Coastal Carolina University research and development spending, FY2024
- Conway, SC
- Public
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Coastal Carolina University in FY2024
$5.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #462 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 7.7%
- Rank change
- down 2
Coastal Carolina University reported $5.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #462 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 7.7% on FY2023's $4.7 million; its national rank was down 2 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 46.0% ($2.3 million), followed by institution funds at 27.6%. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $2.8 million or 55.5% 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 | $2.4 million | 452 |
| FY2011 | $2.2 million | 477 |
| FY2012 | $2.4 million | 468 |
| FY2013 | $2.5 million | 458 |
| FY2014 | $2.2 million | 475 |
| FY2015 | $1.9 million | 496 |
| FY2016 | $1.8 million | 513 |
| FY2017 | $1.9 million | 504 |
| FY2018 | $1.6 million | 538 |
| FY2019 | $2.0 million | 518 |
| FY2020 | $1.9 million | 530 |
| FY2021 | $2.2 million | 517 |
| FY2022 | $3.7 million | 461 |
| FY2023 | $4.7 million | 458 |
| FY2024 | $5.1 million | 461 |
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 Coastal Carolina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $2.3 million | 46.0% | +26.7% | 460 |
| Institution funds | $1.4 million | 27.6% | −17.1% | 428 |
| State and local government | $1.1 million | 22.2% | +12.6% | 309 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $218 thousand | 4.3% | +18.5% | 454 |
| All sources | $5.1 million | 100.0% | +7.7% | 462 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Coastal Carolina University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $2.8 million | 55.5% | +27.7% | 169 |
| Non-S&E | $732 thousand | 14.4% | −14.0% | 411 |
| Engineering | $393 thousand | 7.7% | +42.9% | 352 |
| Life sciences | $339 thousand | 6.7% | −40.7% | 639 |
| Computer and information sciences | $285 thousand | 5.6% | +37.0% | 332 |
| Physical sciences | $264 thousand | 5.2% | −5.7% | 461 |
| Social sciences | $252 thousand | 4.9% | −3.4% | 375 |
| Psychology | $1 thousand | 0.0% | −98.5% | 581 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Coastal Carolina University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Coastal Carolina University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 457 | Pomona College | $5.5M |
| 458 | Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge | $5.5M |
| 459 | University of Washington, Bothell | $5.3M |
| 460 | Reed College | $5.2M |
| 461 | Rhode Island School of Design | $5.1M |
| 462 | Coastal Carolina University | $5.1M |
| 463 | Trinity College, Hartford | $5.1M |
| 464 | Austin Peay State University | $5.1M |
| 465 | National University | $5.0M |
| 466 | Carleton College | $5.0M |
| 467 | Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago | $5.0M |
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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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