University of Arkansas at Little Rock research and development spending, FY2024
- Little Rock, AR
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Arkansas at Little Rock in FY2024
$10.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #372 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 20.4%
- Rank change
- up 3
University of Arkansas at Little Rock reported $10.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #372 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 20.4% on FY2023's $8.7 million; its national rank was up 3 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 92.0% ($9.6 million), followed by state and local government at 3.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $3.7 million or 34.9% 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 | $11.0 million | 299 |
| FY2011 | $12.0 million | 298 |
| FY2012 | $10.5 million | 307 |
| FY2013 | $13.1 million | 289 |
| FY2014 | $8.1 million | 335 |
| FY2015 | $7.0 million | 351 |
| FY2016 | $7.6 million | 344 |
| FY2017 | $6.8 million | 362 |
| FY2018 | $8.2 million | 342 |
| FY2019 | $10.0 million | 330 |
| FY2020 | $9.7 million | 338 |
| FY2021 | $7.4 million | 365 |
| FY2022 | $7.5 million | 374 |
| FY2023 | $8.7 million | 375 |
| FY2024 | $10.5 million | 372 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 6 NSF funding sources University of Arkansas at Little Rock 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 | $9.6 million | 92.0% | +27.6% | 310 |
| State and local government | $373 thousand | 3.6% | +71.1% | 404 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $362 thousand | 3.5% | +170.1% | 399 |
| Institution funds | $63 thousand | 0.6% | −8.7% | 754 |
| All other sources | $35 thousand | 0.3% | −83.1% | 410 |
| Business | $4 thousand | 0.0% | −99.2% | 535 |
| All sources | $10.5 million | 100.0% | +20.4% | 372 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields University of Arkansas at Little Rock reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $3.7 million | 34.9% | +100.7% | 345 |
| Computer and information sciences | $2.5 million | 24.4% | −9.1% | 184 |
| Engineering | $2.3 million | 21.8% | +10.6% | 250 |
| Non-S&E | $819 thousand | 7.8% | −43.9% | 401 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $599 thousand | 5.7% | — | 273 |
| Social sciences | $466 thousand | 4.5% | +448.2% | 312 |
| Physical sciences | $93 thousand | 0.9% | −79.4% | 578 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 367 | Pepperdine University | $10.9M |
| 368 | Wesleyan University | $10.8M |
| 369 | Hampton University | $10.7M |
| 370 | United States Naval Academy | $10.6M |
| 371 | DePaul University | $10.5M |
| 372 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | $10.5M |
| 373 | Saint Joseph's University | $10.5M |
| 374 | Hofstra University | $10.4M |
| 375 | Yeshiva University | $10.3M |
| 376 | MGH Institute of Health Professions | $10.0M |
| 377 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Camden | $9.8M |
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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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