Murray State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Murray, KY
- Public
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Murray State University in FY2024
$3.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #515 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 13.7%
- Rank change
- down 7
Murray State University reported $3.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #515 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 13.7% on FY2023's $3.2 million; its national rank was down 7 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 66.9% ($2.4 million), followed by institution funds at 27.4%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $2.9 million or 79.5% 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 | $3.4 million | 409 |
| FY2011 | $3.7 million | 411 |
| FY2012 | $3.3 million | 422 |
| FY2013 | $2.2 million | 475 |
| FY2014 | $2.1 million | 482 |
| FY2015 | $2.4 million | 467 |
| FY2016 | $2.1 million | 488 |
| FY2017 | $2.5 million | 467 |
| FY2018 | $2.9 million | 461 |
| FY2019 | $3.7 million | 435 |
| FY2020 | $3.0 million | 461 |
| FY2021 | $3.8 million | 442 |
| FY2022 | $3.4 million | 480 |
| FY2023 | $3.2 million | 506 |
| FY2024 | $3.6 million | 514 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources Murray 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 | $2.4 million | 66.9% | +18.0% | 453 |
| Institution funds | $996 thousand | 27.4% | +0.3% | 468 |
| State and local government | $108 thousand | 3.0% | +272.4% | 501 |
| Business | $58 thousand | 1.6% | −26.6% | 433 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $40 thousand | 1.1% | +17.6% | 642 |
| All sources | $3.6 million | 100.0% | +13.7% | 515 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields Murray State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $2.9 million | 79.5% | +51.2% | 363 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $346 thousand | 9.5% | −43.6% | 300 |
| Physical sciences | $240 thousand | 6.6% | −50.1% | 471 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $148 thousand | 4.1% | −10.8% | 308 |
| Non-S&E | $9 thousand | 0.2% | −62.5% | 718 |
| Psychology | $2 thousand | 0.1% | — | 563 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Murray State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Murray State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 510 | Bowie State University | $3.7M |
| 511 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | $3.7M |
| 512 | Roger Williams University | $3.7M |
| 513 | Hamilton College | $3.7M |
| 514 | University of Texas at Tyler, The | $3.6M |
| 515 | Murray State University | $3.6M |
| 516 | New England College of Optometry, The | $3.6M |
| 517 | University of the Incarnate Word | $3.6M |
| 518 | Middlebury College | $3.6M |
| 519 | Saginaw Valley State University | $3.6M |
| 520 | Winthrop University | $3.5M |
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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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