East Tennessee State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Johnson City, TN
- R2
- Public
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East Tennessee State University in FY2024
$42.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #246 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 0.5%
- Rank change
- down 7
East Tennessee State University reported $42.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #246 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 0.5% on FY2023's $42.3 million; its national rank was down 7 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 59.4% ($25.3 million), followed by federal government at 26.7%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $24.9 million or 58.6% 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 | $9.9 million | 309 |
| FY2011 | $10.2 million | 307 |
| FY2012 | $11.2 million | 301 |
| FY2013 | $8.9 million | 323 |
| FY2014 | $7.8 million | 340 |
| FY2015 | $6.9 million | 354 |
| FY2016 | $8.0 million | 340 |
| FY2017 | $9.5 million | 324 |
| FY2018 | $14.0 million | 300 |
| FY2019 | $14.2 million | 299 |
| FY2020 | $13.9 million | 307 |
| FY2021 | $18.4 million | 281 |
| FY2022 | $23.4 million | 270 |
| FY2023 | $42.3 million | 239 |
| FY2024 | $42.5 million | 246 |
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 East Tennessee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $25.3 million | 59.4% | +1.4% | 199 |
| Federal government | $11.3 million | 26.7% | +5.2% | 296 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $3.6 million | 8.4% | −1.3% | 180 |
| State and local government | $2.2 million | 5.2% | −24.2% | 239 |
| Business | $138 thousand | 0.3% | +6.2% | 378 |
| All other sources | $45 thousand | 0.1% | +55.2% | 394 |
| All sources | $42.5 million | 100.0% | +0.5% | 246 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields East Tennessee State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $24.9 million | 58.6% | +11.9% | 95 |
| Life sciences | $16.5 million | 38.8% | −13.9% | 222 |
| Physical sciences | $484 thousand | 1.1% | +19.8% | 388 |
| Engineering | $264 thousand | 0.6% | +203.4% | 373 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $180 thousand | 0.4% | −39.6% | 354 |
| Social sciences | $164 thousand | 0.4% | +241.7% | 433 |
| Psychology | $12 thousand | 0.0% | −72.7% | 512 |
| Other sciences | $9 thousand | 0.0% | +350.0% | 292 |
Neighbours
Ranked around East Tennessee State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above East Tennessee State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 241 | Georgia Southern University | $46.1M |
| 242 | City University of New York, The, Hunter College | $45.2M |
| 243 | Montclair State University | $43.8M |
| 244 | Delaware State University | $43.7M |
| 245 | University of West Florida | $43.5M |
| 246 | East Tennessee State University | $42.5M |
| 247 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | $42.4M |
| 248 | San Francisco State University | $42.0M |
| 249 | Marshall University | $39.2M |
| 250 | State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry | $38.7M |
| 251 | Oakland University | $38.5M |
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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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