Swarthmore College research and development spending, FY2024
- Swarthmore, PA
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Swarthmore College in FY2024
$6.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #435 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 8.0%
- Rank change
- up 1
Swarthmore College reported $6.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #435 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 8.0% on FY2023's $5.6 million; its national rank was up 1 place. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 60.6% ($3.7 million), followed by federal government at 30.8%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $1.6 million or 25.7% 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 | $3.0 million | 425 |
| FY2011 | $3.0 million | 436 |
| FY2012 | $3.3 million | 427 |
| FY2013 | $3.4 million | 415 |
| FY2014 | $3.5 million | 411 |
| FY2015 | $2.9 million | 433 |
| FY2016 | $3.2 million | 432 |
| FY2017 | $3.6 million | 424 |
| FY2018 | $3.9 million | 414 |
| FY2019 | $4.2 million | 420 |
| FY2020 | $3.5 million | 446 |
| FY2021 | $3.3 million | 464 |
| FY2022 | $4.2 million | 449 |
| FY2023 | $5.6 million | 434 |
| FY2024 | $6.1 million | 434 |
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 Swarthmore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $3.7 million | 60.6% | +42.5% | 347 |
| Federal government | $1.9 million | 30.8% | −19.4% | 492 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $525 thousand | 8.7% | −24.7% | 346 |
| State and local government | $2 thousand | 0.0% | −66.7% | 647 |
| All sources | $6.1 million | 100.0% | +8.0% | 435 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Swarthmore College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $1.6 million | 25.7% | −3.6% | 332 |
| Life sciences | $1.5 million | 24.6% | −1.6% | 434 |
| Physical sciences | $1.2 million | 19.2% | +14.2% | 297 |
| Social sciences | $642 thousand | 10.6% | +11.8% | 290 |
| Engineering | $528 thousand | 8.7% | +56.2% | 334 |
| Psychology | $309 thousand | 5.1% | +56.1% | 295 |
| Computer and information sciences | $199 thousand | 3.3% | +145.7% | 369 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $171 thousand | 2.8% | −37.4% | 295 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Swarthmore College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Swarthmore College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 430 | Oregon Institute of Technology | $6.3M |
| 431 | Bryn Mawr College | $6.3M |
| 432 | City University of New York, The, Lehman College | $6.3M |
| 433 | Roseman University of Health Sciences | $6.2M |
| 434 | Bucknell University | $6.2M |
| 435 | Swarthmore College | $6.1M |
| 436 | West Virginia State University | $6.1M |
| 437 | University of St. Thomas (MN) | $6.0M |
| 438 | City University of New York, The, Baruch College | $6.0M |
| 439 | Providence College | $5.9M |
| 440 | Alfred University | $5.9M |
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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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