Elizabeth City State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Elizabeth City, NC
- Public
- Standard form filer
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
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
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $5.6 million | 360 |
| FY2011 | $10.5 million | 304 |
| FY2012 | $4.5 million | 391 |
| FY2013 | $4.5 million | 385 |
| FY2014 | $3.0 million | 433 |
| FY2015 | $2.3 million | 476 |
| FY2016 | $1.9 million | 501 |
| FY2017 | $1.3 million | 554 |
| FY2018 | $978 thousand | 585 |
| FY2019 | — | — |
| FY2020 | $1.5 million | 563 |
| FY2021 | $1.7 million | 554 |
| FY2022 | $1.9 million | 557 |
| FY2023 | $1.6 million | 599 |
| FY2024 | $1.1 million | 661 |
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.
| Source | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $642 thousand | 59.6% | −41.3% | 639 |
| State and local government | $430 thousand | 39.9% | +6.7% | 389 |
| Business | $6 thousand | 0.6% | −95.9% | 525 |
| All sources | $1.1 million | 100.0% | −34.3% | 692 |
Fields of research
The 4 NSF research fields Elizabeth City State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $488 thousand | 45.3% | −1.4% | 588 |
| Computer and information sciences | $307 thousand | 28.5% | −20.5% | 324 |
| Non-S&E | $154 thousand | 14.3% | −76.0% | 579 |
| Social sciences | $129 thousand | 12.0% | +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.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 687 | Nicholls State University | $1.1M |
| 688 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | $1.1M |
| 689 | Denison University | $1.1M |
| 690 | Connecticut College | $1.1M |
| 691 | Louisiana State University, Shreveport | $1.1M |
| 692 | Elizabeth City State University | $1.1M |
| 693 | Indiana University, South Bend | $1.1M |
| 694 | City University of New York, The, Medgar Evers College | $1.1M |
| 695 | Bradley University | $1.1M |
| 696 | Aaniiih Nakoda College | $1.0M |
| 697 | Southern Oregon University | $1.0M |
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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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