Northwestern State University of Louisiana research and development spending, FY2024
- Natchitoches, LA
- Public
- Standard form filer
Northwestern State University of Louisiana in FY2024
$798 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #738 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 39.7%
- Rank change
- down 90
Northwestern State University of Louisiana reported $798 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #738 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 39.7% on FY2023's $1.3 million; its national rank was down 90 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 77.4% ($618 thousand), followed by institution funds at 20.9%. Its largest field of research is other sciences, $785 thousand or 98.4% 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 FY2015, which Northwestern State University of Louisiana did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $1.5 million | 501 |
| FY2011 | $1.2 million | 554 |
| FY2012 | $1.1 million | 545 |
| FY2013 | $1.0 million | 551 |
| FY2014 | $792 thousand | 566 |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | $1.6 million | 524 |
| FY2017 | $1.4 million | 551 |
| FY2018 | $1.6 million | 540 |
| FY2019 | $2.1 million | 516 |
| FY2020 | $1.9 million | 527 |
| FY2021 | $1.7 million | 559 |
| FY2022 | $1.8 million | 566 |
| FY2023 | $1.3 million | 633 |
| FY2024 | $798 thousand | 675 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 3 NSF funding sources Northwestern State University of Louisiana 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 | $618 thousand | 77.4% | −9.1% | 649 |
| Institution funds | $167 thousand | 20.9% | −72.0% | 691 |
| State and local government | $13 thousand | 1.6% | −71.7% | 607 |
| All sources | $798 thousand | 100.0% | −39.7% | 738 |
Fields of research
The 2 NSF research fields Northwestern State University of Louisiana reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other sciences | $785 thousand | 98.4% | −38.5% | 130 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $13 thousand | 1.6% | −71.7% | 499 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Northwestern State University of Louisiana and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 733 | Simmons University | $814K |
| 734 | College of the Holy Cross | $813K |
| 735 | William Paterson University | $808K |
| 736 | Southwestern University | $804K |
| 737 | Lawrence University | $803K |
| 738 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | $798K |
| 739 | Alverno College | $796K |
| 739 | Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico | $796K |
| 741 | Fairleigh Dickinson University | $793K |
| 742 | Saint Michael's College | $790K |
| 743 | Ithaca College | $787K |
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Request a demoData: 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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