Grand Valley State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Allendale, MI
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Grand Valley State University in FY2024
$7.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #417 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 13.0%
- Rank change
- down 2
Grand Valley State University reported $7.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #417 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 13.0% on FY2023's $6.2 million; its national rank was down 2 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 46.7% ($3.3 million), followed by federal government at 28.9%. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $3.4 million or 48.0% 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 | $5.0 million | 368 |
| FY2011 | $6.4 million | 354 |
| FY2012 | $7.8 million | 338 |
| FY2013 | $9.2 million | 318 |
| FY2014 | $8.2 million | 330 |
| FY2015 | $7.5 million | 344 |
| FY2016 | $6.8 million | 358 |
| FY2017 | $6.9 million | 359 |
| FY2018 | $7.0 million | 359 |
| FY2019 | $6.6 million | 367 |
| FY2020 | $6.8 million | 369 |
| FY2021 | $6.8 million | 371 |
| FY2022 | $6.7 million | 384 |
| FY2023 | $6.2 million | 415 |
| FY2024 | $7.0 million | 416 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources Grand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $3.3 million | 46.7% | +13.2% | 355 |
| Federal government | $2.0 million | 28.9% | +12.6% | 479 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $661 thousand | 9.4% | +13.2% | 319 |
| All other sources | $547 thousand | 7.8% | +13.3% | 233 |
| State and local government | $509 thousand | 7.2% | +13.1% | 377 |
| All sources | $7.0 million | 100.0% | +13.0% | 417 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Grand Valley State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $3.4 million | 48.0% | +13.0% | 155 |
| Life sciences | $1.6 million | 22.5% | +12.8% | 420 |
| Social sciences | $670 thousand | 9.5% | +13.2% | 280 |
| Non-S&E | $467 thousand | 6.6% | +13.1% | 463 |
| Physical sciences | $382 thousand | 5.4% | +12.7% | 411 |
| Engineering | $271 thousand | 3.8% | +13.4% | 370 |
| Computer and information sciences | $122 thousand | 1.7% | +13.0% | 407 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $85 thousand | 1.2% | +13.3% | 366 |
| Psychology | $84 thousand | 1.2% | +13.5% | 399 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Grand Valley State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Grand Valley State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 412 | Norfolk State University | $7.3M |
| 413 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | $7.1M |
| 414 | Grinnell College | $7.1M |
| 415 | Williams College | $7.1M |
| 416 | Pennsylvania State University, The, Behrend | $7.1M |
| 417 | Grand Valley State University | $7.0M |
| 418 | Wellesley College | $7.0M |
| 419 | Northwest Indian College | $7.0M |
| 420 | Dine College | $7.0M |
| 421 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | $6.9M |
| 422 | United States Army War College | $6.8M |
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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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