Northern Kentucky University research and development spending, FY2024
- Highland Heights, KY
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Northern Kentucky University in FY2024
$3.3 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #530 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 13.7%
- Rank change
- down 44
Northern Kentucky University reported $3.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #530 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 13.7% on FY2023's $3.8 million; its national rank was down 44 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 70.0% ($2.3 million), followed by institution funds at 25.5%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $1.5 million or 44.8% 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 | $2.3 million | 454 |
| FY2011 | $2.4 million | 465 |
| FY2012 | $2.2 million | 479 |
| FY2013 | $1.8 million | 501 |
| FY2014 | $2.1 million | 483 |
| FY2015 | $2.0 million | 487 |
| FY2016 | $1.8 million | 504 |
| FY2017 | $1.6 million | 528 |
| FY2018 | $1.7 million | 532 |
| FY2019 | $2.4 million | 494 |
| FY2020 | $2.7 million | 476 |
| FY2021 | $3.4 million | 461 |
| FY2022 | $3.9 million | 457 |
| FY2023 | $3.8 million | 484 |
| FY2024 | $3.3 million | 529 |
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 Northern Kentucky 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 | $2.3 million | 70.0% | −5.1% | 463 |
| Institution funds | $835 thousand | 25.5% | −25.0% | 492 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $125 thousand | 3.8% | −30.9% | 529 |
| State and local government | $15 thousand | 0.5% | −80.5% | 600 |
| Business | $7 thousand | 0.2% | +16.7% | 519 |
| All sources | $3.3 million | 100.0% | −13.7% | 530 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Northern Kentucky University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $1.5 million | 44.8% | −21.3% | 439 |
| Psychology | $960 thousand | 29.3% | +42.4% | 215 |
| Physical sciences | $382 thousand | 11.7% | −24.4% | 411 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $190 thousand | 5.8% | +22.6% | 287 |
| Social sciences | $99 thousand | 3.0% | −45.6% | 489 |
| Non-S&E | $92 thousand | 2.8% | −73.9% | 612 |
| Computer and information sciences | $55 thousand | 1.7% | +5.8% | 470 |
| Other sciences | $26 thousand | 0.8% | +420.0% | 264 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Northern Kentucky University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Northern Kentucky University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 525 | Bowdoin College | $3.4M |
| 526 | Azusa Pacific University | $3.4M |
| 527 | Pace University | $3.3M |
| 528 | Troy University | $3.3M |
| 529 | Dillard University | $3.3M |
| 530 | Northern Kentucky University | $3.3M |
| 531 | State University of New York College, Oswego | $3.2M |
| 532 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | $3.2M |
| 533 | Furman University | $3.2M |
| 534 | University of Central Arkansas | $3.1M |
| 535 | Milwaukee School of Engineering | $3.1M |
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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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