Eastern Kentucky University research and development spending, FY2024
- Richmond, KY
- D/PU
- Public
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Eastern Kentucky University in FY2024
$1.4 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #649 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 0.8%
- Rank change
- down 18
Eastern Kentucky University reported $1.4 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #649 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 0.8% on FY2023's $1.4 million; its national rank was down 18 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 60.7% ($871 thousand), followed by state and local government at 19.2%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $690 thousand or 48.1% 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. The line breaks at FY2022, which Eastern Kentucky University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $3.5 million | 406 |
| FY2011 | $3.8 million | 406 |
| FY2012 | $3.4 million | 419 |
| FY2013 | $2.8 million | 436 |
| FY2014 | $2.2 million | 468 |
| FY2015 | $1.7 million | 512 |
| FY2016 | $1.5 million | 539 |
| FY2017 | $1.2 million | 562 |
| FY2018 | $1.1 million | 578 |
| FY2019 | $1.1 million | 591 |
| FY2020 | $1.0 million | 603 |
| FY2021 | $986 thousand | 600 |
| FY2022 | — | — |
| FY2023 | $1.4 million | 619 |
| FY2024 | $1.4 million | 634 |
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 Eastern Kentucky 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 | $871 thousand | 60.7% | +9.1% | 596 |
| State and local government | $275 thousand | 19.2% | +121.8% | 431 |
| Institution funds | $220 thousand | 15.3% | −53.0% | 650 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $69 thousand | 4.8% | — | 592 |
| All sources | $1.4 million | 100.0% | −0.8% | 649 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields Eastern Kentucky University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $690 thousand | 48.1% | +50.7% | 542 |
| Physical sciences | $387 thousand | 27.0% | −35.3% | 409 |
| Non-S&E | $245 thousand | 17.1% | −2.0% | 527 |
| Engineering | $112 thousand | 7.8% | +62.3% | 403 |
| Social sciences | $1 thousand | 0.1% | −98.4% | 657 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Eastern Kentucky University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Eastern Kentucky University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking, and the two institutions tied with it — a shared rank is a real tie in NSF's data, not a rounding artefact.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 644 | State University of New York College, Plattsburgh | $1.5M |
| 645 | University of Virginia's College at Wise | $1.5M |
| 646 | New College of Florida | $1.5M |
| 647 | University of Maine Farmington | $1.5M |
| 648 | Wheaton College, Wheaton | $1.4M |
| 649 | Eastern Kentucky University | $1.4M |
| 649 | Adelphi University | $1.4M |
| 649 | University of Scranton | $1.4M |
| 652 | Eastern Connecticut State University | $1.4M |
| 653 | Roosevelt University | $1.4M |
| 654 | Robert Morris University | $1.4M |
| 655 | University of North Carolina, general administration | $1.4M |
| 656 | Scripps College | $1.4M |
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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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