Southern Arkansas University research and development spending, FY2024
- Magnolia, AR
- Public
- Short form filer
Southern Arkansas University in FY2024
$263 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #883 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 38.4%
- Rank change
- down 76
Southern Arkansas University reported $263 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #883 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 38.4% on FY2023's $427 thousand; its national rank was down 76 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 69.2% ($182 thousand), followed by federal government at 28.9%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $113 thousand or 43.0% 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.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2011 | $259 thousand |
| FY2012 | $308 thousand |
| FY2013 | $298 thousand |
| FY2014 | $264 thousand |
| FY2015 | $290 thousand |
| FY2016 | $409 thousand |
| FY2017 | $520 thousand |
| FY2018 | $359 thousand |
| FY2019 | $329 thousand |
| FY2020 | $275 thousand |
| FY2021 | $611 thousand |
| FY2022 | $281 thousand |
| FY2023 | $427 thousand |
| FY2024 | $263 thousand |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 3 NSF funding sources Southern Arkansas 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 | $182 thousand | 69.2% | +5.2% | 682 |
| Federal government | $76 thousand | 28.9% | −69.8% | 858 |
| State and local government | $5 thousand | 1.9% | +150.0% | 628 |
| All sources | $263 thousand | 100.0% | −38.4% | 883 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Southern Arkansas University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $113 thousand | 43.0% | +413.6% | 766 |
| Non-S&E | $100 thousand | 38.0% | −26.5% | 609 |
| Computer and information sciences | $15 thousand | 5.7% | +15.4% | 543 |
| Engineering | $11 thousand | 4.2% | +266.7% | 478 |
| Physical sciences | $11 thousand | 4.2% | −95.5% | 676 |
| Social sciences | $7 thousand | 2.7% | — | 630 |
| Psychology | $6 thousand | 2.3% | −25.0% | 535 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Southern Arkansas University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Southern Arkansas University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 877 | Jacksonville University | $284K |
| 879 | California University of Science and Medicine | $280K |
| 879 | Centre College | $280K |
| 881 | State University of New York College, Oneonta | $275K |
| 882 | Bard College | $271K |
| 883 | Southern Arkansas University | $263K |
| 884 | Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences | $262K |
| 885 | Washington and Lee University | $259K |
| 886 | Longwood University | $256K |
| 887 | Mayville State University | $251K |
| 888 | University of Tennessee, The, Martin | $250K |
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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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