Fort Valley State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Fort Valley, GA
- Public
- Standard form filer
Fort Valley State University in FY2024
$11.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #355 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 24.5%
- Rank change
- down 29
Fort Valley State University reported $11.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #355 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 24.5% on FY2023's $15.5 million; its national rank was down 29 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 53.3% ($6.2 million), followed by state and local government at 46.7%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $11.5 million or 97.7% 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 | $5.3 million | 363 |
| FY2011 | $3.9 million | 403 |
| FY2012 | $3.7 million | 408 |
| FY2013 | $3.7 million | 404 |
| FY2014 | $4.5 million | 383 |
| FY2015 | $4.3 million | 393 |
| FY2016 | $5.1 million | 385 |
| FY2017 | $5.4 million | 380 |
| FY2018 | $3.9 million | 415 |
| FY2019 | $4.6 million | 412 |
| FY2020 | $4.9 million | 398 |
| FY2021 | $4.8 million | 412 |
| FY2022 | $10.0 million | 347 |
| FY2023 | $15.5 million | 326 |
| FY2024 | $11.7 million | 355 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 2 NSF funding sources Fort Valley 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 | $6.2 million | 53.3% | −16.8% | 339 |
| State and local government | $5.5 million | 46.7% | −31.8% | 161 |
| All sources | $11.7 million | 100.0% | −24.5% | 355 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields Fort Valley State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $11.5 million | 97.7% | −25.3% | 250 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $116 thousand | 1.0% | +582.4% | 334 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $101 thousand | 0.9% | +44.3% | 415 |
| Physical sciences | $50 thousand | 0.4% | −57.6% | 622 |
| Non-S&E | $4 thousand | 0.0% | — | 730 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Fort Valley State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Fort Valley State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 350 | University of San Diego | $12.6M |
| 351 | South Carolina State University | $12.5M |
| 352 | University of Michigan, Dearborn | $12.5M |
| 353 | University of Tennessee, The, Chattanooga | $12.1M |
| 354 | Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | $11.8M |
| 355 | Fort Valley State University | $11.7M |
| 356 | California State University, Monterey Bay | $11.7M |
| 357 | West Texas A&M University | $11.6M |
| 358 | Central State University | $11.5M |
| 359 | California State University, San Bernardino | $11.3M |
| 360 | Appalachian State University | $11.3M |
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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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