Medical University of South Carolina research and development spending, FY2024
- Charleston, SC
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Medical University of South Carolina in FY2024
$321.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #105 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 3.8%
- Rank change
- down 9
Medical University of South Carolina reported $321.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #105 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 3.8% on FY2023's $333.8 million; its national rank was down 9 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 54.0% ($173.4 million), followed by institution funds at 29.0%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $321.0 million or 100.0% 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 | $224.6 million | 86 |
| FY2011 | $213.3 million | 89 |
| FY2012 | $236.6 million | 82 |
| FY2013 | $245.5 million | 80 |
| FY2014 | $242.6 million | 82 |
| FY2015 | $243.5 million | 83 |
| FY2016 | $260.1 million | 81 |
| FY2017 | $262.3 million | 86 |
| FY2018 | $282.3 million | 80 |
| FY2019 | $295.6 million | 82 |
| FY2020 | $272.6 million | 91 |
| FY2021 | $277.8 million | 92 |
| FY2022 | $284.6 million | 98 |
| FY2023 | $333.8 million | 96 |
| FY2024 | $321.0 million | 105 |
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 Medical University of South Carolina 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 | $173.4 million | 54.0% | +2.6% | 99 |
| Institution funds | $93.0 million | 29.0% | −15.5% | 95 |
| Business | $37.8 million | 11.8% | +45.1% | 56 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $10.0 million | 3.1% | +22.9% | 123 |
| State and local government | $6.5 million | 2.0% | −18.0% | 151 |
| All other sources | $302 thousand | 0.1% | −97.6% | 275 |
| All sources | $321.0 million | 100.0% | −3.8% | 105 |
Fields of research
The one NSF research field Medical University of South Carolina reported in FY2024.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $321.0 million | 100.0% | −3.8% | 63 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Medical University of South Carolina
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Medical University of South Carolina and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | University of Notre Dame | $345.8M |
| 101 | Wake Forest University | $344.5M |
| 102 | Mississippi State University | $342.1M |
| 103 | Clemson University | $338.5M |
| 104 | Florida International University | $325.8M |
| 105 | Medical University of South Carolina | $321.0M |
| 106 | State University of New York, Stony Brook University | $319.3M |
| 107 | Temple University | $315.0M |
| 108 | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, The | $312.8M |
| 109 | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | $308.2M |
| 110 | Rockefeller University, The | $305.3M |
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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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