University of Scranton research and development spending, FY2024
- Scranton, PA
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
University of Scranton in FY2024
$1.4 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #649 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 22.8%
- Rank change
- up 17
University of Scranton reported $1.4 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #649 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 22.8% on FY2023's $1.2 million; its national rank was up 17 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 77.3% ($1.1 million), followed by institution funds at 15.3%. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $654 thousand or 45.6% 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 FY2012, FY2013, FY2014, FY2015, FY2016, FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, which University of Scranton did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $240 thousand | 575 |
| FY2011 | $221 thousand | 626 |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | — | — |
| FY2017 | — | — |
| FY2018 | — | — |
| FY2019 | — | — |
| FY2020 | — | — |
| FY2021 | — | — |
| FY2022 | — | — |
| FY2023 | $1.2 million | 641 |
| FY2024 | $1.4 million | 634 |
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 University of Scranton 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 | $1.1 million | 77.3% | +28.1% | 559 |
| Institution funds | $219 thousand | 15.3% | +3.3% | 651 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $87 thousand | 6.1% | +26.1% | 575 |
| Business | $20 thousand | 1.4% | 0.0% | 490 |
| All sources | $1.4 million | 100.0% | +22.8% | 649 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields University of Scranton reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $654 thousand | 45.6% | +16.6% | 265 |
| Physical sciences | $330 thousand | 23.0% | +230.0% | 434 |
| Life sciences | $224 thousand | 15.6% | −10.8% | 695 |
| Non-S&E | $187 thousand | 13.0% | −7.4% | 557 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $21 thousand | 1.5% | — | 481 |
| Social sciences | $13 thousand | 0.9% | +62.5% | 607 |
| Computer and information sciences | $3 thousand | 0.2% | −91.4% | 590 |
| Psychology | $2 thousand | 0.1% | −75.0% | 563 |
| Engineering | $1 thousand | 0.1% | −75.0% | 498 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Scranton
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Scranton and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking, and the two institutions tied with it — a shared rank is a real tie in NSF's data, not a rounding artefact.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 644 | State University of New York College, Plattsburgh | $1.5M |
| 645 | University of Virginia's College at Wise | $1.5M |
| 646 | New College of Florida | $1.5M |
| 647 | University of Maine Farmington | $1.5M |
| 648 | Wheaton College, Wheaton | $1.4M |
| 649 | University of Scranton | $1.4M |
| 649 | Adelphi University | $1.4M |
| 649 | Eastern Kentucky University | $1.4M |
| 652 | Eastern Connecticut State University | $1.4M |
| 653 | Roosevelt University | $1.4M |
| 654 | Robert Morris University | $1.4M |
| 655 | University of North Carolina, general administration | $1.4M |
| 656 | Scripps College | $1.4M |
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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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