Texas A&M University-Kingsville research and development spending, FY2024
- Kingsville, TX
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
Texas A&M University-Kingsville in FY2024
$31.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #271 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 20.3%
- Rank change
- up 4
Texas A&M University-Kingsville reported $31.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #271 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 20.3% on FY2023's $26.4 million; its national rank was up 4 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 46.4% ($14.7 million), followed by state and local government at 21.2%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $23.4 million or 73.6% 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 | $17.4 million | 267 |
| FY2011 | $17.1 million | 273 |
| FY2012 | $17.4 million | 272 |
| FY2013 | $18.7 million | 264 |
| FY2014 | $21.8 million | 249 |
| FY2015 | $20.9 million | 254 |
| FY2016 | $21.3 million | 257 |
| FY2017 | $22.6 million | 248 |
| FY2018 | $21.1 million | 256 |
| FY2019 | $22.3 million | 263 |
| FY2020 | $22.7 million | 262 |
| FY2021 | $23.6 million | 262 |
| FY2022 | $23.5 million | 269 |
| FY2023 | $26.4 million | 275 |
| FY2024 | $31.8 million | 271 |
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-Kingsville 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 | $14.7 million | 46.4% | +53.7% | 267 |
| State and local government | $6.7 million | 21.2% | −4.7% | 147 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $5.5 million | 17.5% | −6.5% | 154 |
| Institution funds | $3.8 million | 11.9% | +14.6% | 344 |
| Business | $917 thousand | 2.9% | +88.3% | 240 |
| All other sources | $40 thousand | 0.1% | +37.9% | 402 |
| All sources | $31.8 million | 100.0% | +20.3% | 271 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Texas A&M University-Kingsville reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $23.4 million | 73.6% | +28.3% | 195 |
| Engineering | $4.8 million | 15.0% | −7.4% | 225 |
| Non-S&E | $2.6 million | 8.0% | +76.0% | 289 |
| Physical sciences | $492 thousand | 1.5% | +85.7% | 385 |
| Computer and information sciences | $378 thousand | 1.2% | −51.8% | 306 |
| Other sciences | $117 thousand | 0.4% | −54.1% | 221 |
| Psychology | $53 thousand | 0.2% | −26.4% | 423 |
| Social sciences | $51 thousand | 0.2% | +112.5% | 536 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Texas A&M University-Kingsville and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 266 | Villanova University | $33.1M |
| 267 | University of Tulsa | $32.8M |
| 268 | Desert Research Institute | $32.3M |
| 269 | Louisiana State University, Health Sciences Center, Shreveport | $31.9M |
| 270 | City University of New York, The, Queens College | $31.8M |
| 271 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | $31.8M |
| 272 | Prairie View A&M University | $31.6M |
| 273 | Louisiana Tech University | $31.2M |
| 274 | University of Minnesota, Duluth | $29.9M |
| 275 | Tuskegee University | $29.7M |
| 276 | Creighton University | $29.3M |
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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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