University of North Alabama research and development spending, FY2024
- Florence, AL
- Public
- Short form filer
University of North Alabama in FY2024
$234 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #891 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 47.1%
- Rank change
- down 89
University of North Alabama reported $234 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #891 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 47.1% on FY2023's $442 thousand; its national rank was down 89 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 64.5% ($151 thousand), followed by institution funds at 35.5%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $155 thousand or 66.2% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2011 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. The line breaks at FY2013, FY2014, FY2015, FY2016, FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, which University of North Alabama did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2011 | $163 thousand |
| FY2012 | $185 thousand |
| FY2021 | $539 thousand |
| FY2022 | $650 thousand |
| FY2023 | $442 thousand |
| FY2024 | $234 thousand |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 2 NSF funding sources University of North Alabama 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 | $151 thousand | 64.5% | −54.5% | 818 |
| Institution funds | $83 thousand | 35.5% | −24.5% | 738 |
| All sources | $234 thousand | 100.0% | −47.1% | 891 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields University of North Alabama reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $155 thousand | 66.2% | +109.5% | 576 |
| Physical sciences | $58 thousand | 24.8% | −56.7% | 612 |
| Social sciences | $10 thousand | 4.3% | +900.0% | 615 |
| Life sciences | $6 thousand | 2.6% | +50.0% | 844 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $2 thousand | 0.9% | −80.0% | 523 |
| Computer and information sciences | $1 thousand | 0.4% | — | 598 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1 thousand | 0.4% | −99.5% | 576 |
| Psychology | $1 thousand | 0.4% | −87.5% | 581 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of North Alabama
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of North Alabama and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 886 | Longwood University | $256K |
| 887 | Mayville State University | $251K |
| 888 | University of Tennessee, The, Martin | $250K |
| 889 | Rogers State University | $245K |
| 890 | Fuller Theological Seminary | $242K |
| 891 | University of North Alabama | $234K |
| 892 | Concordia College, Moorhead | $233K |
| 893 | Indiana University, East | $228K |
| 894 | Life University | $224K |
| 895 | Millersville University of Pennsylvania | $223K |
| 895 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez, Cupey | $223K |
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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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