Seattle University research and development spending, FY2024
- Seattle, WA
- D/PU
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Seattle University in FY2024
$4.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #475 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 19.0%
- Rank change
- up 8
Seattle University reported $4.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #475 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 19.0% on FY2023's $3.9 million; its national rank was up 8 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 47.4% ($2.2 million), followed by federal government at 29.6%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $1.7 million or 36.7% 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 FY2013, which Seattle University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $1.3 million | 510 |
| FY2011 | $1.3 million | 543 |
| FY2012 | $642 thousand | 565 |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | $2.7 million | 445 |
| FY2015 | $2.8 million | 438 |
| FY2016 | $2.0 million | 492 |
| FY2017 | $1.6 million | 531 |
| FY2018 | $2.5 million | 483 |
| FY2019 | $2.2 million | 502 |
| FY2020 | $2.1 million | 516 |
| FY2021 | $1.6 million | 565 |
| FY2022 | $1.9 million | 560 |
| FY2023 | $3.9 million | 481 |
| FY2024 | $4.7 million | 474 |
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $2.2 million | 47.4% | +0.3% | 393 |
| Federal government | $1.4 million | 29.6% | +19.2% | 532 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $860 thousand | 18.3% | +100.9% | 295 |
| State and local government | $166 thousand | 3.5% | +112.8% | 471 |
| Business | $55 thousand | 1.2% | 0.0% | 442 |
| All sources | $4.7 million | 100.0% | +19.0% | 475 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Seattle University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $1.7 million | 36.7% | −9.5% | 323 |
| Social sciences | $980 thousand | 20.9% | +136.1% | 249 |
| Life sciences | $831 thousand | 17.7% | +22.9% | 509 |
| Engineering | $332 thousand | 7.1% | +17.7% | 360 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $299 thousand | 6.4% | +187.5% | 243 |
| Physical sciences | $222 thousand | 4.7% | −32.1% | 481 |
| Computer and information sciences | $205 thousand | 4.4% | +206.0% | 366 |
| Psychology | $106 thousand | 2.3% | −34.6% | 382 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Seattle University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Seattle University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 470 | Sonoma State University | $4.9M |
| 471 | Suffolk University | $4.9M |
| 472 | Franklin and Marshall College | $4.8M |
| 473 | Claremont Graduate University | $4.8M |
| 474 | Colgate University | $4.7M |
| 475 | Seattle University | $4.7M |
| 476 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | $4.7M |
| 477 | Bentley University | $4.6M |
| 478 | Fort Lewis College | $4.6M |
| 479 | University of Detroit Mercy | $4.5M |
| 480 | Spelman College | $4.5M |
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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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