Williams College research and development spending, FY2024
- Williamstown, MA
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Williams College in FY2024
$7.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #415 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 9.7%
- Rank change
- down 5
Williams College reported $7.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #415 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 9.7% on FY2023's $6.4 million; its national rank was down 5 places. All other sources is its largest funding source at 41.6% ($2.9 million), followed by institution funds at 33.9%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $2.8 million or 40.1% 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 | $4.7 million | 375 |
| FY2011 | $4.5 million | 387 |
| FY2012 | $4.5 million | 387 |
| FY2013 | $3.9 million | 398 |
| FY2014 | $4.4 million | 385 |
| FY2015 | $5.7 million | 365 |
| FY2016 | $5.7 million | 373 |
| FY2017 | $5.2 million | 382 |
| FY2018 | $5.5 million | 384 |
| FY2019 | $5.2 million | 392 |
| FY2020 | $4.9 million | 397 |
| FY2021 | $4.9 million | 410 |
| FY2022 | $5.7 million | 412 |
| FY2023 | $6.4 million | 410 |
| FY2024 | $7.1 million | 414 |
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 Williams 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All other sources | $2.9 million | 41.6% | +10.9% | 132 |
| Institution funds | $2.4 million | 33.9% | +10.9% | 385 |
| Federal government | $1.5 million | 21.7% | +5.6% | 523 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $197 thousand | 2.8% | +10.7% | 466 |
| All sources | $7.1 million | 100.0% | +9.7% | 415 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Williams College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $2.8 million | 40.1% | +9.5% | 365 |
| Non-S&E | $1.8 million | 25.1% | +10.5% | 319 |
| Physical sciences | $835 thousand | 11.8% | +8.7% | 334 |
| Social sciences | $670 thousand | 9.5% | +10.6% | 280 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $420 thousand | 5.9% | +9.4% | 293 |
| Psychology | $258 thousand | 3.6% | +9.8% | 313 |
| Computer and information sciences | $149 thousand | 2.1% | +8.8% | 389 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $129 thousand | 1.8% | +8.4% | 320 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Williams College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Williams College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 410 | Marian University, Indianapolis | $7.5M |
| 411 | Smith College | $7.4M |
| 412 | Norfolk State University | $7.3M |
| 413 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | $7.1M |
| 414 | Grinnell College | $7.1M |
| 415 | Williams College | $7.1M |
| 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 |
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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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