Marshall University research and development spending, FY2024
- Huntington, WV
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
Marshall University in FY2024
$39.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #249 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 16.3%
- Rank change
- up 4
Marshall University reported $39.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #249 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 16.3% on FY2023's $33.7 million; its national rank was up 4 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 54.5% ($21.3 million), followed by institution funds at 35.2%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $23.7 million or 60.6% 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 | $24.5 million | 245 |
| FY2011 | $26.7 million | 240 |
| FY2012 | $19.0 million | 266 |
| FY2013 | $19.6 million | 259 |
| FY2014 | $20.4 million | 258 |
| FY2015 | $19.9 million | 258 |
| FY2016 | $20.7 million | 260 |
| FY2017 | $18.3 million | 269 |
| FY2018 | $20.1 million | 263 |
| FY2019 | $19.6 million | 268 |
| FY2020 | $22.3 million | 265 |
| FY2021 | $23.6 million | 261 |
| FY2022 | $25.7 million | 264 |
| FY2023 | $33.7 million | 253 |
| FY2024 | $39.2 million | 249 |
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 Marshall 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 | $21.3 million | 54.5% | +7.8% | 238 |
| Institution funds | $13.8 million | 35.2% | +30.1% | 237 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $2.3 million | 6.0% | +100.4% | 204 |
| State and local government | $1.1 million | 2.9% | −28.8% | 308 |
| Business | $535 thousand | 1.4% | +4.9% | 283 |
| All sources | $39.2 million | 100.0% | +16.3% | 249 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Marshall University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $23.7 million | 60.6% | +8.3% | 191 |
| Engineering | $6.1 million | 15.6% | +16.6% | 212 |
| Non-S&E | $5.8 million | 14.9% | +39.5% | 215 |
| Computer and information sciences | $1.5 million | 3.8% | +427.1% | 212 |
| Physical sciences | $1.1 million | 2.8% | −26.8% | 304 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $751 thousand | 1.9% | +64.7% | 259 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $88 thousand | 0.2% | +100.0% | 364 |
| Social sciences | $79 thousand | 0.2% | −2.5% | 503 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Marshall University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Marshall University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 244 | Delaware State University | $43.7M |
| 245 | University of West Florida | $43.5M |
| 246 | East Tennessee State University | $42.5M |
| 247 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | $42.4M |
| 248 | San Francisco State University | $42.0M |
| 249 | Marshall University | $39.2M |
| 250 | State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry | $38.7M |
| 251 | Oakland University | $38.5M |
| 252 | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo | $38.1M |
| 253 | Illinois Institute of Technology | $38.0M |
| 254 | State University of New York, Downstate Health Sciences University | $37.3M |
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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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