Meharry Medical College research and development spending, FY2024
- Nashville, TN
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Meharry Medical College in FY2024
$23.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #300 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 7.7%
- Rank change
- down 4
Meharry Medical College reported $23.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #300 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 7.7% on FY2023's $22.0 million; its national rank was down 4 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 83.6% ($19.8 million), followed by nonprofit organizations at 13.4%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $23.1 million or 97.7% 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 | $27.0 million | 236 |
| FY2011 | $29.1 million | 231 |
| FY2012 | $25.6 million | 240 |
| FY2013 | $22.5 million | 246 |
| FY2014 | $19.0 million | 265 |
| FY2015 | $14.0 million | 290 |
| FY2016 | $14.8 million | 294 |
| FY2017 | $16.8 million | 278 |
| FY2018 | $17.0 million | 278 |
| FY2019 | $18.3 million | 275 |
| FY2020 | $13.9 million | 308 |
| FY2021 | $15.8 million | 299 |
| FY2022 | $18.0 million | 301 |
| FY2023 | $22.0 million | 296 |
| FY2024 | $23.7 million | 300 |
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 Meharry Medical College 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 | $19.8 million | 83.6% | +7.7% | 246 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $3.2 million | 13.4% | +7.7% | 187 |
| Institution funds | $650 thousand | 2.7% | +7.8% | 516 |
| Business | $69 thousand | 0.3% | +7.8% | 418 |
| All sources | $23.7 million | 100.0% | +7.7% | 300 |
Fields of research
The 2 NSF research fields Meharry Medical College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $23.1 million | 97.7% | +7.7% | 196 |
| Computer and information sciences | $547 thousand | 2.3% | +7.7% | 274 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Meharry Medical College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Meharry Medical College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 295 | University of Colorado Denver | $24.3M |
| 296 | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | $23.9M |
| 297 | New School, The | $23.9M |
| 298 | Loma Linda University | $23.9M |
| 299 | Florida Gulf Coast University | $23.8M |
| 300 | Meharry Medical College | $23.7M |
| 301 | Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science | $23.7M |
| 302 | Western Washington University | $23.3M |
| 303 | Albany Medical College | $23.1M |
| 304 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington, The | $22.7M |
| 305 | Wright State University | $22.6M |
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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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