Research expenditures by university in Arkansas, FY2024
11 institutions in Arkansas reported to the NSF HERD survey in FY2024, and together they spent $492.0 million, 0.4% of the US total. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville leads at $230.6 million — #134 nationally, ahead of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences at $226.8 million. 8 spent more than in FY2023 and 3 spent less. The list runs down to Southern Arkansas University at $263 thousand; every name on it links to that institution's own page.
- Institutions
- 11
- FY2024 R&D
- $492.0 million
- Share of the US total
- 0.4%
Universities in Arkansas ranked, FY2024
| In Arkansas | Institution | US rank | FY2024 R&D | Change on FY2023 | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville | #134 | $230.6M | +4.1% | down 2 |
| 2 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | #136 | $226.8M | +8.3% | up 1 |
| 3 | Arkansas State University, Jonesboro | #365 | $10.9M | +49.5% | up 33 |
| 4 | University of Arkansas at Little Rock | #372 | $10.5M | +20.4% | up 3 |
| 5 | University of Arkansas Pine Bluff | #401 | $8.0M | +2.7% | down 11 |
| 6 | University of Central Arkansas | #534 | $3.1M | +1.6% | down 22 |
| 7 | Ouachita Baptist University | #806 | $501K | +32.5% | up 16 |
| 8 | Hendrix College | #813 | $484K | −17.5% | down 52 |
| 9 | Arkansas Tech University | #815 | $474K | −29.0% | down 74 |
| 10 | Arkansas Colleges of Health Education | #861 | $327K | +18.1% | up 2 |
| 11 | Southern Arkansas University | #883 | $263K | −38.4% | down 76 |
| All 11 | $492.0M | ||||
Rank is a competition rank: two institutions that spent the same share a rank and the next one is skipped. Figures are NSF's own, as revised in the FY2024 release, and are shown to one decimal. How these numbers are built.
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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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