Westmont College research and development spending, FY2024
- Santa Barbara, CA
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Westmont College in FY2024
$426 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #830 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 9.8%
- Rank change
- down 11
Westmont College reported $426 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #830 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 9.8% on FY2023's $388 thousand; its national rank was down 11 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 56.3% ($240 thousand), followed by nonprofit organizations at 43.7%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $170 thousand or 39.9% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2012 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.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2012 | $481 thousand |
| FY2013 | $472 thousand |
| FY2014 | $456 thousand |
| FY2015 | $317 thousand |
| FY2016 | $289 thousand |
| FY2017 | $261 thousand |
| FY2018 | $240 thousand |
| FY2019 | $376 thousand |
| FY2020 | $211 thousand |
| FY2021 | $295 thousand |
| FY2022 | $340 thousand |
| FY2023 | $388 thousand |
| FY2024 | $426 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 Westmont 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 | $240 thousand | 56.3% | +5.7% | 784 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $186 thousand | 43.7% | +15.5% | 475 |
| All sources | $426 thousand | 100.0% | +9.8% | 830 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Westmont College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $170 thousand | 39.9% | +34.9% | 720 |
| Non-S&E | $74 thousand | 17.4% | — | 635 |
| Physical sciences | $63 thousand | 14.8% | −67.7% | 609 |
| Social sciences | $32 thousand | 7.5% | +28.0% | 563 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $25 thousand | 5.9% | — | 472 |
| Engineering | $20 thousand | 4.7% | −33.3% | 468 |
| Psychology | $16 thousand | 3.8% | +700.0% | 497 |
| Computer and information sciences | $15 thousand | 3.5% | — | 543 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $11 thousand | 2.6% | +10.0% | 509 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Westmont College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Westmont College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 825 | Wheaton College, Norton | $445K |
| 826 | Pitzer College | $443K |
| 827 | Cornell College | $440K |
| 828 | Northern New Mexico College | $432K |
| 829 | Pacific Lutheran University | $429K |
| 830 | Westmont College | $426K |
| 831 | University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo | $418K |
| 832 | Central Wyoming College | $415K |
| 832 | St. Mary's College of Maryland | $415K |
| 834 | Muhlenberg College | $414K |
| 835 | Minnesota State University, Moorhead | $409K |
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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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