Southwestern Oklahoma State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Weatherford, OK
- Public
- Short form filer
Southwestern Oklahoma State University in FY2024
$512 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #802 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 12.0%
- Rank change
- down 39
Southwestern Oklahoma State University reported $512 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #802 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 12.0% on FY2023's $582 thousand; its national rank was down 39 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 54.1% ($277 thousand), followed by institution funds at 23.4%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $425 thousand or 83.0% 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.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $428 thousand |
| FY2011 | $538 thousand |
| FY2012 | $579 thousand |
| FY2013 | $534 thousand |
| FY2014 | $382 thousand |
| FY2015 | $382 thousand |
| FY2016 | $272 thousand |
| FY2017 | $274 thousand |
| FY2018 | $527 thousand |
| FY2019 | $504 thousand |
| FY2020 | $484 thousand |
| FY2021 | $614 thousand |
| FY2022 | $531 thousand |
| FY2023 | $582 thousand |
| FY2024 | $512 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 Southwestern Oklahoma State 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $277 thousand | 54.1% | −7.7% | 766 |
| Institution funds | $120 thousand | 23.4% | +1.7% | 717 |
| State and local government | $66 thousand | 12.9% | −19.5% | 529 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $49 thousand | 9.6% | +206.3% | 622 |
| All sources | $512 thousand | 100.0% | −12.0% | 802 |
Fields of research
The 4 NSF research fields Southwestern Oklahoma State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $425 thousand | 83.0% | +1.4% | 611 |
| Non-S&E | $49 thousand | 9.6% | — | 664 |
| Computer and information sciences | $29 thousand | 5.7% | −82.2% | 519 |
| Psychology | $9 thousand | 1.8% | — | 524 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Southwestern Oklahoma State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking, and the one institution tied with it — a shared rank is a real tie in NSF's data, not a rounding artefact.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 797 | Dordt University | $533K |
| 798 | Elmhurst University | $526K |
| 799 | Rider University | $524K |
| 800 | Canisius University | $521K |
| 800 | Luther College | $521K |
| 802 | Southwestern Oklahoma State University | $512K |
| 802 | University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla | $512K |
| 804 | Palo Alto University | $509K |
| 805 | McNeese State University | $502K |
| 806 | Ouachita Baptist University | $501K |
| 806 | University of Houston-Victoria | $501K |
| 808 | Wabash College | $494K |
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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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