Wellesley College research and development spending, FY2024
- Wellesley, MA
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Wellesley College in FY2024
$7.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #418 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 10.6%
- Rank change
- down 6
Wellesley College reported $7.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #418 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 10.6% on FY2023's $6.3 million; its national rank was down 6 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 41.4% ($2.9 million), followed by nonprofit organizations at 40.0%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $2.3 million or 32.3% 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 | $8.4 million | 321 |
| FY2011 | $7.2 million | 341 |
| FY2012 | $8.4 million | 331 |
| FY2013 | $9.1 million | 321 |
| FY2014 | $10.1 million | 303 |
| FY2015 | $9.6 million | 315 |
| FY2016 | $11.7 million | 309 |
| FY2017 | $10.3 million | 320 |
| FY2018 | $11.5 million | 317 |
| FY2019 | $8.8 million | 343 |
| FY2020 | $8.1 million | 357 |
| FY2021 | $6.3 million | 380 |
| FY2022 | $6.3 million | 395 |
| FY2023 | $6.3 million | 412 |
| FY2024 | $7.0 million | 417 |
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 Wellesley 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 | $2.9 million | 41.4% | −1.1% | 436 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $2.8 million | 40.0% | +6.4% | 198 |
| State and local government | $1.0 million | 14.5% | +125.6% | 318 |
| Business | $289 thousand | 4.1% | +261.3% | 334 |
| All sources | $7.0 million | 100.0% | +10.6% | 418 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Wellesley College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $2.3 million | 32.3% | +64.3% | 299 |
| Life sciences | $1.1 million | 16.3% | −2.8% | 470 |
| Physical sciences | $1.0 million | 14.4% | +14.2% | 312 |
| Social sciences | $878 thousand | 12.6% | −4.9% | 257 |
| Psychology | $659 thousand | 9.4% | +3.6% | 233 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $555 thousand | 7.9% | +32.1% | 280 |
| Computer and information sciences | $260 thousand | 3.7% | +25.0% | 341 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $203 thousand | 2.9% | −68.5% | 281 |
| Engineering | $33 thousand | 0.5% | −34.0% | 456 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Wellesley College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Wellesley College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 413 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | $7.1M |
| 414 | Grinnell College | $7.1M |
| 415 | Williams College | $7.1M |
| 416 | Pennsylvania State University, The, Behrend | $7.1M |
| 417 | Grand Valley State University | $7.0M |
| 418 | Wellesley College | $7.0M |
| 419 | Northwest Indian College | $7.0M |
| 420 | Dine College | $7.0M |
| 421 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | $6.9M |
| 422 | United States Army War College | $6.8M |
| 423 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | $6.8M |
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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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