Morgan State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Baltimore, MD
- R2
- Public
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Morgan State University in FY2024
$55.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #230 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 26.5%
- Rank change
- up 8
Morgan State University reported $55.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #230 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 26.5% on FY2023's $43.9 million; its national rank was up 8 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 66.9% ($37.1 million), followed by state and local government at 16.7%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $12.8 million or 23.0% 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 | $12.8 million | 289 |
| FY2011 | $12.8 million | 293 |
| FY2012 | $17.8 million | 270 |
| FY2013 | $15.5 million | 282 |
| FY2014 | $15.7 million | 278 |
| FY2015 | $13.6 million | 292 |
| FY2016 | $15.7 million | 288 |
| FY2017 | $15.0 million | 293 |
| FY2018 | $13.0 million | 306 |
| FY2019 | $13.3 million | 305 |
| FY2020 | $17.2 million | 283 |
| FY2021 | $20.6 million | 272 |
| FY2022 | $29.5 million | 251 |
| FY2023 | $43.9 million | 238 |
| FY2024 | $55.5 million | 230 |
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 Morgan 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 | $37.1 million | 66.9% | +21.9% | 204 |
| State and local government | $9.3 million | 16.7% | +65.9% | 123 |
| Institution funds | $7.8 million | 14.1% | +39.3% | 273 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $557 thousand | 1.0% | −13.5% | 341 |
| Business | $511 thousand | 0.9% | −29.1% | 286 |
| All other sources | $220 thousand | 0.4% | −73.7% | 296 |
| All sources | $55.5 million | 100.0% | +26.5% | 230 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Morgan State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $12.8 million | 23.0% | +19.3% | 180 |
| Non-S&E | $11.4 million | 20.5% | +67.4% | 159 |
| Life sciences | $11.3 million | 20.3% | +4.4% | 252 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $10.7 million | 19.4% | +24.0% | 85 |
| Physical sciences | $3.1 million | 5.6% | −4.7% | 216 |
| Computer and information sciences | $2.8 million | 5.0% | +151.8% | 178 |
| Social sciences | $2.4 million | 4.4% | +30.8% | 189 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $585 thousand | 1.1% | +64.3% | 199 |
| Psychology | $402 thousand | 0.7% | +40.6% | 269 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Morgan State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Morgan State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 225 | State University of New York, Upstate Medical University | $59.5M |
| 226 | Boise State University | $57.7M |
| 227 | Catholic University of America, The | $57.7M |
| 228 | University of Missouri, Kansas City | $57.0M |
| 229 | University of Denver | $55.6M |
| 230 | Morgan State University | $55.5M |
| 231 | Air Force Institute of Technology | $54.2M |
| 232 | University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science | $54.0M |
| 233 | United States Air Force Academy | $53.2M |
| 234 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $53.0M |
| 235 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | $52.2M |
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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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