La Sierra University research and development spending, FY2024
- Riverside, CA
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
La Sierra University in FY2024
$2.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #560 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 7.7%
- Rank change
- down 10
La Sierra University reported $2.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #560 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 7.7% on FY2023's $2.5 million; its national rank was down 10 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 42.7% ($1.1 million), followed by institution funds at 29.4%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $2.6 million or 96.4% 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. The line breaks at FY2012, FY2013, which La Sierra University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | — | — |
| FY2011 | $732 thousand | 591 |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | $1.1 million | 555 |
| FY2015 | $1.2 million | 551 |
| FY2016 | $1.3 million | 559 |
| FY2017 | $2.2 million | 486 |
| FY2018 | $2.2 million | 499 |
| FY2019 | $1.6 million | 560 |
| FY2020 | $1.6 million | 549 |
| FY2021 | $1.5 million | 567 |
| FY2022 | $2.2 million | 535 |
| FY2023 | $2.5 million | 546 |
| FY2024 | $2.7 million | 556 |
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 La Sierra 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 | $1.1 million | 42.7% | +7.7% | 554 |
| Institution funds | $790 thousand | 29.4% | +7.6% | 499 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $750 thousand | 27.9% | +7.8% | 304 |
| All sources | $2.7 million | 100.0% | +7.7% | 560 |
Fields of research
The 3 NSF research fields La Sierra University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $2.6 million | 96.4% | +7.7% | 284 |
| Psychology | $88 thousand | 3.3% | +7.3% | 396 |
| Life sciences | $9 thousand | 0.3% | +12.5% | 843 |
Neighbours
Ranked around La Sierra University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above La Sierra University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 555 | Central Washington University | $2.8M |
| 556 | Marymount University | $2.7M |
| 557 | City University of New York system office | $2.7M |
| 558 | Chicago State University | $2.7M |
| 559 | Youngstown State University | $2.7M |
| 560 | La Sierra University | $2.7M |
| 561 | Lafayette College | $2.7M |
| 562 | University of Texas of the Permian Basin, The | $2.7M |
| 563 | Quinnipiac University | $2.7M |
| 564 | Black Hills State University | $2.6M |
| 565 | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | $2.6M |
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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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