Winthrop University research and development spending, FY2024
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Winthrop University in FY2024
$3.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #520 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 8.7%
- Rank change
- down 11
Winthrop University reported $3.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #520 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 8.7% on FY2023's $3.2 million; its national rank was down 11 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 83.5% ($2.9 million), followed by institution funds at 15.5%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $2.5 million or 71.4% 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.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | — | — |
| FY2011 | $5.1 million | 374 |
| FY2012 | $8.0 million | 336 |
| FY2013 | $12.5 million | 296 |
| FY2014 | $14.0 million | 288 |
| FY2015 | $10.2 million | 308 |
| FY2016 | $2.0 million | 495 |
| FY2017 | $1.8 million | 515 |
| FY2018 | $2.0 million | 509 |
| FY2019 | $2.2 million | 504 |
| FY2020 | $2.2 million | 503 |
| FY2021 | $2.6 million | 496 |
| FY2022 | $3.4 million | 476 |
| FY2023 | $3.2 million | 507 |
| FY2024 | $3.5 million | 519 |
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 Winthrop 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $2.9 million | 83.5% | +22.7% | 435 |
| Institution funds | $538 thousand | 15.5% | −23.9% | 544 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $33 thousand | 1.0% | −47.6% | 653 |
| Business | $1 thousand | 0.0% | −85.7% | 549 |
| All sources | $3.5 million | 100.0% | +8.7% | 520 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Winthrop University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $2.5 million | 71.4% | +12.1% | 291 |
| Physical sciences | $534 thousand | 15.4% | +41.3% | 379 |
| Life sciences | $230 thousand | 6.6% | −25.3% | 691 |
| Social sciences | $117 thousand | 3.4% | −15.2% | 472 |
| Computer and information sciences | $104 thousand | 3.0% | +7.2% | 425 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $6 thousand | 0.2% | −90.3% | 536 |
| Psychology | $1 thousand | 0.0% | — | 581 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Winthrop University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Winthrop University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 523 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | $3.4M |
| 524 | Fisk University | $3.4M |
| 525 | Bowdoin College | $3.4M |
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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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