Des Moines University research and development spending, FY2024
- Des Moines, IA
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Des Moines University in FY2024
$3.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #500 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 1.1%
- Rank change
- down 16
Des Moines University reported $3.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #500 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 1.1% on FY2023's $3.9 million; its national rank was down 16 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 86.4% ($3.4 million), followed by federal government at 10.3%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $3.6 million or 92.8% 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. The line breaks at FY2012, FY2013, FY2015, which Des Moines University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $855 thousand | 535 |
| FY2011 | $924 thousand | 570 |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | $929 thousand | 560 |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | $1.4 million | 545 |
| FY2017 | $1.4 million | 545 |
| FY2018 | $1.4 million | 555 |
| FY2019 | $2.0 million | 528 |
| FY2020 | $5.0 million | 396 |
| FY2021 | $5.2 million | 402 |
| FY2022 | $5.3 million | 421 |
| FY2023 | $3.9 million | 482 |
| FY2024 | $3.9 million | 499 |
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 Des Moines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $3.4 million | 86.4% | +4.2% | 354 |
| Federal government | $402 thousand | 10.3% | −27.7% | 721 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $107 thousand | 2.8% | −25.7% | 550 |
| Business | $18 thousand | 0.5% | — | 497 |
| All sources | $3.9 million | 100.0% | −1.1% | 500 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields Des Moines University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $3.6 million | 92.8% | +1.4% | 347 |
| Social sciences | $134 thousand | 3.4% | −45.5% | 454 |
| Non-S&E | $118 thousand | 3.0% | +3.5% | 595 |
| Physical sciences | $17 thousand | 0.4% | — | 666 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $6 thousand | 0.2% | −50.0% | 511 |
| Engineering | $5 thousand | 0.1% | — | 490 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Des Moines University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Des Moines University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 495 | Fayetteville State University | $3.9M |
| 496 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | $3.9M |
| 497 | Alabama State University | $3.9M |
| 498 | Harvey Mudd College | $3.9M |
| 499 | Whitman College | $3.9M |
| 500 | Des Moines University | $3.9M |
| 501 | Lake Superior State University | $3.9M |
| 502 | California State University, Channel Islands | $3.9M |
| 503 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | $3.8M |
| 504 | Purdue University, Fort Wayne | $3.8M |
| 505 | Hawaii Pacific University | $3.8M |
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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