Union College, Schenectady research and development spending, FY2024
- Schenectady, NY
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Union College, Schenectady in FY2024
$2.3 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #582 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 20.3%
- Rank change
- up 9
Union College, Schenectady reported $2.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #582 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 20.3% on FY2023's $1.9 million; its national rank was up 9 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 56.9% ($1.3 million), followed by institution funds at 35.2%. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $610 thousand or 27.0% 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 | $2.0 million | 470 |
| FY2011 | $1.6 million | 518 |
| FY2012 | $1.5 million | 527 |
| FY2013 | $2.4 million | 460 |
| FY2014 | $1.9 million | 490 |
| FY2015 | $1.6 million | 522 |
| FY2016 | $2.1 million | 486 |
| FY2017 | $1.2 million | 567 |
| FY2018 | $1.5 million | 547 |
| FY2019 | $1.7 million | 549 |
| FY2020 | $1.1 million | 598 |
| FY2021 | $1.4 million | 571 |
| FY2022 | $1.5 million | 588 |
| FY2023 | $1.9 million | 585 |
| FY2024 | $2.3 million | 577 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources Union College, Schenectady 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 | $1.3 million | 56.9% | +76.7% | 540 |
| Institution funds | $796 thousand | 35.2% | −24.0% | 498 |
| All other sources | $146 thousand | 6.5% | +175.5% | 317 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $20 thousand | 0.9% | −41.2% | 690 |
| Business | $13 thousand | 0.6% | −23.5% | 502 |
| All sources | $2.3 million | 100.0% | +20.3% | 582 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Union College, Schenectady reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $610 thousand | 27.0% | +77.3% | 271 |
| Engineering | $576 thousand | 25.5% | +11.0% | 328 |
| Physical sciences | $506 thousand | 22.4% | +32.1% | 382 |
| Non-S&E | $174 thousand | 7.7% | −19.8% | 564 |
| Social sciences | $158 thousand | 7.0% | +24.4% | 439 |
| Life sciences | $104 thousand | 4.6% | −3.7% | 770 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $58 thousand | 2.6% | −22.7% | 403 |
| Psychology | $42 thousand | 1.9% | +2.4% | 443 |
| Computer and information sciences | $32 thousand | 1.4% | −39.6% | 514 |
| Other sciences | $3 thousand | 0.1% | −78.6% | 303 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Union College, Schenectady
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Union College, Schenectady and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 577 | Mount Holyoke College | $2.4M |
| 578 | University of the Pacific | $2.4M |
| 579 | Touro University, California | $2.4M |
| 580 | Western Carolina University | $2.3M |
| 581 | Morehead State University | $2.3M |
| 582 | Union College, Schenectady | $2.3M |
| 583 | Utah Valley University | $2.3M |
| 584 | Stockton University | $2.3M |
| 585 | Manhattan College | $2.2M |
| 586 | Colorado College | $2.2M |
| 587 | University of Puerto Rico at Cayey | $2.2M |
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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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