Francis Marion University research and development spending, FY2024
- Florence, SC
- Public
- Short form filer
Francis Marion University in FY2024
$754 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #750 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 144.8%
- Rank change
- up 100
Francis Marion University reported $754 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #750 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 144.8% on FY2023's $308 thousand; its national rank was up 100 places. State and local government is its largest funding source at 53.7% ($405 thousand), followed by federal government at 37.1%. Its largest field of research is physical sciences, $435 thousand or 57.7% 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 | $274 thousand |
| FY2012 | $285 thousand |
| FY2013 | $295 thousand |
| FY2014 | $387 thousand |
| FY2015 | $289 thousand |
| FY2016 | $250 thousand |
| FY2017 | $202 thousand |
| FY2018 | $258 thousand |
| FY2019 | $362 thousand |
| FY2020 | $216 thousand |
| FY2021 | $207 thousand |
| FY2022 | $402 thousand |
| FY2023 | $308 thousand |
| FY2024 | $754 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 Francis Marion 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State and local government | $405 thousand | 53.7% | — | 396 |
| Federal government | $280 thousand | 37.1% | +22.8% | 763 |
| All other sources | $69 thousand | 9.2% | −13.8% | 368 |
| All sources | $754 thousand | 100.0% | +144.8% | 750 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields Francis Marion University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical sciences | $435 thousand | 57.7% | +302.8% | 400 |
| Life sciences | $136 thousand | 18.0% | +9.7% | 744 |
| Engineering | $99 thousand | 13.1% | +106.3% | 409 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $79 thousand | 10.5% | — | 374 |
| Social sciences | $5 thousand | 0.7% | — | 641 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Francis Marion University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Francis Marion University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 745 | San Juan Bautista School of Medicine | $778K |
| 746 | Fort Hays State University | $774K |
| 747 | Sewanee: The University of the South | $771K |
| 748 | Rollins College | $759K |
| 749 | Siena College | $755K |
| 750 | Francis Marion University | $754K |
| 751 | Eastern New Mexico University, Portales | $753K |
| 752 | Widener University, Chester | $752K |
| 753 | Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport | $750K |
| 754 | Bethune-Cookman University | $747K |
| 754 | Regis University | $747K |
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Request a demoData: 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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