Pepperdine University research and development spending, FY2024
- Malibu, CA
- D/PU
- Private nonprofit
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Pepperdine University in FY2024
$10.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #367 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 2.2%
- Rank change
- down 8
Pepperdine University reported $10.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #367 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 2.2% on FY2023's $10.6 million; its national rank was down 8 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 72.3% ($7.9 million), followed by nonprofit organizations at 19.7%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $4.3 million or 39.5% 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.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $2.7 million | 441 |
| FY2011 | $1.9 million | 495 |
| FY2012 | $2.6 million | 462 |
| FY2013 | $2.4 million | 462 |
| FY2014 | $2.4 million | 461 |
| FY2015 | $2.7 million | 443 |
| FY2016 | $3.2 million | 436 |
| FY2017 | $2.4 million | 473 |
| FY2018 | $2.0 million | 511 |
| FY2019 | $2.2 million | 506 |
| FY2020 | $2.0 million | 521 |
| FY2021 | $2.7 million | 490 |
| FY2022 | $3.8 million | 458 |
| FY2023 | $10.6 million | 359 |
| FY2024 | $10.9 million | 367 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources Pepperdine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $7.9 million | 72.3% | +9.4% | 272 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $2.1 million | 19.7% | −22.7% | 215 |
| Federal government | $827 thousand | 7.6% | +22.7% | 601 |
| State and local government | $41 thousand | 0.4% | +4000.0% | 552 |
| All other sources | $4 thousand | 0.0% | −42.9% | 476 |
| All sources | $10.9 million | 100.0% | +2.2% | 367 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Pepperdine University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $4.3 million | 39.5% | +23.7% | 233 |
| Social sciences | $2.8 million | 25.4% | −1.1% | 184 |
| Life sciences | $2.4 million | 21.8% | −19.6% | 385 |
| Psychology | $1.1 million | 9.9% | +15.0% | 204 |
| Physical sciences | $151 thousand | 1.4% | +8.6% | 523 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $107 thousand | 1.0% | −50.7% | 346 |
| Other sciences | $74 thousand | 0.7% | −36.8% | 237 |
| Computer and information sciences | $33 thousand | 0.3% | +560.0% | 513 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Pepperdine University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Pepperdine University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 362 | Eastern Michigan University | $11.2M |
| 363 | Western University of Health Sciences | $11.2M |
| 364 | University of San Francisco | $11.0M |
| 365 | Arkansas State University, Jonesboro | $10.9M |
| 366 | California State University, Los Angeles | $10.9M |
| 367 | Pepperdine University | $10.9M |
| 368 | Wesleyan University | $10.8M |
| 369 | Hampton University | $10.7M |
| 370 | United States Naval Academy | $10.6M |
| 371 | DePaul University | $10.5M |
| 372 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | $10.5M |
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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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