Valdosta State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Valdosta, GA
- D/PU
- Public
- Short form filer
Valdosta State University in FY2024
$312 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #863 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 38.7%
- Rank change
- up 17
Valdosta State University reported $312 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #863 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 38.7% on FY2023's $225 thousand; its national rank was up 17 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 31.1% ($97 thousand), followed by nonprofit organizations at 31.1%. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $183 thousand or 58.7% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2011 to FY2024
This institution files the short form, which the revised history does not cover; each year's total is the sum of its six funding-source rows as reported that year.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2011 | $512 thousand |
| FY2012 | $797 thousand |
| FY2013 | $557 thousand |
| FY2014 | $548 thousand |
| FY2015 | $700 thousand |
| FY2016 | $657 thousand |
| FY2017 | $384 thousand |
| FY2018 | $444 thousand |
| FY2019 | $424 thousand |
| FY2020 | $496 thousand |
| FY2021 | $423 thousand |
| FY2022 | $262 thousand |
| FY2023 | $225 thousand |
| FY2024 | $312 thousand |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 4 NSF funding sources Valdosta 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 | $97 thousand | 31.1% | +44.8% | 843 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $97 thousand | 31.1% | — | 558 |
| Institution funds | $67 thousand | 21.5% | +39.6% | 749 |
| State and local government | $51 thousand | 16.3% | −52.8% | 545 |
| All sources | $312 thousand | 100.0% | +38.7% | 863 |
Fields of research
The 4 NSF research fields Valdosta State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $183 thousand | 58.7% | +4.0% | 352 |
| Non-S&E | $77 thousand | 24.7% | +862.5% | 630 |
| Social sciences | $47 thousand | 15.1% | +291.7% | 547 |
| Physical sciences | $5 thousand | 1.6% | −82.8% | 685 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Valdosta State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Valdosta State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking, and the one institution tied with it — a shared rank is a real tie in NSF's data, not a rounding artefact.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 858 | Doane University | $345K |
| 859 | Austin College | $344K |
| 860 | Indiana University, Northwest | $342K |
| 861 | Arkansas Colleges of Health Education | $327K |
| 862 | Gordon College | $317K |
| 863 | Valdosta State University | $312K |
| 863 | University of Maine at Augusta | $312K |
| 865 | Hamline University | $310K |
| 866 | Marist College | $308K |
| 866 | Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Ponce | $308K |
| 868 | Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania | $306K |
| 869 | Coppin State University | $304K |
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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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