Whitworth University research and development spending, FY2024
- Spokane, WA
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Whitworth University in FY2024
$571 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #788 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 20.7%
- Rank change
- up 6
Whitworth University reported $571 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #788 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 20.7% on FY2023's $473 thousand; its national rank was up 6 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 42.7% ($244 thousand), followed by federal government at 36.1%. Its largest field of research is physical sciences, $255 thousand or 44.7% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2014 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 |
|---|---|
| FY2014 | $195 thousand |
| FY2015 | $513 thousand |
| FY2016 | $523 thousand |
| FY2017 | $792 thousand |
| FY2018 | $806 thousand |
| FY2019 | $421 thousand |
| FY2020 | $660 thousand |
| FY2021 | $403 thousand |
| FY2022 | $438 thousand |
| FY2023 | $473 thousand |
| FY2024 | $571 thousand |
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 Whitworth University 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 | $244 thousand | 42.7% | +22.6% | 635 |
| Federal government | $206 thousand | 36.1% | −4.6% | 798 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $95 thousand | 16.6% | +63.8% | 562 |
| State and local government | $24 thousand | 4.2% | — | 577 |
| Business | $2 thousand | 0.4% | — | 542 |
| All sources | $571 thousand | 100.0% | +20.7% | 788 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Whitworth University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical sciences | $255 thousand | 44.7% | −25.4% | 464 |
| Engineering | $146 thousand | 25.6% | +1725.0% | 387 |
| Life sciences | $76 thousand | 13.3% | +31.0% | 797 |
| Computer and information sciences | $36 thousand | 6.3% | +125.0% | 507 |
| Non-S&E | $26 thousand | 4.6% | — | 687 |
| Psychology | $18 thousand | 3.2% | −14.3% | 492 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $14 thousand | 2.5% | −50.0% | 497 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Whitworth University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Whitworth University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 783 | Oglala Lakota College | $594K |
| 784 | University of Minnesota, Morris | $593K |
| 785 | Barry University | $586K |
| 786 | Ramapo College of New Jersey | $583K |
| 787 | Emporia State University | $577K |
| 788 | Whitworth University | $571K |
| 789 | Jacksonville State University | $569K |
| 790 | St. Norbert College | $557K |
| 791 | Truman State University | $551K |
| 792 | Sonoran University of Health Sciences | $550K |
| 793 | Columbus State University | $549K |
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Data: 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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