Wright State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Dayton, OH
- R2
- Public
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Wright State University in FY2024
$22.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #305 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 13.5%
- Rank change
- down 29
Wright State University reported $22.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #305 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 13.5% on FY2023's $26.2 million; its national rank was down 29 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 68.9% ($15.6 million), followed by institution funds at 20.9%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $13.0 million or 57.4% 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 | $48.6 million | 185 |
| FY2011 | $48.5 million | 192 |
| FY2012 | $46.2 million | 195 |
| FY2013 | $50.5 million | 191 |
| FY2014 | $55.0 million | 180 |
| FY2015 | $54.3 million | 181 |
| FY2016 | $55.5 million | 184 |
| FY2017 | $59.4 million | 179 |
| FY2018 | $68.0 million | 169 |
| FY2019 | $64.2 million | 182 |
| FY2020 | $49.8 million | 199 |
| FY2021 | $26.3 million | 247 |
| FY2022 | $27.4 million | 260 |
| FY2023 | $26.2 million | 276 |
| FY2024 | $22.6 million | 305 |
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 Wright 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 | $15.6 million | 68.9% | −18.3% | 263 |
| Institution funds | $4.7 million | 20.9% | −2.2% | 320 |
| State and local government | $1.4 million | 6.1% | +19.6% | 285 |
| Business | $638 thousand | 2.8% | +24.4% | 272 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $178 thousand | 0.8% | −50.6% | 480 |
| All other sources | $119 thousand | 0.5% | −50.4% | 331 |
| All sources | $22.6 million | 100.0% | −13.5% | 305 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Wright State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $13.0 million | 57.4% | −0.9% | 238 |
| Computer and information sciences | $4.5 million | 19.7% | −17.9% | 145 |
| Engineering | $3.3 million | 14.5% | −31.9% | 238 |
| Physical sciences | $894 thousand | 3.9% | +25.0% | 327 |
| Psychology | $645 thousand | 2.8% | −53.0% | 235 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $154 thousand | 0.7% | −67.5% | 366 |
| Other sciences | $147 thousand | 0.6% | +54.7% | 214 |
| Non-S&E | $46 thousand | 0.2% | −42.5% | 667 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $14 thousand | 0.1% | −81.3% | 497 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Wright State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Wright State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 300 | Meharry Medical College | $23.7M |
| 301 | Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science | $23.7M |
| 302 | Western Washington University | $23.3M |
| 303 | Albany Medical College | $23.1M |
| 304 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington, The | $22.7M |
| 305 | Wright State University | $22.6M |
| 306 | Montana Technological University | $22.6M |
| 307 | City University of New York, The, Advanced Science Research Center | $22.5M |
| 308 | United States Military Academy | $22.3M |
| 309 | New York Medical College | $21.9M |
| 310 | James Madison University | $21.4M |
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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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