Austin Peay State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Clarksville, TN
- Public
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Austin Peay State University in FY2024
$5.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #464 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 28.4%
- Rank change
- up 18
Austin Peay State University reported $5.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #464 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 28.4% on FY2023's $4.0 million; its national rank was up 18 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 47.1% ($2.4 million), followed by state and local government at 29.0%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $3.6 million or 71.4% 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 | — | — |
| FY2011 | $2.2 million | 475 |
| FY2012 | $2.1 million | 485 |
| FY2013 | $2.1 million | 486 |
| FY2014 | $2.0 million | 485 |
| FY2015 | $2.1 million | 482 |
| FY2016 | $1.8 million | 505 |
| FY2017 | $2.1 million | 491 |
| FY2018 | $2.6 million | 473 |
| FY2019 | $2.3 million | 498 |
| FY2020 | $2.8 million | 467 |
| FY2021 | $2.7 million | 485 |
| FY2022 | $3.1 million | 494 |
| FY2023 | $4.0 million | 480 |
| FY2024 | $5.1 million | 463 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources Austin Peay State 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 | $2.4 million | 47.1% | +70.3% | 455 |
| State and local government | $1.5 million | 29.0% | +6.1% | 279 |
| All other sources | $838 thousand | 16.5% | +56.9% | 201 |
| Institution funds | $304 thousand | 6.0% | −42.6% | 612 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $72 thousand | 1.4% | −28.0% | 589 |
| All sources | $5.1 million | 100.0% | +28.4% | 464 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Austin Peay State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $3.6 million | 71.4% | +63.0% | 346 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $670 thousand | 13.2% | −6.4% | 261 |
| Non-S&E | $528 thousand | 10.4% | −25.6% | 447 |
| Physical sciences | $167 thousand | 3.3% | +74.0% | 516 |
| Psychology | $71 thousand | 1.4% | +238.1% | 408 |
| Social sciences | $10 thousand | 0.2% | −94.4% | 615 |
| Engineering | $3 thousand | 0.1% | −66.7% | 493 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $2 thousand | 0.0% | — | 570 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Austin Peay State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Austin Peay State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 459 | University of Washington, Bothell | $5.3M |
| 460 | Reed College | $5.2M |
| 461 | Rhode Island School of Design | $5.1M |
| 462 | Coastal Carolina University | $5.1M |
| 463 | Trinity College, Hartford | $5.1M |
| 464 | Austin Peay State University | $5.1M |
| 465 | National University | $5.0M |
| 466 | Carleton College | $5.0M |
| 467 | Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago | $5.0M |
| 468 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina | $5.0M |
| 469 | St. John's University, New York | $4.9M |
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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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