Tuskegee University research and development spending, FY2024

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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

Tuskegee University research and development expenditures, FY2010 to FY2024A line from $15.6 million in FY2010 to $29.7 million in FY2024. Every plotted figure is in the table below.$0$7.4M$14.9M$22.3M$29.7MFY2010FY2015FY2020FY2024

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

Year-by-year figures
Tuskegee University research and development expenditures by fiscal year, NSF HERD.
Fiscal yearR&D expenditureRank in series
FY2010$15.6 million276
FY2011$15.7 million282
FY2012$16.0 million276
FY2013$21.1 million251
FY2014$24.9 million236
FY2015$20.7 million255
FY2016$16.5 million282
FY2017$16.5 million279
FY2018$16.5 million286
FY2019$20.6 million266
FY2020$21.0 million268
FY2021$21.4 million270
FY2022$21.9 million275
FY2023$25.6 million278
FY2024$29.7 million275

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.

Tuskegee University research and development expenditures by funding source, NSF HERD FY2024.
SourceFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Federal government$19.9 million67.0%+24.2%245
State and local government$4.9 million16.4%+36.8%170
Institution funds$3.6 million12.1%+42.0%349
All other sources$1.3 million4.5%−61.9%167
All sources$29.7 million100.0%+16.0%275

Fields of research

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

Tuskegee University research and development expenditures by field of research, NSF HERD FY2024.
FieldFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Life sciences$21.6 million72.7%+18.8%206
Engineering$2.9 million9.9%−9.7%243
Physical sciences$2.7 million9.1%+26.0%232
Computer and information sciences$1.2 million4.1%+32.4%224
Mathematics and statistics$808 thousand2.7%+31.2%179
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences$360 thousand1.2%298
Psychology$74 thousand0.2%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.

Institutions ranked immediately above and below Tuskegee University, NSF HERD FY2024.
RankInstitutionFY2024 R&D
270City University of New York, The, Queens College$31.8M
271Texas A&M University-Kingsville$31.8M
272Prairie View A&M University$31.6M
273Louisiana Tech University$31.2M
274University of Minnesota, Duluth$29.9M
275Tuskegee University$29.7M
276Creighton University$29.3M
277City University of New York, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy$28.6M
278Miami University$28.6M
279Fordham University$28.2M
280University 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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