Shaw University research and development spending, FY2024
- Raleigh, NC
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Shaw University in FY2024
$452 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #822 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 9.7%
- Rank change
- down 9
Shaw University reported $452 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #822 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 9.7% on FY2023's $412 thousand; its national rank was down 9 places. State and local government is its largest funding source at 62.2% ($281 thousand), followed by federal government at 37.8%. Its largest field of research is other sciences, $320 thousand or 70.8% 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. The line breaks at FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, which Shaw University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $3.0 million |
| FY2011 | $2.2 million |
| FY2012 | $1.9 million |
| FY2013 | $1.7 million |
| FY2014 | $1.5 million |
| FY2015 | $985 thousand |
| FY2016 | $514 thousand |
| FY2022 | $259 thousand |
| FY2023 | $412 thousand |
| FY2024 | $452 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 Shaw 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State and local government | $281 thousand | 62.2% | +12.4% | 429 |
| Federal government | $171 thousand | 37.8% | +5.6% | 813 |
| All sources | $452 thousand | 100.0% | +9.7% | 822 |
Fields of research
The 3 NSF research fields Shaw University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other sciences | $320 thousand | 70.8% | +11.5% | 177 |
| Computer and information sciences | $96 thousand | 21.2% | +5.5% | 430 |
| Life sciences | $36 thousand | 8.0% | +5.9% | 822 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Shaw University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Shaw University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 817 | Lewis-Clark State College | $463K |
| 817 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | $463K |
| 819 | Benedictine University | $461K |
| 820 | Bryant University | $459K |
| 820 | State University of New York at New Paltz | $459K |
| 822 | Shaw University | $452K |
| 823 | Northwest Nazarene University | $451K |
| 824 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | $446K |
| 825 | Wheaton College, Norton | $445K |
| 826 | Pitzer College | $443K |
| 827 | Cornell College | $440K |
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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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