Biola University research and development spending, FY2024
- La Mirada, CA
- D/PU
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Biola University in FY2024
$1.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #616 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 20.5%
- Rank change
- up 13
Biola University reported $1.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #616 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 20.5% on FY2023's $1.5 million; its national rank was up 13 places. Nonprofit organizations is its largest funding source at 91.7% ($1.6 million), followed by all other sources at 8.3%. Its largest field of research is psychology, $1.1 million or 62.9% 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.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | — | — |
| FY2011 | — | — |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | $2.4 million | 468 |
| FY2017 | $2.5 million | 464 |
| FY2018 | $2.6 million | 475 |
| FY2019 | $2.8 million | 470 |
| FY2020 | $2.9 million | 465 |
| FY2021 | $3.0 million | 473 |
| FY2022 | $3.3 million | 485 |
| FY2023 | $1.5 million | 617 |
| FY2024 | $1.8 million | 607 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 2 NSF funding sources Biola 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.6 million | 91.7% | +24.4% | 236 |
| All other sources | $146 thousand | 8.3% | −5.2% | 317 |
| All sources | $1.8 million | 100.0% | +20.5% | 616 |
Fields of research
The 3 NSF research fields Biola University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | $1.1 million | 62.9% | +66.6% | 201 |
| Non-S&E | $507 thousand | 28.8% | −19.9% | 453 |
| Life sciences | $146 thousand | 8.3% | −10.4% | 738 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Biola University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Biola University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 611 | Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering | $1.8M |
| 612 | Claflin University | $1.8M |
| 613 | University of North Georgia | $1.8M |
| 614 | United Tribes Technical College | $1.8M |
| 615 | Babson College | $1.8M |
| 616 | Biola University | $1.8M |
| 617 | Lincoln Memorial University | $1.8M |
| 618 | Andrews University | $1.8M |
| 619 | Dickinson College | $1.7M |
| 620 | Texas A&M University-Central Texas | $1.7M |
| 621 | Pratt Institute | $1.7M |
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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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