Kentucky State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Frankfort, KY
- Public
- Standard form filer
Kentucky State University in FY2024
$13.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #340 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 16.8%
- Rank change
- up 7
Kentucky State University reported $13.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #340 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 16.8% on FY2023's $11.6 million; its national rank was up 7 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 53.5% ($7.2 million), followed by state and local government at 35.4%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $13.4 million or 99.2% 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 | $4.9 million | 371 |
| FY2011 | $4.6 million | 385 |
| FY2012 | $6.9 million | 353 |
| FY2013 | $5.6 million | 366 |
| FY2014 | $5.7 million | 363 |
| FY2015 | $6.0 million | 363 |
| FY2016 | $7.2 million | 351 |
| FY2017 | $8.2 million | 338 |
| FY2018 | $9.1 million | 333 |
| FY2019 | $8.4 million | 348 |
| FY2020 | $8.0 million | 358 |
| FY2021 | $8.8 million | 349 |
| FY2022 | $9.3 million | 353 |
| FY2023 | $11.6 million | 347 |
| FY2024 | $13.5 million | 340 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 4 NSF funding sources Kentucky 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 | $7.2 million | 53.5% | −4.7% | 332 |
| State and local government | $4.8 million | 35.4% | +20.7% | 173 |
| Institution funds | $1.4 million | 10.2% | — | 432 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $113 thousand | 0.8% | — | 548 |
| All sources | $13.5 million | 100.0% | +16.8% | 340 |
Fields of research
The 2 NSF research fields Kentucky State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $13.4 million | 99.2% | +15.9% | 235 |
| Non-S&E | $113 thousand | 0.8% | — | 597 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Kentucky State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Kentucky State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 335 | Salisbury University | $14.4M |
| 336 | California State University, Fresno | $14.4M |
| 337 | California State University, East Bay | $14.3M |
| 338 | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | $13.7M |
| 339 | Midwestern University | $13.6M |
| 340 | Kentucky State University | $13.5M |
| 341 | Clark Atlanta University | $13.4M |
| 342 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | $13.4M |
| 343 | Langston University | $13.3M |
| 344 | Virginia State University | $13.3M |
| 345 | Ball State University | $13.1M |
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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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