Wilkes University research and development spending, FY2024

  • Wilkes-Barre, PA
  • D/PU
  • Private nonprofit
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Wilkes University in FY2024

$894 thousand

spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey

National rank
#719 of 925
Change on FY2023
up 31.1%
Rank change
up 20

Wilkes University reported $894 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #719 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 31.1% on FY2023's $682 thousand; its national rank was up 20 places. Business is its largest funding source at 44.4% ($397 thousand), followed by institution funds at 32.9%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $692 thousand or 77.4% of the total.

Over time

Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024

Wilkes University research and development expenditures, FY2010 to FY2024A line from $420 thousand in FY2010 to $894 thousand in FY2024. Every plotted figure is in the table below.$0$242K$484K$726K$968KFY2010FY2015FY2020FY2024

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
Wilkes University research and development expenditures by fiscal year, NSF HERD.
Fiscal yearR&D expenditure
FY2010$420 thousand
FY2011$563 thousand
FY2012$789 thousand
FY2013$369 thousand
FY2014$202 thousand
FY2015$310 thousand
FY2016$248 thousand
FY2017$598 thousand
FY2018$653 thousand
FY2019$549 thousand
FY2020$968 thousand
FY2021$372 thousand
FY2022$423 thousand
FY2023$682 thousand
FY2024$894 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 Wilkes University reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.

Wilkes University research and development expenditures by funding source, NSF HERD FY2024.
SourceFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Business$397 thousand44.4%+220.2%306
Institution funds$294 thousand32.9%−12.8%619
Federal government$183 thousand20.5%−9.9%806
Nonprofit organizations$20 thousand2.2%+11.1%690
All sources$894 thousand100.0%+31.1%719

Fields of research

The 8 NSF research fields Wilkes University reported in FY2024, largest first.

Wilkes University research and development expenditures by field of research, NSF HERD FY2024.
FieldFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Life sciences$692 thousand77.4%+46.3%541
Physical sciences$77 thousand8.6%+83.3%592
Engineering$49 thousand5.5%−15.5%445
Non-S&E$34 thousand3.8%−45.2%679
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences$25 thousand2.8%−24.2%472
Psychology$9 thousand1.0%+200.0%524
Mathematics and statistics$7 thousand0.8%−12.5%527
Social sciences$1 thousand0.1%−66.7%657

Neighbours

Ranked around Wilkes University

Institutions ranked immediately above and below

The five institutions ranked above Wilkes University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.

Institutions ranked immediately above and below Wilkes University, NSF HERD FY2024.
RankInstitutionFY2024 R&D
714University of North Texas, Dallas$911K
715Northeastern State University$908K
716University of Wisconsin-Stout$906K
717Angelo State University$903K
718University of Central Missouri$900K
719Wilkes University$894K
720Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine$886K
721University of Puerto Rico at Ponce$875K
722West Liberty University$871K
723Niagara University$869K
724Kalamazoo College$866K

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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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