University of Central Arkansas research and development spending, FY2024
- Conway, AR
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University of Central Arkansas in FY2024
$3.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #534 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 1.6%
- Rank change
- down 22
University of Central Arkansas reported $3.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #534 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 1.6% on FY2023's $3.1 million; its national rank was down 22 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 58.0% ($1.8 million), followed by state and local government at 21.2%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $1.5 million or 48.3% 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 | $2.7 million | 443 |
| FY2011 | $2.8 million | 441 |
| FY2012 | $3.3 million | 428 |
| FY2013 | $2.9 million | 431 |
| FY2014 | $4.1 million | 397 |
| FY2015 | $3.5 million | 416 |
| FY2016 | $3.5 million | 421 |
| FY2017 | $3.3 million | 431 |
| FY2018 | $3.6 million | 424 |
| FY2019 | $3.5 million | 442 |
| FY2020 | $3.5 million | 450 |
| FY2021 | $4.0 million | 440 |
| FY2022 | $3.7 million | 463 |
| FY2023 | $3.1 million | 510 |
| FY2024 | $3.1 million | 533 |
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 Central Arkansas 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 | $1.8 million | 58.0% | −0.1% | 495 |
| State and local government | $666 thousand | 21.2% | +14.2% | 349 |
| Institution funds | $517 thousand | 16.5% | −15.9% | 547 |
| Business | $80 thousand | 2.5% | +100.0% | 408 |
| All other sources | $44 thousand | 1.4% | +131.6% | 398 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $12 thousand | 0.4% | +9.1% | 715 |
| All sources | $3.1 million | 100.0% | +1.6% | 534 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields University of Central Arkansas reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $1.5 million | 48.3% | +24.5% | 430 |
| Non-S&E | $995 thousand | 31.7% | +0.3% | 379 |
| Physical sciences | $445 thousand | 14.2% | +11.5% | 397 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $98 thousand | 3.1% | +30.7% | 417 |
| Engineering | $74 thousand | 2.4% | −66.5% | 429 |
| Computer and information sciences | $8 thousand | 0.3% | −94.8% | 572 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $3 thousand | 0.1% | −57.1% | 558 |
| Psychology | $1 thousand | 0.0% | — | 581 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Central Arkansas
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Central Arkansas and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 529 | Dillard University | $3.3M |
| 530 | Northern Kentucky University | $3.3M |
| 531 | State University of New York College, Oswego | $3.2M |
| 532 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | $3.2M |
| 533 | Furman University | $3.2M |
| 534 | University of Central Arkansas | $3.1M |
| 535 | Milwaukee School of Engineering | $3.1M |
| 536 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | $3.1M |
| 537 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | $3.1M |
| 538 | University of Houston-Downtown | $3.0M |
| 539 | City University of New York, The, New York City College of Technology | $3.0M |
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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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