Morehead State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Morehead, KY
- Public
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Morehead State University in FY2024
$2.3 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #581 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 13.7%
- Rank change
- down 48
Morehead State University reported $2.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #581 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 13.7% on FY2023's $2.7 million; its national rank was down 48 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 44.8% ($1.0 million), followed by business at 34.4%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $1.6 million or 69.4% 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 | $2.1 million | 461 |
| FY2011 | $2.0 million | 482 |
| FY2012 | $2.2 million | 480 |
| FY2013 | $2.6 million | 451 |
| FY2014 | $1.9 million | 493 |
| FY2015 | $1.8 million | 497 |
| FY2016 | $2.4 million | 470 |
| FY2017 | $2.9 million | 455 |
| FY2018 | $2.4 million | 491 |
| FY2019 | $2.0 million | 520 |
| FY2020 | $1.9 million | 533 |
| FY2021 | $1.8 million | 549 |
| FY2022 | $2.9 million | 503 |
| FY2023 | $2.7 million | 530 |
| FY2024 | $2.3 million | 576 |
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 Morehead 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 | $1.0 million | 44.8% | −40.1% | 576 |
| Business | $790 thousand | 34.4% | +49.1% | 254 |
| State and local government | $404 thousand | 17.6% | +6.0% | 397 |
| All other sources | $49 thousand | 2.1% | — | 388 |
| Institution funds | $13 thousand | 0.6% | +18.2% | 819 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $10 thousand | 0.4% | −44.4% | 724 |
| All sources | $2.3 million | 100.0% | −13.7% | 581 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields Morehead State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $1.6 million | 69.4% | −25.6% | 269 |
| Life sciences | $566 thousand | 24.7% | +45.5% | 572 |
| Psychology | $133 thousand | 5.8% | +8.1% | 366 |
| Social sciences | $2 thousand | 0.1% | −60.0% | 654 |
| Non-S&E | $1 thousand | 0.0% | — | 740 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Morehead State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Morehead State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 576 | Savannah State University | $2.4M |
| 577 | Mount Holyoke College | $2.4M |
| 578 | University of the Pacific | $2.4M |
| 579 | Touro University, California | $2.4M |
| 580 | Western Carolina University | $2.3M |
| 581 | Morehead State University | $2.3M |
| 582 | Union College, Schenectady | $2.3M |
| 583 | Utah Valley University | $2.3M |
| 584 | Stockton University | $2.3M |
| 585 | Manhattan College | $2.2M |
| 586 | Colorado College | $2.2M |
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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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