Sam Houston State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Huntsville, TX
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
Sam Houston State University in FY2024
$16.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #322 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 42.1%
- Rank change
- up 22
Sam Houston State University reported $16.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #322 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 42.1% on FY2023's $11.8 million; its national rank was up 22 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 58.9% ($9.9 million), followed by federal government at 36.4%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $7.1 million or 42.8% 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 | $7.6 million | 332 |
| FY2011 | $5.8 million | 365 |
| FY2012 | $4.3 million | 393 |
| FY2013 | $4.6 million | 381 |
| FY2014 | $4.0 million | 398 |
| FY2015 | $3.1 million | 427 |
| FY2016 | $3.3 million | 428 |
| FY2017 | $3.7 million | 420 |
| FY2018 | $7.2 million | 355 |
| FY2019 | $9.4 million | 335 |
| FY2020 | $12.4 million | 322 |
| FY2021 | $13.3 million | 321 |
| FY2022 | $12.0 million | 333 |
| FY2023 | $11.8 million | 344 |
| FY2024 | $16.7 million | 322 |
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 Sam Houston 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 | $9.9 million | 58.9% | +45.1% | 262 |
| Federal government | $6.1 million | 36.4% | +84.1% | 342 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $453 thousand | 2.7% | +43.8% | 374 |
| State and local government | $303 thousand | 1.8% | −47.7% | 424 |
| Business | $20 thousand | 0.1% | −91.5% | 490 |
| All sources | $16.7 million | 100.0% | +42.1% | 322 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Sam Houston State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $7.1 million | 42.8% | +92.5% | 199 |
| Social sciences | $4.3 million | 25.9% | −9.4% | 158 |
| Life sciences | $3.5 million | 20.9% | +91.1% | 350 |
| Computer and information sciences | $656 thousand | 3.9% | +501.8% | 263 |
| Physical sciences | $609 thousand | 3.6% | +30.4% | 357 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $203 thousand | 1.2% | +136.0% | 342 |
| Psychology | $116 thousand | 0.7% | −44.2% | 375 |
| Engineering | $93 thousand | 0.6% | −14.7% | 413 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $63 thousand | 0.4% | −86.2% | 392 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Sam Houston State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Sam Houston State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 317 | Long Island University | $18.8M |
| 318 | Duquesne University | $18.3M |
| 319 | Florida Institute of Technology | $17.8M |
| 320 | Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville | $17.7M |
| 321 | Idaho State University | $17.5M |
| 322 | Sam Houston State University | $16.7M |
| 323 | Alabama A&M University | $16.2M |
| 324 | North Carolina Central University | $16.2M |
| 325 | Missouri State University | $16.1M |
| 326 | Oklahoma State University, Center for Health Sciences | $16.1M |
| 327 | Xavier University of Louisiana | $16.0M |
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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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