St. Lawrence University research and development spending, FY2024
- Canton, NY
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
St. Lawrence University in FY2024
$2.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #551 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 6.0%
- Rank change
- down 19
St. Lawrence University reported $2.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #551 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 6.0% on FY2023's $2.7 million; its national rank was down 19 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 91.7% ($2.6 million), followed by federal government at 7.5%. Its largest field of research is social sciences, $948 thousand or 33.6% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2012 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. The line breaks at FY2021, FY2022, which St. Lawrence University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2012 | $152 thousand |
| FY2013 | $156 thousand |
| FY2014 | $246 thousand |
| FY2015 | $200 thousand |
| FY2016 | $277 thousand |
| FY2017 | $639 thousand |
| FY2018 | $280 thousand |
| FY2019 | $194 thousand |
| FY2020 | $441 thousand |
| FY2023 | $2.7 million |
| FY2024 | $2.8 million |
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. Lawrence 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $2.6 million | 91.7% | +4.0% | 376 |
| Federal government | $211 thousand | 7.5% | +142.5% | 796 |
| State and local government | $18 thousand | 0.6% | +125.0% | 589 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $5 thousand | 0.2% | −86.1% | 740 |
| All sources | $2.8 million | 100.0% | +6.0% | 551 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields St. Lawrence University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social sciences | $948 thousand | 33.6% | +26.1% | 251 |
| Non-S&E | $738 thousand | 26.1% | +12.7% | 409 |
| Psychology | $393 thousand | 13.9% | +204.7% | 272 |
| Physical sciences | $223 thousand | 7.9% | −41.5% | 480 |
| Life sciences | $205 thousand | 7.3% | −5.1% | 704 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $126 thousand | 4.5% | −43.5% | 328 |
| Computer and information sciences | $105 thousand | 3.7% | +483.3% | 424 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $86 thousand | 3.0% | −70.2% | 423 |
Neighbours
Ranked around St. Lawrence University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above St. Lawrence University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 546 | Lewis & Clark College | $2.9M |
| 547 | College of New Jersey, The | $2.9M |
| 548 | Merrimack College | $2.9M |
| 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 |
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Request a demoData: 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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