Morehouse College research and development spending, FY2024
- Atlanta, GA
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Morehouse College in FY2024
$5.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #441 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 2.7%
- Rank change
- down 10
Morehouse College reported $5.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #441 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 2.7% on FY2023's $5.8 million; its national rank was down 10 places. Its largest field of research is physical sciences, $2.3 million or 38.6% 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 | $7.9 million | 327 |
| FY2011 | $8.5 million | 329 |
| FY2012 | $9.1 million | 323 |
| FY2013 | $9.6 million | 313 |
| FY2014 | $7.3 million | 346 |
| FY2015 | $6.2 million | 360 |
| FY2016 | $4.3 million | 395 |
| FY2017 | $3.7 million | 419 |
| FY2018 | $4.5 million | 402 |
| FY2019 | $4.6 million | 411 |
| FY2020 | $4.8 million | 402 |
| FY2021 | $4.5 million | 421 |
| FY2022 | $5.7 million | 411 |
| FY2023 | $5.8 million | 431 |
| FY2024 | $5.9 million | 440 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The one NSF funding source Morehouse College reported in FY2024. The share is of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.
| Source | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $5.9 million | 100.0% | +2.7% | 346 |
| All sources | $5.9 million | 100.0% | +2.7% | 441 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Morehouse College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical sciences | $2.3 million | 38.6% | −19.1% | 239 |
| Other sciences | $1.6 million | 27.8% | +11.7% | 99 |
| Computer and information sciences | $1.0 million | 17.8% | +63.7% | 233 |
| Life sciences | $465 thousand | 7.9% | +16.3% | 595 |
| Non-S&E | $319 thousand | 5.4% | −15.8% | 498 |
| Psychology | $96 thousand | 1.6% | +108.7% | 393 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $31 thousand | 0.5% | — | 451 |
| Social sciences | $24 thousand | 0.4% | — | 579 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Morehouse College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Morehouse College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 436 | West Virginia State University | $6.1M |
| 437 | University of St. Thomas (MN) | $6.0M |
| 438 | City University of New York, The, Baruch College | $6.0M |
| 439 | Providence College | $5.9M |
| 440 | Alfred University | $5.9M |
| 441 | Morehouse College | $5.9M |
| 442 | Naval War College | $5.9M |
| 443 | Fairfield University | $5.8M |
| 444 | Trinity University | $5.8M |
| 445 | University of Baltimore | $5.8M |
| 446 | California State University, Dominguez Hills | $5.8M |
Keep looking
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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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