Southwestern University research and development spending, FY2024
- Georgetown, TX
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Southwestern University in FY2024
$804 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #736 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 39.8%
- Rank change
- up 28
Southwestern University reported $804 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #736 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 39.8% on FY2023's $575 thousand; its national rank was up 28 places. All other sources is its largest funding source at 44.4% ($357 thousand), followed by federal government at 23.5%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $308 thousand or 38.3% 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 | $477 thousand |
| FY2012 | $201 thousand |
| FY2013 | $472 thousand |
| FY2014 | $575 thousand |
| FY2015 | $722 thousand |
| FY2016 | $650 thousand |
| FY2017 | $446 thousand |
| FY2018 | $386 thousand |
| FY2019 | $334 thousand |
| FY2020 | $261 thousand |
| FY2021 | $408 thousand |
| FY2022 | $520 thousand |
| FY2023 | $575 thousand |
| FY2024 | $804 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All other sources | $357 thousand | 44.4% | +13.3% | 259 |
| Federal government | $189 thousand | 23.5% | +263.5% | 804 |
| Institution funds | $171 thousand | 21.3% | +43.7% | 690 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $87 thousand | 10.8% | −2.2% | 575 |
| All sources | $804 thousand | 100.0% | +39.8% | 736 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Southwestern University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $308 thousand | 38.3% | +82.2% | 655 |
| Physical sciences | $170 thousand | 21.1% | +49.1% | 513 |
| Non-S&E | $153 thousand | 19.0% | +25.4% | 580 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $62 thousand | 7.7% | +31.9% | 396 |
| Social sciences | $62 thousand | 7.7% | +3.3% | 522 |
| Psychology | $36 thousand | 4.5% | −32.1% | 452 |
| Computer and information sciences | $13 thousand | 1.6% | +30.0% | 549 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Southwestern University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Southwestern University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 731 | St. Catherine University | $824K |
| 732 | Iona University | $817K |
| 733 | Simmons University | $814K |
| 734 | College of the Holy Cross | $813K |
| 735 | William Paterson University | $808K |
| 736 | Southwestern University | $804K |
| 737 | Lawrence University | $803K |
| 738 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | $798K |
| 739 | Alverno College | $796K |
| 739 | Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico | $796K |
| 741 | Fairleigh Dickinson University | $793K |
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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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