Smith College research and development spending, FY2024
- Northampton, MA
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Smith College in FY2024
$7.4 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #411 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 23.9%
- Rank change
- up 13
Smith College reported $7.4 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #411 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 23.9% on FY2023's $6.0 million; its national rank was up 13 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 46.9% ($3.5 million), followed by institution funds at 30.2%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $2.6 million or 35.8% 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 | $4.6 million | 376 |
| FY2011 | $4.5 million | 386 |
| FY2012 | $4.2 million | 399 |
| FY2013 | $4.2 million | 394 |
| FY2014 | $4.3 million | 392 |
| FY2015 | $5.3 million | 372 |
| FY2016 | $4.5 million | 392 |
| FY2017 | $6.1 million | 371 |
| FY2018 | $6.0 million | 372 |
| FY2019 | $6.0 million | 375 |
| FY2020 | $4.7 million | 408 |
| FY2021 | $4.1 million | 437 |
| FY2022 | $5.8 million | 408 |
| FY2023 | $6.0 million | 424 |
| FY2024 | $7.4 million | 410 |
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 Smith 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 | $3.5 million | 46.9% | +14.8% | 412 |
| Institution funds | $2.2 million | 30.2% | +2.3% | 392 |
| All other sources | $1.0 million | 14.0% | — | 184 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $484 thousand | 6.6% | −4.9% | 359 |
| Business | $171 thousand | 2.3% | −32.4% | 368 |
| All sources | $7.4 million | 100.0% | +23.9% | 411 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Smith College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $2.6 million | 35.8% | +30.5% | 372 |
| Non-S&E | $1.2 million | 16.5% | +36.6% | 363 |
| Physical sciences | $769 thousand | 10.4% | +48.7% | 342 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $634 thousand | 8.6% | +39.3% | 191 |
| Computer and information sciences | $542 thousand | 7.3% | −17.8% | 275 |
| Engineering | $417 thousand | 5.7% | −26.5% | 347 |
| Other sciences | $401 thousand | 5.4% | +441.9% | 163 |
| Social sciences | $303 thousand | 4.1% | +7.1% | 354 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $251 thousand | 3.4% | +96.1% | 330 |
| Psychology | $201 thousand | 2.7% | −43.7% | 335 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Smith College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Smith College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 406 | Claremont McKenna College | $7.8M |
| 407 | Southern Connecticut State University | $7.6M |
| 408 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | $7.6M |
| 409 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | $7.5M |
| 410 | Marian University, Indianapolis | $7.5M |
| 411 | Smith College | $7.4M |
| 412 | Norfolk State University | $7.3M |
| 413 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | $7.1M |
| 414 | Grinnell College | $7.1M |
| 415 | Williams College | $7.1M |
| 416 | Pennsylvania State University, The, Behrend | $7.1M |
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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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