University of Houston-Clear Lake research and development spending, FY2024
- Houston, TX
- D/PU
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Houston-Clear Lake in FY2024
$3.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #536 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 44.8%
- Rank change
- up 39
University of Houston-Clear Lake reported $3.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #536 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 44.8% on FY2023's $2.1 million; its national rank was up 39 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 53.1% ($1.6 million), followed by business at 18.3%. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $908 thousand or 29.5% 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 | $1.3 million | 514 |
| FY2011 | $1.7 million | 509 |
| FY2012 | $1.8 million | 515 |
| FY2013 | $1.5 million | 517 |
| FY2014 | $1.7 million | 506 |
| FY2015 | $1.5 million | 525 |
| FY2016 | $1.6 million | 529 |
| FY2017 | $1.8 million | 518 |
| FY2018 | $1.3 million | 566 |
| FY2019 | $1.4 million | 574 |
| FY2020 | $1.4 million | 578 |
| FY2021 | $1.7 million | 555 |
| FY2022 | $1.8 million | 569 |
| FY2023 | $2.1 million | 570 |
| FY2024 | $3.1 million | 535 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources University of Houston-Clear Lake 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 | $1.6 million | 53.1% | +28.4% | 515 |
| Business | $563 thousand | 18.3% | +5.6% | 281 |
| State and local government | $525 thousand | 17.0% | +109.2% | 370 |
| Institution funds | $188 thousand | 6.1% | +291.7% | 678 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $169 thousand | 5.5% | +668.2% | 485 |
| All sources | $3.1 million | 100.0% | +44.8% | 536 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Houston-Clear Lake reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $908 thousand | 29.5% | — | 246 |
| Life sciences | $734 thousand | 23.8% | −46.4% | 531 |
| Non-S&E | $638 thousand | 20.7% | +334.0% | 429 |
| Engineering | $423 thousand | 13.7% | +129.9% | 346 |
| Other sciences | $151 thousand | 4.9% | +2920.0% | 213 |
| Psychology | $85 thousand | 2.8% | −17.5% | 398 |
| Physical sciences | $73 thousand | 2.4% | −64.6% | 595 |
| Social sciences | $50 thousand | 1.6% | −10.7% | 539 |
| Computer and information sciences | $13 thousand | 0.4% | −77.2% | 549 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $5 thousand | 0.2% | — | 538 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Houston-Clear Lake
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Houston-Clear Lake and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 531 | State University of New York College, Oswego | $3.2M |
| 532 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | $3.2M |
| 533 | Furman University | $3.2M |
| 534 | University of Central Arkansas | $3.1M |
| 535 | Milwaukee School of Engineering | $3.1M |
| 536 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | $3.1M |
| 537 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | $3.1M |
| 538 | University of Houston-Downtown | $3.0M |
| 539 | City University of New York, The, New York City College of Technology | $3.0M |
| 540 | Blackfeet Community College | $3.0M |
| 541 | Elon University | $3.0M |
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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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