Seattle Pacific University research and development spending, FY2024
- Seattle, WA
- D/PU
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Seattle Pacific University in FY2024
$2.4 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #572 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 44.5%
- Rank change
- up 34
Seattle Pacific University reported $2.4 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #572 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 44.5% on FY2023's $1.7 million; its national rank was up 34 places. Nonprofit organizations is its largest funding source at 62.1% ($1.5 million), followed by federal government at 23.4%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $1.4 million or 58.7% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024
Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series. The line breaks at FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, which Seattle Pacific University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $684 thousand | 547 |
| FY2011 | $1.6 million | 516 |
| FY2012 | $1.5 million | 532 |
| FY2013 | $1.5 million | 519 |
| FY2014 | $1.1 million | 552 |
| FY2015 | $1.1 million | 559 |
| FY2016 | $1.0 million | 572 |
| FY2017 | $996 thousand | 582 |
| FY2018 | — | — |
| FY2019 | — | — |
| FY2020 | — | — |
| FY2021 | — | — |
| FY2022 | — | — |
| FY2023 | — | — |
| FY2024 | $2.4 million | 567 |
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 Seattle Pacific 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.5 million | 62.1% | +172.1% | 247 |
| Federal government | $564 thousand | 23.4% | −2.9% | 671 |
| State and local government | $225 thousand | 9.3% | +57.3% | 451 |
| All other sources | $65 thousand | 2.7% | +242.1% | 371 |
| Institution funds | $61 thousand | 2.5% | −83.8% | 756 |
| All sources | $2.4 million | 100.0% | +44.5% | 572 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields Seattle Pacific University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $1.4 million | 58.7% | +103.9% | 343 |
| Physical sciences | $630 thousand | 26.1% | +523.8% | 352 |
| Life sciences | $272 thousand | 11.3% | −11.1% | 676 |
| Psychology | $77 thousand | 3.2% | +250.0% | 403 |
| Engineering | $9 thousand | 0.4% | −65.4% | 482 |
| Social sciences | $9 thousand | 0.4% | −98.3% | 621 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Seattle Pacific University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Seattle Pacific University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 567 | University of Illinois at Springfield | $2.6M |
| 568 | Virginia Military Institute | $2.5M |
| 569 | Calvin University | $2.5M |
| 570 | State University of New York, Buffalo State University | $2.5M |
| 571 | California State University, Stanislaus | $2.4M |
| 572 | Seattle Pacific University | $2.4M |
| 573 | University of Alaska Southeast | $2.4M |
| 574 | Florida Polytechnic University | $2.4M |
| 575 | John Carroll University | $2.4M |
| 576 | Savannah State University | $2.4M |
| 577 | Mount Holyoke College | $2.4M |
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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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