Virginia State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Virginia State University, VA
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Virginia State University in FY2024
$13.3 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #344 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 1.7%
- Rank change
- down 9
Virginia State University reported $13.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #344 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 1.7% on FY2023's $13.5 million; its national rank was down 9 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 50.4% ($6.7 million), followed by state and local government at 31.2%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $8.9 million or 67.4% 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 | $7.5 million | 335 |
| FY2011 | $8.6 million | 327 |
| FY2012 | $10.3 million | 310 |
| FY2013 | $9.5 million | 314 |
| FY2014 | $8.4 million | 325 |
| FY2015 | $7.8 million | 338 |
| FY2016 | $8.1 million | 339 |
| FY2017 | $10.7 million | 318 |
| FY2018 | $10.7 million | 323 |
| FY2019 | $11.5 million | 322 |
| FY2020 | $10.0 million | 337 |
| FY2021 | $10.1 million | 337 |
| FY2022 | $12.3 million | 331 |
| FY2023 | $13.5 million | 335 |
| FY2024 | $13.3 million | 344 |
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 Virginia 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 | $6.7 million | 50.4% | −6.7% | 337 |
| State and local government | $4.1 million | 31.2% | +35.8% | 186 |
| Institution funds | $2.2 million | 16.4% | −15.2% | 396 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $208 thousand | 1.6% | −70.8% | 459 |
| All other sources | $60 thousand | 0.5% | +650.0% | 378 |
| All sources | $13.3 million | 100.0% | −1.7% | 344 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Virginia State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $8.9 million | 67.4% | −0.2% | 273 |
| Engineering | $2.2 million | 16.2% | +2.2% | 254 |
| Non-S&E | $1.2 million | 9.0% | −32.3% | 364 |
| Psychology | $433 thousand | 3.3% | +34.1% | 264 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $199 thousand | 1.5% | +452.8% | 282 |
| Physical sciences | $173 thousand | 1.3% | +20.1% | 511 |
| Computer and information sciences | $169 thousand | 1.3% | +65.7% | 383 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $6 thousand | 0.0% | −86.7% | 511 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Virginia State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Virginia State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 339 | Midwestern University | $13.6M |
| 340 | Kentucky State University | $13.5M |
| 341 | Clark Atlanta University | $13.4M |
| 342 | University of Maryland Eastern Shore | $13.4M |
| 343 | Langston University | $13.3M |
| 344 | Virginia State University | $13.3M |
| 345 | Ball State University | $13.1M |
| 346 | Northeast Ohio Medical University | $13.0M |
| 347 | California State University, San Marcos | $12.8M |
| 348 | Clark University | $12.7M |
| 349 | Winston-Salem State University | $12.7M |
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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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