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

Alcorn State University research and development expenditures, FY2010 to FY2024A line from $10.3 million in FY2010 to $14.8 million in FY2024. Every plotted figure is in the table below.$0$4.8M$9.6M$14.4M$19.1MFY2010FY2015FY2020FY2024

Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series.

Year-by-year figures
Alcorn State University research and development expenditures by fiscal year, NSF HERD.
Fiscal yearR&D expenditureRank in series
FY2010$10.3 million305
FY2011$11.4 million302
FY2012$11.5 million300
FY2013$11.3 million303
FY2014$10.1 million306
FY2015$9.4 million320
FY2016$8.2 million337
FY2017$16.1 million283
FY2018$13.8 million301
FY2019$14.4 million296
FY2020$13.7 million309
FY2021$14.2 million314
FY2022$16.7 million308
FY2023$19.1 million314
FY2024$14.8 million331

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.

Alcorn State University research and development expenditures by funding source, NSF HERD FY2024.
SourceFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Federal government$10.1 million68.4%−7.7%306
State and local government$4.4 million29.4%−16.1%181
Institution funds$281 thousand1.9%−90.3%623
Business$31 thousand0.2%+29.2%474
Nonprofit organizations$18 thousand0.1%−14.3%698
All sources$14.8 million100.0%−22.4%331

Fields of research

The 3 NSF research fields Alcorn State University reported in FY2024, largest first.

Alcorn State University research and development expenditures by field of research, NSF HERD FY2024.
FieldFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Life sciences$10.1 million68.0%−11.6%262
Social sciences$4.3 million29.2%−31.8%157
Engineering$408 thousand2.7%−69.8%349

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Institutions ranked immediately above and below

The five institutions ranked above Alcorn State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.

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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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