Transylvania University research and development spending, FY2024

  • Lexington, KY
  • Private nonprofit
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Transylvania University in FY2024

$353 thousand

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

National rank
#855 of 925
Change on FY2023
First year reported
Rank change
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Transylvania University reported $353 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #855 of the 925 institutions in the survey. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 67.1% ($237 thousand), followed by federal government at 26.3%. Its largest field of research is physical sciences, $128 thousand or 36.3% of the total.

Over time

Research spending, FY2024 to FY2024

Transylvania University research and development expenditures, FY2024 to FY2024A line from $353 thousand in FY2024 to $353 thousand in FY2024. Every plotted figure is in the table below.$0$88K$177K$265K$353KFY2024

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
Transylvania University research and development expenditures by fiscal year, NSF HERD.
Fiscal yearR&D expenditure
FY2024$353 thousand

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

Transylvania University research and development expenditures by funding source, NSF HERD FY2024.
SourceFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Institution funds$237 thousand67.1%—642
Federal government$93 thousand26.3%—844
Nonprofit organizations$23 thousand6.5%—679
All sources$353 thousand100.0%—855

Fields of research

The 7 NSF research fields Transylvania University reported in FY2024, largest first.

Transylvania University research and development expenditures by field of research, NSF HERD FY2024.
FieldFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Physical sciences$128 thousand36.3%—541
Non-S&E$112 thousand31.7%—599
Life sciences$43 thousand12.2%—821
Social sciences$26 thousand7.4%—573
Mathematics and statistics$17 thousand4.8%—493
Computer and information sciences$15 thousand4.2%—543
Psychology$12 thousand3.4%—512

Neighbours

Ranked around Transylvania University

Institutions ranked immediately above and below

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

Institutions ranked immediately above and below Transylvania University, NSF HERD FY2024.
RankInstitutionFY2024 R&D
850DePauw University$373K
850Indiana University, Southeast$373K
852Converse University$371K
853Molloy College$361K
854Wittenberg University$357K
855Transylvania University$353K
856Life Chiropractic College-West$350K
857Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania$348K
858Doane University$345K
859Austin College$344K
860Indiana University, Northwest$342K

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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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