Ohio Wesleyan University research and development spending, FY2024
- Delaware, OH
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Ohio Wesleyan University in FY2024
$682 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #770 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 111.1%
- Rank change
- up 75
Ohio Wesleyan University reported $682 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #770 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 111.1% on FY2023's $323 thousand; its national rank was up 75 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 75.8% ($517 thousand), followed by institution funds at 24.2%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $605 thousand or 88.7% 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 | $335 thousand |
| FY2011 | $719 thousand |
| FY2012 | $365 thousand |
| FY2013 | $299 thousand |
| FY2014 | $334 thousand |
| FY2015 | $316 thousand |
| FY2016 | $251 thousand |
| FY2017 | $405 thousand |
| FY2018 | $509 thousand |
| FY2019 | $325 thousand |
| FY2020 | $323 thousand |
| FY2021 | $404 thousand |
| FY2022 | $267 thousand |
| FY2023 | $323 thousand |
| FY2024 | $682 thousand |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 2 NSF funding sources Ohio Wesleyan 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 | $517 thousand | 75.8% | +197.1% | 688 |
| Institution funds | $165 thousand | 24.2% | +26.9% | 693 |
| All sources | $682 thousand | 100.0% | +111.1% | 770 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields Ohio Wesleyan University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $605 thousand | 88.7% | +100.3% | 565 |
| Computer and information sciences | $54 thousand | 7.9% | — | 473 |
| Physical sciences | $19 thousand | 2.8% | +11.8% | 660 |
| Psychology | $3 thousand | 0.4% | 0.0% | 552 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1 thousand | 0.1% | 0.0% | 576 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Ohio Wesleyan University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Ohio Wesleyan University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 765 | University of West Georgia | $705K |
| 766 | Evergreen State College, The | $704K |
| 767 | Utica Univeristy | $703K |
| 768 | Susquehanna University | $700K |
| 769 | Lincoln University | $695K |
| 770 | Ohio Wesleyan University | $682K |
| 771 | Berry College | $670K |
| 771 | Salve Regina University | $670K |
| 773 | State University of New York, Old Westbury | $663K |
| 774 | East Central University | $662K |
| 775 | State University of New York, Farmingdale State College | $658K |
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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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