Southern Utah University research and development spending, FY2024

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Southern Utah University in FY2024

$1.9 million

spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey

National rank
#605 of 925
Change on FY2023
up 50.7%
Rank change
up 50

Southern Utah University reported $1.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #605 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 50.7% on FY2023's $1.3 million; its national rank was up 50 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 70.2% ($1.3 million), followed by institution funds at 16.1%. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $1.0 million or 53.6% of the total.

Over time

Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024

Southern Utah University research and development expenditures, FY2011 to FY2024A line from $241 thousand in FY2011 to $1.9 million in FY2024, broken across 12 unreported years. Every plotted figure is in the table below.$0$474K$949K$1.4M$1.9MFY2011FY2024

Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series. The line breaks at FY2012, FY2013, FY2014, FY2015, FY2016, FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, which Southern Utah University did not report.

Year-by-year figures
Southern Utah University research and development expenditures by fiscal year, NSF HERD.
Fiscal yearR&D expenditureRank in series
FY2010
FY2011$241 thousand625
FY2012
FY2013
FY2014
FY2015
FY2016
FY2017
FY2018
FY2019
FY2020
FY2021
FY2022
FY2023
FY2024$1.9 million596

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 Utah University reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.

Southern Utah University research and development expenditures by funding source, NSF HERD FY2024.
SourceFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Federal government$1.3 million70.2%+34.4%535
Institution funds$305 thousand16.1%+54.8%608
State and local government$261 thousand13.8%+262.5%438
All sources$1.9 million100.0%+50.7%605

Fields of research

The 8 NSF research fields Southern Utah University reported in FY2024, largest first.

Southern Utah University research and development expenditures by field of research, NSF HERD FY2024.
FieldFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences$1.0 million53.6%+73.5%237
Social sciences$294 thousand15.5%+36.1%356
Life sciences$202 thousand10.6%−36.1%705
Physical sciences$135 thousand7.1%+1250.0%534
Engineering$90 thousand4.7%+66.7%414
Non-S&E$84 thousand4.4%+342.1%621
Computer and information sciences$39 thousand2.1%499
Other sciences$36 thousand1.9%−37.9%256

Neighbours

Ranked around Southern Utah University

Institutions ranked immediately above and below

The five institutions ranked above Southern Utah University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.

Institutions ranked immediately above and below Southern Utah University, NSF HERD FY2024.
RankInstitutionFY2024 R&D
600University of Hartford$1.9M
601State University of New York, College at Brockport, The$1.9M
601University of Puerto Rico at Humacao$1.9M
603Northern Michigan University$1.9M
604Oberlin College$1.9M
605Southern Utah University$1.9M
606Erikson Institute$1.9M
607Heidelberg University$1.9M
608Norwich University$1.9M
609Colorado State University, Pueblo$1.8M
610State University of New York College, Geneseo$1.8M

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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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