Johnson C. Smith University research and development spending, FY2024
- Charlotte, NC
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Johnson C. Smith University in FY2024
$936 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #708 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 41.6%
- Rank change
- down 95
Johnson C. Smith University reported $936 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #708 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 41.6% on FY2023's $1.6 million; its national rank was down 95 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 97.8% ($915 thousand), followed by nonprofit organizations at 2.2%. Its largest field of research is computer and information sciences, $350 thousand or 37.4% 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 | — | — |
| FY2011 | — | — |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | $2.1 million | 490 |
| FY2017 | $2.3 million | 481 |
| FY2018 | $2.5 million | 486 |
| FY2019 | $2.1 million | 507 |
| FY2020 | $2.5 million | 486 |
| FY2021 | $2.6 million | 497 |
| FY2022 | $2.7 million | 512 |
| FY2023 | $1.6 million | 604 |
| FY2024 | $936 thousand | 668 |
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 Johnson C. Smith 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 | $915 thousand | 97.8% | −41.1% | 589 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $21 thousand | 2.2% | — | 684 |
| All sources | $936 thousand | 100.0% | −41.6% | 708 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields Johnson C. Smith University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and information sciences | $350 thousand | 37.4% | +714.0% | 313 |
| Non-S&E | $249 thousand | 26.6% | −78.4% | 523 |
| Life sciences | $115 thousand | 12.3% | +17.3% | 763 |
| Physical sciences | $107 thousand | 11.4% | — | 565 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $103 thousand | 11.0% | −66.6% | 414 |
| Social sciences | $12 thousand | 1.3% | — | 611 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Johnson C. Smith University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Johnson C. Smith University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 703 | University of Tampa, The | $994K |
| 704 | Stetson University | $985K |
| 705 | Loyola University New Orleans | $982K |
| 706 | Central Connecticut State University | $966K |
| 707 | Bridgewater State University | $941K |
| 708 | Johnson C. Smith University | $936K |
| 709 | Plymouth State University | $934K |
| 710 | Augsburg University | $925K |
| 711 | University of Minnesota, Rochester | $921K |
| 712 | Valparaiso University | $918K |
| 713 | Minerva University | $916K |
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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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