Georgia State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Atlanta, GA
- R1
- Public
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Georgia State University in FY2024
$241.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #130 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 1.5%
- Rank change
- down 7
Georgia State University reported $241.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #130 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 1.5% on FY2023's $237.5 million; its national rank was down 7 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 50.6% ($122.0 million), followed by federal government at 40.1%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $95.6 million or 39.6% 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 | $81.0 million | 151 |
| FY2011 | $92.7 million | 144 |
| FY2012 | $91.1 million | 145 |
| FY2013 | $112.0 million | 134 |
| FY2014 | $123.9 million | 132 |
| FY2015 | $139.6 million | 124 |
| FY2016 | $161.3 million | 119 |
| FY2017 | $200.2 million | 104 |
| FY2018 | $201.2 million | 109 |
| FY2019 | $195.6 million | 114 |
| FY2020 | $202.5 million | 116 |
| FY2021 | $206.5 million | 117 |
| FY2022 | $215.9 million | 124 |
| FY2023 | $237.5 million | 123 |
| FY2024 | $241.1 million | 130 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 6 NSF funding sources Georgia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $122.0 million | 50.6% | −2.4% | 82 |
| Federal government | $96.7 million | 40.1% | +5.8% | 140 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $13.4 million | 5.5% | +10.2% | 105 |
| State and local government | $4.7 million | 2.0% | +7.5% | 175 |
| Business | $3.0 million | 1.2% | −8.2% | 176 |
| All other sources | $1.3 million | 0.6% | −1.9% | 167 |
| All sources | $241.1 million | 100.0% | +1.5% | 130 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Georgia State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $95.6 million | 39.6% | +13.3% | 121 |
| Non-S&E | $65.4 million | 27.1% | −9.9% | 28 |
| Social sciences | $30.6 million | 12.7% | −19.4% | 32 |
| Physical sciences | $22.9 million | 9.5% | +19.9% | 81 |
| Psychology | $13.5 million | 5.6% | +7.0% | 42 |
| Computer and information sciences | $7.6 million | 3.1% | +15.3% | 108 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $3.3 million | 1.4% | +75.1% | 159 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $2.3 million | 0.9% | −5.9% | 110 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Georgia State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Georgia State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 125 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | $254.9M |
| 126 | Oklahoma State University, Stillwater | $253.8M |
| 127 | University of Dayton | $252.5M |
| 128 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | $246.3M |
| 129 | University of Vermont | $246.2M |
| 130 | Georgia State University | $241.1M |
| 131 | University of Texas Medical Branch, The | $241.1M |
| 132 | University of Houston | $239.0M |
| 133 | University of California, Riverside | $231.6M |
| 134 | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville | $230.6M |
| 135 | University of New Hampshire | $230.2M |
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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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