Washington and Lee University research and development spending, FY2024
- Lexington, VA
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Washington and Lee University in FY2024
$259 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #885 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 6.6%
- Rank change
- down 10
Washington and Lee University reported $259 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #885 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 6.6% on FY2023's $243 thousand; its national rank was down 10 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 88.4% ($229 thousand), followed by nonprofit organizations at 11.6%. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $142 thousand or 54.8% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024
This institution files the short form, which the revised history does not cover; each year's total is the sum of its six funding-source rows as reported that year. The line breaks at FY2017, FY2018, which Washington and Lee University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $939 thousand |
| FY2011 | $455 thousand |
| FY2012 | $1.0 million |
| FY2013 | $346 thousand |
| FY2014 | $1.1 million |
| FY2015 | $432 thousand |
| FY2016 | $227 thousand |
| FY2019 | $241 thousand |
| FY2020 | $214 thousand |
| FY2021 | $256 thousand |
| FY2022 | $249 thousand |
| FY2023 | $243 thousand |
| FY2024 | $259 thousand |
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 Washington and Lee University 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 | $229 thousand | 88.4% | +2.2% | 786 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $30 thousand | 11.6% | +57.9% | 659 |
| All sources | $259 thousand | 100.0% | +6.6% | 885 |
Fields of research
The 4 NSF research fields Washington and Lee University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $142 thousand | 54.8% | +31.5% | 376 |
| Life sciences | $92 thousand | 35.5% | −10.7% | 780 |
| Psychology | $21 thousand | 8.1% | 0.0% | 481 |
| Social sciences | $4 thousand | 1.5% | −50.0% | 644 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Washington and Lee University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Washington and Lee University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 879 | Centre College | $280K |
| 881 | State University of New York College, Oneonta | $275K |
| 882 | Bard College | $271K |
| 883 | Southern Arkansas University | $263K |
| 884 | Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences | $262K |
| 885 | Washington and Lee University | $259K |
| 886 | Longwood University | $256K |
| 887 | Mayville State University | $251K |
| 888 | University of Tennessee, The, Martin | $250K |
| 889 | Rogers State University | $245K |
| 890 | Fuller Theological Seminary | $242K |
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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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