Dordt University research and development spending, FY2024
- Sioux Center, IA
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Dordt University in FY2024
$533 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #797 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 25.1%
- Rank change
- down 62
Dordt University reported $533 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #797 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 25.1% on FY2023's $712 thousand; its national rank was down 62 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 89.1% ($475 thousand), followed by institution funds at 8.1%. Its largest field of research is mathematics and statistics, $199 thousand or 37.3% 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 | $641 thousand |
| FY2018 | $848 thousand |
| FY2019 | $920 thousand |
| FY2020 | $1.1 million |
| FY2021 | $696 thousand |
| FY2022 | $679 thousand |
| FY2023 | $712 thousand |
| FY2024 | $533 thousand |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 3 NSF funding sources Dordt 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 | $475 thousand | 89.1% | −18.2% | 699 |
| Institution funds | $43 thousand | 8.1% | −20.4% | 775 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $15 thousand | 2.8% | −75.0% | 710 |
| All sources | $533 thousand | 100.0% | −25.1% | 797 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Dordt University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics and statistics | $199 thousand | 37.3% | −26.3% | 282 |
| Physical sciences | $181 thousand | 34.0% | −7.7% | 505 |
| Non-S&E | $54 thousand | 10.1% | +38.5% | 658 |
| Engineering | $48 thousand | 9.0% | — | 446 |
| Life sciences | $30 thousand | 5.6% | −81.8% | 826 |
| Social sciences | $13 thousand | 2.4% | −69.0% | 607 |
| Other sciences | $8 thousand | 1.5% | — | 295 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Dordt University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Dordt University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 799 | Rider University | $524K |
| 800 | Canisius University | $521K |
| 800 | Luther College | $521K |
| 802 | Southwestern Oklahoma State University | $512K |
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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