Saint Francis University research and development spending, FY2024
- Loretto, PA
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Saint Francis University in FY2024
$637 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #778 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 7.6%
- Rank change
- down 21
Saint Francis University reported $637 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #778 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 7.6% on FY2023's $592 thousand; its national rank was down 21 places. All other sources is its largest funding source at 54.6% ($348 thousand), followed by federal government at 41.0%. Its largest field of research is mathematics and statistics, $261 thousand or 41.0% 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. The line breaks at FY2015, FY2016, FY2017, which Saint Francis University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $2.9 million |
| FY2011 | $2.8 million |
| FY2012 | $1.6 million |
| FY2013 | $1.0 million |
| FY2014 | $347 thousand |
| FY2018 | $650 thousand |
| FY2019 | $829 thousand |
| FY2020 | $878 thousand |
| FY2021 | $872 thousand |
| FY2022 | $533 thousand |
| FY2023 | $592 thousand |
| FY2024 | $637 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 Saint Francis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All other sources | $348 thousand | 54.6% | +7.4% | 260 |
| Federal government | $261 thousand | 41.0% | +7.9% | 772 |
| Institution funds | $28 thousand | 4.4% | +7.7% | 797 |
| All sources | $637 thousand | 100.0% | +7.6% | 778 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Saint Francis University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics and statistics | $261 thousand | 41.0% | +7.4% | 252 |
| Non-S&E | $232 thousand | 36.4% | +7.4% | 532 |
| Engineering | $116 thousand | 18.2% | +7.4% | 401 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $14 thousand | 2.2% | +7.7% | 498 |
| Computer and information sciences | $11 thousand | 1.7% | +10.0% | 558 |
| Other sciences | $1 thousand | 0.2% | 0.0% | 311 |
| Physical sciences | $1 thousand | 0.2% | 0.0% | 699 |
| Social sciences | $1 thousand | 0.2% | — | 657 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Saint Francis University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Saint Francis University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 773 | State University of New York, Old Westbury | $663K |
| 774 | East Central University | $662K |
| 775 | State University of New York, Farmingdale State College | $658K |
| 776 | Kansas City University | $653K |
| 777 | Salish Kootenai College | $647K |
| 778 | Saint Francis University | $637K |
| 779 | Georgia Gwinnett College | $633K |
| 780 | Oakwood University | $623K |
| 781 | Lake Forest College | $617K |
| 782 | Fairmont State University | $610K |
| 783 | Oglala Lakota College | $594K |
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Request a demoData: 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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