Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi research and development spending, FY2024
- Corpus Christi, TX
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi in FY2024
$52.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #235 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 32.7%
- Rank change
- up 9
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi reported $52.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #235 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 32.7% on FY2023's $39.3 million; its national rank was up 9 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 39.8% ($20.8 million), followed by state and local government at 22.7%. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $20.1 million or 38.5% 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 | $17.3 million | 268 |
| FY2011 | $17.5 million | 272 |
| FY2012 | $15.8 million | 277 |
| FY2013 | $17.4 million | 270 |
| FY2014 | $21.3 million | 250 |
| FY2015 | $24.5 million | 241 |
| FY2016 | $24.8 million | 243 |
| FY2017 | $28.0 million | 233 |
| FY2018 | $30.3 million | 232 |
| FY2019 | $32.9 million | 231 |
| FY2020 | $32.3 million | 232 |
| FY2021 | $30.5 million | 236 |
| FY2022 | $36.0 million | 236 |
| FY2023 | $39.3 million | 244 |
| FY2024 | $52.2 million | 235 |
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 Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 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 | $20.8 million | 39.8% | +17.0% | 241 |
| State and local government | $11.9 million | 22.7% | +9.9% | 104 |
| Institution funds | $8.2 million | 15.8% | +60.7% | 268 |
| All other sources | $6.3 million | 12.1% | +138.3% | 93 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $4.4 million | 8.4% | +58.4% | 163 |
| Business | $642 thousand | 1.2% | +179.1% | 271 |
| All sources | $52.2 million | 100.0% | +32.7% | 235 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $20.1 million | 38.5% | +29.2% | 52 |
| Engineering | $12.3 million | 23.5% | +29.1% | 184 |
| Non-S&E | $6.3 million | 12.1% | +44.3% | 208 |
| Life sciences | $4.7 million | 9.0% | −0.9% | 317 |
| Computer and information sciences | $2.7 million | 5.2% | +174.5% | 181 |
| Physical sciences | $2.2 million | 4.3% | +35.5% | 243 |
| Other sciences | $2.2 million | 4.1% | +61.5% | 91 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $940 thousand | 1.8% | +646.0% | 167 |
| Social sciences | $725 thousand | 1.4% | −29.6% | 276 |
| Psychology | $44 thousand | 0.1% | +388.9% | 439 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 230 | Morgan State University | $55.5M |
| 231 | Air Force Institute of Technology | $54.2M |
| 232 | University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science | $54.0M |
| 233 | United States Air Force Academy | $53.2M |
| 234 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $53.0M |
| 235 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | $52.2M |
| 236 | Portland State University | $51.7M |
| 237 | Kennesaw State University | $51.6M |
| 238 | Marquette University | $49.1M |
| 239 | Chapman University | $48.3M |
| 240 | Mercer University | $46.5M |
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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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