National University research and development spending, FY2024
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- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
National University in FY2024
$5.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #465 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- First year reported
- Rank change
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National University reported $5.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #465 of the 925 institutions in the survey. Federal government is its largest funding source at 54.3% ($2.7 million), followed by nonprofit organizations at 21.9%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $4.1 million or 80.7% 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 FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, which National University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | — | — |
| FY2011 | $3.1 million | 430 |
| FY2012 | $4.5 million | 390 |
| FY2013 | $4.5 million | 386 |
| FY2014 | $2.2 million | 476 |
| FY2015 | $2.3 million | 472 |
| FY2016 | $2.4 million | 469 |
| FY2017 | — | — |
| FY2018 | — | — |
| FY2019 | — | — |
| FY2020 | — | — |
| FY2021 | — | — |
| FY2022 | — | — |
| FY2023 | — | — |
| FY2024 | $5.0 million | 464 |
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 National 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $2.7 million | 54.3% | — | 443 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.1 million | 21.9% | — | 276 |
| Institution funds | $1.0 million | 20.4% | — | 463 |
| Business | $175 thousand | 3.5% | — | 366 |
| All sources | $5.0 million | 100.0% | — | 465 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields National University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $4.1 million | 80.7% | — | 236 |
| Psychology | $763 thousand | 15.2% | — | 227 |
| Computer and information sciences | $102 thousand | 2.0% | — | 426 |
| Life sciences | $95 thousand | 1.9% | — | 779 |
| Social sciences | $10 thousand | 0.2% | — | 615 |
Neighbours
Ranked around National University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above National University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 460 | Reed College | $5.2M |
| 461 | Rhode Island School of Design | $5.1M |
| 462 | Coastal Carolina University | $5.1M |
| 463 | Trinity College, Hartford | $5.1M |
| 464 | Austin Peay State University | $5.1M |
| 465 | National University | $5.0M |
| 466 | Carleton College | $5.0M |
| 467 | Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago | $5.0M |
| 468 | Citadel Military College of South Carolina | $5.0M |
| 469 | St. John's University, New York | $4.9M |
| 470 | Sonoma State University | $4.9M |
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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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