St. Edward's University research and development spending, FY2024
- Austin, TX
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
St. Edward's University in FY2024
$1.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #632 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 17.7%
- Rank change
- up 13
St. Edward's University reported $1.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #632 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 17.7% on FY2023's $1.3 million; its national rank was up 13 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 69.2% ($1.1 million), followed by nonprofit organizations at 14.4%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $406 thousand or 25.9% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024
Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | — | — |
| FY2011 | $7.2 million | 344 |
| FY2012 | $5.9 million | 363 |
| FY2013 | $8.0 million | 334 |
| FY2014 | $4.0 million | 399 |
| FY2015 | $9.5 million | 317 |
| FY2016 | $9.3 million | 326 |
| FY2017 | $10.1 million | 322 |
| FY2018 | $10.4 million | 326 |
| FY2019 | $9.7 million | 333 |
| FY2020 | $9.6 million | 339 |
| FY2021 | $9.5 million | 340 |
| FY2022 | $3.4 million | 477 |
| FY2023 | $1.3 million | 631 |
| FY2024 | $1.6 million | 619 |
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 St. Edward's 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 | $1.1 million | 69.2% | +42.5% | 457 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $226 thousand | 14.4% | +218.3% | 449 |
| Federal government | $141 thousand | 9.0% | −55.2% | 825 |
| State and local government | $117 thousand | 7.5% | −37.1% | 496 |
| All sources | $1.6 million | 100.0% | +17.7% | 632 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields St. Edward's University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $406 thousand | 25.9% | −40.3% | 618 |
| Non-S&E | $334 thousand | 21.3% | — | 491 |
| Social sciences | $233 thousand | 14.8% | +66.4% | 390 |
| Physical sciences | $181 thousand | 11.5% | +158.6% | 505 |
| Engineering | $117 thousand | 7.5% | — | 400 |
| Computer and information sciences | $114 thousand | 7.3% | +470.0% | 414 |
| Psychology | $73 thousand | 4.6% | +21.7% | 407 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $59 thousand | 3.8% | +68.6% | 400 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $53 thousand | 3.4% | −82.6% | 442 |
Neighbours
Ranked around St. Edward's University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above St. Edward's University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 627 | University of South Carolina, Aiken | $1.6M |
| 628 | Hartford International University for Religion and Peace | $1.6M |
| 629 | Liberty University | $1.6M |
| 630 | Northland College | $1.6M |
| 631 | Pennsylvania State University, The, Altoona | $1.6M |
| 632 | St. Edward's University | $1.6M |
| 633 | Eckerd College | $1.6M |
| 634 | College of Saint Benedict | $1.5M |
| 635 | University of Hawaii Maui College | $1.5M |
| 636 | City University of New York, The, York College | $1.5M |
| 637 | St. Olaf College | $1.5M |
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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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