Bethune-Cookman University research and development spending, FY2024

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Bethune-Cookman University in FY2024

$747 thousand

spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey

National rank
#754 of 925
Change on FY2023
up 9.5%
Rank change
down 15

Bethune-Cookman University reported $747 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #754 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 9.5% on FY2023's $682 thousand; its national rank was down 15 places. Its largest field of research is other sciences, $498 thousand or 66.7% of the total.

Over time

Research spending, FY2017 to FY2024

Bethune-Cookman University research and development expenditures, FY2017 to FY2024A line from $1.2 million in FY2017 to $747 thousand in FY2024. Every plotted figure is in the table below.$0$296K$593K$889K$1.2MFY2017FY2020FY2024

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
Bethune-Cookman University research and development expenditures by fiscal year, NSF HERD.
Fiscal yearR&D expenditure
FY2017$1.2 million
FY2018$1.1 million
FY2019$735 thousand
FY2020$636 thousand
FY2021$928 thousand
FY2022$707 thousand
FY2023$682 thousand
FY2024$747 thousand

FY2024 breakdown

Where the money came from, and what it paid for

FY2024 funding sources and research fields

Funding sources

The one NSF funding source Bethune-Cookman University reported in FY2024. The share is of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.

Bethune-Cookman University research and development expenditures by funding source, NSF HERD FY2024.
SourceFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Federal government$747 thousand100.0%+14.9%623
All sources$747 thousand100.0%+9.5%754

Fields of research

The 3 NSF research fields Bethune-Cookman University reported in FY2024, largest first.

Bethune-Cookman University research and development expenditures by field of research, NSF HERD FY2024.
FieldFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Other sciences$498 thousand66.7%+0.6%150
Life sciences$200 thousand26.8%+7.0%707
Psychology$49 thousand6.6%—430

Neighbours

Ranked around Bethune-Cookman University

Institutions ranked immediately above and below

The five institutions ranked above Bethune-Cookman University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking, and the two institutions tied with it — a shared rank is a real tie in NSF's data, not a rounding artefact.

Institutions ranked immediately above and below Bethune-Cookman University, NSF HERD FY2024.
RankInstitutionFY2024 R&D
749Siena College$755K
750Francis Marion University$754K
751Eastern New Mexico University, Portales$753K
752Widener University, Chester$752K
753Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport$750K
754Bethune-Cookman University$747K
754Regis University$747K
754University of Bridgeport$747K
757Coe College$734K
757Pennsylvania State University, The, Abington$734K
759Pennsylvania Western University$726K
760Allegheny College$720K
761Pennsylvania State University, The, Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies$716K

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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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