Langston University research and development spending, FY2024
- Langston, OK
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Langston University in FY2024
$13.3 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #343 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 27.0%
- Rank change
- up 17
Langston University reported $13.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #343 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 27.0% on FY2023's $10.5 million; its national rank was up 17 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 56.8% ($7.6 million), followed by institution funds at 42.4%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $11.5 million or 86.0% 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 | $4.5 million | 381 |
| FY2011 | $5.2 million | 373 |
| FY2012 | $5.3 million | 374 |
| FY2013 | $4.9 million | 375 |
| FY2014 | $8.5 million | 324 |
| FY2015 | $8.1 million | 332 |
| FY2016 | $11.2 million | 313 |
| FY2017 | $11.0 million | 315 |
| FY2018 | $10.9 million | 322 |
| FY2019 | $10.7 million | 325 |
| FY2020 | $14.4 million | 302 |
| FY2021 | $6.3 million | 377 |
| FY2022 | $6.5 million | 388 |
| FY2023 | $10.5 million | 360 |
| FY2024 | $13.3 million | 343 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 3 NSF funding sources Langston 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 | $7.6 million | 56.8% | +38.6% | 327 |
| Institution funds | $5.7 million | 42.4% | +23.5% | 303 |
| Business | $96 thousand | 0.7% | −77.7% | 398 |
| All sources | $13.3 million | 100.0% | +27.0% | 343 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Langston University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $11.5 million | 86.0% | +18.6% | 249 |
| Psychology | $1.2 million | 8.7% | +123.6% | 198 |
| Other sciences | $373 thousand | 2.8% | — | 170 |
| Engineering | $127 thousand | 1.0% | — | 396 |
| Physical sciences | $107 thousand | 0.8% | −2.7% | 565 |
| Non-S&E | $69 thousand | 0.5% | −60.3% | 643 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $27 thousand | 0.2% | 0.0% | 466 |
| Social sciences | $2 thousand | 0.0% | — | 654 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Langston University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Langston University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 346 | Northeast Ohio Medical University | $13.0M |
| 347 | California State University, San Marcos | $12.8M |
| 348 | Clark University | $12.7M |
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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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