Fisk University research and development spending, FY2024

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Fisk University in FY2024

$3.4 million

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

National rank
#524 of 925
Change on FY2023
down 29.6%
Rank change
down 68

Fisk University reported $3.4 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #524 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 29.6% on FY2023's $4.9 million; its national rank was down 68 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 78.3% ($2.7 million), followed by nonprofit organizations at 14.7%. Its largest field of research is physical sciences, $1.1 million or 33.3% of the total.

Over time

Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024

Fisk University research and development expenditures, FY2010 to FY2024A line from $7.7 million in FY2010 to $3.4 million in FY2024. Every plotted figure is in the table below.$0$2.7M$5.3M$8.0M$10.6MFY2010FY2015FY2020FY2024

Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series.

Year-by-year figures
Fisk University research and development expenditures by fiscal year, NSF HERD.
Fiscal yearR&D expenditureRank in series
FY2010$7.7 million330
FY2011$4.8 million379
FY2012$4.1 million402
FY2013$6.6 million352
FY2014$9.1 million319
FY2015$9.9 million311
FY2016$10.6 million317
FY2017$5.0 million388
FY2018$2.8 million464
FY2019$4.7 million403
FY2020$3.9 million429
FY2021$4.3 million429
FY2022$4.0 million454
FY2023$4.9 million454
FY2024$3.4 million523

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 Fisk University reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.

Fisk University research and development expenditures by funding source, NSF HERD FY2024.
SourceFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Federal government$2.7 million78.3%−29.8%446
Nonprofit organizations$504 thousand14.7%0.0%351
State and local government$240 thousand7.0%0.0%447
All sources$3.4 million100.0%−29.6%524

Fields of research

The 5 NSF research fields Fisk University reported in FY2024, largest first.

Fisk University research and development expenditures by field of research, NSF HERD FY2024.
FieldFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Physical sciences$1.1 million33.3%−55.7%300
Life sciences$946 thousand27.6%−23.0%492
Computer and information sciences$942 thousand27.5%−0.7%242
Non-S&E$344 thousand10.0%+17100.0%487
Mathematics and statistics$52 thousand1.5%−50.0%412

Neighbours

Ranked around Fisk University

Institutions ranked immediately above and below

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

Institutions ranked immediately above and below Fisk University, NSF HERD FY2024.
RankInstitutionFY2024 R&D
519Saginaw Valley State University$3.6M
520Winthrop University$3.5M
521Tougaloo College$3.5M
522National Defense University$3.5M
523University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh$3.4M
524Fisk University$3.4M
525Bowdoin College$3.4M
526Azusa Pacific University$3.4M
527Pace University$3.3M
528Troy University$3.3M
529Dillard University$3.3M

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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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