Winston-Salem State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Winston-Salem, NC
- D/PU
- Public
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Winston-Salem State University in FY2024
$12.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #349 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 45.9%
- Rank change
- up 28
Winston-Salem State University reported $12.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #349 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 45.9% on FY2023's $8.7 million; its national rank was up 28 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 93.4% ($11.8 million), followed by state and local government at 4.5%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $7.8 million or 61.7% 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. The line breaks at FY2014, FY2015, which Winston-Salem State University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | — | — |
| FY2011 | $1.2 million | 556 |
| FY2012 | $2.0 million | 499 |
| FY2013 | $841 thousand | 559 |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | $1.4 million | 548 |
| FY2017 | $1.6 million | 537 |
| FY2018 | $1.6 million | 539 |
| FY2019 | $2.0 million | 522 |
| FY2020 | $5.8 million | 386 |
| FY2021 | $8.1 million | 356 |
| FY2022 | $10.4 million | 342 |
| FY2023 | $8.7 million | 377 |
| FY2024 | $12.7 million | 349 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 3 NSF funding sources Winston-Salem 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 | $11.8 million | 93.4% | +49.6% | 291 |
| State and local government | $574 thousand | 4.5% | +53.5% | 362 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $258 thousand | 2.0% | −23.2% | 430 |
| All sources | $12.7 million | 100.0% | +45.9% | 349 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Winston-Salem State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $7.8 million | 61.7% | +98.0% | 190 |
| Life sciences | $2.5 million | 19.8% | −14.3% | 380 |
| Physical sciences | $1.7 million | 13.6% | +211.3% | 268 |
| Computer and information sciences | $225 thousand | 1.8% | −69.8% | 355 |
| Psychology | $224 thousand | 1.8% | +14.9% | 326 |
| Social sciences | $101 thousand | 0.8% | −61.7% | 487 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $72 thousand | 0.6% | +67.4% | 380 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Winston-Salem State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Winston-Salem State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 350 | University of San Diego | $12.6M |
| 351 | South Carolina State University | $12.5M |
| 352 | University of Michigan, Dearborn | $12.5M |
| 353 | University of Tennessee, The, Chattanooga | $12.1M |
| 354 | Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | $11.8M |
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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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