Troy University research and development spending, FY2024

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Troy University in FY2024

$3.3 million

spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey

National rank
#528 of 925
Change on FY2023
down 12.3%
Rank change
down 41

Troy University reported $3.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #528 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 12.3% on FY2023's $3.8 million; its national rank was down 41 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 73.6% ($2.4 million), followed by institution funds at 17.7%. Its largest field of research is physical sciences, $2.1 million or 62.6% of the total.

Over time

Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024

Troy University research and development expenditures, FY2020 to FY2024A line from $1.7 million in FY2020 to $3.3 million in FY2024. Every plotted figure is in the table below.$0$946K$1.9M$2.8M$3.8MFY2020FY2024

Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series.

Year-by-year figures
Troy University research and development expenditures by fiscal year, NSF HERD.
Fiscal yearR&D expenditureRank in series
FY2010
FY2011
FY2012
FY2013
FY2014
FY2015
FY2016
FY2017
FY2018
FY2019
FY2020$1.7 million547
FY2021$1.5 million566
FY2022$2.5 million527
FY2023$3.8 million485
FY2024$3.3 million527

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 Troy University reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.

Troy University research and development expenditures by funding source, NSF HERD FY2024.
SourceFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Federal government$2.4 million73.6%−20.5%452
Institution funds$587 thousand17.7%+47.5%530
Nonprofit organizations$191 thousand5.8%−5.9%469
All other sources$53 thousand1.6%+60.6%382
State and local government$36 thousand1.1%−55.6%559
Business$10 thousand0.3%+900.0%509
All sources$3.3 million100.0%−12.3%528

Fields of research

The 7 NSF research fields Troy University reported in FY2024, largest first.

Troy University research and development expenditures by field of research, NSF HERD FY2024.
FieldFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Physical sciences$2.1 million62.6%−18.2%249
Non-S&E$536 thousand16.2%−18.5%446
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences$280 thousand8.4%+110.5%320
Life sciences$228 thousand6.9%−38.9%694
Social sciences$141 thousand4.2%+487.5%450
Engineering$38 thousand1.1%−19.1%455
Psychology$19 thousand0.6%+58.3%486

Neighbours

Ranked around Troy University

Institutions ranked immediately above and below

The five institutions ranked above Troy University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.

Institutions ranked immediately above and below Troy University, NSF HERD FY2024.
RankInstitutionFY2024 R&D
523University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh$3.4M
524Fisk University$3.4M
525Bowdoin College$3.4M
526Azusa Pacific University$3.4M
527Pace University$3.3M
528Troy University$3.3M
529Dillard University$3.3M
530Northern Kentucky University$3.3M
531State University of New York College, Oswego$3.2M
532Minnesota State University, Mankato$3.2M
533Furman University$3.2M

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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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