Ball State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Muncie, IN
- R2
- Public
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Ball State University in FY2024
$13.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #345 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 12.4%
- Rank change
- held
Ball State University reported $13.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #345 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 12.4% on FY2023's $11.7 million; its national rank was unchanged. Federal government is its largest funding source at 53.0% ($6.9 million), followed by institution funds at 36.5%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $6.5 million or 49.7% 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 | $20.5 million | 258 |
| FY2011 | $18.8 million | 265 |
| FY2012 | $11.7 million | 299 |
| FY2013 | $10.4 million | 307 |
| FY2014 | $9.2 million | 315 |
| FY2015 | $10.5 million | 307 |
| FY2016 | $11.8 million | 308 |
| FY2017 | $8.8 million | 331 |
| FY2018 | $11.2 million | 321 |
| FY2019 | $12.1 million | 319 |
| FY2020 | $9.4 million | 341 |
| FY2021 | $8.8 million | 348 |
| FY2022 | $9.9 million | 348 |
| FY2023 | $11.7 million | 345 |
| FY2024 | $13.1 million | 345 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 6 NSF funding sources Ball 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 | $6.9 million | 53.0% | +9.1% | 335 |
| Institution funds | $4.8 million | 36.5% | +20.8% | 318 |
| Business | $532 thousand | 4.1% | −16.5% | 284 |
| State and local government | $463 thousand | 3.5% | +16.9% | 385 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $368 thousand | 2.8% | +20.3% | 397 |
| All other sources | $17 thousand | 0.1% | — | 437 |
| All sources | $13.1 million | 100.0% | +12.4% | 345 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Ball State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $6.5 million | 49.7% | +10.3% | 298 |
| Non-S&E | $3.8 million | 28.6% | +14.7% | 245 |
| Physical sciences | $1.3 million | 10.1% | +3.1% | 281 |
| Psychology | $695 thousand | 5.3% | +55.8% | 230 |
| Social sciences | $566 thousand | 4.3% | −0.7% | 301 |
| Computer and information sciences | $107 thousand | 0.8% | +91.1% | 421 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $98 thousand | 0.7% | −2.0% | 352 |
| Engineering | $58 thousand | 0.4% | +81.3% | 434 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Ball State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Ball State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 340 | Kentucky State University | $13.5M |
| 341 | Clark Atlanta University | $13.4M |
| 342 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | $13.4M |
| 343 | Langston University | $13.3M |
| 344 | Virginia State University | $13.3M |
| 345 | Ball State University | $13.1M |
| 346 | Northeast Ohio Medical University | $13.0M |
| 347 | California State University, San Marcos | $12.8M |
| 348 | Clark University | $12.7M |
| 349 | Winston-Salem State University | $12.7M |
| 350 | University of San Diego | $12.6M |
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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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