Kent State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Kent, OH
- R1
- Public
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Kent State University in FY2024
$61.4 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #223 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 4.2%
- Rank change
- down 7
Kent State University reported $61.4 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #223 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 4.2% on FY2023's $59.0 million; its national rank was down 7 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 62.9% ($38.7 million), followed by federal government at 29.7%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $17.5 million or 28.6% 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 | $26.3 million | 241 |
| FY2011 | $27.5 million | 238 |
| FY2012 | $26.5 million | 237 |
| FY2013 | $23.1 million | 242 |
| FY2014 | $25.7 million | 233 |
| FY2015 | $38.1 million | 208 |
| FY2016 | $34.7 million | 215 |
| FY2017 | $42.0 million | 202 |
| FY2018 | $42.8 million | 200 |
| FY2019 | $47.2 million | 202 |
| FY2020 | $50.3 million | 197 |
| FY2021 | $50.4 million | 203 |
| FY2022 | $52.2 million | 209 |
| FY2023 | $59.0 million | 216 |
| FY2024 | $61.4 million | 223 |
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 Kent 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 | $38.7 million | 62.9% | +3.6% | 172 |
| Federal government | $18.3 million | 29.7% | +1.6% | 252 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $2.1 million | 3.5% | +14.9% | 214 |
| State and local government | $1.3 million | 2.1% | +29.0% | 291 |
| Business | $953 thousand | 1.6% | +26.6% | 237 |
| All other sources | $113 thousand | 0.2% | +43.0% | 338 |
| All sources | $61.4 million | 100.0% | +4.2% | 223 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Kent State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $17.5 million | 28.6% | +5.1% | 119 |
| Life sciences | $15.0 million | 24.5% | +30.1% | 228 |
| Physical sciences | $9.0 million | 14.6% | −12.2% | 142 |
| Social sciences | $5.9 million | 9.5% | −3.9% | 133 |
| Psychology | $4.1 million | 6.7% | −22.1% | 123 |
| Computer and information sciences | $2.5 million | 4.1% | +14.4% | 185 |
| Engineering | $2.2 million | 3.6% | +16.6% | 251 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $1.9 million | 3.1% | +29.7% | 199 |
| Other sciences | $1.7 million | 2.7% | −12.9% | 98 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.5 million | 2.5% | −3.0% | 134 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Kent State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Kent State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 218 | Lehigh University | $62.4M |
| 219 | Western Michigan University and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine | $62.1M |
| 220 | Southern Illinois University, Carbondale | $61.5M |
| 221 | Loyola University Chicago | $61.5M |
| 222 | University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus | $61.5M |
| 223 | Kent State University | $61.4M |
| 224 | Nova Southeastern University | $60.6M |
| 225 | State University of New York, Upstate Medical University | $59.5M |
| 226 | Boise State University | $57.7M |
| 227 | Catholic University of America, The | $57.7M |
| 228 | University of Missouri, Kansas City | $57.0M |
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Data: 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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