Montana State University, Billings research and development spending, FY2024
- Billings, MT
- Public
- Short form filer
Montana State University, Billings in FY2024
$1.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #685 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 30.5%
- Rank change
- up 18
Montana State University, Billings reported $1.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #685 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 30.5% on FY2023's $870 thousand; its national rank was up 18 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 75.4% ($856 thousand), followed by institution funds at 21.3%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $828 thousand or 73.0% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024
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
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $598 thousand |
| FY2011 | $656 thousand |
| FY2012 | $439 thousand |
| FY2013 | $476 thousand |
| FY2014 | $538 thousand |
| FY2015 | $573 thousand |
| FY2016 | $460 thousand |
| FY2017 | $573 thousand |
| FY2018 | $593 thousand |
| FY2019 | $545 thousand |
| FY2020 | $399 thousand |
| FY2021 | $522 thousand |
| FY2022 | $685 thousand |
| FY2023 | $870 thousand |
| FY2024 | $1.1 million |
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 Montana State University, Billings 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 | $856 thousand | 75.4% | +20.6% | 598 |
| Institution funds | $242 thousand | 21.3% | +92.1% | 637 |
| Business | $37 thousand | 3.3% | +8.8% | 459 |
| All sources | $1.1 million | 100.0% | +30.5% | 685 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields Montana State University, Billings reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $828 thousand | 73.0% | +29.4% | 510 |
| Non-S&E | $278 thousand | 24.5% | +26.4% | 511 |
| Social sciences | $21 thousand | 1.9% | +110.0% | 587 |
| Physical sciences | $4 thousand | 0.4% | — | 693 |
| Psychology | $4 thousand | 0.4% | — | 545 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Montana State University, Billings
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Montana State University, Billings and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 680 | Juniata College | $1.2M |
| 681 | Gettysburg College | $1.2M |
| 682 | State University of New York Cobleskill | $1.1M |
| 683 | La Salle University | $1.1M |
| 684 | Indiana State University | $1.1M |
| 685 | Montana State University, Billings | $1.1M |
| 686 | Southern College of Optometry | $1.1M |
| 687 | Nicholls State University | $1.1M |
| 688 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | $1.1M |
| 689 | Denison University | $1.1M |
| 690 | Connecticut College | $1.1M |
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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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