Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge research and development spending, FY2024
- Baton Rouge, LA
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge in FY2024
$5.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #458 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 5.4%
- Rank change
- down 12
Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge reported $5.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #458 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 5.4% on FY2023's $5.2 million; its national rank was down 12 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 96.6% ($5.3 million), followed by business at 1.4%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $3.1 million or 56.9% 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 | $6.9 million | 345 |
| FY2011 | $6.8 million | 349 |
| FY2012 | $6.8 million | 354 |
| FY2013 | $4.9 million | 376 |
| FY2014 | $4.8 million | 377 |
| FY2015 | $4.8 million | 381 |
| FY2016 | $4.3 million | 394 |
| FY2017 | $4.0 million | 409 |
| FY2018 | $4.2 million | 410 |
| FY2019 | $4.5 million | 413 |
| FY2020 | $3.8 million | 430 |
| FY2021 | $4.9 million | 408 |
| FY2022 | $4.3 million | 443 |
| FY2023 | $5.2 million | 444 |
| FY2024 | $5.5 million | 457 |
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 Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge 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 | $5.3 million | 96.6% | +19.2% | 361 |
| Business | $78 thousand | 1.4% | −88.0% | 411 |
| State and local government | $73 thousand | 1.3% | −2.7% | 522 |
| Institution funds | $34 thousand | 0.6% | 0.0% | 789 |
| All sources | $5.5 million | 100.0% | +5.4% | 458 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $3.1 million | 56.9% | +33.5% | 240 |
| Physical sciences | $955 thousand | 17.4% | +120.6% | 321 |
| Life sciences | $809 thousand | 14.8% | −33.2% | 512 |
| Computer and information sciences | $254 thousand | 4.6% | −39.1% | 346 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $184 thousand | 3.4% | +84.0% | 289 |
| Social sciences | $159 thousand | 2.9% | +297.5% | 437 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 453 | University of New Haven | $5.6M |
| 454 | High Tech High Graduate School of Education | $5.6M |
| 455 | Hope College | $5.6M |
| 456 | Southeastern Louisiana University | $5.6M |
| 457 | Pomona College | $5.5M |
| 458 | Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge | $5.5M |
| 459 | University of Washington, Bothell | $5.3M |
| 460 | Reed College | $5.2M |
| 461 | Rhode Island School of Design | $5.1M |
| 462 | Coastal Carolina University | $5.1M |
| 463 | Trinity College, Hartford | $5.1M |
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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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