Luther College research and development spending, FY2024
- Decorah, IA
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Luther College in FY2024
$521 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #800 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 140.1%
- Rank change
- up 84
Luther College reported $521 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #800 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 140.1% on FY2023's $217 thousand; its national rank was up 84 places. Nonprofit organizations is its largest funding source at 43.8% ($228 thousand), followed by institution funds at 39.9%. Its largest field of research is psychology, $182 thousand or 34.9% 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 | $342 thousand |
| FY2011 | $425 thousand |
| FY2012 | $464 thousand |
| FY2013 | $268 thousand |
| FY2014 | $499 thousand |
| FY2015 | $582 thousand |
| FY2016 | $751 thousand |
| FY2017 | $838 thousand |
| FY2018 | $685 thousand |
| FY2019 | $451 thousand |
| FY2020 | $365 thousand |
| FY2021 | $289 thousand |
| FY2022 | $212 thousand |
| FY2023 | $217 thousand |
| FY2024 | $521 thousand |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources Luther College 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofit organizations | $228 thousand | 43.8% | +385.1% | 446 |
| Institution funds | $208 thousand | 39.9% | +110.1% | 661 |
| Federal government | $51 thousand | 9.8% | −28.2% | 878 |
| State and local government | $32 thousand | 6.1% | — | 563 |
| All other sources | $2 thousand | 0.4% | — | 485 |
| All sources | $521 thousand | 100.0% | +140.1% | 800 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields Luther College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | $182 thousand | 34.9% | +857.9% | 343 |
| Life sciences | $151 thousand | 29.0% | +184.9% | 733 |
| Physical sciences | $79 thousand | 15.2% | −16.8% | 588 |
| Non-S&E | $62 thousand | 11.9% | +106.7% | 648 |
| Social sciences | $35 thousand | 6.7% | +169.2% | 556 |
| Computer and information sciences | $12 thousand | 2.3% | +500.0% | 552 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Luther College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Luther College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking, and the one institution tied with it — a shared rank is a real tie in NSF's data, not a rounding artefact.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 795 | Colorado Mesa University | $541K |
| 796 | Salus University | $540K |
| 797 | Dordt University | $533K |
| 798 | Elmhurst University | $526K |
| 799 | Rider University | $524K |
| 800 | Luther College | $521K |
| 800 | Canisius University | $521K |
| 802 | Southwestern Oklahoma State University | $512K |
| 802 | University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla | $512K |
| 804 | Palo Alto University | $509K |
| 805 | McNeese State University | $502K |
| 806 | Ouachita Baptist University | $501K |
Keep looking
Where this institution sits
Related rankings
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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