University of South Carolina, Aiken research and development spending, FY2024
- Aiken, SC
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of South Carolina, Aiken in FY2024
$1.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #627 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 28.5%
- Rank change
- down 58
University of South Carolina, Aiken reported $1.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #627 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 28.5% on FY2023's $2.3 million; its national rank was down 58 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 73.5% ($1.2 million), followed by institution funds at 25.8%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $918 thousand or 57.1% 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. The line breaks at FY2012, which University of South Carolina, Aiken did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $337 thousand | 571 |
| FY2011 | $750 thousand | 586 |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | $1.3 million | 531 |
| FY2014 | $1.1 million | 551 |
| FY2015 | $1.2 million | 553 |
| FY2016 | $1.4 million | 542 |
| FY2017 | $3.0 million | 450 |
| FY2018 | $2.6 million | 478 |
| FY2019 | $2.5 million | 486 |
| FY2020 | $2.6 million | 483 |
| FY2021 | $2.0 million | 526 |
| FY2022 | $2.6 million | 520 |
| FY2023 | $2.3 million | 564 |
| FY2024 | $1.6 million | 615 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 4 NSF funding sources University of South Carolina, Aiken 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 | $1.2 million | 73.5% | +51.3% | 548 |
| Institution funds | $415 thousand | 25.8% | −71.4% | 571 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $8 thousand | 0.5% | −46.7% | 731 |
| State and local government | $3 thousand | 0.2% | — | 642 |
| All sources | $1.6 million | 100.0% | −28.5% | 627 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields University of South Carolina, Aiken reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $918 thousand | 57.1% | +17.1% | 495 |
| Computer and information sciences | $252 thousand | 15.7% | +8300.0% | 347 |
| Non-S&E | $202 thousand | 12.6% | −80.0% | 549 |
| Physical sciences | $104 thousand | 6.5% | −37.0% | 570 |
| Psychology | $45 thousand | 2.8% | +87.5% | 436 |
| Other sciences | $43 thousand | 2.7% | — | 251 |
| Social sciences | $25 thousand | 1.6% | +2400.0% | 577 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $20 thousand | 1.2% | +53.8% | 484 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of South Carolina, Aiken
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of South Carolina, Aiken and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 622 | University of Portland | $1.7M |
| 623 | Arcadia University | $1.7M |
| 624 | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | $1.7M |
| 625 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez, Gurabo | $1.7M |
| 626 | Saint John's University | $1.6M |
| 627 | University of South Carolina, Aiken | $1.6M |
| 628 | Hartford International University for Religion and Peace | $1.6M |
| 629 | Liberty University | $1.6M |
| 630 | Northland College | $1.6M |
| 631 | Pennsylvania State University, The, Altoona | $1.6M |
| 632 | St. Edward's University | $1.6M |
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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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