University of Memphis, The research and development spending, FY2024
- Memphis, TN
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Memphis, The in FY2024
$108.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #175 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 8.8%
- Rank change
- up 2
University of Memphis, The reported $108.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #175 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 8.8% on FY2023's $100.0 million; its national rank was up 2 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 54.3% ($59.1 million), followed by federal government at 31.9%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $25.5 million or 23.4% 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 | $49.5 million | 184 |
| FY2011 | $48.3 million | 193 |
| FY2012 | $51.2 million | 189 |
| FY2013 | $48.1 million | 195 |
| FY2014 | $55.6 million | 178 |
| FY2015 | $46.7 million | 193 |
| FY2016 | $48.3 million | 192 |
| FY2017 | $49.7 million | 189 |
| FY2018 | $64.3 million | 172 |
| FY2019 | $58.7 million | 188 |
| FY2020 | $69.5 million | 178 |
| FY2021 | $67.1 million | 179 |
| FY2022 | $71.3 million | 182 |
| FY2023 | $100.0 million | 177 |
| FY2024 | $108.9 million | 175 |
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 Memphis, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $59.1 million | 54.3% | +1.7% | 142 |
| Federal government | $34.7 million | 31.9% | +29.0% | 213 |
| State and local government | $10.9 million | 10.0% | +12.4% | 110 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $3.1 million | 2.8% | −5.9% | 190 |
| Business | $960 thousand | 0.9% | −47.8% | 236 |
| All other sources | $90 thousand | 0.1% | −56.1% | 353 |
| All sources | $108.9 million | 100.0% | +8.8% | 175 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Memphis, The reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $25.5 million | 23.4% | +74.7% | 142 |
| Non-S&E | $19.2 million | 17.6% | −40.9% | 113 |
| Other sciences | $17.1 million | 15.7% | +128.0% | 16 |
| Life sciences | $11.2 million | 10.3% | +5.8% | 253 |
| Social sciences | $10.2 million | 9.3% | +0.7% | 94 |
| Computer and information sciences | $9.2 million | 8.4% | +2.4% | 98 |
| Psychology | $7.9 million | 7.2% | +11.0% | 72 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $5.5 million | 5.1% | +26.0% | 130 |
| Physical sciences | $2.0 million | 1.9% | −47.8% | 251 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.2 million | 1.1% | +130.2% | 155 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Memphis, The
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Memphis, The and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 170 | University of North Texas, Denton | $124.2M |
| 171 | University of Massachusetts Lowell | $120.7M |
| 172 | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | $118.0M |
| 173 | University of North Texas, Health Science Center | $110.5M |
| 174 | Colorado School of Mines | $109.9M |
| 175 | University of Memphis, The | $108.9M |
| 176 | Brandeis University | $107.1M |
| 177 | Michigan Technological University | $106.9M |
| 178 | Howard University | $101.8M |
| 179 | Boston College | $96.3M |
| 180 | Saint Louis University | $95.8M |
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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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