Spelman College research and development spending, FY2024
- Atlanta, GA
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Spelman College in FY2024
$4.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #480 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 7.0%
- Rank change
- down 25
Spelman College reported $4.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #480 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 7.0% on FY2023's $4.9 million; its national rank was down 25 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 92.6% ($4.2 million), followed by nonprofit organizations at 7.4%. Its largest field of research is psychology, $1.1 million or 23.5% 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 | $3.2 million | 418 |
| FY2011 | $2.3 million | 471 |
| FY2012 | $2.1 million | 483 |
| FY2013 | $1.6 million | 512 |
| FY2014 | $1.6 million | 515 |
| FY2015 | $1.5 million | 526 |
| FY2016 | $1.9 million | 497 |
| FY2017 | $2.1 million | 493 |
| FY2018 | $2.4 million | 495 |
| FY2019 | $2.8 million | 473 |
| FY2020 | $2.8 million | 473 |
| FY2021 | $2.3 million | 514 |
| FY2022 | $2.7 million | 511 |
| FY2023 | $4.9 million | 453 |
| FY2024 | $4.5 million | 479 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 2 NSF funding sources Spelman 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 | $4.2 million | 92.6% | −8.0% | 382 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $336 thousand | 7.4% | +8.4% | 410 |
| All sources | $4.5 million | 100.0% | −7.0% | 480 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Spelman College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | $1.1 million | 23.5% | +13.1% | 206 |
| Physical sciences | $823 thousand | 18.1% | +6.3% | 336 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $630 thousand | 13.9% | −43.3% | 193 |
| Life sciences | $616 thousand | 13.6% | −29.1% | 560 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $473 thousand | 10.4% | +40.8% | 287 |
| Social sciences | $355 thousand | 7.8% | +13.8% | 338 |
| Other sciences | $256 thousand | 5.6% | +76.6% | 187 |
| Non-S&E | $255 thousand | 5.6% | −20.1% | 521 |
| Computer and information sciences | $65 thousand | 1.4% | −5.8% | 459 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Spelman College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Spelman College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 481 | Davidson College | $4.5M |
| 482 | Colby College | $4.5M |
| 483 | Stephen F. Austin State University | $4.5M |
| 484 | University of Central Oklahoma | $4.5M |
| 485 | St. Cloud State University | $4.4M |
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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