Alaska Pacific University research and development spending, FY2024
- Anchorage, AK
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Alaska Pacific University in FY2024
$2.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #588 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 18.9%
- Rank change
- up 6
Alaska Pacific University reported $2.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #588 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 18.9% on FY2023's $1.8 million; its national rank was up 6 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 54.6% ($1.2 million), followed by business at 41.1%. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $2.0 million or 94.3% 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, which Alaska Pacific University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $434 thousand | 565 |
| FY2011 | $518 thousand | 607 |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | $1.2 million | 544 |
| FY2016 | $1.4 million | 547 |
| FY2017 | $1.2 million | 562 |
| FY2018 | $1.5 million | 545 |
| FY2019 | $1.8 million | 545 |
| FY2020 | $1.3 million | 584 |
| FY2021 | $1.0 million | 595 |
| FY2022 | $1.6 million | 584 |
| FY2023 | $1.8 million | 588 |
| FY2024 | $2.2 million | 583 |
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 Alaska Pacific 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $1.2 million | 54.6% | +88.7% | 548 |
| Business | $891 thousand | 41.1% | −24.0% | 245 |
| State and local government | $50 thousand | 2.3% | — | 546 |
| All other sources | $44 thousand | 2.0% | +91.3% | 398 |
| All sources | $2.2 million | 100.0% | +18.9% | 588 |
Fields of research
The 3 NSF research fields Alaska Pacific University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $2.0 million | 94.3% | +17.8% | 193 |
| Non-S&E | $102 thousand | 4.7% | +25.9% | 608 |
| Life sciences | $22 thousand | 1.0% | +214.3% | 833 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Alaska Pacific University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Alaska Pacific University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 583 | Utah Valley University | $2.3M |
| 584 | Stockton University | $2.3M |
| 585 | Manhattan College | $2.2M |
| 586 | Colorado College | $2.2M |
| 587 | University of Puerto Rico at Cayey | $2.2M |
| 588 | Alaska Pacific University | $2.2M |
| 589 | California Baptist University | $2.1M |
| 590 | Emerson College | $2.1M |
| 591 | Bates College | $2.1M |
| 592 | United States Coast Guard Academy | $2.1M |
| 593 | Ferris State University | $2.0M |
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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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