Abilene Christian University research and development spending, FY2024
- Abilene, TX
- D/PU
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Abilene Christian University in FY2024
$7.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #404 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 3.8%
- Rank change
- down 21
Abilene Christian University reported $7.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #404 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 3.8% on FY2023's $8.2 million; its national rank was down 21 places. Business is its largest funding source at 83.6% ($6.6 million), followed by institution funds at 10.3%. Its largest field of research is physical sciences, $7.1 million or 89.7% 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. The line breaks at FY2012, FY2013, FY2014, FY2015, FY2016, FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, which Abilene Christian University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $662 thousand | 551 |
| FY2011 | $487 thousand | 608 |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | — | — |
| FY2017 | — | — |
| FY2018 | — | — |
| FY2019 | — | — |
| FY2020 | — | — |
| FY2021 | $4.6 million | 419 |
| FY2022 | $6.3 million | 397 |
| FY2023 | $8.2 million | 383 |
| FY2024 | $7.9 million | 403 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 6 NSF funding sources Abilene Christian University 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | $6.6 million | 83.6% | −5.1% | 125 |
| Institution funds | $813 thousand | 10.3% | +319.1% | 494 |
| Federal government | $328 thousand | 4.2% | −65.3% | 744 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $139 thousand | 1.8% | +28.7% | 517 |
| State and local government | $10 thousand | 0.1% | — | 615 |
| All other sources | $1 thousand | 0.0% | — | 488 |
| All sources | $7.9 million | 100.0% | −3.8% | 404 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields Abilene Christian University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical sciences | $7.1 million | 89.7% | −8.5% | 164 |
| Non-S&E | $357 thousand | 4.5% | +48.1% | 481 |
| Life sciences | $253 thousand | 3.2% | +41.3% | 686 |
| Social sciences | $115 thousand | 1.5% | +1337.5% | 475 |
| Engineering | $68 thousand | 0.9% | +353.3% | 431 |
| Computer and information sciences | $18 thousand | 0.2% | — | 536 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Abilene Christian University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Abilene Christian University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 399 | University of New England | $8.1M |
| 400 | Santa Clara University | $8.0M |
| 401 | University of Arkansas Pine Bluff | $8.0M |
| 402 | University of Washington, Tacoma | $8.0M |
| 403 | Georgia College and State University | $8.0M |
| 404 | Abilene Christian University | $7.9M |
| 405 | Benedict College | $7.8M |
| 406 | Claremont McKenna College | $7.8M |
| 407 | Southern Connecticut State University | $7.6M |
| 408 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | $7.6M |
| 409 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | $7.5M |
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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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