Lipscomb University research and development spending, FY2024
- Nashville, TN
- D/PU
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Lipscomb University in FY2024
$2.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #595 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 3.3%
- Rank change
- down 9
Lipscomb University reported $2.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #595 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 3.3% on FY2023's $1.9 million; its national rank was down 9 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 84.8% ($1.7 million), followed by federal government at 12.2%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $1.3 million or 63.1% 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 Lipscomb 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 | — | — |
| FY2020 | $307 thousand | 617 |
| FY2021 | $321 thousand | 616 |
| FY2022 | — | — |
| FY2023 | $1.9 million | 580 |
| FY2024 | $2.0 million | 587 |
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 Lipscomb 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 | $1.7 million | 84.8% | +8.6% | 414 |
| Federal government | $245 thousand | 12.2% | −20.7% | 777 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $33 thousand | 1.6% | −43.1% | 653 |
| Business | $27 thousand | 1.3% | +237.5% | 479 |
| All sources | $2.0 million | 100.0% | +3.3% | 595 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields Lipscomb University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $1.3 million | 63.1% | −11.1% | 355 |
| Life sciences | $623 thousand | 31.0% | +73.1% | 558 |
| Engineering | $113 thousand | 5.6% | −26.1% | 402 |
| Psychology | $6 thousand | 0.3% | — | 535 |
| Physical sciences | $1 thousand | 0.0% | −83.3% | 699 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Lipscomb University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Lipscomb University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 590 | Emerson College | $2.1M |
| 591 | Bates College | $2.1M |
| 592 | United States Coast Guard Academy | $2.1M |
| 593 | Ferris State University | $2.0M |
| 594 | University of Michigan, Flint | $2.0M |
| 595 | Lipscomb University | $2.0M |
| 596 | Nevada State University | $2.0M |
| 597 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | $2.0M |
| 598 | Marshall B. Ketchum University | $1.9M |
| 599 | Macalester College | $1.9M |
| 600 | University of Hartford | $1.9M |
Keep looking
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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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