Central Wyoming College research and development spending, FY2024
- Riverton, WY
- Public
- Short form filer
Central Wyoming College in FY2024
$415 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #832 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 15.1%
- Rank change
- down 44
Central Wyoming College reported $415 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #832 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 15.1% on FY2023's $489 thousand; its national rank was down 44 places. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $167 thousand or 40.2% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2022 to FY2024
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
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2022 | $504 thousand |
| FY2023 | $489 thousand |
| FY2024 | $415 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 Central Wyoming College reported in FY2024. The share is of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.
| Source | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $415 thousand | 100.0% | −15.1% | 715 |
| All sources | $415 thousand | 100.0% | −15.1% | 832 |
Fields of research
The 3 NSF research fields Central Wyoming College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $167 thousand | 40.2% | −8.2% | 358 |
| Life sciences | $155 thousand | 37.3% | +9.9% | 728 |
| Social sciences | $93 thousand | 22.4% | −44.0% | 495 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Central Wyoming College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Central Wyoming College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking, and the one institution tied with it — a shared rank is a real tie in NSF's data, not a rounding artefact.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 827 | Cornell College | $440K |
| 828 | Northern New Mexico College | $432K |
| 829 | Pacific Lutheran University | $429K |
| 830 | Westmont College | $426K |
| 831 | University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo | $418K |
| 832 | Central Wyoming College | $415K |
| 832 | St. Mary's College of Maryland | $415K |
| 834 | Muhlenberg College | $414K |
| 835 | Minnesota State University, Moorhead | $409K |
| 836 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez, Carolina | $407K |
| 837 | Southern California University of Health Sciences | $406K |
| 838 | Augustana College | $405K |
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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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