Fayetteville State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Fayetteville, NC
- Public
- Standard form filer
Fayetteville State University in FY2024
$3.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #495 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 10.3%
- Rank change
- up 1
Fayetteville State University reported $3.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #495 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 10.3% on FY2023's $3.6 million; its national rank was up 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 82.6% ($3.3 million), followed by all other sources at 10.8%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $1.3 million or 33.9% 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.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $11.9 million | 295 |
| FY2011 | $14.6 million | 284 |
| FY2012 | $15.7 million | 278 |
| FY2013 | $16.7 million | 274 |
| FY2014 | $14.7 million | 285 |
| FY2015 | $13.7 million | 291 |
| FY2016 | $15.7 million | 289 |
| FY2017 | $5.1 million | 384 |
| FY2018 | $5.0 million | 392 |
| FY2019 | $4.7 million | 405 |
| FY2020 | $2.8 million | 468 |
| FY2021 | $3.9 million | 441 |
| FY2022 | $3.2 million | 488 |
| FY2023 | $3.6 million | 494 |
| FY2024 | $3.9 million | 494 |
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 Fayetteville 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 | $3.3 million | 82.6% | +32.3% | 421 |
| All other sources | $424 thousand | 10.8% | −38.4% | 246 |
| State and local government | $262 thousand | 6.6% | −38.4% | 437 |
| All sources | $3.9 million | 100.0% | +10.3% | 495 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields Fayetteville State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $1.3 million | 33.9% | +8.0% | 450 |
| Computer and information sciences | $1.1 million | 28.3% | +1.7% | 227 |
| Physical sciences | $1.0 million | 25.8% | +17.3% | 309 |
| Psychology | $200 thousand | 5.1% | +19.8% | 337 |
| Non-S&E | $136 thousand | 3.5% | +33.3% | 586 |
| Social sciences | $136 thousand | 3.5% | +32.0% | 452 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Fayetteville State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Fayetteville State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 490 | Western Illinois University | $4.1M |
| 491 | Haverford College | $4.1M |
| 492 | New Mexico Highlands University | $4.1M |
| 493 | National Louis University | $4.0M |
| 494 | Keck Graduate Institute | $4.0M |
| 495 | Fayetteville State University | $3.9M |
| 496 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | $3.9M |
| 497 | Alabama State University | $3.9M |
| 498 | Harvey Mudd College | $3.9M |
| 499 | Whitman College | $3.9M |
| 500 | Des Moines University | $3.9M |
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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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