Tarleton State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Stephenville, TX
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
Tarleton State University in FY2024
$24.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #291 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 6.6%
- Rank change
- down 3
Tarleton State University reported $24.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #291 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 6.6% on FY2023's $23.3 million; its national rank was down 3 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 57.0% ($14.2 million), followed by state and local government at 20.3%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $12.1 million or 48.6% 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 | $10.8 million | 302 |
| FY2011 | $10.4 million | 305 |
| FY2012 | $9.4 million | 317 |
| FY2013 | $9.7 million | 309 |
| FY2014 | $11.0 million | 300 |
| FY2015 | $9.8 million | 312 |
| FY2016 | $9.4 million | 325 |
| FY2017 | $10.9 million | 316 |
| FY2018 | $12.5 million | 312 |
| FY2019 | $13.2 million | 306 |
| FY2020 | $14.9 million | 297 |
| FY2021 | $17.7 million | 286 |
| FY2022 | $20.1 million | 287 |
| FY2023 | $23.3 million | 288 |
| FY2024 | $24.9 million | 291 |
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 Tarleton 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 | $14.2 million | 57.0% | +11.8% | 235 |
| State and local government | $5.0 million | 20.3% | +14.8% | 169 |
| Federal government | $4.7 million | 19.0% | −13.9% | 372 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $689 thousand | 2.8% | +37.8% | 316 |
| Business | $244 thousand | 1.0% | −14.7% | 346 |
| All sources | $24.9 million | 100.0% | +6.6% | 291 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Tarleton State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $12.1 million | 48.6% | +11.0% | 246 |
| Non-S&E | $6.5 million | 26.2% | +35.7% | 204 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $1.7 million | 6.6% | −18.9% | 208 |
| Engineering | $1.0 million | 4.1% | +19.5% | 288 |
| Other sciences | $997 thousand | 4.0% | −57.9% | 118 |
| Psychology | $714 thousand | 2.9% | +33.0% | 229 |
| Physical sciences | $593 thousand | 2.4% | +45.0% | 361 |
| Social sciences | $534 thousand | 2.1% | −44.5% | 303 |
| Computer and information sciences | $521 thousand | 2.1% | +84.8% | 276 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $248 thousand | 1.0% | +17.5% | 255 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Tarleton State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Tarleton State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 286 | University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez | $26.5M |
| 287 | University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler | $26.2M |
| 288 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark | $26.2M |
| 289 | Clarkson University | $26.1M |
| 290 | University of Guam | $25.3M |
| 291 | Tarleton State University | $24.9M |
| 292 | Jackson State University | $24.7M |
| 293 | University of Alaska Anchorage | $24.6M |
| 294 | University of Akron, The | $24.6M |
| 295 | University of Colorado Denver | $24.3M |
| 296 | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | $23.9M |
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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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