Texas A&M University-San Antonio research and development spending, FY2024

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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

Texas A&M University-San Antonio research and development expenditures, FY2022 to FY2024A line from $1.2 million in FY2022 to $7.1 million in FY2024. Every plotted figure is in the table below.$0$1.8M$3.6M$5.4M$7.1MFY2022FY2024

Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series.

Year-by-year figures
Texas A&M University-San Antonio research and development expenditures by fiscal year, NSF HERD.
Fiscal yearR&D expenditureRank in series
FY2010
FY2011
FY2012
FY2013
FY2014
FY2015
FY2016
FY2017
FY2018
FY2019
FY2020
FY2021
FY2022$1.2 million602
FY2023$1.6 million606
FY2024$7.1 million412

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.

Texas A&M University-San Antonio research and development expenditures by funding source, NSF HERD FY2024.
SourceFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Federal government$3.9 million54.8%+217.6%392
Institution funds$2.8 million38.9%+5349.0%370
Nonprofit organizations$201 thousand2.8%−10.3%464
State and local government$176 thousand2.5%+245.1%468
Business$69 thousand1.0%+1625.0%418
All other sources$8 thousand0.1%−73.3%457
All sources$7.1 million100.0%+348.8%413

Fields of research

The 8 NSF research fields Texas A&M University-San Antonio reported in FY2024, largest first.

Texas A&M University-San Antonio research and development expenditures by field of research, NSF HERD FY2024.
FieldFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Life sciences$4.4 million61.2%+969.9%327
Non-S&E$1.6 million22.8%+121.4%329
Computer and information sciences$383 thousand5.4%+227.4%304
Other sciences$338 thousand4.7%+537.7%175
Psychology$296 thousand4.1%+225.3%300
Social sciences$68 thousand1.0%−21.8%514
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences$39 thousand0.5%+2.6%458
Mathematics and statistics$22 thousand0.3%−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.

Institutions ranked immediately above and below Texas A&M University-San Antonio, NSF HERD FY2024.
RankInstitutionFY2024 R&D
408Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine$7.6M
409University of Colorado Colorado Springs$7.5M
410Marian University, Indianapolis$7.5M
411Smith College$7.4M
412Norfolk State University$7.3M
413Texas A&M University-San Antonio$7.1M
414Grinnell College$7.1M
415Williams College$7.1M
416Pennsylvania State University, The, Behrend$7.1M
417Grand Valley State University$7.0M
418Wellesley College$7.0M

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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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