University of Alabama in Huntsville, The research and development spending, FY2024
- Huntsville, AL
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Alabama in Huntsville, The in FY2024
$154.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #158 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 5.5%
- Rank change
- down 10
University of Alabama in Huntsville, The reported $154.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #158 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 5.5% on FY2023's $163.4 million; its national rank was down 10 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 74.7% ($115.4 million), followed by institution funds at 20.5%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $54.7 million or 35.4% 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 | $75.7 million | 154 |
| FY2011 | $75.7 million | 155 |
| FY2012 | $87.4 million | 148 |
| FY2013 | $101.0 million | 138 |
| FY2014 | $89.3 million | 148 |
| FY2015 | $88.4 million | 148 |
| FY2016 | $96.9 million | 146 |
| FY2017 | $94.4 million | 156 |
| FY2018 | $99.4 million | 153 |
| FY2019 | $109.7 million | 152 |
| FY2020 | $131.6 million | 147 |
| FY2021 | $149.8 million | 143 |
| FY2022 | $169.5 million | 141 |
| FY2023 | $163.4 million | 148 |
| FY2024 | $154.5 million | 158 |
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 University of Alabama in Huntsville, The 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 | $115.4 million | 74.7% | −8.4% | 127 |
| Institution funds | $31.7 million | 20.5% | +3.5% | 187 |
| State and local government | $5.3 million | 3.4% | +3.6% | 165 |
| Business | $941 thousand | 0.6% | +28.7% | 238 |
| All other sources | $662 thousand | 0.4% | +152.7% | 214 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $499 thousand | 0.3% | −27.6% | 354 |
| All sources | $154.5 million | 100.0% | −5.5% | 158 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields University of Alabama in Huntsville, The reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $54.7 million | 35.4% | −0.8% | 97 |
| Computer and information sciences | $37.9 million | 24.5% | −21.0% | 16 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $27.9 million | 18.1% | +11.9% | 47 |
| Physical sciences | $18.1 million | 11.7% | −5.8% | 94 |
| Non-S&E | $10.2 million | 6.6% | +2.6% | 163 |
| Life sciences | $3.1 million | 2.0% | +0.6% | 357 |
| Social sciences | $1.3 million | 0.9% | −29.6% | 228 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $883 thousand | 0.6% | +13.9% | 171 |
| Psychology | $279 thousand | 0.2% | −31.1% | 303 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Alabama in Huntsville, The
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Alabama in Huntsville, The and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 153 | Augusta University | $166.2M |
| 154 | Texas State University | $165.0M |
| 155 | State University of New York, Binghamton University | $160.6M |
| 156 | Brigham Young University, Provo | $158.3M |
| 157 | University of Texas at El Paso, The | $157.6M |
| 158 | University of Alabama in Huntsville, The | $154.5M |
| 159 | University of Texas at Arlington, The | $153.8M |
| 160 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | $150.9M |
| 161 | University of Montana, The, Missoula | $143.8M |
| 162 | New Mexico State University | $142.9M |
| 163 | University of Idaho | $140.4M |
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Request a demoData: 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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