University of West Georgia research and development spending, FY2024
- Carrollton, GA
- D/PU
- Public
- Short form filer
University of West Georgia in FY2024
$705 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #765 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 22.8%
- Rank change
- held
University of West Georgia reported $705 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #765 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 22.8% on FY2023's $574 thousand; its national rank was unchanged. Federal government is its largest funding source at 63.4% ($447 thousand), followed by nonprofit organizations at 30.8%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $466 thousand or 66.1% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 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 |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $1.7 million |
| FY2011 | $2.7 million |
| FY2012 | $2.3 million |
| FY2013 | $2.7 million |
| FY2014 | $2.4 million |
| FY2015 | $646 thousand |
| FY2016 | $614 thousand |
| FY2017 | $510 thousand |
| FY2018 | $397 thousand |
| FY2019 | $508 thousand |
| FY2020 | $483 thousand |
| FY2021 | $396 thousand |
| FY2022 | $309 thousand |
| FY2023 | $574 thousand |
| FY2024 | $705 thousand |
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 West Georgia 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 | $447 thousand | 63.4% | +159.9% | 706 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $217 thousand | 30.8% | −21.1% | 455 |
| State and local government | $21 thousand | 3.0% | −73.1% | 582 |
| Institution funds | $20 thousand | 2.8% | −59.2% | 807 |
| All sources | $705 thousand | 100.0% | +22.8% | 765 |
Fields of research
The 4 NSF research fields University of West Georgia reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $466 thousand | 66.1% | +39.1% | 464 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $183 thousand | 26.0% | +47.6% | 352 |
| Life sciences | $45 thousand | 6.4% | +55.2% | 818 |
| Physical sciences | $11 thousand | 1.6% | −63.3% | 676 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of West Georgia
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of West Georgia and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 760 | Allegheny College | $720K |
| 761 | Pennsylvania State University, The, Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies | $716K |
| 762 | Point Loma Nazarene University | $708K |
| 762 | Touro University, Nevada | $708K |
| 764 | Indiana Wesleyan University | $707K |
| 765 | University of West Georgia | $705K |
| 766 | Evergreen State College, The | $704K |
| 767 | Utica Univeristy | $703K |
| 768 | Susquehanna University | $700K |
| 769 | Lincoln University | $695K |
| 770 | Ohio Wesleyan University | $682K |
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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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