Texas State University research and development spending, FY2024
- San Marcos, TX
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
Texas State University in FY2024
$165.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #154 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 16.8%
- Rank change
- up 6
Texas State University reported $165.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #154 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 16.8% on FY2023's $141.3 million; its national rank was up 6 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 50.7% ($83.6 million), followed by federal government at 29.5%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $75.9 million or 46.0% 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 | $30.6 million | 224 |
| FY2011 | $33.5 million | 221 |
| FY2012 | $36.7 million | 208 |
| FY2013 | $37.1 million | 207 |
| FY2014 | $39.3 million | 205 |
| FY2015 | $47.7 million | 190 |
| FY2016 | $54.3 million | 188 |
| FY2017 | $60.7 million | 176 |
| FY2018 | $64.3 million | 171 |
| FY2019 | $64.6 million | 181 |
| FY2020 | $70.7 million | 176 |
| FY2021 | $72.5 million | 174 |
| FY2022 | $110.1 million | 168 |
| FY2023 | $141.3 million | 160 |
| FY2024 | $165.0 million | 154 |
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 State 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $83.6 million | 50.7% | −0.1% | 110 |
| Federal government | $48.7 million | 29.5% | +9.9% | 179 |
| State and local government | $25.5 million | 15.5% | +447.4% | 65 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $5.5 million | 3.3% | −22.3% | 155 |
| Business | $1.5 million | 0.9% | +8.3% | 212 |
| All other sources | $169 thousand | 0.1% | +7.6% | 307 |
| All sources | $165.0 million | 100.0% | +16.8% | 154 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Texas State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $75.9 million | 46.0% | +6.6% | 20 |
| Life sciences | $24.3 million | 14.7% | +20.2% | 188 |
| Engineering | $15.0 million | 9.1% | +34.4% | 172 |
| Social sciences | $12.9 million | 7.8% | +19.8% | 76 |
| Physical sciences | $11.2 million | 6.8% | +65.1% | 132 |
| Other sciences | $6.6 million | 4.0% | +54.2% | 53 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $6.5 million | 3.9% | −13.0% | 117 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $6.2 million | 3.7% | +78.5% | 41 |
| Computer and information sciences | $4.9 million | 3.0% | −13.2% | 140 |
| Psychology | $1.6 million | 1.0% | +394.8% | 175 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Texas State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Texas State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 149 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | $171.7M |
| 150 | University of Texas at San Antonio, The | $171.5M |
| 151 | Drexel University | $170.2M |
| 152 | University of Wyoming | $167.3M |
| 153 | Augusta University | $166.2M |
| 154 | Texas State University | $165.0M |
| 155 | State University of New York, Binghamton University | $160.6M |
| 156 | Brigham Young University, Provo | $158.3M |
| 157 | University of Texas at El Paso, The | $157.6M |
| 158 | University of Alabama in Huntsville, The | $154.5M |
| 159 | University of Texas at Arlington, The | $153.8M |
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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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