Alabama A&M University research and development spending, FY2024
- Normal, AL
- Public
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Alabama A&M University in FY2024
$16.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #323 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 4.2%
- Rank change
- up 2
Alabama A&M University reported $16.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #323 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 4.2% on FY2023's $15.6 million; its national rank was up 2 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 78.2% ($12.7 million), followed by institution funds at 18.7%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $9.2 million or 56.9% 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 | $30.5 million | 226 |
| FY2011 | $30.2 million | 230 |
| FY2012 | $30.0 million | 228 |
| FY2013 | $29.7 million | 223 |
| FY2014 | $29.5 million | 223 |
| FY2015 | $29.2 million | 224 |
| FY2016 | $25.1 million | 242 |
| FY2017 | $21.0 million | 256 |
| FY2018 | $16.9 million | 280 |
| FY2019 | $12.8 million | 309 |
| FY2020 | $8.7 million | 347 |
| FY2021 | $9.2 million | 343 |
| FY2022 | $9.6 million | 351 |
| FY2023 | $15.6 million | 325 |
| FY2024 | $16.2 million | 323 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 4 NSF funding sources Alabama A&M 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 | $12.7 million | 78.2% | +4.1% | 287 |
| Institution funds | $3.0 million | 18.7% | +7.0% | 365 |
| Business | $396 thousand | 2.4% | +3.9% | 307 |
| State and local government | $105 thousand | 0.6% | −35.2% | 504 |
| All sources | $16.2 million | 100.0% | +4.2% | 323 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Alabama A&M University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $9.2 million | 56.9% | +0.5% | 267 |
| Engineering | $3.3 million | 20.6% | +10.8% | 236 |
| Physical sciences | $1.2 million | 7.4% | +4.7% | 289 |
| Non-S&E | $905 thousand | 5.6% | +13.4% | 393 |
| Computer and information sciences | $622 thousand | 3.8% | +11.7% | 264 |
| Social sciences | $488 thousand | 3.0% | +9.2% | 310 |
| Psychology | $309 thousand | 1.9% | −0.3% | 295 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $140 thousand | 0.9% | +18.6% | 312 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Alabama A&M University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Alabama A&M University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 318 | Duquesne University | $18.3M |
| 319 | Florida Institute of Technology | $17.8M |
| 320 | Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville | $17.7M |
| 321 | Idaho State University | $17.5M |
| 322 | Sam Houston State University | $16.7M |
| 323 | Alabama A&M University | $16.2M |
| 324 | North Carolina Central University | $16.2M |
| 325 | Missouri State University | $16.1M |
| 326 | Oklahoma State University, Center for Health Sciences | $16.1M |
| 327 | Xavier University of Louisiana | $16.0M |
| 328 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso | $15.6M |
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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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