LeTourneau University research and development spending, FY2024
- Longview, TX
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
LeTourneau University in FY2024
$198 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #906 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 13.1%
- Rank change
- down 12
LeTourneau University reported $198 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #906 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 13.1% on FY2023's $175 thousand; its national rank was down 12 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 40.4% ($80 thousand), followed by nonprofit organizations at 28.3%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $135 thousand or 68.2% 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.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $773 thousand |
| FY2011 | $796 thousand |
| FY2012 | $712 thousand |
| FY2013 | $532 thousand |
| FY2014 | $755 thousand |
| FY2015 | $861 thousand |
| FY2016 | $939 thousand |
| FY2017 | $805 thousand |
| FY2018 | $737 thousand |
| FY2019 | $239 thousand |
| FY2020 | $271 thousand |
| FY2021 | $346 thousand |
| FY2022 | $239 thousand |
| FY2023 | $175 thousand |
| FY2024 | $198 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 LeTourneau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $80 thousand | 40.4% | +15.9% | 739 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $56 thousand | 28.3% | +1766.7% | 609 |
| Federal government | $47 thousand | 23.7% | −46.6% | 879 |
| Business | $15 thousand | 7.6% | 0.0% | 500 |
| All sources | $198 thousand | 100.0% | +13.1% | 906 |
Fields of research
The 4 NSF research fields LeTourneau University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $135 thousand | 68.2% | −21.5% | 395 |
| Physical sciences | $57 thousand | 28.8% | +1800.0% | 614 |
| Non-S&E | $4 thousand | 2.0% | — | 730 |
| Life sciences | $2 thousand | 1.0% | — | 851 |
Neighbours
Ranked around LeTourneau University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above LeTourneau University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 901 | Oral Roberts University | $205K |
| 901 | University of Evansville | $205K |
| 903 | Whittier College | $202K |
| 904 | Montana State University, Northern | $200K |
| 904 | University of Southern Indiana | $200K |
| 906 | LeTourneau University | $198K |
| 907 | California State University, System Office | $197K |
| 908 | Maryland Institute College of Art | $196K |
| 908 | University of Lynchburg | $196K |
| 910 | College of Southern Nevada | $190K |
| 911 | Carthage College | $188K |
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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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