North Carolina A&T State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Greensboro, NC
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
North Carolina A&T State University in FY2024
$81.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #192 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 31.4%
- Rank change
- up 15
North Carolina A&T State University reported $81.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #192 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 31.4% on FY2023's $62.3 million; its national rank was up 15 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 54.7% ($44.8 million), followed by institution funds at 37.5%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $32.2 million or 39.4% 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 | $35.3 million | 210 |
| FY2011 | $34.9 million | 216 |
| FY2012 | $35.1 million | 210 |
| FY2013 | $34.0 million | 216 |
| FY2014 | $35.0 million | 212 |
| FY2015 | $35.2 million | 214 |
| FY2016 | $33.8 million | 216 |
| FY2017 | $37.4 million | 211 |
| FY2018 | $38.1 million | 214 |
| FY2019 | $37.3 million | 224 |
| FY2020 | $36.2 million | 228 |
| FY2021 | $40.8 million | 223 |
| FY2022 | $47.9 million | 215 |
| FY2023 | $62.3 million | 207 |
| FY2024 | $81.8 million | 192 |
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 North Carolina A&T 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 | $44.8 million | 54.7% | +20.5% | 185 |
| Institution funds | $30.7 million | 37.5% | +40.1% | 189 |
| State and local government | $5.7 million | 7.0% | +174.7% | 159 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $399 thousand | 0.5% | +36.6% | 389 |
| Business | $250 thousand | 0.3% | −60.2% | 344 |
| All other sources | $93 thousand | 0.1% | −66.8% | 352 |
| All sources | $81.8 million | 100.0% | +31.4% | 192 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields North Carolina A&T State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $32.2 million | 39.4% | +40.1% | 175 |
| Engineering | $29.9 million | 36.5% | +42.9% | 139 |
| Non-S&E | $7.3 million | 8.9% | −25.7% | 195 |
| Physical sciences | $3.8 million | 4.7% | +16.1% | 197 |
| Other sciences | $3.4 million | 4.1% | +63.0% | 79 |
| Computer and information sciences | $2.9 million | 3.5% | +51.4% | 175 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.2 million | 1.4% | +2.5% | 154 |
| Social sciences | $1.0 million | 1.2% | +810.8% | 247 |
| Psychology | $222 thousand | 0.3% | +133.7% | 328 |
Neighbours
Ranked around North Carolina A&T State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above North Carolina A&T State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 187 | San Jose State University | $88.1M |
| 188 | Florida Atlantic University | $87.9M |
| 189 | Cleveland State University | $85.8M |
| 190 | Van Andel Research Institute | $83.3M |
| 191 | South Dakota State University | $82.2M |
| 192 | North Carolina A&T State University | $81.8M |
| 193 | City University of New York, The, Graduate Center, The | $80.8M |
| 194 | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | $79.9M |
| 195 | Louisiana State University, Health Sciences Center, New Orleans | $79.7M |
| 196 | University of California, Office of the President | $79.3M |
| 197 | Rochester Institute of Technology | $78.5M |
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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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