Augustana University research and development spending, FY2024
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Augustana University in FY2024
$831 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #729 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 9.8%
- Rank change
- down 7
Augustana University reported $831 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #729 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 9.8% on FY2023's $757 thousand; its national rank was down 7 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 96.3% ($800 thousand), followed by all other sources at 0.8%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $439 thousand or 52.8% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 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 |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $912 thousand |
| FY2011 | $1.6 million |
| FY2012 | $1.2 million |
| FY2013 | $1.0 million |
| FY2014 | $1.1 million |
| FY2015 | $782 thousand |
| FY2016 | $1.1 million |
| FY2017 | $1.2 million |
| FY2018 | $1.2 million |
| FY2019 | $841 thousand |
| FY2020 | $1.0 million |
| FY2021 | $1.0 million |
| FY2022 | $724 thousand |
| FY2023 | $757 thousand |
| FY2024 | $831 thousand |
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 Augustana 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 | $800 thousand | 96.3% | +5.7% | 610 |
| All other sources | $7 thousand | 0.8% | — | 459 |
| Business | $6 thousand | 0.7% | — | 525 |
| Institution funds | $6 thousand | 0.7% | — | 826 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $6 thousand | 0.7% | — | 735 |
| State and local government | $6 thousand | 0.7% | — | 624 |
| All sources | $831 thousand | 100.0% | +9.8% | 729 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Augustana University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $439 thousand | 52.8% | +6.3% | 607 |
| Physical sciences | $367 thousand | 44.2% | +6.7% | 417 |
| Psychology | $4 thousand | 0.5% | — | 545 |
| Computer and information sciences | $3 thousand | 0.4% | — | 590 |
| Engineering | $3 thousand | 0.4% | — | 493 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $3 thousand | 0.4% | — | 521 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $3 thousand | 0.4% | — | 558 |
| Non-S&E | $3 thousand | 0.4% | — | 736 |
| Other sciences | $3 thousand | 0.4% | — | 303 |
| Social sciences | $3 thousand | 0.4% | — | 649 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Augustana University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Augustana University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 724 | Kalamazoo College | $866K |
| 725 | Gustavus Adolphus College | $860K |
| 725 | Xavier University | $860K |
| 727 | Baldwin Wallace University | $844K |
| 727 | Keene State College | $844K |
| 729 | Augustana University | $831K |
| 730 | Gannon University | $829K |
| 731 | St. Catherine University | $824K |
| 732 | Iona University | $817K |
| 733 | Simmons University | $814K |
| 734 | College of the Holy Cross | $813K |
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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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