Converse University research and development spending, FY2024
- Spartanburg, SC
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Converse University in FY2024
$371 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #852 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 81.0%
- Rank change
- up 34
Converse University reported $371 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #852 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 81.0% on FY2023's $205 thousand; its national rank was up 34 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 77.1% ($286 thousand), followed by all other sources at 15.9%. Its largest field of research is physical sciences, $289 thousand or 77.9% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2017 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 |
|---|---|
| FY2017 | $175 thousand |
| FY2018 | $235 thousand |
| FY2019 | $317 thousand |
| FY2020 | $185 thousand |
| FY2021 | $294 thousand |
| FY2022 | $254 thousand |
| FY2023 | $205 thousand |
| FY2024 | $371 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 Converse 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 | $286 thousand | 77.1% | +74.4% | 762 |
| All other sources | $59 thousand | 15.9% | +43.9% | 379 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $15 thousand | 4.0% | — | 710 |
| Institution funds | $11 thousand | 3.0% | — | 821 |
| All sources | $371 thousand | 100.0% | +81.0% | 852 |
Fields of research
The 4 NSF research fields Converse University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical sciences | $289 thousand | 77.9% | +76.2% | 448 |
| Non-S&E | $73 thousand | 19.7% | +78.0% | 637 |
| Social sciences | $7 thousand | 1.9% | — | 630 |
| Psychology | $2 thousand | 0.5% | — | 563 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Converse University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Converse University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 847 | Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College | $387K |
| 847 | Northwest Missouri State University | $387K |
| 849 | Minot State University | $384K |
| 850 | DePauw University | $373K |
| 850 | Indiana University, Southeast | $373K |
| 852 | Converse University | $371K |
| 853 | Molloy College | $361K |
| 854 | Wittenberg University | $357K |
| 855 | Transylvania University | $353K |
| 856 | Life Chiropractic College-West | $350K |
| 857 | Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania | $348K |
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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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