Austin College research and development spending, FY2024
- Sherman, TX
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Austin College in FY2024
$344 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #859 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 11.3%
- Rank change
- down 40
Austin College reported $344 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #859 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 11.3% on FY2023's $388 thousand; its national rank was down 40 places. Nonprofit organizations is its largest funding source at 45.6% ($157 thousand), followed by institution funds at 38.7%. Its largest field of research is physical sciences, $209 thousand or 60.8% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2011 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 |
|---|---|
| FY2011 | $217 thousand |
| FY2012 | $277 thousand |
| FY2013 | $290 thousand |
| FY2014 | $299 thousand |
| FY2015 | $352 thousand |
| FY2016 | $327 thousand |
| FY2017 | $365 thousand |
| FY2018 | $384 thousand |
| FY2019 | $376 thousand |
| FY2020 | $342 thousand |
| FY2021 | $302 thousand |
| FY2022 | $349 thousand |
| FY2023 | $388 thousand |
| FY2024 | $344 thousand |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 3 NSF funding sources Austin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofit organizations | $157 thousand | 45.6% | +6.8% | 497 |
| Institution funds | $133 thousand | 38.7% | +10.8% | 709 |
| Federal government | $54 thousand | 15.7% | −55.4% | 873 |
| All sources | $344 thousand | 100.0% | −11.3% | 859 |
Fields of research
The 3 NSF research fields Austin College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical sciences | $209 thousand | 60.8% | +26.7% | 489 |
| Life sciences | $70 thousand | 20.3% | −60.5% | 799 |
| Social sciences | $65 thousand | 18.9% | +41.3% | 518 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Austin College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Austin College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 854 | Wittenberg University | $357K |
| 855 | Transylvania University | $353K |
| 856 | Life Chiropractic College-West | $350K |
| 857 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | $348K |
| 858 | Doane University | $345K |
| 859 | Austin College | $344K |
| 860 | Indiana University, Northwest | $342K |
| 861 | Arkansas Colleges of Health Education | $327K |
| 862 | Gordon College | $317K |
| 863 | University of Maine at Augusta | $312K |
| 863 | Valdosta State University | $312K |
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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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