Columbus State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Columbus, GA
- Public
- Short form filer
Columbus State University in FY2024
$549 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #793 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 98.9%
- Rank change
- up 71
Columbus State University reported $549 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #793 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 98.9% on FY2023's $276 thousand; its national rank was up 71 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 74.9% ($411 thousand), followed by nonprofit organizations at 21.1%. Its largest field of research is computer and information sciences, $373 thousand or 67.9% 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. The line breaks at FY2013, FY2014, FY2015, FY2016, FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, which Columbus State University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2011 | $1.8 million |
| FY2012 | $1.4 million |
| FY2020 | $261 thousand |
| FY2021 | $206 thousand |
| FY2022 | $271 thousand |
| FY2023 | $276 thousand |
| FY2024 | $549 thousand |
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 Columbus State 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 | $411 thousand | 74.9% | +95.7% | 716 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $116 thousand | 21.1% | +84.1% | 543 |
| Institution funds | $21 thousand | 3.8% | +600.0% | 804 |
| State and local government | $1 thousand | 0.2% | — | 655 |
| All sources | $549 thousand | 100.0% | +98.9% | 793 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields Columbus State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and information sciences | $373 thousand | 67.9% | +108.4% | 309 |
| Life sciences | $128 thousand | 23.3% | +60.0% | 750 |
| Non-S&E | $25 thousand | 4.6% | +733.3% | 689 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $22 thousand | 4.0% | +144.4% | 480 |
| Social sciences | $1 thousand | 0.2% | −50.0% | 657 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Columbus State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Columbus State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 788 | Whitworth University | $571K |
| 789 | Jacksonville State University | $569K |
| 790 | St. Norbert College | $557K |
| 791 | Truman State University | $551K |
| 792 | Sonoran University of Health Sciences | $550K |
| 793 | Columbus State University | $549K |
| 794 | Truckee Meadows Community College | $548K |
| 795 | Colorado Mesa University | $541K |
| 796 | Salus University | $540K |
| 797 | Dordt University | $533K |
| 798 | Elmhurst University | $526K |
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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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