Skidmore College research and development spending, FY2024
- Saratoga Springs, NY
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Skidmore College in FY2024
$2.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #554 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 15.7%
- Rank change
- up 4
Skidmore College reported $2.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #554 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 15.7% on FY2023's $2.4 million; its national rank was up 4 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 58.2% ($1.6 million), followed by institution funds at 24.5%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $916 thousand or 33.2% 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.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $2.9 million | 435 |
| FY2011 | $2.1 million | 478 |
| FY2012 | $1.9 million | 504 |
| FY2013 | $1.9 million | 497 |
| FY2014 | $1.8 million | 500 |
| FY2015 | $1.8 million | 502 |
| FY2016 | $1.3 million | 552 |
| FY2017 | $1.9 million | 508 |
| FY2018 | $2.6 million | 480 |
| FY2019 | $3.0 million | 461 |
| FY2020 | $2.4 million | 489 |
| FY2021 | $2.3 million | 511 |
| FY2022 | $1.7 million | 572 |
| FY2023 | $2.4 million | 553 |
| FY2024 | $2.8 million | 550 |
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 Skidmore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $1.6 million | 58.2% | +24.6% | 517 |
| Institution funds | $675 thousand | 24.5% | +32.4% | 513 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $479 thousand | 17.4% | −18.3% | 360 |
| All sources | $2.8 million | 100.0% | +15.7% | 554 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Skidmore College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $916 thousand | 33.2% | +11.0% | 496 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $616 thousand | 22.3% | +56.3% | 269 |
| Physical sciences | $448 thousand | 16.2% | −1.8% | 395 |
| Psychology | $335 thousand | 12.1% | +3.4% | 287 |
| Non-S&E | $199 thousand | 7.2% | +30.9% | 552 |
| Social sciences | $184 thousand | 6.7% | −14.0% | 420 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $42 thousand | 1.5% | +121.1% | 429 |
| Computer and information sciences | $19 thousand | 0.7% | — | 534 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Skidmore College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Skidmore College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 549 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | $2.8M |
| 550 | Northeastern Illinois University | $2.8M |
| 551 | St. Lawrence University | $2.8M |
| 552 | Kettering University | $2.8M |
| 553 | University of South Carolina Upstate | $2.8M |
| 554 | Skidmore College | $2.8M |
| 555 | Central Washington University | $2.8M |
| 556 | Marymount University | $2.7M |
| 557 | City University of New York system office | $2.7M |
| 558 | Chicago State University | $2.7M |
| 559 | Youngstown State University | $2.7M |
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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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