University of Nebraska at Kearney research and development spending, FY2024
- Kearney, NE
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Nebraska at Kearney in FY2024
$3.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #503 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 3.1%
- Rank change
- down 10
University of Nebraska at Kearney reported $3.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #503 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 3.1% on FY2023's $3.7 million; its national rank was down 10 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 43.3% ($1.6 million), followed by institution funds at 34.4%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $1.5 million or 39.3% 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 | $1.7 million | 489 |
| FY2011 | $2.2 million | 473 |
| FY2012 | $1.7 million | 519 |
| FY2013 | $1.8 million | 504 |
| FY2014 | $1.5 million | 526 |
| FY2015 | $1.5 million | 530 |
| FY2016 | $1.9 million | 503 |
| FY2017 | $3.5 million | 426 |
| FY2018 | $2.6 million | 474 |
| FY2019 | $2.9 million | 466 |
| FY2020 | $2.6 million | 481 |
| FY2021 | $3.2 million | 467 |
| FY2022 | $4.0 million | 453 |
| FY2023 | $3.7 million | 491 |
| FY2024 | $3.8 million | 502 |
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 Nebraska at Kearney 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 | $1.6 million | 43.3% | −5.4% | 514 |
| Institution funds | $1.3 million | 34.4% | −0.1% | 437 |
| State and local government | $773 thousand | 20.4% | +31.0% | 336 |
| Business | $56 thousand | 1.5% | +124.0% | 441 |
| All other sources | $16 thousand | 0.4% | −20.0% | 439 |
| All sources | $3.8 million | 100.0% | +3.1% | 503 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields University of Nebraska at Kearney reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $1.5 million | 39.3% | −19.9% | 434 |
| Physical sciences | $1.3 million | 33.2% | +51.7% | 283 |
| Non-S&E | $740 thousand | 19.5% | −1.1% | 408 |
| Computer and information sciences | $147 thousand | 3.9% | +32.4% | 390 |
| Social sciences | $90 thousand | 2.4% | +40.6% | 496 |
| Psychology | $45 thousand | 1.2% | −26.2% | 436 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $20 thousand | 0.5% | +566.7% | 484 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Nebraska at Kearney
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Nebraska at Kearney and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 498 | Harvey Mudd College | $3.9M |
| 499 | Whitman College | $3.9M |
| 500 | Des Moines University | $3.9M |
| 501 | Lake Superior State University | $3.9M |
| 502 | California State University, Channel Islands | $3.9M |
| 503 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | $3.8M |
| 504 | Purdue University, Fort Wayne | $3.8M |
| 505 | Hawaii Pacific University | $3.8M |
| 506 | Universidad Central del Caribe | $3.8M |
| 507 | State University of New York College of Optometry | $3.8M |
| 508 | Vassar College | $3.8M |
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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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