University of the Incarnate Word research and development spending, FY2024
- San Antonio, TX
- D/PU
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
University of the Incarnate Word in FY2024
$3.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #517 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 59.5%
- Rank change
- up 53
University of the Incarnate Word reported $3.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #517 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 59.5% on FY2023's $2.2 million; its national rank was up 53 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 61.4% ($2.2 million), followed by federal government at 35.9%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $1.5 million or 43.2% 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, FY2013, FY2014, FY2016, FY2017, which University of the Incarnate Word did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | — | — |
| FY2011 | $667 thousand | 594 |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | $848 thousand | 568 |
| FY2016 | — | — |
| FY2017 | — | — |
| FY2018 | $1.3 million | 560 |
| FY2019 | $1.8 million | 541 |
| FY2020 | $1.5 million | 565 |
| FY2021 | $2.0 million | 529 |
| FY2022 | $2.1 million | 547 |
| FY2023 | $2.2 million | 565 |
| FY2024 | $3.6 million | 516 |
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 the Incarnate Word 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 | $2.2 million | 61.4% | +109.2% | 394 |
| Federal government | $1.3 million | 35.9% | +18.3% | 541 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $61 thousand | 1.7% | +10.9% | 602 |
| Business | $37 thousand | 1.0% | −31.5% | 459 |
| All sources | $3.6 million | 100.0% | +59.5% | 517 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields University of the Incarnate Word reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $1.5 million | 43.2% | +16.8% | 427 |
| Non-S&E | $1.5 million | 42.1% | +464.4% | 335 |
| Physical sciences | $365 thousand | 10.2% | +4.6% | 418 |
| Engineering | $88 thousand | 2.5% | −69.6% | 417 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $34 thousand | 0.9% | — | 441 |
| Computer and information sciences | $27 thousand | 0.8% | +170.0% | 523 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $13 thousand | 0.4% | +116.7% | 499 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of the Incarnate Word
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of the Incarnate Word and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 512 | Roger Williams University | $3.7M |
| 513 | Hamilton College | $3.7M |
| 514 | University of Texas at Tyler, The | $3.6M |
| 515 | Murray State University | $3.6M |
| 516 | New England College of Optometry, The | $3.6M |
| 517 | University of the Incarnate Word | $3.6M |
| 518 | Middlebury College | $3.6M |
| 519 | Saginaw Valley State University | $3.6M |
| 520 | Winthrop University | $3.5M |
| 521 | Tougaloo College | $3.5M |
| 522 | National Defense University | $3.5M |
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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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