Lamar University research and development spending, FY2024
- Beaumont, TX
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Lamar University in FY2024
$8.3 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #397 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 9.2%
- Rank change
- down 26
Lamar University reported $8.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #397 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 9.2% on FY2023's $9.2 million; its national rank was down 26 places. State and local government is its largest funding source at 58.1% ($4.8 million), followed by federal government at 30.9%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $6.3 million or 75.3% 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 | $5.8 million | 355 |
| FY2011 | $4.8 million | 380 |
| FY2012 | $3.6 million | 413 |
| FY2013 | $2.6 million | 454 |
| FY2014 | $2.4 million | 457 |
| FY2015 | $2.8 million | 439 |
| FY2016 | $2.8 million | 453 |
| FY2017 | $3.9 million | 411 |
| FY2018 | $3.6 million | 427 |
| FY2019 | $4.8 million | 400 |
| FY2020 | $4.3 million | 416 |
| FY2021 | $4.7 million | 413 |
| FY2022 | $5.3 million | 422 |
| FY2023 | $9.2 million | 371 |
| FY2024 | $8.3 million | 397 |
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 Lamar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State and local government | $4.8 million | 58.1% | −21.0% | 171 |
| Federal government | $2.6 million | 30.9% | +13.9% | 450 |
| Institution funds | $540 thousand | 6.5% | +94.9% | 541 |
| Business | $227 thousand | 2.7% | −33.6% | 349 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $148 thousand | 1.8% | −10.8% | 511 |
| All sources | $8.3 million | 100.0% | −9.2% | 397 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Lamar University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $6.3 million | 75.3% | −5.8% | 211 |
| Non-S&E | $715 thousand | 8.6% | −11.5% | 414 |
| Physical sciences | $555 thousand | 6.7% | +1.6% | 372 |
| Life sciences | $423 thousand | 5.1% | −13.3% | 613 |
| Social sciences | $195 thousand | 2.3% | −19.1% | 415 |
| Computer and information sciences | $128 thousand | 1.5% | −69.5% | 402 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $38 thousand | 0.5% | +533.3% | 459 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Lamar University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Lamar University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 392 | California State University, Bakersfield | $8.5M |
| 393 | Lawrence Technological University | $8.4M |
| 394 | Pacific University | $8.4M |
| 395 | Texas A&M International University | $8.4M |
| 396 | University of Wisconsin-Superior | $8.4M |
| 397 | Lamar University | $8.3M |
| 398 | Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine | $8.1M |
| 399 | University of New England | $8.1M |
| 400 | Santa Clara University | $8.0M |
| 401 | University of Arkansas Pine Bluff | $8.0M |
| 402 | University of Washington, Tacoma | $8.0M |
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Data: 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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