Dillard University research and development spending, FY2024
- New Orleans, LA
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Dillard University in FY2024
$3.3 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #529 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 44.5%
- Rank change
- up 34
Dillard University reported $3.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #529 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 44.5% on FY2023's $2.3 million; its national rank was up 34 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 54.0% ($1.8 million), followed by institution funds at 40.0%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $1.6 million or 47.3% 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 | $8.4 million | 320 |
| FY2011 | $7.9 million | 335 |
| FY2012 | $7.4 million | 343 |
| FY2013 | $7.7 million | 337 |
| FY2014 | $6.9 million | 353 |
| FY2015 | $9.4 million | 321 |
| FY2016 | $9.6 million | 323 |
| FY2017 | $7.1 million | 356 |
| FY2018 | $6.6 million | 364 |
| FY2019 | $2.8 million | 472 |
| FY2020 | $2.5 million | 485 |
| FY2021 | $2.5 million | 499 |
| FY2022 | $2.3 million | 534 |
| FY2023 | $2.3 million | 558 |
| FY2024 | $3.3 million | 528 |
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 Dillard 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 | $1.8 million | 54.0% | +45.9% | 498 |
| Institution funds | $1.3 million | 40.0% | +39.5% | 434 |
| State and local government | $110 thousand | 3.3% | −6.0% | 499 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $88 thousand | 2.7% | — | 571 |
| All sources | $3.3 million | 100.0% | +44.5% | 529 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Dillard University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $1.6 million | 47.3% | +4.7% | 425 |
| Non-S&E | $711 thousand | 21.4% | +133.9% | 418 |
| Physical sciences | $406 thousand | 12.2% | +149.1% | 406 |
| Other sciences | $160 thousand | 4.8% | −19.2% | 209 |
| Psychology | $111 thousand | 3.3% | — | 377 |
| Engineering | $101 thousand | 3.0% | +18.8% | 408 |
| Computer and information sciences | $100 thousand | 3.0% | — | 428 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $93 thousand | 2.8% | +564.3% | 358 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $50 thousand | 1.5% | +51.5% | 450 |
| Social sciences | $17 thousand | 0.5% | +1600.0% | 597 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Dillard University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Dillard University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 524 | Fisk University | $3.4M |
| 525 | Bowdoin College | $3.4M |
| 526 | Azusa Pacific University | $3.4M |
| 527 | Pace University | $3.3M |
| 528 | Troy University | $3.3M |
| 529 | Dillard University | $3.3M |
| 530 | Northern Kentucky University | $3.3M |
| 531 | State University of New York College, Oswego | $3.2M |
| 532 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | $3.2M |
| 533 | Furman University | $3.2M |
| 534 | University of Central Arkansas | $3.1M |
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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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