West Chester University of Pennsylvania research and development spending, FY2024
- West Chester, PA
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
West Chester University of Pennsylvania in FY2024
$6.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #421 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 12.0%
- Rank change
- down 3
West Chester University of Pennsylvania reported $6.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #421 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 12.0% on FY2023's $6.1 million; its national rank was down 3 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 66.7% ($4.6 million), followed by federal government at 26.5%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $2.9 million or 41.5% 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 | $5.6 million | 359 |
| FY2011 | $8.1 million | 334 |
| FY2012 | $4.6 million | 386 |
| FY2013 | $1.6 million | 510 |
| FY2014 | $2.8 million | 438 |
| FY2015 | $5.0 million | 378 |
| FY2016 | $5.9 million | 369 |
| FY2017 | $7.3 million | 352 |
| FY2018 | $6.3 million | 369 |
| FY2019 | $6.8 million | 365 |
| FY2020 | $6.4 million | 374 |
| FY2021 | $4.4 million | 427 |
| FY2022 | $5.9 million | 405 |
| FY2023 | $6.1 million | 418 |
| FY2024 | $6.9 million | 420 |
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 West Chester University of Pennsylvania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $4.6 million | 66.7% | +9.7% | 323 |
| Federal government | $1.8 million | 26.5% | +31.5% | 496 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $310 thousand | 4.5% | −20.9% | 418 |
| State and local government | $100 thousand | 1.5% | +85.2% | 507 |
| Business | $58 thousand | 0.8% | −53.2% | 433 |
| All sources | $6.9 million | 100.0% | +12.0% | 421 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields West Chester University of Pennsylvania reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $2.9 million | 41.5% | +10.5% | 270 |
| Life sciences | $1.2 million | 18.0% | +17.8% | 458 |
| Physical sciences | $1.1 million | 16.6% | +33.3% | 299 |
| Social sciences | $917 thousand | 13.3% | +22.1% | 253 |
| Psychology | $392 thousand | 5.7% | −35.2% | 273 |
| Computer and information sciences | $106 thousand | 1.5% | +171.8% | 423 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $95 thousand | 1.4% | −28.0% | 356 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $77 thousand | 1.1% | +18.5% | 428 |
| Engineering | $51 thousand | 0.7% | 0.0% | 442 |
Neighbours
Ranked around West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above West Chester University of Pennsylvania and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 424 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | $6.6M |
| 425 | New York Institute of Technology | $6.6M |
| 426 | Sul Ross State University | $6.5M |
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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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