Albany State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Albany, GA
- Public
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Albany State University in FY2024
$4.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #489 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 115.5%
- Rank change
- up 99
Albany State University reported $4.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #489 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 115.5% on FY2023's $1.9 million; its national rank was up 99 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 95.4% ($4.0 million), followed by state and local government at 1.6%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $3.0 million or 70.9% 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. The line breaks at FY2022, which Albany State University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $740 thousand | 544 |
| FY2011 | $1.4 million | 532 |
| FY2012 | $2.2 million | 478 |
| FY2013 | $1.7 million | 509 |
| FY2014 | $1.5 million | 519 |
| FY2015 | $1.4 million | 536 |
| FY2016 | $1.5 million | 536 |
| FY2017 | $1.4 million | 550 |
| FY2018 | $1.3 million | 562 |
| FY2019 | $1.5 million | 568 |
| FY2020 | $1.1 million | 599 |
| FY2021 | $880 thousand | 607 |
| FY2022 | — | — |
| FY2023 | $1.9 million | 582 |
| FY2024 | $4.2 million | 488 |
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 Albany State 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 | $4.0 million | 95.4% | +136.3% | 389 |
| State and local government | $66 thousand | 1.6% | −37.7% | 529 |
| Business | $58 thousand | 1.4% | −60.0% | 433 |
| All other sources | $45 thousand | 1.1% | — | 394 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $21 thousand | 0.5% | — | 684 |
| All sources | $4.2 million | 100.0% | +115.5% | 489 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Albany State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $3.0 million | 70.9% | +150.9% | 242 |
| Life sciences | $411 thousand | 9.9% | +160.1% | 616 |
| Social sciences | $275 thousand | 6.6% | +62.7% | 367 |
| Physical sciences | $220 thousand | 5.3% | +98.2% | 483 |
| Other sciences | $219 thousand | 5.3% | +16.5% | 195 |
| Computer and information sciences | $43 thousand | 1.0% | −24.6% | 489 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $16 thousand | 0.4% | −73.3% | 494 |
| Non-S&E | $16 thousand | 0.4% | +33.3% | 703 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $10 thousand | 0.2% | — | 505 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Albany State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Albany State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 484 | University of Central Oklahoma | $4.5M |
| 485 | St. Cloud State University | $4.4M |
| 486 | University of Northern Iowa | $4.4M |
| 487 | Monmouth University | $4.3M |
| 488 | Saint John Fisher University | $4.2M |
| 489 | Albany State University | $4.2M |
| 490 | Western Illinois University | $4.1M |
| 491 | Haverford College | $4.1M |
| 492 | New Mexico Highlands University | $4.1M |
| 493 | National Louis University | $4.0M |
| 494 | Keck Graduate Institute | $4.0M |
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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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