Centre College research and development spending, FY2024
- Danville, KY
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Centre College in FY2024
$280 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #879 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 20.7%
- Rank change
- down 1
Centre College reported $280 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #879 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 20.7% on FY2023's $232 thousand; its national rank was down 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 94.3% ($264 thousand), followed by institution funds at 5.7%. Its largest field of research is physical sciences, $204 thousand or 72.9% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2011 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 |
|---|---|
| FY2011 | $478 thousand |
| FY2012 | $622 thousand |
| FY2013 | $594 thousand |
| FY2014 | $698 thousand |
| FY2015 | $627 thousand |
| FY2016 | $537 thousand |
| FY2017 | $498 thousand |
| FY2018 | $495 thousand |
| FY2019 | $506 thousand |
| FY2020 | $376 thousand |
| FY2021 | $265 thousand |
| FY2022 | $314 thousand |
| FY2023 | $232 thousand |
| FY2024 | $280 thousand |
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 Centre 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 | $264 thousand | 94.3% | +29.4% | 771 |
| Institution funds | $16 thousand | 5.7% | −42.9% | 815 |
| All sources | $280 thousand | 100.0% | +20.7% | 879 |
Fields of research
The 3 NSF research fields Centre College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical sciences | $204 thousand | 72.9% | +35.1% | 493 |
| Non-S&E | $60 thousand | 21.4% | — | 649 |
| Other sciences | $16 thousand | 5.7% | −42.9% | 270 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Centre College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Centre 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 874 | Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine | $296K |
| 875 | Taylor University | $292K |
| 876 | Indiana University, Kokomo | $288K |
| 877 | Dickinson State University | $284K |
| 877 | Jacksonville University | $284K |
| 879 | Centre College | $280K |
| 879 | California University of Science and Medicine | $280K |
| 881 | State University of New York College, Oneonta | $275K |
| 882 | Bard College | $271K |
| 883 | Southern Arkansas University | $263K |
| 884 | Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences | $262K |
| 885 | Washington and Lee University | $259K |
Keep looking
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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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