Ouachita Baptist University research and development spending, FY2024
- Arkadelphia, AR
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Ouachita Baptist University in FY2024
$501 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #806 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 32.5%
- Rank change
- up 16
Ouachita Baptist University reported $501 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #806 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 32.5% on FY2023's $378 thousand; its national rank was up 16 places. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $501 thousand or 100.0% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2011 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. The line breaks at FY2015, FY2016, FY2017, which Ouachita Baptist University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2011 | $224 thousand |
| FY2012 | $257 thousand |
| FY2013 | $234 thousand |
| FY2014 | $227 thousand |
| FY2018 | $368 thousand |
| FY2019 | $318 thousand |
| FY2020 | $268 thousand |
| FY2021 | $217 thousand |
| FY2022 | $309 thousand |
| FY2023 | $378 thousand |
| FY2024 | $501 thousand |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The one NSF funding source Ouachita Baptist University reported in FY2024. The share is of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.
| Source | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $501 thousand | 100.0% | +32.5% | 692 |
| All sources | $501 thousand | 100.0% | +32.5% | 806 |
Fields of research
The one NSF research field Ouachita Baptist University reported in FY2024.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $501 thousand | 100.0% | +150.5% | 584 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Ouachita Baptist University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Ouachita Baptist University 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 800 | Luther College | $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 |
| 806 | University of Houston-Victoria | $501K |
| 808 | Wabash College | $494K |
| 809 | Western Connecticut State University | $490K |
| 810 | University of Minnesota, Crookston | $489K |
| 811 | Grambling State University | $486K |
| 811 | Moravian University | $486K |
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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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