Azusa Pacific University research and development spending, FY2024
- Azusa, CA
- R2
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Azusa Pacific University in FY2024
$3.4 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #526 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 44.2%
- Rank change
- down 107
Azusa Pacific University reported $3.4 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #526 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 44.2% on FY2023's $6.1 million; its national rank was down 107 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 88.3% ($3.0 million), followed by federal government at 7.2%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $1.2 million or 35.0% 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 FY2013, FY2014, which Azusa Pacific University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | — | — |
| FY2011 | $3.6 million | 414 |
| FY2012 | $2.1 million | 493 |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | $7.5 million | 342 |
| FY2016 | $8.9 million | 329 |
| FY2017 | $8.4 million | 335 |
| FY2018 | $8.4 million | 337 |
| FY2019 | $5.6 million | 383 |
| FY2020 | $7.1 million | 365 |
| FY2021 | $5.3 million | 399 |
| FY2022 | $3.4 million | 478 |
| FY2023 | $6.1 million | 419 |
| FY2024 | $3.4 million | 525 |
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 Azusa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $3.0 million | 88.3% | −45.8% | 366 |
| Federal government | $245 thousand | 7.2% | +75.0% | 777 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $119 thousand | 3.5% | −56.4% | 538 |
| State and local government | $33 thousand | 1.0% | −17.5% | 560 |
| All sources | $3.4 million | 100.0% | −44.2% | 526 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Azusa Pacific University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $1.2 million | 35.0% | −34.0% | 366 |
| Life sciences | $946 thousand | 27.8% | −66.2% | 492 |
| Psychology | $695 thousand | 20.4% | −31.9% | 230 |
| Physical sciences | $206 thousand | 6.1% | −19.5% | 490 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $160 thousand | 4.7% | +226.5% | 301 |
| Social sciences | $120 thousand | 3.5% | +242.9% | 469 |
| Engineering | $84 thousand | 2.5% | +300.0% | 421 |
| Computer and information sciences | $1 thousand | 0.0% | −99.2% | 598 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Azusa Pacific University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Azusa Pacific University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 521 | Tougaloo College | $3.5M |
| 522 | National Defense University | $3.5M |
| 523 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | $3.4M |
| 524 | Fisk University | $3.4M |
| 525 | Bowdoin College | $3.4M |
| 526 | Azusa Pacific University | $3.4M |
| 527 | Pace University | $3.3M |
| 528 | Troy University | $3.3M |
| 529 | Dillard University | $3.3M |
| 530 | Northern Kentucky University | $3.3M |
| 531 | State University of New York College, Oswego | $3.2M |
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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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