Kennesaw State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Kennesaw, GA
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
Kennesaw State University in FY2024
$51.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #237 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 58.7%
- Rank change
- up 21
Kennesaw State University reported $51.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #237 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 58.7% on FY2023's $32.5 million; its national rank was up 21 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 79.9% ($41.2 million), followed by federal government at 14.9%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $29.3 million or 56.8% 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 | $1.9 million | 478 |
| FY2011 | $2.0 million | 489 |
| FY2012 | $3.5 million | 417 |
| FY2013 | $5.1 million | 373 |
| FY2014 | $2.2 million | 471 |
| FY2015 | $4.8 million | 382 |
| FY2016 | $8.3 million | 335 |
| FY2017 | $9.5 million | 323 |
| FY2018 | $11.2 million | 320 |
| FY2019 | $12.8 million | 308 |
| FY2020 | $18.0 million | 278 |
| FY2021 | $18.9 million | 278 |
| FY2022 | $21.7 million | 277 |
| FY2023 | $32.5 million | 258 |
| FY2024 | $51.6 million | 237 |
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 Kennesaw 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 | $41.2 million | 79.9% | +64.9% | 165 |
| Federal government | $7.7 million | 14.9% | +29.8% | 326 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $2.0 million | 3.9% | +124.7% | 224 |
| State and local government | $522 thousand | 1.0% | −7.3% | 372 |
| Business | $184 thousand | 0.4% | +17.2% | 360 |
| All sources | $51.6 million | 100.0% | +58.7% | 237 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Kennesaw State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $29.3 million | 56.8% | +89.6% | 83 |
| Life sciences | $11.9 million | 23.0% | +68.6% | 247 |
| Engineering | $5.1 million | 10.0% | +49.4% | 223 |
| Computer and information sciences | $4.3 million | 8.4% | −12.0% | 148 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $571 thousand | 1.1% | −34.8% | 201 |
| Social sciences | $177 thousand | 0.3% | −58.5% | 427 |
| Physical sciences | $171 thousand | 0.3% | −47.1% | 512 |
| Psychology | $1 thousand | 0.0% | −93.3% | 581 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Kennesaw State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Kennesaw State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 232 | University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science | $54.0M |
| 233 | United States Air Force Academy | $53.2M |
| 234 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $53.0M |
| 235 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | $52.2M |
| 236 | Portland State University | $51.7M |
| 237 | Kennesaw State University | $51.6M |
| 238 | Marquette University | $49.1M |
| 239 | Chapman University | $48.3M |
| 240 | Mercer University | $46.5M |
| 241 | Georgia Southern University | $46.1M |
| 242 | City University of New York, The, Hunter College | $45.2M |
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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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