Kansas City University research and development spending, FY2024
- Kansas City, MO
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Kansas City University in FY2024
$653 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #776 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 138.3%
- Rank change
- up 89
Kansas City University reported $653 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #776 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 138.3% on FY2023's $274 thousand; its national rank was up 89 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 65.1% ($425 thousand), followed by institution funds at 19.9%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $653 thousand or 100.0% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 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. The line breaks at FY2012, FY2013, FY2021, FY2022, which Kansas City University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $685 thousand |
| FY2011 | $239 thousand |
| FY2014 | $396 thousand |
| FY2015 | $1.5 million |
| FY2016 | $454 thousand |
| FY2017 | $896 thousand |
| FY2018 | $251 thousand |
| FY2019 | $245 thousand |
| FY2020 | $235 thousand |
| FY2023 | $274 thousand |
| FY2024 | $653 thousand |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 4 NSF funding sources Kansas City 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 | $425 thousand | 65.1% | +156.0% | 711 |
| Institution funds | $130 thousand | 19.9% | +20.4% | 713 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $95 thousand | 14.5% | — | 562 |
| All other sources | $3 thousand | 0.5% | — | 480 |
| All sources | $653 thousand | 100.0% | +138.3% | 776 |
Fields of research
The one NSF research field Kansas City University reported in FY2024.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $653 thousand | 100.0% | +138.3% | 549 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Kansas City University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Kansas City University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 771 | Berry College | $670K |
| 771 | Salve Regina University | $670K |
| 773 | State University of New York, Old Westbury | $663K |
| 774 | East Central University | $662K |
| 775 | State University of New York, Farmingdale State College | $658K |
| 776 | Kansas City University | $653K |
| 777 | Salish Kootenai College | $647K |
| 778 | Saint Francis University | $637K |
| 779 | Georgia Gwinnett College | $633K |
| 780 | Oakwood University | $623K |
| 781 | Lake Forest College | $617K |
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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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