Ursinus College research and development spending, FY2024
- Collegeville, PA
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Ursinus College in FY2024
$1.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #700 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 11.7%
- Rank change
- down 32
Ursinus College reported $1.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #700 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 11.7% on FY2023's $1.1 million; its national rank was down 32 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 92.6% ($940 thousand), followed by nonprofit organizations at 7.4%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $706 thousand or 69.6% 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 Ursinus College did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $540 thousand | 558 |
| FY2011 | $594 thousand | 599 |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | — | — |
| FY2017 | — | — |
| FY2018 | — | — |
| FY2019 | — | — |
| FY2020 | — | — |
| FY2021 | — | — |
| FY2022 | — | — |
| FY2023 | $1.1 million | 642 |
| FY2024 | $1.0 million | 665 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 2 NSF funding sources Ursinus 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 | $940 thousand | 92.6% | −0.2% | 583 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $75 thousand | 7.4% | −21.9% | 587 |
| All sources | $1.0 million | 100.0% | −11.7% | 700 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields Ursinus College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $706 thousand | 69.6% | +6.2% | 538 |
| Physical sciences | $252 thousand | 24.8% | −26.7% | 466 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $34 thousand | 3.3% | −71.7% | 441 |
| Computer and information sciences | $22 thousand | 2.2% | +83.3% | 530 |
| Psychology | $1 thousand | 0.1% | −66.7% | 581 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Ursinus College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Ursinus College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 695 | Bradley University | $1.1M |
| 696 | Aaniiih Nakoda College | $1.0M |
| 697 | Southern Oregon University | $1.0M |
| 698 | Gonzaga University | $1.0M |
| 699 | Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine | $1.0M |
| 700 | Ursinus College | $1.0M |
| 701 | St. Bonaventure University | $1.0M |
| 702 | High Point University | $1.0M |
| 703 | University of Tampa, The | $994K |
| 704 | Stetson University | $985K |
| 705 | Loyola University New Orleans | $982K |
Keep looking
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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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