Texas Southern University research and development spending, FY2024
- Houston, TX
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
Texas Southern University in FY2024
$19.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #316 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 16.9%
- Rank change
- up 8
Texas Southern University reported $19.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #316 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 16.9% on FY2023's $16.3 million; its national rank was up 8 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 63.7% ($12.1 million), followed by institution funds at 25.2%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $12.8 million or 67.1% 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 | $7.0 million | 343 |
| FY2011 | $6.3 million | 356 |
| FY2012 | $6.4 million | 359 |
| FY2013 | $6.5 million | 353 |
| FY2014 | $6.0 million | 361 |
| FY2015 | $5.0 million | 379 |
| FY2016 | $4.5 million | 391 |
| FY2017 | $4.7 million | 396 |
| FY2018 | $3.7 million | 420 |
| FY2019 | $4.9 million | 399 |
| FY2020 | $10.1 million | 336 |
| FY2021 | $9.1 million | 344 |
| FY2022 | $12.1 million | 332 |
| FY2023 | $16.3 million | 324 |
| FY2024 | $19.0 million | 316 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 4 NSF funding sources Texas Southern 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 | $12.1 million | 63.7% | +10.6% | 289 |
| Institution funds | $4.8 million | 25.2% | +18.7% | 317 |
| State and local government | $2.0 million | 10.5% | +63.2% | 247 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $115 thousand | 0.6% | +134.7% | 545 |
| All sources | $19.0 million | 100.0% | +16.9% | 316 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Texas Southern University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $12.8 million | 67.1% | +15.2% | 240 |
| Non-S&E | $2.5 million | 13.1% | +90.0% | 290 |
| Physical sciences | $1.7 million | 8.8% | −8.4% | 271 |
| Social sciences | $1.1 million | 5.8% | +1.2% | 241 |
| Psychology | $482 thousand | 2.5% | −27.1% | 253 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $239 thousand | 1.3% | +91.2% | 259 |
| Computer and information sciences | $176 thousand | 0.9% | +76.0% | 380 |
| Engineering | $98 thousand | 0.5% | +30.7% | 411 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Texas Southern University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Texas Southern University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 311 | City University of New York, The, John Jay College Criminal Justice | $21.2M |
| 312 | Bowling Green State University | $19.6M |
| 313 | University of North Florida | $19.3M |
| 314 | University of New Orleans | $19.3M |
| 315 | Towson University | $19.2M |
| 316 | Texas Southern University | $19.0M |
| 317 | Long Island University | $18.8M |
| 318 | Duquesne University | $18.3M |
| 319 | Florida Institute of Technology | $17.8M |
| 320 | Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville | $17.7M |
| 321 | Idaho State University | $17.5M |
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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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