Fairmont State University research and development spending, FY2024

  • Fairmont, WV
  • Public
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Fairmont State University in FY2024

$610 thousand

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

National rank
#782 of 925
Change on FY2023
First year reported
Rank change
—

Fairmont State University reported $610 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #782 of the 925 institutions in the survey. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $271 thousand or 44.4% of the total.

Over time

Research spending, FY2024 to FY2024

Fairmont State University research and development expenditures, FY2024 to FY2024A line from $610 thousand in FY2024 to $610 thousand in FY2024. Every plotted figure is in the table below.$0$153K$305K$458K$610KFY2024

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
Fairmont State University research and development expenditures by fiscal year, NSF HERD.
Fiscal yearR&D expenditure
FY2024$610 thousand

FY2024 breakdown

Where the money came from, and what it paid for

FY2024 funding sources and research fields

Funding sources

The one NSF funding source Fairmont State University reported in FY2024. The share is of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.

Fairmont State University research and development expenditures by funding source, NSF HERD FY2024.
SourceFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Federal government$610 thousand100.0%—652
All sources$610 thousand100.0%—782

Fields of research

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

Fairmont State University research and development expenditures by field of research, NSF HERD FY2024.
FieldFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences$271 thousand44.4%—322
Computer and information sciences$239 thousand39.2%—352
Other sciences$95 thousand15.6%—232
Life sciences$5 thousand0.8%—846

Neighbours

Ranked around Fairmont State University

Institutions ranked immediately above and below

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

Institutions ranked immediately above and below Fairmont State University, NSF HERD FY2024.
RankInstitutionFY2024 R&D
777Salish Kootenai College$647K
778Saint Francis University$637K
779Georgia Gwinnett College$633K
780Oakwood University$623K
781Lake Forest College$617K
782Fairmont State University$610K
783Oglala Lakota College$594K
784University of Minnesota, Morris$593K
785Barry University$586K
786Ramapo College of New Jersey$583K
787Emporia State University$577K

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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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