Tuskegee University research and development spending, FY2024
- Tuskegee, AL
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Tuskegee University in FY2024
$29.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #275 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 16.0%
- Rank change
- up 3
Tuskegee University reported $29.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #275 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 16.0% on FY2023's $25.6 million; its national rank was up 3 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 67.0% ($19.9 million), followed by state and local government at 16.4%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $21.6 million or 72.7% 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 | $15.6 million | 276 |
| FY2011 | $15.7 million | 282 |
| FY2012 | $16.0 million | 276 |
| FY2013 | $21.1 million | 251 |
| FY2014 | $24.9 million | 236 |
| FY2015 | $20.7 million | 255 |
| FY2016 | $16.5 million | 282 |
| FY2017 | $16.5 million | 279 |
| FY2018 | $16.5 million | 286 |
| FY2019 | $20.6 million | 266 |
| FY2020 | $21.0 million | 268 |
| FY2021 | $21.4 million | 270 |
| FY2022 | $21.9 million | 275 |
| FY2023 | $25.6 million | 278 |
| FY2024 | $29.7 million | 275 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 4 NSF funding sources Tuskegee 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 | $19.9 million | 67.0% | +24.2% | 245 |
| State and local government | $4.9 million | 16.4% | +36.8% | 170 |
| Institution funds | $3.6 million | 12.1% | +42.0% | 349 |
| All other sources | $1.3 million | 4.5% | −61.9% | 167 |
| All sources | $29.7 million | 100.0% | +16.0% | 275 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Tuskegee University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $21.6 million | 72.7% | +18.8% | 206 |
| Engineering | $2.9 million | 9.9% | −9.7% | 243 |
| Physical sciences | $2.7 million | 9.1% | +26.0% | 232 |
| Computer and information sciences | $1.2 million | 4.1% | +32.4% | 224 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $808 thousand | 2.7% | +31.2% | 179 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $360 thousand | 1.2% | — | 298 |
| Psychology | $74 thousand | 0.2% | — | 406 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Tuskegee University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Tuskegee University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 270 | City University of New York, The, Queens College | $31.8M |
| 271 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | $31.8M |
| 272 | Prairie View A&M University | $31.6M |
| 273 | Louisiana Tech University | $31.2M |
| 274 | University of Minnesota, Duluth | $29.9M |
| 275 | Tuskegee University | $29.7M |
| 276 | Creighton University | $29.3M |
| 277 | City University of New York, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy | $28.6M |
| 278 | Miami University | $28.6M |
| 279 | Fordham University | $28.2M |
| 280 | University of South Dakota, The | $27.9M |
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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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