Bowie State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Bowie, MD
- Public
- Standard form filer
Bowie State University in FY2024
$3.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #510 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 42.8%
- Rank change
- up 26
Bowie State University reported $3.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #510 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 42.8% on FY2023's $2.6 million; its national rank was up 26 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 99.5% ($3.7 million), followed by nonprofit organizations at 0.5%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $1.9 million or 52.0% 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 | — | — |
| FY2011 | $1.9 million | 496 |
| FY2012 | $1.7 million | 517 |
| FY2013 | $1.4 million | 525 |
| FY2014 | $1.8 million | 505 |
| FY2015 | $1.5 million | 529 |
| FY2016 | $1.9 million | 498 |
| FY2017 | $1.8 million | 516 |
| FY2018 | $1.8 million | 519 |
| FY2019 | $1.9 million | 531 |
| FY2020 | $2.0 million | 526 |
| FY2021 | $1.4 million | 570 |
| FY2022 | $3.4 million | 481 |
| FY2023 | $2.6 million | 533 |
| FY2024 | $3.7 million | 509 |
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 Bowie 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 | $3.7 million | 99.5% | +50.4% | 400 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $17 thousand | 0.5% | — | 699 |
| All sources | $3.7 million | 100.0% | +42.8% | 510 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields Bowie State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $1.9 million | 52.0% | +93.7% | 402 |
| Computer and information sciences | $1.4 million | 37.7% | +57.5% | 215 |
| Social sciences | $309 thousand | 8.3% | +347.8% | 352 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $74 thousand | 2.0% | +428.6% | 377 |
| Non-S&E | $2 thousand | 0.1% | −99.7% | 739 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Bowie State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Bowie State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 505 | Hawaii Pacific University | $3.8M |
| 506 | Universidad Central del Caribe | $3.8M |
| 507 | State University of New York College of Optometry | $3.8M |
| 508 | Vassar College | $3.8M |
| 509 | Christopher Newport University | $3.8M |
| 510 | Bowie State University | $3.7M |
| 511 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | $3.7M |
| 512 | Roger Williams University | $3.7M |
| 513 | Hamilton College | $3.7M |
| 514 | University of Texas at Tyler, The | $3.6M |
| 515 | Murray State University | $3.6M |
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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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