Temple University research and development spending, FY2024
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Temple University in FY2024
$315.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #107 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 7.9%
- Rank change
- down 1
Temple University reported $315.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #107 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 7.9% on FY2023's $292.0 million; its national rank was down 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 50.5% ($159.1 million), followed by institution funds at 30.8%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $232.7 million or 73.9% 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 | $124.5 million | 123 |
| FY2011 | $134.5 million | 120 |
| FY2012 | $138.3 million | 118 |
| FY2013 | $224.1 million | 89 |
| FY2014 | $224.1 million | 90 |
| FY2015 | $227.5 million | 89 |
| FY2016 | $246.4 million | 86 |
| FY2017 | $268.4 million | 82 |
| FY2018 | $276.0 million | 82 |
| FY2019 | $284.3 million | 84 |
| FY2020 | $299.7 million | 82 |
| FY2021 | $299.8 million | 89 |
| FY2022 | $301.4 million | 96 |
| FY2023 | $292.0 million | 106 |
| FY2024 | $315.0 million | 107 |
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 Temple 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 | $159.1 million | 50.5% | +3.0% | 109 |
| Institution funds | $97.1 million | 30.8% | +19.2% | 92 |
| Business | $25.6 million | 8.1% | +1.6% | 70 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $17.9 million | 5.7% | +8.7% | 91 |
| All other sources | $7.7 million | 2.4% | +3.0% | 84 |
| State and local government | $7.5 million | 2.4% | +9.7% | 138 |
| All sources | $315.0 million | 100.0% | +7.9% | 107 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Temple University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $232.7 million | 73.9% | +2.2% | 80 |
| Non-S&E | $21.0 million | 6.7% | +28.5% | 104 |
| Psychology | $17.1 million | 5.4% | +53.6% | 27 |
| Physical sciences | $16.2 million | 5.1% | +2.4% | 101 |
| Engineering | $11.2 million | 3.5% | +26.5% | 191 |
| Computer and information sciences | $8.1 million | 2.6% | +46.7% | 104 |
| Social sciences | $5.4 million | 1.7% | +53.2% | 136 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.9 million | 0.6% | +91.1% | 121 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $1.3 million | 0.4% | +0.1% | 222 |
| Other sciences | $182 thousand | 0.1% | −78.4% | 202 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Temple University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Temple University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 102 | Mississippi State University | $342.1M |
| 103 | Clemson University | $338.5M |
| 104 | Florida International University | $325.8M |
| 105 | Medical University of South Carolina | $321.0M |
| 106 | State University of New York, Stony Brook University | $319.3M |
| 107 | Temple University | $315.0M |
| 108 | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, The | $312.8M |
| 109 | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | $308.2M |
| 110 | Rockefeller University, The | $305.3M |
| 111 | University of California, Santa Barbara | $303.4M |
| 112 | Wayne State University | $291.7M |
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Data: 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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