Trinity University research and development spending, FY2024
- San Antonio, TX
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Trinity University in FY2024
$5.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #444 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 10.2%
- Rank change
- down 1
Trinity University reported $5.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #444 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 10.2% on FY2023's $5.3 million; its national rank was down 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 39.5% ($2.3 million), followed by nonprofit organizations at 30.3%. Its largest field of research is physical sciences, $2.0 million or 33.5% 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 | $1.4 million | 503 |
| FY2011 | $1.4 million | 537 |
| FY2012 | $1.6 million | 522 |
| FY2013 | $3.1 million | 422 |
| FY2014 | $3.0 million | 432 |
| FY2015 | $2.6 million | 447 |
| FY2016 | $2.4 million | 471 |
| FY2017 | $3.3 million | 435 |
| FY2018 | $3.2 million | 440 |
| FY2019 | $3.7 million | 434 |
| FY2020 | $3.5 million | 449 |
| FY2021 | $2.9 million | 481 |
| FY2022 | $3.7 million | 464 |
| FY2023 | $5.3 million | 441 |
| FY2024 | $5.8 million | 443 |
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 Trinity 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 | $2.3 million | 39.5% | +4.6% | 461 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.8 million | 30.3% | −3.6% | 232 |
| Institution funds | $1.7 million | 29.3% | +38.3% | 413 |
| Business | $23 thousand | 0.4% | — | 482 |
| All other sources | $20 thousand | 0.3% | +5.3% | 428 |
| State and local government | $11 thousand | 0.2% | +450.0% | 611 |
| All sources | $5.8 million | 100.0% | +10.2% | 444 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Trinity University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical sciences | $2.0 million | 33.5% | −3.6% | 254 |
| Life sciences | $1.4 million | 24.8% | +55.1% | 443 |
| Non-S&E | $607 thousand | 10.4% | −24.1% | 431 |
| Social sciences | $446 thousand | 7.6% | +38.5% | 313 |
| Psychology | $432 thousand | 7.4% | −33.3% | 265 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $333 thousand | 5.7% | +29.6% | 303 |
| Engineering | $319 thousand | 5.5% | +132.8% | 361 |
| Computer and information sciences | $168 thousand | 2.9% | +100.0% | 384 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $80 thousand | 1.4% | −10.1% | 372 |
| Other sciences | $51 thousand | 0.9% | — | 242 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Trinity University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Trinity University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 439 | Providence College | $5.9M |
| 440 | Alfred University | $5.9M |
| 441 | Morehouse College | $5.9M |
| 442 | Naval War College | $5.9M |
| 443 | Fairfield University | $5.8M |
| 444 | Trinity University | $5.8M |
| 445 | University of Baltimore | $5.8M |
| 446 | California State University, Dominguez Hills | $5.8M |
| 447 | Occidental College | $5.8M |
| 448 | City University of New York, The, College of Staten Island | $5.7M |
| 449 | Pennsylvania State University, The, Harrisburg | $5.7M |
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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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