Mississippi State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Mississippi State, MS
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Mississippi State University in FY2024
$342.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #102 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 7.0%
- Rank change
- down 2
Mississippi State University reported $342.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #102 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 7.0% on FY2023's $319.7 million; its national rank was down 2 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 47.2% ($161.6 million), followed by state and local government at 27.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $172.5 million or 50.4% 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 | $231.7 million | 82 |
| FY2011 | $226.1 million | 86 |
| FY2012 | $233.2 million | 85 |
| FY2013 | $206.4 million | 90 |
| FY2014 | $209.7 million | 95 |
| FY2015 | $226.4 million | 90 |
| FY2016 | $239.4 million | 88 |
| FY2017 | $241.0 million | 90 |
| FY2018 | $244.1 million | 94 |
| FY2019 | $264.5 million | 90 |
| FY2020 | $280.5 million | 86 |
| FY2021 | $275.1 million | 96 |
| FY2022 | $303.4 million | 95 |
| FY2023 | $319.7 million | 100 |
| FY2024 | $342.1 million | 102 |
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 Mississippi 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 | $161.6 million | 47.2% | +7.2% | 107 |
| State and local government | $94.3 million | 27.6% | +1.8% | 12 |
| Institution funds | $73.3 million | 21.4% | +15.0% | 124 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $7.6 million | 2.2% | −3.4% | 135 |
| All other sources | $2.9 million | 0.8% | +101.1% | 133 |
| Business | $2.4 million | 0.7% | −24.7% | 187 |
| All sources | $342.1 million | 100.0% | +7.0% | 102 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Mississippi State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $172.5 million | 50.4% | +18.4% | 97 |
| Engineering | $68.7 million | 20.1% | −12.0% | 76 |
| Social sciences | $30.3 million | 8.9% | +17.0% | 34 |
| Non-S&E | $18.9 million | 5.5% | −7.6% | 115 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $15.7 million | 4.6% | −4.8% | 66 |
| Physical sciences | $13.8 million | 4.0% | −0.2% | 116 |
| Computer and information sciences | $13.0 million | 3.8% | +12.1% | 70 |
| Other sciences | $3.8 million | 1.1% | +14.7% | 75 |
| Psychology | $3.5 million | 1.0% | +45.1% | 132 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.9 million | 0.6% | −2.2% | 118 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Mississippi State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Mississippi State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 97 | University of New Mexico, The | $354.9M |
| 98 | University of Massachusetts Medical School | $349.6M |
| 99 | Northeastern University | $346.9M |
| 100 | University of Notre Dame | $345.8M |
| 101 | Wake Forest University | $344.5M |
| 102 | Mississippi State University | $342.1M |
| 103 | Clemson University | $338.5M |
| 104 | Florida International University | $325.8M |
| 105 | Medical University of South Carolina | $321.0M |
| 106 | State University of New York, Stony Brook University | $319.3M |
| 107 | Temple University | $315.0M |
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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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