Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center research and development spending, FY2024
- Lubbock, TX
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in FY2024
$53.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #234 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 8.9%
- Rank change
- down 3
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center reported $53.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #234 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 8.9% on FY2023's $48.6 million; its national rank was down 3 places. State and local government is its largest funding source at 36.6% ($19.4 million), followed by federal government at 31.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $50.3 million or 95.0% 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 | $51.3 million | 181 |
| FY2011 | $58.8 million | 178 |
| FY2012 | $61.2 million | 172 |
| FY2013 | $61.4 million | 172 |
| FY2014 | $38.0 million | 209 |
| FY2015 | $40.4 million | 205 |
| FY2016 | $40.2 million | 205 |
| FY2017 | $39.8 million | 206 |
| FY2018 | $37.8 million | 215 |
| FY2019 | $44.1 million | 209 |
| FY2020 | $44.1 million | 207 |
| FY2021 | $41.6 million | 220 |
| FY2022 | $46.6 million | 219 |
| FY2023 | $48.6 million | 231 |
| FY2024 | $53.0 million | 234 |
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 Tech University Health Sciences Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State and local government | $19.4 million | 36.6% | +4.0% | 73 |
| Federal government | $16.7 million | 31.6% | +13.5% | 260 |
| Institution funds | $10.1 million | 19.0% | +6.8% | 257 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $3.4 million | 6.4% | +5.1% | 182 |
| All other sources | $2.3 million | 4.3% | +15.6% | 139 |
| Business | $1.1 million | 2.1% | +82.6% | 224 |
| All sources | $53.0 million | 100.0% | +8.9% | 234 |
Fields of research
The 2 NSF research fields Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $50.3 million | 95.0% | +6.9% | 152 |
| Non-S&E | $2.6 million | 5.0% | +68.9% | 282 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 229 | University of Denver | $55.6M |
| 230 | Morgan State University | $55.5M |
| 231 | Air Force Institute of Technology | $54.2M |
| 232 | University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science | $54.0M |
| 233 | United States Air Force Academy | $53.2M |
| 234 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $53.0M |
| 235 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | $52.2M |
| 236 | Portland State University | $51.7M |
| 237 | Kennesaw State University | $51.6M |
| 238 | Marquette University | $49.1M |
| 239 | Chapman University | $48.3M |
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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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