St. Olaf College research and development spending, FY2024
- Northfield, MN
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
St. Olaf College in FY2024
$1.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #637 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 13.0%
- Rank change
- down 37
St. Olaf College reported $1.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #637 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 13.0% on FY2023's $1.7 million; its national rank was down 37 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 53.1% ($796 thousand), followed by institution funds at 39.5%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $897 thousand or 59.8% 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. The line breaks at FY2022, which St. Olaf College did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $1.6 million | 494 |
| FY2011 | $1.1 million | 558 |
| FY2012 | $1.5 million | 526 |
| FY2013 | $1.2 million | 534 |
| FY2014 | $1.4 million | 538 |
| FY2015 | $1.3 million | 537 |
| FY2016 | $1.6 million | 525 |
| FY2017 | $1.5 million | 539 |
| FY2018 | $1.2 million | 576 |
| FY2019 | $1.0 million | 597 |
| FY2020 | $1.0 million | 601 |
| FY2021 | $816 thousand | 610 |
| FY2022 | — | — |
| FY2023 | $1.7 million | 592 |
| FY2024 | $1.5 million | 624 |
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. Olaf 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 | $796 thousand | 53.1% | −14.7% | 612 |
| Institution funds | $593 thousand | 39.5% | −13.6% | 527 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $99 thousand | 6.6% | −5.7% | 556 |
| State and local government | $12 thousand | 0.8% | — | 608 |
| All sources | $1.5 million | 100.0% | −13.0% | 637 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields St. Olaf College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $897 thousand | 59.8% | −1.2% | 497 |
| Physical sciences | $229 thousand | 15.3% | +16.8% | 477 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $133 thousand | 8.9% | +19.8% | 388 |
| Non-S&E | $69 thousand | 4.6% | −61.0% | 643 |
| Psychology | $52 thousand | 3.5% | +23.8% | 425 |
| Social sciences | $52 thousand | 3.5% | −42.2% | 535 |
| Computer and information sciences | $35 thousand | 2.3% | −72.9% | 508 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $33 thousand | 2.2% | −53.5% | 448 |
Neighbours
Ranked around St. Olaf College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above St. Olaf College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 632 | St. Edward's University | $1.6M |
| 633 | Eckerd College | $1.6M |
| 634 | College of Saint Benedict | $1.5M |
| 635 | University of Hawaii Maui College | $1.5M |
| 636 | City University of New York, The, York College | $1.5M |
| 637 | St. Olaf College | $1.5M |
| 638 | West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine | $1.5M |
| 639 | Drake University | $1.5M |
| 640 | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | $1.5M |
| 641 | Willamette University | $1.5M |
| 642 | Kenyon College | $1.5M |
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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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