University of Lynchburg research and development spending, FY2024
- Lynchburg, VA
- D/PU
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
University of Lynchburg in FY2024
$196 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #908 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 7.7%
- Rank change
- down 15
University of Lynchburg reported $196 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #908 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 7.7% on FY2023's $182 thousand; its national rank was down 15 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 56.1% ($110 thousand), followed by institution funds at 24.5%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $143 thousand or 73.0% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2021 to FY2024
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
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2021 | $150 thousand |
| FY2022 | $164 thousand |
| FY2023 | $182 thousand |
| FY2024 | $196 thousand |
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 Lynchburg 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 | $110 thousand | 56.1% | +7.8% | 836 |
| Institution funds | $48 thousand | 24.5% | +6.7% | 772 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $17 thousand | 8.7% | +13.3% | 699 |
| Business | $14 thousand | 7.1% | +7.7% | 501 |
| All other sources | $5 thousand | 2.6% | 0.0% | 464 |
| State and local government | $2 thousand | 1.0% | 0.0% | 647 |
| All sources | $196 thousand | 100.0% | +7.7% | 908 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields University of Lynchburg reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $143 thousand | 73.0% | +5.1% | 740 |
| Physical sciences | $14 thousand | 7.1% | 0.0% | 672 |
| Non-S&E | $12 thousand | 6.1% | +20.0% | 714 |
| Computer and information sciences | $9 thousand | 4.6% | +28.6% | 565 |
| Social sciences | $8 thousand | 4.1% | +33.3% | 627 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $5 thousand | 2.6% | 0.0% | 514 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $3 thousand | 1.5% | +200.0% | 558 |
| Psychology | $2 thousand | 1.0% | 0.0% | 563 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Lynchburg
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Lynchburg and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking, and the one institution tied with it — a shared rank is a real tie in NSF's data, not a rounding artefact.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 903 | Whittier College | $202K |
| 904 | Montana State University, Northern | $200K |
| 904 | University of Southern Indiana | $200K |
| 906 | LeTourneau University | $198K |
| 907 | California State University, System Office | $197K |
| 908 | University of Lynchburg | $196K |
| 908 | Maryland Institute College of Art | $196K |
| 910 | College of Southern Nevada | $190K |
| 911 | Carthage College | $188K |
| 912 | Eastern Mennonite University | $187K |
| 912 | Northern State University | $187K |
| 914 | Agnes Scott College | $179K |
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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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