Widener University, Chester research and development spending, FY2024
- Chester, PA
- D/PU
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Widener University, Chester in FY2024
$752 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #752 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 6.5%
- Rank change
- down 38
Widener University, Chester reported $752 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #752 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 6.5% on FY2023's $804 thousand; its national rank was down 38 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 68.8% ($517 thousand), followed by state and local government at 12.9%. Its largest field of research is social sciences, $316 thousand or 42.0% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2011 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 |
|---|---|
| FY2011 | $332 thousand |
| FY2012 | $162 thousand |
| FY2013 | $179 thousand |
| FY2014 | $237 thousand |
| FY2015 | $247 thousand |
| FY2016 | $384 thousand |
| FY2017 | $541 thousand |
| FY2018 | $534 thousand |
| FY2019 | $764 thousand |
| FY2020 | $586 thousand |
| FY2021 | $417 thousand |
| FY2022 | $600 thousand |
| FY2023 | $804 thousand |
| FY2024 | $752 thousand |
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 Widener University, Chester 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 | $517 thousand | 68.8% | −18.7% | 688 |
| State and local government | $97 thousand | 12.9% | −3.0% | 509 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $85 thousand | 11.3% | +2733.3% | 580 |
| All other sources | $53 thousand | 7.0% | −17.2% | 382 |
| All sources | $752 thousand | 100.0% | −6.5% | 752 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields Widener University, Chester reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social sciences | $316 thousand | 42.0% | +49.1% | 351 |
| Engineering | $303 thousand | 40.3% | −36.1% | 364 |
| Life sciences | $87 thousand | 11.6% | −9.4% | 787 |
| Non-S&E | $26 thousand | 3.5% | +116.7% | 687 |
| Physical sciences | $18 thousand | 2.4% | +157.1% | 662 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $2 thousand | 0.3% | −33.3% | 523 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Widener University, Chester
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Widener University, Chester and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 747 | Sewanee: The University of the South | $771K |
| 748 | Rollins College | $759K |
| 749 | Siena College | $755K |
| 750 | Francis Marion University | $754K |
| 751 | Eastern New Mexico University, Portales | $753K |
| 752 | Widener University, Chester | $752K |
| 753 | Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport | $750K |
| 754 | Bethune-Cookman University | $747K |
| 754 | Regis University | $747K |
| 754 | University of Bridgeport | $747K |
| 757 | Coe College | $734K |
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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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