St. Catherine University research and development spending, FY2024

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St. Catherine University in FY2024

$824 thousand

spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey

National rank
#731 of 925
Change on FY2023
down 22.3%
Rank change
down 54

St. Catherine University reported $824 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #731 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 22.3% on FY2023's $1.1 million; its national rank was down 54 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 62.7% ($517 thousand), followed by nonprofit organizations at 22.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $611 thousand or 74.2% of the total.

Over time

Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024

St. Catherine University research and development expenditures, FY2011 to FY2024A line from $484 thousand in FY2011 to $824 thousand in FY2024, broken across 11 unreported years. Every plotted figure is in the table below.$0$233K$467K$700K$933KFY2011FY2024

Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series. The line breaks at FY2012, FY2013, FY2014, FY2015, FY2016, FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2023, which St. Catherine University did not report.

Year-by-year figures
St. Catherine University research and development expenditures by fiscal year, NSF HERD.
Fiscal yearR&D expenditureRank in series
FY2010
FY2011$484 thousand610
FY2012
FY2013
FY2014
FY2015
FY2016
FY2017
FY2018
FY2019
FY2020
FY2021
FY2022$933 thousand614
FY2023
FY2024$824 thousand674

FY2024 breakdown

Where the money came from, and what it paid for

FY2024 funding sources and research fields

Funding sources

The 4 NSF funding sources St. Catherine University reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.

St. Catherine University research and development expenditures by funding source, NSF HERD FY2024.
SourceFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Federal government$517 thousand62.7%−23.2%688
Nonprofit organizations$186 thousand22.6%−18.4%475
All other sources$95 thousand11.5%−15.2%349
Institution funds$26 thousand3.2%+52.9%802
All sources$824 thousand100.0%−22.3%731

Fields of research

The 3 NSF research fields St. Catherine University reported in FY2024, largest first.

St. Catherine University research and development expenditures by field of research, NSF HERD FY2024.
FieldFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Life sciences$611 thousand74.2%−24.1%562
Social sciences$144 thousand17.5%−29.8%448
Physical sciences$69 thousand8.4%+38.0%597

Neighbours

Ranked around St. Catherine University

Institutions ranked immediately above and below

The five institutions ranked above St. Catherine University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.

Institutions ranked immediately above and below St. Catherine University, NSF HERD FY2024.
RankInstitutionFY2024 R&D
725Xavier University$860K
727Baldwin Wallace University$844K
727Keene State College$844K
729Augustana University$831K
730Gannon University$829K
731St. Catherine University$824K
732Iona University$817K
733Simmons University$814K
734College of the Holy Cross$813K
735William Paterson University$808K
736Southwestern University$804K

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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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