Tennessee Technological University research and development spending, FY2024
- Cookeville, TN
- R2
- Public
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Tennessee Technological University in FY2024
$36.4 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #255 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 75.0%
- Rank change
- up 50
Tennessee Technological University reported $36.4 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #255 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 75.0% on FY2023's $20.8 million; its national rank was up 50 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 40.1% ($14.6 million), followed by institution funds at 39.8%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $17.3 million or 47.6% 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 | $16.8 million | 271 |
| FY2011 | $13.2 million | 292 |
| FY2012 | $10.2 million | 311 |
| FY2013 | $9.7 million | 310 |
| FY2014 | $10.1 million | 304 |
| FY2015 | $11.1 million | 305 |
| FY2016 | $11.5 million | 310 |
| FY2017 | $12.1 million | 310 |
| FY2018 | $12.8 million | 309 |
| FY2019 | $13.8 million | 300 |
| FY2020 | $14.1 million | 304 |
| FY2021 | $15.4 million | 303 |
| FY2022 | $16.4 million | 315 |
| FY2023 | $20.8 million | 305 |
| FY2024 | $36.4 million | 255 |
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 Tennessee Technological 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 | $14.6 million | 40.1% | +46.4% | 268 |
| Institution funds | $14.5 million | 39.8% | +213.1% | 233 |
| State and local government | $6.8 million | 18.7% | +19.8% | 146 |
| All other sources | $248 thousand | 0.7% | −13.9% | 291 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $167 thousand | 0.5% | +44.0% | 487 |
| Business | $109 thousand | 0.3% | −9.2% | 393 |
| All sources | $36.4 million | 100.0% | +75.0% | 255 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Tennessee Technological University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $17.3 million | 47.6% | +76.9% | 158 |
| Non-S&E | $6.2 million | 16.9% | +253.2% | 210 |
| Life sciences | $5.5 million | 15.2% | +17.5% | 309 |
| Computer and information sciences | $4.9 million | 13.5% | +38.6% | 139 |
| Physical sciences | $1.3 million | 3.5% | +87.2% | 282 |
| Psychology | $455 thousand | 1.3% | +140.7% | 258 |
| Social sciences | $363 thousand | 1.0% | +433.8% | 335 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $197 thousand | 0.5% | +286.3% | 347 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $152 thousand | 0.4% | — | 305 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Tennessee Technological University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Tennessee Technological University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 250 | State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry | $38.7M |
| 251 | Oakland University | $38.5M |
| 252 | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo | $38.1M |
| 253 | Illinois Institute of Technology | $38.0M |
| 254 | State University of New York, Downstate Health Sciences University | $37.3M |
| 255 | Tennessee Technological University | $36.4M |
| 256 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | $35.1M |
| 257 | Tennessee State University | $35.0M |
| 258 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | $35.0M |
| 259 | Northern Illinois University | $34.5M |
| 260 | Illinois State University | $34.2M |
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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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