Elizabeth City State University research and development spending, FY2024

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Elizabeth City State University in FY2024

$1.1 million

spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey

National rank
#692 of 925
Change on FY2023
down 34.3%
Rank change
down 84

Elizabeth City State University reported $1.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #692 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 34.3% on FY2023's $1.6 million; its national rank was down 84 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 59.6% ($642 thousand), followed by state and local government at 39.9%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $488 thousand or 45.3% of the total.

Over time

Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024

Elizabeth City State University research and development expenditures, FY2010 to FY2024A line from $5.6 million in FY2010 to $1.1 million in FY2024, broken across 1 unreported year. Every plotted figure is in the table below.$0$2.6M$5.2M$7.8M$10.5MFY2010FY2015FY2020FY2024

Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series. The line breaks at FY2019, which Elizabeth City State University did not report.

Year-by-year figures
Elizabeth City State University research and development expenditures by fiscal year, NSF HERD.
Fiscal yearR&D expenditureRank in series
FY2010$5.6 million360
FY2011$10.5 million304
FY2012$4.5 million391
FY2013$4.5 million385
FY2014$3.0 million433
FY2015$2.3 million476
FY2016$1.9 million501
FY2017$1.3 million554
FY2018$978 thousand585
FY2019
FY2020$1.5 million563
FY2021$1.7 million554
FY2022$1.9 million557
FY2023$1.6 million599
FY2024$1.1 million661

FY2024 breakdown

Where the money came from, and what it paid for

FY2024 funding sources and research fields

Funding sources

The 3 NSF funding sources Elizabeth City State University reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.

Elizabeth City State University research and development expenditures by funding source, NSF HERD FY2024.
SourceFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Federal government$642 thousand59.6%−41.3%639
State and local government$430 thousand39.9%+6.7%389
Business$6 thousand0.6%−95.9%525
All sources$1.1 million100.0%−34.3%692

Fields of research

The 4 NSF research fields Elizabeth City State University reported in FY2024, largest first.

Elizabeth City State University research and development expenditures by field of research, NSF HERD FY2024.
FieldFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Life sciences$488 thousand45.3%−1.4%588
Computer and information sciences$307 thousand28.5%−20.5%324
Non-S&E$154 thousand14.3%−76.0%579
Social sciences$129 thousand12.0%+11.2%461

Neighbours

Ranked around Elizabeth City State University

Institutions ranked immediately above and below

The five institutions ranked above Elizabeth City State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.

Institutions ranked immediately above and below Elizabeth City State University, NSF HERD FY2024.
RankInstitutionFY2024 R&D
687Nicholls State University$1.1M
688Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences$1.1M
689Denison University$1.1M
690Connecticut College$1.1M
691Louisiana State University, Shreveport$1.1M
692Elizabeth City State University$1.1M
693Indiana University, South Bend$1.1M
694City University of New York, The, Medgar Evers College$1.1M
695Bradley University$1.1M
696Aaniiih Nakoda College$1.0M
697Southern Oregon University$1.0M

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Data: 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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