West Virginia University research and development spending, FY2024
- Morgantown, WV
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- Public
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West Virginia University in FY2024
$259.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #122 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 5.2%
- Rank change
- down 1
West Virginia University reported $259.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #122 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 5.2% on FY2023's $246.2 million; its national rank was down 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 50.1% ($129.9 million), followed by institution funds at 32.0%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $148.3 million or 57.2% 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 | $154.9 million | 110 |
| FY2011 | $166.4 million | 109 |
| FY2012 | $169.3 million | 106 |
| FY2013 | $167.1 million | 108 |
| FY2014 | $164.5 million | 112 |
| FY2015 | $170.1 million | 111 |
| FY2016 | $172.5 million | 114 |
| FY2017 | $185.6 million | 112 |
| FY2018 | $185.1 million | 116 |
| FY2019 | $187.5 million | 118 |
| FY2020 | $188.5 million | 123 |
| FY2021 | $199.9 million | 123 |
| FY2022 | $214.1 million | 125 |
| FY2023 | $246.2 million | 121 |
| FY2024 | $259.1 million | 122 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 6 NSF funding sources West Virginia 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 | $129.9 million | 50.1% | +13.2% | 123 |
| Institution funds | $82.9 million | 32.0% | −10.2% | 111 |
| All other sources | $26.3 million | 10.2% | +34.3% | 34 |
| State and local government | $10.3 million | 4.0% | −11.7% | 116 |
| Business | $6.0 million | 2.3% | +20.4% | 132 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $3.6 million | 1.4% | +26.0% | 176 |
| All sources | $259.1 million | 100.0% | +5.2% | 122 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields West Virginia University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $148.3 million | 57.2% | −3.1% | 103 |
| Engineering | $53.1 million | 20.5% | +6.1% | 99 |
| Physical sciences | $17.6 million | 6.8% | +7.7% | 96 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $16.1 million | 6.2% | +220.3% | 65 |
| Non-S&E | $14.7 million | 5.7% | +28.4% | 138 |
| Social sciences | $3.7 million | 1.4% | −10.8% | 167 |
| Psychology | $1.9 million | 0.7% | −2.6% | 164 |
| Other sciences | $1.8 million | 0.7% | +18.9% | 94 |
| Computer and information sciences | $1.4 million | 0.5% | −36.8% | 216 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $488 thousand | 0.2% | +8.9% | 213 |
Neighbours
Ranked around West Virginia University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above West Virginia University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 117 | Rice University | $277.7M |
| 118 | University of South Carolina, Columbia | $277.3M |
| 119 | Tulane University | $275.9M |
| 120 | Thomas Jefferson University | $271.2M |
| 121 | Kansas State University | $265.0M |
| 122 | West Virginia University | $259.1M |
| 123 | Montana State University, Bozeman | $257.9M |
| 124 | Texas Tech University | $256.9M |
| 125 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | $254.9M |
| 126 | Oklahoma State University, Stillwater | $253.8M |
| 127 | University of Dayton | $252.5M |
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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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