Radford University research and development spending, FY2024
- Radford, VA
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Radford University in FY2024
$1.3 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #662 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 1.8%
- Rank change
- down 12
Radford University reported $1.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #662 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 1.8% on FY2023's $1.3 million; its national rank was down 12 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 76.4% ($986 thousand), followed by state and local government at 11.1%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $404 thousand or 31.3% 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. The line breaks at FY2012, FY2013, FY2014, FY2015, FY2016, FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, which Radford University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $680 thousand | 548 |
| FY2011 | $784 thousand | 581 |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | — | — |
| FY2017 | — | — |
| FY2018 | — | — |
| FY2019 | — | — |
| FY2020 | — | — |
| FY2021 | — | — |
| FY2022 | — | — |
| FY2023 | $1.3 million | 635 |
| FY2024 | $1.3 million | 644 |
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 Radford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $986 thousand | 76.4% | +9.2% | 472 |
| State and local government | $143 thousand | 11.1% | +5.9% | 479 |
| Federal government | $84 thousand | 6.5% | −22.9% | 854 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $41 thousand | 3.2% | −73.5% | 638 |
| Business | $37 thousand | 2.9% | +184.6% | 459 |
| All sources | $1.3 million | 100.0% | −1.8% | 662 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Radford University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $404 thousand | 31.3% | −23.5% | 474 |
| Life sciences | $323 thousand | 25.0% | +26.7% | 647 |
| Psychology | $143 thousand | 11.1% | +1488.9% | 360 |
| Computer and information sciences | $131 thousand | 10.1% | +84.5% | 398 |
| Other sciences | $116 thousand | 9.0% | −50.6% | 223 |
| Social sciences | $87 thousand | 6.7% | −57.1% | 498 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $47 thousand | 3.6% | +235.7% | 452 |
| Physical sciences | $29 thousand | 2.2% | — | 640 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $11 thousand | 0.9% | — | 509 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Radford University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Radford University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 657 | Graduate School of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research | $1.4M |
| 658 | Loyola University Maryland | $1.4M |
| 659 | University of Mary Washington | $1.3M |
| 660 | Butler University | $1.3M |
| 661 | College of Wooster, The | $1.3M |
| 662 | Radford University | $1.3M |
| 663 | Metropolitan State University of Denver | $1.3M |
| 664 | Midwestern State University | $1.3M |
| 665 | Bluefield State University | $1.3M |
| 666 | Hult International Business School | $1.2M |
| 666 | University of Puget Sound | $1.2M |
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Data: 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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