Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University research and development spending, FY2024
- Tallahassee, FL
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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in FY2024
$68.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #213 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 5.4%
- Rank change
- down 9
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University reported $68.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #213 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 5.4% on FY2023's $65.2 million; its national rank was down 9 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 83.8% ($57.5 million), followed by institution funds at 10.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $32.0 million or 46.6% 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 | $53.5 million | 177 |
| FY2011 | $53.3 million | 186 |
| FY2012 | $52.3 million | 187 |
| FY2013 | $51.1 million | 189 |
| FY2014 | $46.4 million | 193 |
| FY2015 | $46.5 million | 194 |
| FY2016 | $45.4 million | 197 |
| FY2017 | $37.6 million | 210 |
| FY2018 | $39.7 million | 208 |
| FY2019 | $42.5 million | 212 |
| FY2020 | $41.3 million | 218 |
| FY2021 | $47.1 million | 209 |
| FY2022 | $50.6 million | 211 |
| FY2023 | $65.2 million | 204 |
| FY2024 | $68.7 million | 213 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources Florida Agricultural and Mechanical 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 | $57.5 million | 83.8% | +5.9% | 172 |
| Institution funds | $7.3 million | 10.6% | +11.9% | 279 |
| State and local government | $1.7 million | 2.5% | −40.4% | 264 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.3 million | 1.9% | +54.7% | 260 |
| Business | $830 thousand | 1.2% | +41.6% | 251 |
| All sources | $68.7 million | 100.0% | +5.4% | 213 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $32.0 million | 46.6% | +0.8% | 176 |
| Engineering | $15.6 million | 22.7% | +63.3% | 168 |
| Non-S&E | $11.4 million | 16.5% | −26.5% | 158 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $5.6 million | 8.1% | +4.0% | 128 |
| Physical sciences | $2.4 million | 3.5% | +8.6% | 237 |
| Social sciences | $1.3 million | 1.8% | +171.3% | 232 |
| Computer and information sciences | $259 thousand | 0.4% | +17.7% | 343 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $111 thousand | 0.2% | +236.4% | 342 |
| Psychology | $98 thousand | 0.1% | −18.3% | 387 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 208 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | $71.6M |
| 209 | Stevens Institute of Technology | $70.7M |
| 210 | University of South Alabama | $70.1M |
| 211 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | $69.5M |
| 212 | Morehouse School of Medicine | $68.7M |
| 213 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | $68.7M |
| 214 | Ohio University | $67.4M |
| 215 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | $66.3M |
| 216 | Rowan University | $64.0M |
| 217 | Southern Methodist University | $62.6M |
| 218 | Lehigh University | $62.4M |
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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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