Whittier College research and development spending, FY2024
- Whittier, CA
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Whittier College in FY2024
$202 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #903 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 8.2%
- Rank change
- down 20
Whittier College reported $202 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #903 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 8.2% on FY2023's $220 thousand; its national rank was down 20 places. Nonprofit organizations is its largest funding source at 64.4% ($130 thousand), followed by federal government at 26.2%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $79 thousand or 39.1% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2013 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 FY2015, FY2016, which Whittier College did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2013 | $270 thousand |
| FY2014 | $493 thousand |
| FY2017 | $455 thousand |
| FY2018 | $344 thousand |
| FY2019 | $388 thousand |
| FY2020 | $248 thousand |
| FY2021 | $300 thousand |
| FY2022 | $260 thousand |
| FY2023 | $220 thousand |
| FY2024 | $202 thousand |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 3 NSF funding sources Whittier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofit organizations | $130 thousand | 64.4% | −20.7% | 522 |
| Federal government | $53 thousand | 26.2% | +381.8% | 874 |
| Institution funds | $19 thousand | 9.4% | −57.8% | 809 |
| All sources | $202 thousand | 100.0% | −8.2% | 903 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields Whittier College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $79 thousand | 39.1% | −15.1% | 793 |
| Physical sciences | $53 thousand | 26.2% | +231.3% | 617 |
| Social sciences | $38 thousand | 18.8% | +8.6% | 554 |
| Non-S&E | $24 thousand | 11.9% | −66.7% | 691 |
| Psychology | $5 thousand | 2.5% | +25.0% | 539 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $3 thousand | 1.5% | — | 558 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Whittier College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Whittier College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 898 | Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College | $213K |
| 899 | Delta State University | $212K |
| 899 | Metropolitan State University | $212K |
| 901 | Oral Roberts University | $205K |
| 901 | University of Evansville | $205K |
| 903 | Whittier College | $202K |
| 904 | Montana State University, Northern | $200K |
| 904 | University of Southern Indiana | $200K |
| 906 | LeTourneau University | $198K |
| 907 | California State University, System Office | $197K |
| 908 | Maryland Institute College of Art | $196K |
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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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