KSU comparison to Institutions in the Commonwealth of Kentucky (Table 1):
KSU is ranked 4^{th} of the 8 schools reporting from the Commonwealth, reporting $6,017,000 in expenditures
One of only two schools who reported a positive percentage of increase from 2013 to 2014, (KSU 2%, NKU 13%)
Over a 5-year period KSU has an average of 7% increase in research expenditures
KSU is the only reporting institution in the Commonwealth that data indicates a positive percentage of change when comparing 2010 to 2014, calculated at 16%
KSU comparison with 1890 Land Grant Institutions (Table 2):
KSU ranked 17th among 1890 Land Grant Institutions in 2013, however 2015 saw KSU climb to 15th
Langston Univ. (73%) reported the highest % of increase from the previous year, while Arkansas Pine Bluff reported the highest percentage of decrease from 2013 at -52%
KSU comparison with Historically Black Colleges & Universities (Table 3):
KSU ranked 30th out of the 49 Historical Black Colleges & Universities.
KSU federal government funding totaled out to $4,590,000, followed by state and local government at $1,391,000. Business funding was at $34,000 and non-profit organization at $2,000.
Commonwealth of Kentucky:
Higher education R&D expenditures, ranked by FY2015 R&D expenditures: FYs 2010-15
69 U. Kentucky 359,944 372,932 360,776 339,764 328,239 331,705 1%
107 U. Louisville 189,090 197,438 196,842 186,772 183,376 179,499 -2%
347 Western Kentucky U. 9,943 8,344 10,639 9,322 8,280 7,854 -5%
375 Kentucky State U. 4,912 4,562 6,859 5,605 5,694 6,017 6%
490 Murray State U. 3,396 3,718 3,345 2,192 2,080 2,371 14%
512 Northern Kentucky U. 2,316 2,397 2,201 1,810 2,052 2,026 -1%
524 Morehead State U. 2,145 2,018 2,174 2,631 1,892 1,838 -3%
Rank State Institutions of Kentucky 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 % of Change FY14-15
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