Life University research and development spending, FY2024
- Marietta, GA
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Life University in FY2024
$224 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #894 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 9.7%
- Rank change
- down 20
Life University reported $224 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #894 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 9.7% on FY2023's $248 thousand; its national rank was down 20 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 71.9% ($161 thousand), followed by business at 18.8%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $224 thousand or 100.0% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2016 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 |
|---|---|
| FY2016 | $151 thousand |
| FY2017 | $179 thousand |
| FY2018 | $176 thousand |
| FY2019 | $207 thousand |
| FY2020 | $429 thousand |
| FY2021 | $364 thousand |
| FY2022 | $419 thousand |
| FY2023 | $248 thousand |
| FY2024 | $224 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 Life 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 | $161 thousand | 71.9% | +29.8% | 697 |
| Business | $42 thousand | 18.8% | −2.3% | 456 |
| All other sources | $15 thousand | 6.7% | −21.1% | 440 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $6 thousand | 2.7% | −90.3% | 735 |
| All sources | $224 thousand | 100.0% | −9.7% | 894 |
Fields of research
The one NSF research field Life University reported in FY2024.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $224 thousand | 100.0% | −9.7% | 695 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Life University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Life University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 889 | Rogers State University | $245K |
| 890 | Fuller Theological Seminary | $242K |
| 891 | University of North Alabama | $234K |
| 892 | Concordia College, Moorhead | $233K |
| 893 | Indiana University, East | $228K |
| 894 | Life University | $224K |
| 895 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | $223K |
| 895 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez, Cupey | $223K |
| 897 | State University of New York, Purchase College | $217K |
| 898 | Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College | $213K |
| 899 | Delta State University | $212K |
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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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