Liberty University research and development spending, FY2024
- Lynchburg, VA
- D/PU
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Liberty University in FY2024
$1.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #629 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 15.9%
- Rank change
- down 39
Liberty University reported $1.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #629 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 15.9% on FY2023's $1.9 million; its national rank was down 39 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 54.6% ($872 thousand), followed by federal government at 34.3%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $590 thousand or 36.9% 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 FY2022, which Liberty University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | — | — |
| FY2011 | — | — |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | — | — |
| FY2017 | — | — |
| FY2018 | — | — |
| FY2019 | $1.8 million | 543 |
| FY2020 | $1.9 million | 532 |
| FY2021 | $937 thousand | 603 |
| FY2022 | — | — |
| FY2023 | $1.9 million | 584 |
| FY2024 | $1.6 million | 617 |
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 Liberty 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 | $872 thousand | 54.6% | −33.7% | 488 |
| Federal government | $548 thousand | 34.3% | +3.0% | 676 |
| Business | $124 thousand | 7.8% | +158.3% | 383 |
| State and local government | $53 thousand | 3.3% | +960.0% | 544 |
| All sources | $1.6 million | 100.0% | −15.9% | 629 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Liberty University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $590 thousand | 36.9% | −19.0% | 567 |
| Engineering | $522 thousand | 32.7% | −11.2% | 335 |
| Computer and information sciences | $209 thousand | 13.1% | −43.4% | 364 |
| Non-S&E | $190 thousand | 11.9% | −11.6% | 554 |
| Social sciences | $49 thousand | 3.1% | — | 544 |
| Psychology | $36 thousand | 2.3% | — | 452 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1 thousand | 0.1% | — | 576 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Liberty University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Liberty University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 624 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | $1.7M |
| 625 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez, Gurabo | $1.7M |
| 626 | Saint John's University | $1.6M |
| 627 | University of South Carolina, Aiken | $1.6M |
| 628 | Hartford International University for Religion and Peace | $1.6M |
| 629 | Liberty University | $1.6M |
| 630 | Northland College | $1.6M |
| 631 | Pennsylvania State University, The, Altoona | $1.6M |
| 632 | St. Edward's University | $1.6M |
| 633 | Eckerd College | $1.6M |
| 634 | College of Saint Benedict | $1.5M |
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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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