Clayton State University research and development spending, FY2024
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Clayton State University in FY2024
$393 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #843 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 46.3%
- Rank change
- down 115
Clayton State University reported $393 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #843 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 46.3% on FY2023's $732 thousand; its national rank was down 115 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 98.5% ($387 thousand), followed by state and local government at 1.5%. Its largest field of research is computer and information sciences, $218 thousand or 55.5% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2019 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 |
|---|---|
| FY2019 | $330 thousand |
| FY2020 | $346 thousand |
| FY2021 | $616 thousand |
| FY2022 | $600 thousand |
| FY2023 | $732 thousand |
| FY2024 | $393 thousand |
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 Clayton 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 | $387 thousand | 98.5% | −39.7% | 728 |
| State and local government | $6 thousand | 1.5% | −83.8% | 624 |
| All sources | $393 thousand | 100.0% | −46.3% | 843 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields Clayton State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and information sciences | $218 thousand | 55.5% | +84.7% | 357 |
| Physical sciences | $103 thousand | 26.2% | −25.9% | 572 |
| Social sciences | $56 thousand | 14.2% | −74.3% | 527 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $10 thousand | 2.5% | −47.4% | 517 |
| Non-S&E | $6 thousand | 1.5% | −25.0% | 728 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Clayton State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Clayton State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 838 | Augustana College | $405K |
| 839 | Albizu University | $403K |
| 840 | A.T. Still University of Health Sciences | $401K |
| 841 | Bryn Athyn College | $396K |
| 842 | Stonehill College | $394K |
| 843 | Clayton State University | $393K |
| 844 | The American College of Financial Services | $392K |
| 845 | Coker University | $391K |
| 846 | State University of New York College, Cortland | $388K |
| 847 | Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College | $387K |
| 847 | Northwest Missouri State University | $387K |
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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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