Sewanee: The University of the South research and development spending, FY2024
- Sewanee, TN
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Sewanee: The University of the South in FY2024
$771 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #747 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 30.2%
- Rank change
- up 10
Sewanee: The University of the South reported $771 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #747 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 30.2% on FY2023's $592 thousand; its national rank was up 10 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 55.5% ($428 thousand), followed by nonprofit organizations at 24.8%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $338 thousand or 43.8% 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.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2011 | $1.0 million |
| FY2012 | $927 thousand |
| FY2013 | $1.3 million |
| FY2014 | $1.2 million |
| FY2015 | $1.1 million |
| FY2016 | $701 thousand |
| FY2017 | $714 thousand |
| FY2018 | $676 thousand |
| FY2019 | $867 thousand |
| FY2020 | $864 thousand |
| FY2021 | $668 thousand |
| FY2022 | $547 thousand |
| FY2023 | $592 thousand |
| FY2024 | $771 thousand |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 4 NSF funding sources Sewanee: The University of the South 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 | $428 thousand | 55.5% | +12.0% | 568 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $191 thousand | 24.8% | +99.0% | 469 |
| All other sources | $113 thousand | 14.7% | +16.5% | 338 |
| Federal government | $39 thousand | 5.1% | +129.4% | 882 |
| All sources | $771 thousand | 100.0% | +30.2% | 747 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Sewanee: The University of the South reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $338 thousand | 43.8% | +94.3% | 490 |
| Life sciences | $202 thousand | 26.2% | +98.0% | 705 |
| Physical sciences | $111 thousand | 14.4% | +105.6% | 561 |
| Social sciences | $66 thousand | 8.6% | +200.0% | 517 |
| Psychology | $31 thousand | 4.0% | +675.0% | 463 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $19 thousand | 2.5% | −54.8% | 487 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $4 thousand | 0.5% | — | 545 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Sewanee: The University of the South
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Sewanee: The University of the South and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 742 | Saint Michael's College | $790K |
| 743 | Ithaca College | $787K |
| 744 | Auburn University, Montgomery | $779K |
| 745 | San Juan Bautista School of Medicine | $778K |
| 746 | Fort Hays State University | $774K |
| 747 | Sewanee: The University of the South | $771K |
| 748 | Rollins College | $759K |
| 749 | Siena College | $755K |
| 750 | Francis Marion University | $754K |
| 751 | Eastern New Mexico University, Portales | $753K |
| 752 | Widener University, Chester | $752K |
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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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