Texas A&M University-San Antonio research and development spending, FY2024
- San Antonio, TX
- Public
- Standard form filer
Texas A&M University-San Antonio in FY2024
$7.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #413 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 348.8%
- Rank change
- up 203
Texas A&M University-San Antonio reported $7.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #413 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 348.8% on FY2023's $1.6 million; its national rank was up 203 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 54.8% ($3.9 million), followed by institution funds at 38.9%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $4.4 million or 61.2% 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 | — | — |
| FY2011 | — | — |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | — | — |
| FY2017 | — | — |
| FY2018 | — | — |
| FY2019 | — | — |
| FY2020 | — | — |
| FY2021 | — | — |
| FY2022 | $1.2 million | 602 |
| FY2023 | $1.6 million | 606 |
| FY2024 | $7.1 million | 412 |
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-San Antonio 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 | $3.9 million | 54.8% | +217.6% | 392 |
| Institution funds | $2.8 million | 38.9% | +5349.0% | 370 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $201 thousand | 2.8% | −10.3% | 464 |
| State and local government | $176 thousand | 2.5% | +245.1% | 468 |
| Business | $69 thousand | 1.0% | +1625.0% | 418 |
| All other sources | $8 thousand | 0.1% | −73.3% | 457 |
| All sources | $7.1 million | 100.0% | +348.8% | 413 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Texas A&M University-San Antonio reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $4.4 million | 61.2% | +969.9% | 327 |
| Non-S&E | $1.6 million | 22.8% | +121.4% | 329 |
| Computer and information sciences | $383 thousand | 5.4% | +227.4% | 304 |
| Other sciences | $338 thousand | 4.7% | +537.7% | 175 |
| Psychology | $296 thousand | 4.1% | +225.3% | 300 |
| Social sciences | $68 thousand | 1.0% | −21.8% | 514 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $39 thousand | 0.5% | +2.6% | 458 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $22 thousand | 0.3% | −24.1% | 476 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Texas A&M University-San Antonio
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Texas A&M University-San Antonio and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 408 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | $7.6M |
| 409 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | $7.5M |
| 410 | Marian University, Indianapolis | $7.5M |
| 411 | Smith College | $7.4M |
| 412 | Norfolk State University | $7.3M |
| 413 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | $7.1M |
| 414 | Grinnell College | $7.1M |
| 415 | Williams College | $7.1M |
| 416 | Pennsylvania State University, The, Behrend | $7.1M |
| 417 | Grand Valley State University | $7.0M |
| 418 | Wellesley College | $7.0M |
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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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