Arkansas State University, Jonesboro research and development spending, FY2024
- Jonesboro, AR
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
Arkansas State University, Jonesboro in FY2024
$10.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #365 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 49.5%
- Rank change
- up 33
Arkansas State University, Jonesboro reported $10.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #365 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 49.5% on FY2023's $7.3 million; its national rank was up 33 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 35.9% ($3.9 million), followed by federal government at 34.2%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $6.7 million or 61.5% 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 | $11.1 million | 297 |
| FY2011 | $13.4 million | 291 |
| FY2012 | $14.3 million | 288 |
| FY2013 | $10.5 million | 306 |
| FY2014 | $8.1 million | 334 |
| FY2015 | $8.5 million | 330 |
| FY2016 | $8.2 million | 338 |
| FY2017 | $8.0 million | 345 |
| FY2018 | $8.2 million | 341 |
| FY2019 | $8.9 million | 341 |
| FY2020 | $8.6 million | 349 |
| FY2021 | $8.4 million | 353 |
| FY2022 | $8.2 million | 366 |
| FY2023 | $7.3 million | 398 |
| FY2024 | $10.9 million | 365 |
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 Arkansas State University, Jonesboro 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $3.9 million | 35.9% | +601.6% | 339 |
| Federal government | $3.7 million | 34.2% | +21.4% | 399 |
| State and local government | $3.1 million | 28.7% | −7.9% | 202 |
| Business | $122 thousand | 1.1% | −53.1% | 384 |
| All sources | $10.9 million | 100.0% | +49.5% | 365 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Arkansas State University, Jonesboro reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $6.7 million | 61.5% | +15.1% | 295 |
| Non-S&E | $1.3 million | 11.8% | +1028.9% | 351 |
| Physical sciences | $993 thousand | 9.1% | +190.4% | 314 |
| Engineering | $668 thousand | 6.1% | +1.2% | 316 |
| Other sciences | $395 thousand | 3.6% | — | 164 |
| Computer and information sciences | $383 thousand | 3.5% | +219.2% | 304 |
| Social sciences | $200 thousand | 1.8% | +3.6% | 411 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $133 thousand | 1.2% | — | 314 |
| Psychology | $119 thousand | 1.1% | +190.2% | 373 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $35 thousand | 0.3% | — | 461 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Arkansas State University, Jonesboro
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Arkansas State University, Jonesboro and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 360 | Appalachian State University | $11.3M |
| 361 | Western Kentucky University | $11.2M |
| 362 | Eastern Michigan University | $11.2M |
| 363 | Western University of Health Sciences | $11.2M |
| 364 | University of San Francisco | $11.0M |
| 365 | Arkansas State University, Jonesboro | $10.9M |
| 366 | California State University, Los Angeles | $10.9M |
| 367 | Pepperdine University | $10.9M |
| 368 | Wesleyan University | $10.8M |
| 369 | Hampton University | $10.7M |
| 370 | United States Naval Academy | $10.6M |
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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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