Simmons University research and development spending, FY2024
- Boston, MA
- D/PU
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Simmons University in FY2024
$814 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #733 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 31.3%
- Rank change
- up 21
Simmons University reported $814 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #733 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 31.3% on FY2023's $620 thousand; its national rank was up 21 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 41.8% ($340 thousand), followed by institution funds at 38.1%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $274 thousand or 33.7% 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 | $440 thousand |
| FY2011 | $621 thousand |
| FY2012 | $760 thousand |
| FY2013 | $550 thousand |
| FY2014 | $248 thousand |
| FY2015 | $303 thousand |
| FY2016 | $247 thousand |
| FY2017 | $306 thousand |
| FY2018 | $386 thousand |
| FY2019 | $472 thousand |
| FY2020 | $604 thousand |
| FY2021 | $487 thousand |
| FY2022 | $668 thousand |
| FY2023 | $620 thousand |
| FY2024 | $814 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 Simmons 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 | $340 thousand | 41.8% | +33.9% | 742 |
| Institution funds | $310 thousand | 38.1% | +90.2% | 606 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $164 thousand | 20.1% | −19.2% | 491 |
| All sources | $814 thousand | 100.0% | +31.3% | 733 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Simmons University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $274 thousand | 33.7% | +115.7% | 513 |
| Social sciences | $213 thousand | 26.2% | −17.4% | 403 |
| Physical sciences | $190 thousand | 23.3% | +603.7% | 501 |
| Life sciences | $101 thousand | 12.4% | −50.5% | 773 |
| Other sciences | $22 thousand | 2.7% | — | 268 |
| Computer and information sciences | $8 thousand | 1.0% | — | 572 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $4 thousand | 0.5% | +100.0% | 545 |
| Psychology | $2 thousand | 0.2% | 0.0% | 563 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Simmons University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Simmons University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 727 | Keene State College | $844K |
| 729 | Augustana University | $831K |
| 730 | Gannon University | $829K |
| 731 | St. Catherine University | $824K |
| 732 | Iona University | $817K |
| 733 | Simmons University | $814K |
| 734 | College of the Holy Cross | $813K |
| 735 | William Paterson University | $808K |
| 736 | Southwestern University | $804K |
| 737 | Lawrence University | $803K |
| 738 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | $798K |
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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