Alcorn State University research and development spending, FY2024
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Alcorn State University in FY2024
$14.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #331 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 22.4%
- Rank change
- down 17
Alcorn State University reported $14.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #331 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 22.4% on FY2023's $19.1 million; its national rank was down 17 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 68.4% ($10.1 million), followed by state and local government at 29.4%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $10.1 million or 68.0% 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 | $10.3 million | 305 |
| FY2011 | $11.4 million | 302 |
| FY2012 | $11.5 million | 300 |
| FY2013 | $11.3 million | 303 |
| FY2014 | $10.1 million | 306 |
| FY2015 | $9.4 million | 320 |
| FY2016 | $8.2 million | 337 |
| FY2017 | $16.1 million | 283 |
| FY2018 | $13.8 million | 301 |
| FY2019 | $14.4 million | 296 |
| FY2020 | $13.7 million | 309 |
| FY2021 | $14.2 million | 314 |
| FY2022 | $16.7 million | 308 |
| FY2023 | $19.1 million | 314 |
| FY2024 | $14.8 million | 331 |
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 Alcorn 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 | $10.1 million | 68.4% | −7.7% | 306 |
| State and local government | $4.4 million | 29.4% | −16.1% | 181 |
| Institution funds | $281 thousand | 1.9% | −90.3% | 623 |
| Business | $31 thousand | 0.2% | +29.2% | 474 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $18 thousand | 0.1% | −14.3% | 698 |
| All sources | $14.8 million | 100.0% | −22.4% | 331 |
Fields of research
The 3 NSF research fields Alcorn State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $10.1 million | 68.0% | −11.6% | 262 |
| Social sciences | $4.3 million | 29.2% | −31.8% | 157 |
| Engineering | $408 thousand | 2.7% | −69.8% | 349 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Alcorn State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Alcorn State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 326 | Oklahoma State University, Center for Health Sciences | $16.1M |
| 327 | Xavier University of Louisiana | $16.0M |
| 328 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso | $15.6M |
| 329 | Loyola Marymount University | $15.6M |
| 330 | City University of New York, The, Brooklyn College | $15.2M |
| 331 | Alcorn State University | $14.8M |
| 332 | University of the Virgin Islands | $14.8M |
| 333 | University of Missouri, Saint Louis | $14.7M |
| 334 | University of Hawaii, system office | $14.5M |
| 335 | Salisbury University | $14.4M |
| 336 | California State University, Fresno | $14.4M |
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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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