Jackson State University research and development spending, FY2024
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Jackson State University in FY2024
$24.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #292 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 27.2%
- Rank change
- up 21
Jackson State University reported $24.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #292 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 27.2% on FY2023's $19.5 million; its national rank was up 21 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 83.0% ($20.5 million), followed by institution funds at 9.1%. Its largest field of research is physical sciences, $7.6 million or 30.7% 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 | $44.9 million | 189 |
| FY2011 | $50.0 million | 190 |
| FY2012 | $46.9 million | 192 |
| FY2013 | $36.3 million | 212 |
| FY2014 | $26.6 million | 231 |
| FY2015 | $23.9 million | 245 |
| FY2016 | $23.8 million | 247 |
| FY2017 | $22.8 million | 246 |
| FY2018 | $19.5 million | 267 |
| FY2019 | $18.2 million | 276 |
| FY2020 | $15.1 million | 295 |
| FY2021 | $16.2 million | 297 |
| FY2022 | $17.5 million | 304 |
| FY2023 | $19.5 million | 313 |
| FY2024 | $24.7 million | 292 |
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 Jackson 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 | $20.5 million | 83.0% | +24.8% | 243 |
| Institution funds | $2.3 million | 9.1% | +40.7% | 391 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.3 million | 5.2% | −6.0% | 264 |
| All other sources | $337 thousand | 1.4% | +891.2% | 262 |
| State and local government | $333 thousand | 1.3% | — | 416 |
| All sources | $24.7 million | 100.0% | +27.2% | 292 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Jackson State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical sciences | $7.6 million | 30.7% | +3.6% | 155 |
| Life sciences | $5.9 million | 23.9% | −4.5% | 306 |
| Engineering | $4.1 million | 16.7% | +28.2% | 231 |
| Non-S&E | $3.7 million | 15.1% | +328.7% | 247 |
| Other sciences | $1.4 million | 5.6% | +125.4% | 106 |
| Social sciences | $1.2 million | 4.7% | +107.7% | 237 |
| Computer and information sciences | $468 thousand | 1.9% | +22.2% | 288 |
| Psychology | $141 thousand | 0.6% | −15.6% | 362 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $129 thousand | 0.5% | — | 394 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $96 thousand | 0.4% | −25.0% | 355 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Jackson State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Jackson State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 287 | University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler | $26.2M |
| 288 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark | $26.2M |
| 289 | Clarkson University | $26.1M |
| 290 | University of Guam | $25.3M |
| 291 | Tarleton State University | $24.9M |
| 292 | Jackson State University | $24.7M |
| 293 | University of Alaska Anchorage | $24.6M |
| 294 | University of Akron, The | $24.6M |
| 295 | University of Colorado Denver | $24.3M |
| 296 | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | $23.9M |
| 297 | New School, The | $23.9M |
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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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