California State University, Bakersfield research and development spending, FY2024
- Bakersfield, CA
- Public
- Standard form filer
California State University, Bakersfield in FY2024
$8.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #392 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 32.0%
- Rank change
- up 19
California State University, Bakersfield reported $8.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #392 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 32.0% on FY2023's $6.4 million; its national rank was up 19 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 58.9% ($5.0 million), followed by institution funds at 38.1%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $3.0 million or 36.1% 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 | $2.1 million | 466 |
| FY2011 | $3.2 million | 428 |
| FY2012 | $1.2 million | 543 |
| FY2013 | $2.6 million | 455 |
| FY2014 | $2.4 million | 459 |
| FY2015 | $3.2 million | 422 |
| FY2016 | $3.2 million | 438 |
| FY2017 | $4.7 million | 398 |
| FY2018 | $5.6 million | 380 |
| FY2019 | $7.6 million | 355 |
| FY2020 | $7.1 million | 366 |
| FY2021 | $6.3 million | 379 |
| FY2022 | $4.8 million | 432 |
| FY2023 | $6.4 million | 411 |
| FY2024 | $8.5 million | 392 |
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 California State University, Bakersfield 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 | $5.0 million | 58.9% | +41.2% | 368 |
| Institution funds | $3.2 million | 38.1% | +24.9% | 360 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $149 thousand | 1.8% | −0.7% | 509 |
| State and local government | $106 thousand | 1.3% | −31.2% | 502 |
| All sources | $8.5 million | 100.0% | +32.0% | 392 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields California State University, Bakersfield reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $3.0 million | 36.1% | +8.2% | 266 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.5 million | 17.3% | +8.3% | 138 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $1.2 million | 13.7% | +495.4% | 230 |
| Life sciences | $735 thousand | 8.7% | +11.2% | 530 |
| Social sciences | $728 thousand | 8.6% | +63.2% | 273 |
| Engineering | $586 thousand | 6.9% | −17.6% | 325 |
| Psychology | $473 thousand | 5.6% | +1956.5% | 255 |
| Physical sciences | $266 thousand | 3.1% | +31.7% | 459 |
Neighbours
Ranked around California State University, Bakersfield
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above California State University, Bakersfield and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 387 | Middle Tennessee State University | $8.7M |
| 388 | Amherst College | $8.7M |
| 389 | College of Charleston | $8.7M |
| 390 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | $8.5M |
| 391 | University of Northern Colorado | $8.5M |
| 392 | California State University, Bakersfield | $8.5M |
| 393 | Lawrence Technological University | $8.4M |
| 394 | Pacific University | $8.4M |
| 395 | Texas A&M International University | $8.4M |
| 396 | University of Wisconsin-Superior | $8.4M |
| 397 | Lamar University | $8.3M |
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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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