Bluefield State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Bluefield, WV
- Public
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Bluefield State University in FY2024
$1.3 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #665 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 27.5%
- Rank change
- up 23
Bluefield State University reported $1.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #665 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 27.5% on FY2023's $987 thousand; its national rank was up 23 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 71.8% ($903 thousand), followed by state and local government at 28.2%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $713 thousand or 56.7% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2011 to FY2024
This institution files the short form, which the revised history does not cover; each year's total is the sum of its six funding-source rows as reported that year.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2011 | $162 thousand |
| FY2012 | $230 thousand |
| FY2013 | $252 thousand |
| FY2014 | $182 thousand |
| FY2015 | $160 thousand |
| FY2016 | $310 thousand |
| FY2017 | $458 thousand |
| FY2018 | $443 thousand |
| FY2019 | $595 thousand |
| FY2020 | $485 thousand |
| FY2021 | $506 thousand |
| FY2022 | $642 thousand |
| FY2023 | $987 thousand |
| FY2024 | $1.3 million |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 2 NSF funding sources Bluefield 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 | $903 thousand | 71.8% | +57.3% | 593 |
| State and local government | $355 thousand | 28.2% | +1.4% | 409 |
| All sources | $1.3 million | 100.0% | +27.5% | 665 |
Fields of research
The 2 NSF research fields Bluefield State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $713 thousand | 56.7% | +18.6% | 416 |
| Life sciences | $545 thousand | 43.3% | +41.2% | 576 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Bluefield State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Bluefield State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 660 | Butler University | $1.3M |
| 661 | College of Wooster, The | $1.3M |
| 662 | Radford University | $1.3M |
| 663 | Metropolitan State University of Denver | $1.3M |
| 664 | Midwestern State University | $1.3M |
| 665 | Bluefield State University | $1.3M |
| 666 | Hult International Business School | $1.2M |
| 666 | University of Puget Sound | $1.2M |
| 668 | Eastern Illinois University | $1.2M |
| 669 | State University of New York Polytechnic Institute | $1.2M |
| 670 | Weber State University | $1.2M |
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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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