West Virginia University, Institute of Technology research and development spending, FY2024
- Beckley, WV
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West Virginia University, Institute of Technology in FY2024
$304 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #869 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 32.8%
- Rank change
- up 10
West Virginia University, Institute of Technology reported $304 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #869 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 32.8% on FY2023's $229 thousand; its national rank was up 10 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 57.9% ($176 thousand), followed by state and local government at 36.2%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $277 thousand or 91.1% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2015 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. The line breaks at FY2016, FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, which West Virginia University, Institute of Technology did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2015 | $453 thousand |
| FY2023 | $229 thousand |
| FY2024 | $304 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 West Virginia University, Institute of Technology 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 | $176 thousand | 57.9% | +87.2% | 812 |
| State and local government | $110 thousand | 36.2% | +587.5% | 499 |
| Institution funds | $17 thousand | 5.6% | +41.7% | 813 |
| All other sources | $1 thousand | 0.3% | −50.0% | 488 |
| All sources | $304 thousand | 100.0% | +32.8% | 869 |
Fields of research
The 3 NSF research fields West Virginia University, Institute of Technology reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $277 thousand | 91.1% | +140.9% | 366 |
| Social sciences | $24 thousand | 7.9% | — | 579 |
| Non-S&E | $3 thousand | 1.0% | −62.5% | 736 |
Neighbours
Ranked around West Virginia University, Institute of Technology
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above West Virginia University, Institute of Technology 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 863 | Valdosta State University | $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 | West Virginia University, Institute of Technology | $304K |
| 869 | Coppin State University | $304K |
| 871 | Pennsylvania State University, The, Wilkes-Barre | $301K |
| 871 | Rhode Island College | $301K |
| 873 | National University of Health Sciences | $300K |
| 874 | Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine | $296K |
| 875 | Taylor University | $292K |
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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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