James Madison University research and development spending, FY2024
- Harrisonburg, VA
- R2
- Public
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James Madison University in FY2024
$21.4 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #310 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 0.6%
- Rank change
- down 6
James Madison University reported $21.4 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #310 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 0.6% on FY2023's $21.3 million; its national rank was down 6 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 70.7% ($15.1 million), followed by federal government at 16.3%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $9.6 million or 45.1% 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 | $7.0 million | 342 |
| FY2011 | $7.3 million | 340 |
| FY2012 | $8.9 million | 326 |
| FY2013 | $5.8 million | 362 |
| FY2014 | $4.6 million | 382 |
| FY2015 | $3.7 million | 409 |
| FY2016 | $3.3 million | 426 |
| FY2017 | $3.2 million | 437 |
| FY2018 | $4.2 million | 408 |
| FY2019 | $8.7 million | 345 |
| FY2020 | $10.2 million | 335 |
| FY2021 | $14.7 million | 310 |
| FY2022 | $17.0 million | 307 |
| FY2023 | $21.3 million | 304 |
| FY2024 | $21.4 million | 310 |
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 James Madison 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 | $15.1 million | 70.7% | −5.8% | 227 |
| Federal government | $3.5 million | 16.3% | +0.2% | 409 |
| State and local government | $1.8 million | 8.5% | +96.1% | 259 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $968 thousand | 4.5% | +24.1% | 285 |
| All other sources | $12 thousand | 0.1% | −53.8% | 451 |
| All sources | $21.4 million | 100.0% | +0.6% | 310 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields James Madison University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $9.6 million | 45.1% | −0.0% | 168 |
| Life sciences | $4.9 million | 22.9% | +14.0% | 315 |
| Physical sciences | $2.5 million | 11.8% | −0.4% | 235 |
| Psychology | $1.0 million | 4.8% | +5.1% | 208 |
| Computer and information sciences | $761 thousand | 3.6% | −34.2% | 251 |
| Social sciences | $728 thousand | 3.4% | +8.2% | 273 |
| Engineering | $706 thousand | 3.3% | +22.6% | 310 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $567 thousand | 2.7% | +88.4% | 202 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $508 thousand | 2.4% | −52.7% | 284 |
| Other sciences | $27 thousand | 0.1% | −12.9% | 262 |
Neighbours
Ranked around James Madison University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above James Madison University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 305 | Wright State University | $22.6M |
| 306 | Montana Technological University | $22.6M |
| 307 | City University of New York, The, Advanced Science Research Center | $22.5M |
| 308 | United States Military Academy | $22.3M |
| 309 | New York Medical College | $21.9M |
| 310 | James Madison University | $21.4M |
| 311 | City University of New York, The, John Jay College Criminal Justice | $21.2M |
| 312 | Bowling Green State University | $19.6M |
| 313 | University of North Florida | $19.3M |
| 314 | University of New Orleans | $19.3M |
| 315 | Towson University | $19.2M |
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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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