | 678 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Roanoke College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $710 thousand | 60.5% | +7.3% | 419 |
| Life sciences | $185 thousand | 15.8% | +83.2% | 713 |
| Physical sciences | $112 thousand | 9.5% | +60.0% | 560 |
| Social sciences | $110 thousand | 9.4% | +150.0% | 480 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $24 thousand | 2.0% | −17.2% | 475 |
| Psychology | $17 thousand | 1.4% | +6.3% | 496 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $15 thousand | 1.3% | +50.0% | 495 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Roanoke College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Roanoke College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 673 | American Samoa Community College | $1.2M |
| 673 | State University of New York College, Potsdam | $1.2M |
| 675 | Pennsylvania State University, The, Berks | $1.2M |
| 676 | Concord University | $1.2M |
| 677 | University of South Carolina, Beaufort | $1.2M |
| 678 | Roanoke College | $1.2M |
| 679 | Illinois College of Optometry | $1.2M |
| 680 | Juniata College | $1.2M |
| 681 | Gettysburg College | $1.2M |
| 682 | State University of New York Cobleskill | $1.1M |
| 683 | La Salle University | $1.1M |
Keep looking
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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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