Pittsburg State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Pittsburg, KS
- Public
- Standard form filer
Pittsburg State University in FY2024
$2.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #566 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 13.5%
- Rank change
- down 49
Pittsburg State University reported $2.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #566 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 13.5% on FY2023's $3.0 million; its national rank was down 49 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 46.5% ($1.2 million), followed by state and local government at 40.1%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $2.3 million or 90.5% 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 | $1.8 million | 484 |
| FY2011 | $1.7 million | 512 |
| FY2012 | $1.5 million | 533 |
| FY2013 | $1.5 million | 518 |
| FY2014 | $2.5 million | 456 |
| FY2015 | $2.2 million | 479 |
| FY2016 | $2.2 million | 485 |
| FY2017 | $2.3 million | 481 |
| FY2018 | $2.3 million | 497 |
| FY2019 | $2.5 million | 485 |
| FY2020 | $2.2 million | 505 |
| FY2021 | $2.7 million | 486 |
| FY2022 | $2.9 million | 501 |
| FY2023 | $3.0 million | 515 |
| FY2024 | $2.6 million | 561 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 3 NSF funding sources Pittsburg 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 | $1.2 million | 46.5% | −24.6% | 547 |
| State and local government | $1.0 million | 40.1% | +63.3% | 316 |
| Business | $344 thousand | 13.3% | −54.4% | 323 |
| All sources | $2.6 million | 100.0% | −13.5% | 566 |
Fields of research
The 3 NSF research fields Pittsburg State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $2.3 million | 90.5% | −5.2% | 249 |
| Life sciences | $224 thousand | 8.7% | −47.9% | 695 |
| Physical sciences | $20 thousand | 0.8% | −48.7% | 659 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Pittsburg State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Pittsburg State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 561 | Lafayette College | $2.7M |
| 562 | University of Texas of the Permian Basin, The | $2.7M |
| 563 | Quinnipiac University | $2.7M |
| 564 | Black Hills State University | $2.6M |
| 565 | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | $2.6M |
| 566 | Pittsburg State University | $2.6M |
| 567 | University of Illinois at Springfield | $2.6M |
| 568 | Virginia Military Institute | $2.5M |
| 569 | Calvin University | $2.5M |
| 570 | State University of New York, Buffalo State University | $2.5M |
| 571 | California State University, Stanislaus | $2.4M |
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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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