Wichita State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Wichita, KS
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
Wichita State University in FY2024
$392.3 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #88 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 6.9%
- Rank change
- down 1
Wichita State University reported $392.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #88 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 6.9% on FY2023's $366.8 million; its national rank was down 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 46.6% ($182.9 million), followed by business at 38.3%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $360.0 million or 91.8% 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 | $51.5 million | 180 |
| FY2011 | $63.5 million | 169 |
| FY2012 | $61.3 million | 171 |
| FY2013 | $61.4 million | 173 |
| FY2014 | $58.9 million | 176 |
| FY2015 | $59.9 million | 170 |
| FY2016 | $65.9 million | 167 |
| FY2017 | $78.5 million | 160 |
| FY2018 | $81.1 million | 162 |
| FY2019 | $128.8 million | 144 |
| FY2020 | $153.8 million | 137 |
| FY2021 | $192.0 million | 129 |
| FY2022 | $261.5 million | 107 |
| FY2023 | $366.8 million | 87 |
| FY2024 | $392.3 million | 88 |
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 Wichita 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 | $182.9 million | 46.6% | +28.5% | 96 |
| Business | $150.3 million | 38.3% | −12.1% | 8 |
| Institution funds | $40.5 million | 10.3% | +19.5% | 169 |
| State and local government | $18.2 million | 4.6% | −4.3% | 81 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $284 thousand | 0.1% | −43.7% | 423 |
| All other sources | $106 thousand | 0.0% | +140.9% | 343 |
| All sources | $392.3 million | 100.0% | +6.9% | 88 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Wichita State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $360.0 million | 91.8% | +7.1% | 9 |
| Non-S&E | $19.0 million | 4.8% | +12.0% | 114 |
| Life sciences | $6.7 million | 1.7% | −9.8% | 296 |
| Physical sciences | $2.8 million | 0.7% | −0.4% | 226 |
| Social sciences | $1.8 million | 0.5% | +19.6% | 208 |
| Psychology | $956 thousand | 0.2% | −16.0% | 216 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $952 thousand | 0.2% | +25.6% | 165 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $124 thousand | 0.0% | −23.5% | 397 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Wichita State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Wichita State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 83 | Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge | $431.4M |
| 84 | University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, The | $419.1M |
| 85 | Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center | $418.4M |
| 86 | Washington State University | $403.4M |
| 87 | Auburn University, Auburn | $393.6M |
| 88 | Wichita State University | $392.3M |
| 89 | University of Tennessee, The, Knoxville | $386.9M |
| 90 | George Washington University, The | $381.6M |
| 91 | Georgetown University | $376.6M |
| 92 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | $375.6M |
| 93 | Brown University | $374.5M |
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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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