McNeese State University research and development spending, FY2024

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McNeese State University in FY2024

$502 thousand

spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey

National rank
#805 of 925
Change on FY2023
up 15.4%
Rank change
down 2

McNeese State University reported $502 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #805 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 15.4% on FY2023's $435 thousand; its national rank was down 2 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 74.7% ($375 thousand), followed by nonprofit organizations at 11.6%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $326 thousand or 64.9% of the total.

Over time

Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024

McNeese State University research and development expenditures, FY2010 to FY2024A line from $1.1 million in FY2010 to $502 thousand in FY2024. Every plotted figure is in the table below.$0$423K$846K$1.3M$1.7MFY2010FY2015FY2020FY2024

This institution files the short form, which the revised history does not cover; each year's total is the sum of its six funding-source rows as reported that year.

Year-by-year figures
McNeese State University research and development expenditures by fiscal year, NSF HERD.
Fiscal yearR&D expenditure
FY2010$1.1 million
FY2011$1.6 million
FY2012$1.3 million
FY2013$1.4 million
FY2014$1.7 million
FY2015$1.7 million
FY2016$1.3 million
FY2017$1.5 million
FY2018$416 thousand
FY2019$370 thousand
FY2020$585 thousand
FY2021$664 thousand
FY2022$432 thousand
FY2023$435 thousand
FY2024$502 thousand

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 McNeese State University reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.

McNeese State University research and development expenditures by funding source, NSF HERD FY2024.
SourceFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Institution funds$375 thousand74.7%+24.6%588
Nonprofit organizations$58 thousand11.6%+176.2%607
Federal government$36 thousand7.2%+12.5%884
State and local government$33 thousand6.6%−59.3%560
All sources$502 thousand100.0%+15.4%805

Fields of research

The 4 NSF research fields McNeese State University reported in FY2024, largest first.

McNeese State University research and development expenditures by field of research, NSF HERD FY2024.
FieldFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Non-S&E$326 thousand64.9%+27.8%495
Life sciences$89 thousand17.7%+9.9%784
Engineering$86 thousand17.1%−7.5%419
Physical sciences$1 thousand0.2%0.0%699

Neighbours

Ranked around McNeese State University

Institutions ranked immediately above and below

The five institutions ranked above McNeese State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.

Institutions ranked immediately above and below McNeese State University, NSF HERD FY2024.
RankInstitutionFY2024 R&D
800Canisius University$521K
800Luther College$521K
802Southwestern Oklahoma State University$512K
802University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla$512K
804Palo Alto University$509K
805McNeese State University$502K
806Ouachita Baptist University$501K
806University of Houston-Victoria$501K
808Wabash College$494K
809Western Connecticut State University$490K
810University of Minnesota, Crookston$489K

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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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