University of Arkansas Pine Bluff research and development spending, FY2024
- Pine Bluff, AR
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Arkansas Pine Bluff in FY2024
$8.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #401 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 2.7%
- Rank change
- down 11
University of Arkansas Pine Bluff reported $8.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #401 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 2.7% on FY2023's $7.8 million; its national rank was down 11 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 59.3% ($4.7 million), followed by institution funds at 23.7%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $6.1 million or 76.9% 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 | $8.3 million | 323 |
| FY2011 | $9.4 million | 317 |
| FY2012 | $9.1 million | 324 |
| FY2013 | $8.9 million | 324 |
| FY2014 | $8.2 million | 330 |
| FY2015 | $8.4 million | 331 |
| FY2016 | $8.9 million | 330 |
| FY2017 | $8.1 million | 339 |
| FY2018 | $8.3 million | 338 |
| FY2019 | $9.0 million | 340 |
| FY2020 | $8.5 million | 351 |
| FY2021 | $8.7 million | 351 |
| FY2022 | $7.5 million | 375 |
| FY2023 | $7.8 million | 390 |
| FY2024 | $8.0 million | 401 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources University of Arkansas Pine Bluff 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 | $4.7 million | 59.3% | +12.5% | 371 |
| Institution funds | $1.9 million | 23.7% | −14.7% | 405 |
| State and local government | $1.3 million | 16.4% | +0.8% | 293 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $43 thousand | 0.5% | +437.5% | 634 |
| Business | $7 thousand | 0.1% | −82.9% | 519 |
| All sources | $8.0 million | 100.0% | +2.7% | 401 |
Fields of research
The 4 NSF research fields University of Arkansas Pine Bluff reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $6.1 million | 76.9% | +0.8% | 302 |
| Physical sciences | $985 thousand | 12.4% | +35.7% | 316 |
| Non-S&E | $707 thousand | 8.9% | +46.7% | 420 |
| Other sciences | $153 thousand | 1.9% | −67.9% | 212 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Arkansas Pine Bluff
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Arkansas Pine Bluff and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 396 | University of Wisconsin-Superior | $8.4M |
| 397 | Lamar University | $8.3M |
| 398 | Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine | $8.1M |
| 399 | University of New England | $8.1M |
| 400 | Santa Clara University | $8.0M |
| 401 | University of Arkansas Pine Bluff | $8.0M |
| 402 | University of Washington, Tacoma | $8.0M |
| 403 | Georgia College and State University | $8.0M |
| 404 | Abilene Christian University | $7.9M |
| 405 | Benedict College | $7.8M |
| 406 | Claremont McKenna College | $7.8M |
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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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