New Mexico Highlands University research and development spending, FY2024
- Las Vegas, NM
- Public
- Standard form filer
New Mexico Highlands University in FY2024
$4.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #492 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 17.5%
- Rank change
- up 7
New Mexico Highlands University reported $4.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #492 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 17.5% on FY2023's $3.5 million; its national rank was up 7 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 82.2% ($3.3 million), followed by state and local government at 12.2%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $2.0 million or 49.1% 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. The line breaks at FY2015, FY2019, which New Mexico Highlands University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $1.5 million | 499 |
| FY2011 | $1.5 million | 524 |
| FY2012 | $1.6 million | 524 |
| FY2013 | $1.2 million | 540 |
| FY2014 | $979 thousand | 558 |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | $1.1 million | 569 |
| FY2017 | $1.0 million | 578 |
| FY2018 | $952 thousand | 587 |
| FY2019 | — | — |
| FY2020 | $1.1 million | 594 |
| FY2021 | $1.9 million | 537 |
| FY2022 | $2.7 million | 513 |
| FY2023 | $3.5 million | 497 |
| FY2024 | $4.1 million | 491 |
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 New Mexico Highlands 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 | $3.3 million | 82.2% | −2.0% | 416 |
| State and local government | $497 thousand | 12.2% | — | 380 |
| Institution funds | $166 thousand | 4.1% | +286.0% | 692 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $63 thousand | 1.5% | — | 600 |
| All sources | $4.1 million | 100.0% | +17.5% | 492 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields New Mexico Highlands University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $2.0 million | 49.1% | +11.0% | 396 |
| Non-S&E | $979 thousand | 24.0% | +6892.9% | 382 |
| Computer and information sciences | $690 thousand | 16.9% | −37.0% | 260 |
| Physical sciences | $305 thousand | 7.5% | +2441.7% | 440 |
| Psychology | $97 thousand | 2.4% | −35.8% | 389 |
| Engineering | $1 thousand | 0.0% | — | 498 |
Neighbours
Ranked around New Mexico Highlands University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above New Mexico Highlands University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 487 | Monmouth University | $4.3M |
| 488 | Saint John Fisher University | $4.2M |
| 489 | Albany State University | $4.2M |
| 490 | Western Illinois University | $4.1M |
| 491 | Haverford College | $4.1M |
| 492 | New Mexico Highlands University | $4.1M |
| 493 | National Louis University | $4.0M |
| 494 | Keck Graduate Institute | $4.0M |
| 495 | Fayetteville State University | $3.9M |
| 496 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | $3.9M |
| 497 | Alabama State University | $3.9M |
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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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