University of Central Oklahoma research and development spending, FY2024
- Edmond, OK
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University of Central Oklahoma in FY2024
$4.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #484 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 17.3%
- Rank change
- down 43
University of Central Oklahoma reported $4.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #484 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 17.3% on FY2023's $5.4 million; its national rank was down 43 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 50.7% ($2.3 million), followed by federal government at 43.4%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $1.7 million or 37.8% 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 | $1.8 million | 480 |
| FY2011 | $1.5 million | 521 |
| FY2012 | $1.0 million | 550 |
| FY2013 | $1.1 million | 548 |
| FY2014 | $1.4 million | 537 |
| FY2015 | $7.7 million | 340 |
| FY2016 | $6.3 million | 364 |
| FY2017 | $5.8 million | 374 |
| FY2018 | $5.1 million | 390 |
| FY2019 | $5.7 million | 381 |
| FY2020 | $6.5 million | 373 |
| FY2021 | $5.3 million | 397 |
| FY2022 | $10.4 million | 343 |
| FY2023 | $5.4 million | 439 |
| FY2024 | $4.5 million | 483 |
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 Oklahoma 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 | $2.3 million | 50.7% | −1.3% | 390 |
| Federal government | $1.9 million | 43.4% | −25.7% | 486 |
| Business | $125 thousand | 2.8% | +25.0% | 382 |
| State and local government | $80 thousand | 1.8% | −60.8% | 517 |
| All other sources | $44 thousand | 1.0% | +7.3% | 398 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $19 thousand | 0.4% | −87.8% | 697 |
| All sources | $4.5 million | 100.0% | −17.3% | 484 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields University of Central Oklahoma reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $1.7 million | 37.8% | −14.6% | 325 |
| Life sciences | $1.3 million | 29.1% | −19.6% | 452 |
| Other sciences | $1.1 million | 24.7% | −20.1% | 114 |
| Computer and information sciences | $243 thousand | 5.4% | −14.1% | 350 |
| Engineering | $50 thousand | 1.1% | 0.0% | 444 |
| Psychology | $36 thousand | 0.8% | +9.1% | 452 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $29 thousand | 0.6% | −12.1% | 456 |
| Physical sciences | $13 thousand | 0.3% | −45.8% | 673 |
| Social sciences | $4 thousand | 0.1% | — | 644 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Central Oklahoma
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Central Oklahoma and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 479 | University of Detroit Mercy | $4.5M |
| 480 | Spelman College | $4.5M |
| 481 | Davidson College | $4.5M |
| 482 | Colby College | $4.5M |
| 483 | Stephen F. Austin State University | $4.5M |
| 484 | University of Central Oklahoma | $4.5M |
| 485 | St. Cloud State University | $4.4M |
| 486 | University of Northern Iowa | $4.4M |
| 487 | Monmouth University | $4.3M |
| 488 | Saint John Fisher University | $4.2M |
| 489 | Albany State University | $4.2M |
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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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