Doane University research and development spending, FY2024
- Crete, NE
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Doane University in FY2024
$345 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #858 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 7.8%
- Rank change
- down 32
Doane University reported $345 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #858 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 7.8% on FY2023's $374 thousand; its national rank was down 32 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 94.5% ($326 thousand), followed by institution funds at 5.5%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $187 thousand or 54.2% 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.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2011 | $1.0 million |
| FY2012 | $678 thousand |
| FY2013 | $1.5 million |
| FY2014 | $1.0 million |
| FY2015 | $474 thousand |
| FY2016 | $765 thousand |
| FY2017 | $1.1 million |
| FY2018 | $1.1 million |
| FY2019 | $1.1 million |
| FY2020 | $896 thousand |
| FY2021 | $699 thousand |
| FY2022 | $502 thousand |
| FY2023 | $374 thousand |
| FY2024 | $345 thousand |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 2 NSF funding sources Doane 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 | $326 thousand | 94.5% | +9.0% | 745 |
| Institution funds | $19 thousand | 5.5% | −74.7% | 809 |
| All sources | $345 thousand | 100.0% | −7.8% | 858 |
Fields of research
The 4 NSF research fields Doane University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $187 thousand | 54.2% | −3.6% | 710 |
| Physical sciences | $104 thousand | 30.1% | +52.9% | 570 |
| Computer and information sciences | $30 thousand | 8.7% | −34.8% | 516 |
| Engineering | $24 thousand | 7.0% | −51.0% | 464 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Doane University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Doane University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 858 | Doane University | $345K |
| 859 | Austin College | $344K |
| 860 | Indiana University, Northwest | $342K |
| 861 | Arkansas Colleges of Health Education | $327K |
| 862 | Gordon College | $317K |
| 863 | University of Maine at Augusta | $312K |
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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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