Sul Ross State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Alpine, TX
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Sul Ross State University in FY2024
$6.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #426 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 34.2%
- Rank change
- up 27
Sul Ross State University reported $6.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #426 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 34.2% on FY2023's $4.9 million; its national rank was up 27 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 59.6% ($3.9 million), followed by institution funds at 27.7%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $2.7 million or 41.3% 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 | $3.0 million | 423 |
| FY2011 | $3.2 million | 426 |
| FY2012 | $2.4 million | 469 |
| FY2013 | $2.2 million | 480 |
| FY2014 | $2.5 million | 453 |
| FY2015 | $2.2 million | 480 |
| FY2016 | $2.0 million | 493 |
| FY2017 | $2.5 million | 463 |
| FY2018 | $2.9 million | 459 |
| FY2019 | $2.4 million | 495 |
| FY2020 | $2.1 million | 514 |
| FY2021 | $3.0 million | 472 |
| FY2022 | $3.9 million | 455 |
| FY2023 | $4.9 million | 451 |
| FY2024 | $6.5 million | 425 |
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 Sul Ross 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $3.9 million | 59.6% | +148.7% | 394 |
| Institution funds | $1.8 million | 27.7% | +0.4% | 410 |
| All other sources | $281 thousand | 4.3% | — | 283 |
| State and local government | $244 thousand | 3.7% | −80.0% | 445 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $210 thousand | 3.2% | −25.8% | 457 |
| Business | $100 thousand | 1.5% | — | 396 |
| All sources | $6.5 million | 100.0% | +34.2% | 426 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields Sul Ross State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $2.7 million | 41.3% | +32.6% | 279 |
| Life sciences | $2.6 million | 39.9% | +6.2% | 374 |
| Computer and information sciences | $728 thousand | 11.1% | — | 256 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $282 thousand | 4.3% | — | 319 |
| Physical sciences | $225 thousand | 3.4% | −2.6% | 479 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Sul Ross State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Sul Ross State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 421 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | $6.9M |
| 422 | United States Army War College | $6.8M |
| 423 | Texas A&M University-Commerce | $6.8M |
| 424 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | $6.6M |
| 425 | New York Institute of Technology | $6.6M |
| 426 | Sul Ross State University | $6.5M |
| 427 | University of Southern Maine | $6.5M |
| 428 | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | $6.5M |
| 429 | Barnard College | $6.4M |
| 430 | Oregon Institute of Technology | $6.3M |
| 431 | Bryn Mawr College | $6.3M |
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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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