College of Charleston research and development spending, FY2024
- Charleston, SC
- Public
- Standard form filer
College of Charleston in FY2024
$8.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #389 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 19.8%
- Rank change
- up 11
College of Charleston reported $8.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #389 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 19.8% on FY2023's $7.2 million; its national rank was up 11 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 65.8% ($5.7 million), followed by institution funds at 17.7%. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $3.2 million or 37.3% 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 | $14.2 million | 284 |
| FY2011 | $8.3 million | 332 |
| FY2012 | $9.6 million | 315 |
| FY2013 | $10.2 million | 308 |
| FY2014 | $10.0 million | 307 |
| FY2015 | $10.6 million | 306 |
| FY2016 | $10.2 million | 320 |
| FY2017 | $8.9 million | 328 |
| FY2018 | $7.4 million | 354 |
| FY2019 | $7.6 million | 354 |
| FY2020 | $5.7 million | 389 |
| FY2021 | $6.4 million | 376 |
| FY2022 | $6.4 million | 390 |
| FY2023 | $7.2 million | 400 |
| FY2024 | $8.7 million | 389 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 6 NSF funding sources College of Charleston 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 | $5.7 million | 65.8% | +13.1% | 353 |
| Institution funds | $1.5 million | 17.7% | +19.5% | 423 |
| State and local government | $701 thousand | 8.1% | +155.8% | 345 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $518 thousand | 6.0% | −9.3% | 348 |
| Business | $119 thousand | 1.4% | +85.9% | 388 |
| All other sources | $90 thousand | 1.0% | +8900.0% | 353 |
| All sources | $8.7 million | 100.0% | +19.8% | 389 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields College of Charleston reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $3.2 million | 37.3% | +49.6% | 160 |
| Physical sciences | $1.3 million | 14.4% | +62.9% | 284 |
| Life sciences | $1.2 million | 14.1% | −27.1% | 459 |
| Non-S&E | $1.0 million | 11.9% | +0.8% | 375 |
| Engineering | $911 thousand | 10.5% | +56.3% | 293 |
| Social sciences | $368 thousand | 4.2% | −14.2% | 333 |
| Psychology | $265 thousand | 3.1% | +320.6% | 310 |
| Computer and information sciences | $261 thousand | 3.0% | −38.0% | 340 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $125 thousand | 1.4% | +14.7% | 330 |
Neighbours
Ranked around College of Charleston
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above College of Charleston and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 384 | Texas Woman's University | $9.0M |
| 385 | Southern University and A&M College, Agricultural Research and Extension Center | $9.0M |
| 386 | California State University, Chico | $8.9M |
| 387 | Middle Tennessee State University | $8.7M |
| 388 | Amherst College | $8.7M |
| 389 | College of Charleston | $8.7M |
| 390 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | $8.5M |
| 391 | University of Northern Colorado | $8.5M |
| 392 | California State University, Bakersfield | $8.5M |
| 393 | Lawrence Technological University | $8.4M |
| 394 | Pacific University | $8.4M |
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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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