Drake University research and development spending, FY2024
- Des Moines, IA
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- Private nonprofit
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Drake University in FY2024
$1.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #639 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 13.9%
- Rank change
- down 39
Drake University reported $1.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #639 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 13.9% on FY2023's $1.7 million; its national rank was down 39 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 63.0% ($936 thousand), followed by institution funds at 19.1%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $851 thousand or 57.3% 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. The line breaks at FY2012, FY2014, FY2015, FY2020, which Drake University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $1.0 million | 525 |
| FY2011 | $966 thousand | 567 |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | $918 thousand | 556 |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | $1.6 million | 532 |
| FY2017 | $1.2 million | 566 |
| FY2018 | $1.1 million | 580 |
| FY2019 | $865 thousand | 600 |
| FY2020 | — | — |
| FY2021 | $1.5 million | 568 |
| FY2022 | $1.7 million | 577 |
| FY2023 | $1.7 million | 592 |
| FY2024 | $1.5 million | 626 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 6 NSF funding sources Drake 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 | $936 thousand | 63.0% | −1.9% | 586 |
| Institution funds | $283 thousand | 19.1% | −16.8% | 621 |
| State and local government | $161 thousand | 10.8% | −56.3% | 473 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $78 thousand | 5.3% | +200.0% | 584 |
| Business | $25 thousand | 1.7% | −26.5% | 480 |
| All other sources | $2 thousand | 0.1% | 0.0% | 485 |
| All sources | $1.5 million | 100.0% | −13.9% | 639 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Drake University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $851 thousand | 57.3% | −12.0% | 397 |
| Life sciences | $347 thousand | 23.4% | −28.6% | 636 |
| Physical sciences | $136 thousand | 9.2% | −13.9% | 532 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $64 thousand | 4.3% | −25.6% | 391 |
| Social sciences | $56 thousand | 3.8% | +300.0% | 527 |
| Psychology | $25 thousand | 1.7% | +316.7% | 471 |
| Computer and information sciences | $6 thousand | 0.4% | −14.3% | 579 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Drake University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Drake University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 634 | College of Saint Benedict | $1.5M |
| 635 | University of Hawaii Maui College | $1.5M |
| 636 | City University of New York, The, York College | $1.5M |
| 637 | St. Olaf College | $1.5M |
| 638 | West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine | $1.5M |
| 639 | Drake University | $1.5M |
| 640 | Saint Mary's University of Minnesota | $1.5M |
| 641 | Willamette University | $1.5M |
| 642 | Kenyon College | $1.5M |
| 642 | National University of Natural Medicine | $1.5M |
| 644 | State University of New York College, Plattsburgh | $1.5M |
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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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