Southern College of Optometry research and development spending, FY2024
- Memphis, TN
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Southern College of Optometry in FY2024
$1.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #686 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 290.6%
- Rank change
- up 175
Southern College of Optometry reported $1.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #686 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 290.6% on FY2023's $288 thousand; its national rank was up 175 places. Business is its largest funding source at 98.7% ($1.1 million), followed by federal government at 0.9%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $1.1 million or 99.1% 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 FY2021, FY2022, which Southern College of Optometry did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2011 | $392 thousand |
| FY2012 | $233 thousand |
| FY2013 | $163 thousand |
| FY2014 | $342 thousand |
| FY2015 | $313 thousand |
| FY2016 | $212 thousand |
| FY2017 | $272 thousand |
| FY2018 | $231 thousand |
| FY2019 | $212 thousand |
| FY2020 | $446 thousand |
| FY2023 | $288 thousand |
| FY2024 | $1.1 million |
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 College of Optometry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | $1.1 million | 98.7% | +344.0% | 224 |
| Federal government | $10 thousand | 0.9% | +100.0% | 894 |
| Institution funds | $5 thousand | 0.4% | — | 829 |
| All sources | $1.1 million | 100.0% | +290.6% | 686 |
Fields of research
The 2 NSF research fields Southern College of Optometry reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $1.1 million | 99.1% | +287.2% | 473 |
| Non-S&E | $10 thousand | 0.9% | — | 717 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Southern College of Optometry
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Southern College of Optometry and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 681 | Gettysburg College | $1.2M |
| 682 | State University of New York Cobleskill | $1.1M |
| 683 | La Salle University | $1.1M |
| 684 | Indiana State University | $1.1M |
| 685 | Montana State University, Billings | $1.1M |
| 686 | Southern College of Optometry | $1.1M |
| 687 | Nicholls State University | $1.1M |
| 688 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | $1.1M |
| 689 | Denison University | $1.1M |
| 690 | Connecticut College | $1.1M |
| 691 | Louisiana State University, Shreveport | $1.1M |
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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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