Southern Methodist University research and development spending, FY2024
- Dallas, TX
- R2
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Southern Methodist University in FY2024
$62.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #217 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 4.7%
- Rank change
- down 2
Southern Methodist University reported $62.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #217 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 4.7% on FY2023's $59.7 million; its national rank was down 2 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 53.7% ($33.6 million), followed by federal government at 35.3%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $25.8 million or 41.2% 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 | $18.7 million | 261 |
| FY2011 | $24.5 million | 249 |
| FY2012 | $24.4 million | 243 |
| FY2013 | $22.5 million | 245 |
| FY2014 | $32.4 million | 215 |
| FY2015 | $29.3 million | 223 |
| FY2016 | $31.8 million | 222 |
| FY2017 | $29.9 million | 226 |
| FY2018 | $31.1 million | 229 |
| FY2019 | $42.6 million | 211 |
| FY2020 | $43.1 million | 212 |
| FY2021 | $42.0 million | 219 |
| FY2022 | $57.5 million | 198 |
| FY2023 | $59.7 million | 215 |
| FY2024 | $62.6 million | 217 |
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 Southern Methodist 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 | $33.6 million | 53.7% | +1.2% | 183 |
| Federal government | $22.1 million | 35.3% | +10.3% | 235 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $3.6 million | 5.7% | +4.6% | 179 |
| Business | $2.3 million | 3.6% | +40.5% | 189 |
| State and local government | $1.0 million | 1.6% | −26.3% | 317 |
| All other sources | $71 thousand | 0.1% | −57.2% | 366 |
| All sources | $62.6 million | 100.0% | +4.7% | 217 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Southern Methodist University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $25.8 million | 41.2% | +14.4% | 92 |
| Engineering | $12.8 million | 20.4% | +49.7% | 181 |
| Physical sciences | $6.0 million | 9.6% | −34.8% | 173 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $5.5 million | 8.8% | −3.3% | 131 |
| Life sciences | $2.5 million | 4.0% | −20.7% | 377 |
| Computer and information sciences | $2.4 million | 3.9% | +370.8% | 186 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $2.3 million | 3.8% | +6.7% | 109 |
| Other sciences | $2.0 million | 3.2% | −47.0% | 92 |
| Social sciences | $1.6 million | 2.6% | −26.0% | 212 |
| Psychology | $1.5 million | 2.4% | −18.7% | 178 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Southern Methodist University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Southern Methodist University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 212 | Morehouse School of Medicine | $68.7M |
| 213 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | $68.7M |
| 214 | Ohio University | $67.4M |
| 215 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | $66.3M |
| 216 | Rowan University | $64.0M |
| 217 | Southern Methodist University | $62.6M |
| 218 | Lehigh University | $62.4M |
| 219 | Western Michigan University and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine | $62.1M |
| 220 | Southern Illinois University, Carbondale | $61.5M |
| 221 | Loyola University Chicago | $61.5M |
| 222 | University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus | $61.5M |
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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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