Texas Tech University research and development spending, FY2024
- Lubbock, TX
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
Texas Tech University in FY2024
$256.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #124 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 7.0%
- Rank change
- down 2
Texas Tech University reported $256.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #124 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 7.0% on FY2023's $240.1 million; its national rank was down 2 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 51.8% ($133.1 million), followed by federal government at 24.5%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $82.5 million or 32.1% 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 | $133.4 million | 119 |
| FY2011 | $149.4 million | 116 |
| FY2012 | $138.0 million | 119 |
| FY2013 | $142.7 million | 119 |
| FY2014 | $159.3 million | 115 |
| FY2015 | $163.9 million | 113 |
| FY2016 | $172.5 million | 113 |
| FY2017 | $191.5 million | 108 |
| FY2018 | $185.7 million | 115 |
| FY2019 | $193.9 million | 116 |
| FY2020 | $199.6 million | 119 |
| FY2021 | $197.7 million | 125 |
| FY2022 | $226.7 million | 119 |
| FY2023 | $240.1 million | 122 |
| FY2024 | $256.9 million | 124 |
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 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 | $133.1 million | 51.8% | +8.9% | 75 |
| Federal government | $62.9 million | 24.5% | +6.7% | 160 |
| State and local government | $32.3 million | 12.6% | +15.1% | 53 |
| Business | $14.8 million | 5.8% | −4.1% | 90 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $13.7 million | 5.3% | −8.8% | 104 |
| All other sources | $94 thousand | 0.0% | −78.3% | 350 |
| All sources | $256.9 million | 100.0% | +7.0% | 124 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Texas Tech University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $82.5 million | 32.1% | +10.8% | 131 |
| Engineering | $59.0 million | 23.0% | +10.2% | 86 |
| Non-S&E | $53.9 million | 21.0% | +0.2% | 40 |
| Physical sciences | $16.9 million | 6.6% | +12.2% | 99 |
| Social sciences | $13.5 million | 5.2% | +1.8% | 73 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $11.5 million | 4.5% | −1.4% | 80 |
| Psychology | $9.0 million | 3.5% | +8.2% | 61 |
| Computer and information sciences | $6.2 million | 2.4% | +12.4% | 119 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $4.4 million | 1.7% | −1.2% | 58 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Texas Tech University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Texas Tech University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 119 | Tulane University | $275.9M |
| 120 | Thomas Jefferson University | $271.2M |
| 121 | Kansas State University | $265.0M |
| 122 | West Virginia University | $259.1M |
| 123 | Montana State University, Bozeman | $257.9M |
| 124 | Texas Tech University | $256.9M |
| 125 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | $254.9M |
| 126 | Oklahoma State University, Stillwater | $253.8M |
| 127 | University of Dayton | $252.5M |
| 128 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | $246.3M |
| 129 | University of Vermont | $246.2M |
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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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