Middle Tennessee State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Murfreesboro, TN
- R2
- Public
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Middle Tennessee State University in FY2024
$8.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #387 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 8.8%
- Rank change
- down 19
Middle Tennessee State University reported $8.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #387 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 8.8% on FY2023's $9.6 million; its national rank was down 19 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 48.4% ($4.2 million), followed by federal government at 40.5%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $2.9 million or 33.1% 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 | $4.8 million | 373 |
| FY2011 | $5.0 million | 377 |
| FY2012 | $7.1 million | 348 |
| FY2013 | $5.7 million | 364 |
| FY2014 | $4.3 million | 388 |
| FY2015 | $4.3 million | 392 |
| FY2016 | $6.2 million | 366 |
| FY2017 | $4.7 million | 397 |
| FY2018 | $7.1 million | 357 |
| FY2019 | $7.7 million | 353 |
| FY2020 | $8.7 million | 348 |
| FY2021 | $22.5 million | 266 |
| FY2022 | $22.6 million | 272 |
| FY2023 | $9.6 million | 368 |
| FY2024 | $8.7 million | 387 |
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 Middle 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 | $4.2 million | 48.4% | +1.3% | 333 |
| Federal government | $3.5 million | 40.5% | −7.3% | 406 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $478 thousand | 5.5% | −49.3% | 361 |
| State and local government | $441 thousand | 5.0% | −9.6% | 387 |
| Business | $43 thousand | 0.5% | −69.9% | 454 |
| All other sources | $3 thousand | 0.0% | −62.5% | 480 |
| All sources | $8.7 million | 100.0% | −8.8% | 387 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Middle Tennessee State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $2.9 million | 33.1% | −1.0% | 269 |
| Life sciences | $2.7 million | 31.4% | +23.2% | 370 |
| Physical sciences | $1.2 million | 14.0% | −13.5% | 287 |
| Social sciences | $787 thousand | 9.0% | −47.3% | 262 |
| Computer and information sciences | $307 thousand | 3.5% | −58.3% | 324 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $253 thousand | 2.9% | +42.1% | 329 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $249 thousand | 2.9% | −20.7% | 254 |
| Engineering | $201 thousand | 2.3% | +2.6% | 381 |
| Psychology | $82 thousand | 0.9% | −18.0% | 401 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Middle Tennessee State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Middle Tennessee State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 382 | University of the District of Columbia | $9.4M |
| 383 | Lincoln University, Jefferson City | $9.3M |
| 384 | Texas Woman's University | $9.0M |
| 385 | Southern University and A&M College, Agricultural Research and Extension Center | $9.0M |
| 386 | California State University, Chico | $8.9M |
| 387 | Middle Tennessee State University | $8.7M |
| 388 | Amherst College | $8.7M |
| 389 | College of Charleston | $8.7M |
| 390 | University of Hawaii at Hilo | $8.5M |
| 391 | University of Northern Colorado | $8.5M |
| 392 | California State University, Bakersfield | $8.5M |
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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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