William Carey University research and development spending, FY2024
- Hattiesburg, MS
- D/PU
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
William Carey University in FY2024
$161 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #920 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 5.3%
- Rank change
- down 25
William Carey University reported $161 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #920 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 5.3% on FY2023's $170 thousand; its national rank was down 25 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 44.7% ($72 thousand), followed by federal government at 23.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $99 thousand or 61.5% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2018 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 FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, which William Carey University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2018 | $198 thousand |
| FY2023 | $170 thousand |
| FY2024 | $161 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 William Carey 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 | $72 thousand | 44.7% | −15.3% | 747 |
| Federal government | $38 thousand | 23.6% | +137.5% | 883 |
| Business | $35 thousand | 21.7% | +40.0% | 464 |
| State and local government | $16 thousand | 9.9% | — | 597 |
| All sources | $161 thousand | 100.0% | −5.3% | 920 |
Fields of research
The 3 NSF research fields William Carey University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $99 thousand | 61.5% | −37.3% | 775 |
| Non-S&E | $59 thousand | 36.6% | +490.0% | 650 |
| Social sciences | $3 thousand | 1.9% | +200.0% | 649 |
Neighbours
Ranked around William Carey University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above William Carey University and the four below it in the FY2024 national ranking, and the one institution tied with it — a shared rank is a real tie in NSF's data, not a rounding artefact.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 915 | Concordia University, Wisconsin | $169K |
| 916 | Goucher College | $166K |
| 917 | Antioch University | $164K |
| 918 | Manchester University | $163K |
| 919 | Cooper Union, The | $162K |
| 920 | William Carey University | $161K |
| 920 | Mississippi Valley State University | $161K |
| 922 | California State University, Maritime Academy | $152K |
| 923 | Fitchburg State University | $150K |
| 923 | Jarvis Christian University | $150K |
| 923 | Johnson and Wales University, Providence | $150K |
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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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