Fisk University research and development spending, FY2024
- Nashville, TN
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
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
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 | $7.7 million | 330 |
| FY2011 | $4.8 million | 379 |
| FY2012 | $4.1 million | 402 |
| FY2013 | $6.6 million | 352 |
| FY2014 | $9.1 million | 319 |
| FY2015 | $9.9 million | 311 |
| FY2016 | $10.6 million | 317 |
| FY2017 | $5.0 million | 388 |
| FY2018 | $2.8 million | 464 |
| FY2019 | $4.7 million | 403 |
| FY2020 | $3.9 million | 429 |
| FY2021 | $4.3 million | 429 |
| FY2022 | $4.0 million | 454 |
| FY2023 | $4.9 million | 454 |
| FY2024 | $3.4 million | 523 |
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.
| Source | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $2.7 million | 78.3% | −29.8% | 446 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $504 thousand | 14.7% | 0.0% | 351 |
| State and local government | $240 thousand | 7.0% | 0.0% | 447 |
| All sources | $3.4 million | 100.0% | −29.6% | 524 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields Fisk University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical sciences | $1.1 million | 33.3% | −55.7% | 300 |
| Life sciences | $946 thousand | 27.6% | −23.0% | 492 |
| Computer and information sciences | $942 thousand | 27.5% | −0.7% | 242 |
| Non-S&E | $344 thousand | 10.0% | +17100.0% | 487 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $52 thousand | 1.5% | −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.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 519 | Saginaw Valley State University | $3.6M |
| 520 | Winthrop University | $3.5M |
| 521 | Tougaloo College | $3.5M |
| 522 | National Defense University | $3.5M |
| 523 | University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh | $3.4M |
| 524 | Fisk University | $3.4M |
| 525 | Bowdoin College | $3.4M |
| 526 | Azusa Pacific University | $3.4M |
| 527 | Pace University | $3.3M |
| 528 | Troy University | $3.3M |
| 529 | Dillard 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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