Oakwood University research and development spending, FY2024
- Huntsville, AL
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Oakwood University in FY2024
$623 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #780 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 45.9%
- Rank change
- up 27
Oakwood University reported $623 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #780 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 45.9% on FY2023's $427 thousand; its national rank was up 27 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 91.3% ($569 thousand), followed by business at 5.9%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $447 thousand or 71.7% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2012 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 |
|---|---|
| FY2012 | $724 thousand |
| FY2013 | $1.1 million |
| FY2014 | $965 thousand |
| FY2015 | $1.1 million |
| FY2016 | $966 thousand |
| FY2017 | $866 thousand |
| FY2018 | $766 thousand |
| FY2019 | $666 thousand |
| FY2020 | $538 thousand |
| FY2021 | $474 thousand |
| FY2022 | $340 thousand |
| FY2023 | $427 thousand |
| FY2024 | $623 thousand |
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 Oakwood 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 | $569 thousand | 91.3% | +53.4% | 666 |
| Business | $37 thousand | 5.9% | — | 459 |
| Institution funds | $17 thousand | 2.7% | +70.0% | 813 |
| All sources | $623 thousand | 100.0% | +45.9% | 780 |
Fields of research
The 4 NSF research fields Oakwood University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $447 thousand | 71.7% | +871.7% | 343 |
| Physical sciences | $135 thousand | 21.7% | — | 534 |
| Other sciences | $30 thousand | 4.8% | −78.6% | 260 |
| Life sciences | $11 thousand | 1.8% | −94.1% | 841 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Oakwood University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Oakwood University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 775 | State University of New York, Farmingdale State College | $658K |
| 776 | Kansas City University | $653K |
| 777 | Salish Kootenai College | $647K |
| 778 | Saint Francis University | $637K |
| 779 | Georgia Gwinnett College | $633K |
| 780 | Oakwood University | $623K |
| 781 | Lake Forest College | $617K |
| 782 | Fairmont State University | $610K |
| 783 | Oglala Lakota College | $594K |
| 784 | University of Minnesota, Morris | $593K |
| 785 | Barry University | $586K |
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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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