Stephen F. Austin State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Nacogdoches, TX
- Public
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Stephen F. Austin State University in FY2024
$4.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #483 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 23.0%
- Rank change
- up 11
Stephen F. Austin State University reported $4.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #483 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 23.0% on FY2023's $3.7 million; its national rank was up 11 places. State and local government is its largest funding source at 36.2% ($1.6 million), followed by institution funds at 29.4%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $2.8 million or 62.4% 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 | $9.1 million | 312 |
| FY2011 | $6.0 million | 362 |
| FY2012 | $5.5 million | 370 |
| FY2013 | $4.6 million | 380 |
| FY2014 | $4.3 million | 390 |
| FY2015 | $5.2 million | 374 |
| FY2016 | $4.7 million | 387 |
| FY2017 | $3.7 million | 418 |
| FY2018 | $3.3 million | 434 |
| FY2019 | $3.7 million | 438 |
| FY2020 | $3.7 million | 439 |
| FY2021 | $3.2 million | 466 |
| FY2022 | $3.2 million | 489 |
| FY2023 | $3.7 million | 492 |
| FY2024 | $4.5 million | 482 |
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 Stephen F. Austin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State and local government | $1.6 million | 36.2% | −1.1% | 269 |
| Institution funds | $1.3 million | 29.4% | +144.9% | 435 |
| Federal government | $951 thousand | 21.1% | −13.4% | 582 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $333 thousand | 7.4% | +48.0% | 411 |
| All other sources | $152 thousand | 3.4% | +29.9% | 316 |
| Business | $111 thousand | 2.5% | +246.9% | 391 |
| All sources | $4.5 million | 100.0% | +23.0% | 483 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Stephen F. Austin State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $2.8 million | 62.4% | +38.6% | 367 |
| Non-S&E | $1.0 million | 22.7% | +20.3% | 377 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $258 thousand | 5.7% | +95.5% | 328 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $206 thousand | 4.6% | −46.1% | 276 |
| Physical sciences | $95 thousand | 2.1% | +58.3% | 577 |
| Social sciences | $95 thousand | 2.1% | −41.7% | 494 |
| Computer and information sciences | $12 thousand | 0.3% | −55.6% | 552 |
| Psychology | $1 thousand | 0.0% | −50.0% | 581 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Stephen F. Austin State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Stephen F. Austin State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 478 | Fort Lewis College | $4.6M |
| 479 | University of Detroit Mercy | $4.5M |
| 480 | Spelman College | $4.5M |
| 481 | Davidson College | $4.5M |
| 482 | Colby College | $4.5M |
| 483 | Stephen F. Austin State University | $4.5M |
| 484 | University of Central Oklahoma | $4.5M |
| 485 | St. Cloud State University | $4.4M |
| 486 | University of Northern Iowa | $4.4M |
| 487 | Monmouth University | $4.3M |
| 488 | Saint John Fisher University | $4.2M |
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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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