Benedict College research and development spending, FY2024
- Columbia, SC
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Benedict College in FY2024
$7.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #405 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 237.6%
- Rank change
- up 156
Benedict College reported $7.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #405 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 237.6% on FY2023's $2.3 million; its national rank was up 156 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 53.9% ($4.2 million), followed by nonprofit organizations at 24.4%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $4.8 million or 61.9% 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 FY2021, FY2022, which Benedict College did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $1.5 million | 497 |
| FY2011 | $3.0 million | 435 |
| FY2012 | $2.8 million | 450 |
| FY2013 | $2.7 million | 444 |
| FY2014 | $2.5 million | 455 |
| FY2015 | $1.4 million | 533 |
| FY2016 | $1.7 million | 522 |
| FY2017 | $1.7 million | 525 |
| FY2018 | $1.9 million | 515 |
| FY2019 | $1.3 million | 580 |
| FY2020 | $649 thousand | 612 |
| FY2021 | — | — |
| FY2022 | — | — |
| FY2023 | $2.3 million | 556 |
| FY2024 | $7.8 million | 404 |
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 Benedict 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $4.2 million | 53.9% | +152.3% | 382 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.9 million | 24.4% | +27057.1% | 227 |
| All other sources | $1.0 million | 13.2% | — | 186 |
| State and local government | $660 thousand | 8.5% | — | 350 |
| All sources | $7.8 million | 100.0% | +237.6% | 405 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields Benedict College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $4.8 million | 61.9% | — | 228 |
| Physical sciences | $1.1 million | 13.9% | +626.8% | 305 |
| Computer and information sciences | $764 thousand | 9.8% | +304.2% | 250 |
| Life sciences | $722 thousand | 9.3% | +104.0% | 533 |
| Engineering | $218 thousand | 2.8% | −84.7% | 377 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $177 thousand | 2.3% | −5.3% | 292 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Benedict College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Benedict College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 400 | Santa Clara University | $8.0M |
| 401 | University of Arkansas Pine Bluff | $8.0M |
| 402 | University of Washington, Tacoma | $8.0M |
| 403 | Georgia College and State University | $8.0M |
| 404 | Abilene Christian University | $7.9M |
| 405 | Benedict College | $7.8M |
| 406 | Claremont McKenna College | $7.8M |
| 407 | Southern Connecticut State University | $7.6M |
| 408 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | $7.6M |
| 409 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | $7.5M |
| 410 | Marian University, Indianapolis | $7.5M |
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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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