University of Mississippi research and development spending, FY2024
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University of Mississippi in FY2024
$189.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #145 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 10.3%
- Rank change
- held
University of Mississippi reported $189.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #145 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 10.3% on FY2023's $172.2 million; its national rank was unchanged. Federal government is its largest funding source at 54.0% ($102.6 million), followed by institution funds at 36.2%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $117.0 million or 61.6% 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 | $110.0 million | 133 |
| FY2011 | $122.8 million | 126 |
| FY2012 | $121.7 million | 128 |
| FY2013 | $108.2 million | 135 |
| FY2014 | $109.9 million | 136 |
| FY2015 | $94.0 million | 142 |
| FY2016 | $121.7 million | 133 |
| FY2017 | $134.5 million | 134 |
| FY2018 | $137.5 million | 137 |
| FY2019 | $158.8 million | 131 |
| FY2020 | $123.0 million | 148 |
| FY2021 | $116.2 million | 156 |
| FY2022 | $152.9 million | 146 |
| FY2023 | $172.2 million | 145 |
| FY2024 | $189.9 million | 145 |
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 Mississippi 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 | $102.6 million | 54.0% | +20.4% | 137 |
| Institution funds | $68.7 million | 36.2% | +0.9% | 131 |
| State and local government | $9.9 million | 5.2% | −7.1% | 117 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $5.6 million | 3.0% | +22.9% | 148 |
| Business | $2.5 million | 1.3% | −24.5% | 183 |
| All other sources | $612 thousand | 0.3% | +73.9% | 223 |
| All sources | $189.9 million | 100.0% | +10.3% | 145 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Mississippi reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $117.0 million | 61.6% | +10.1% | 113 |
| Non-S&E | $31.2 million | 16.4% | +8.6% | 79 |
| Physical sciences | $16.1 million | 8.5% | +18.7% | 102 |
| Engineering | $13.9 million | 7.3% | +17.7% | 174 |
| Social sciences | $4.7 million | 2.5% | +3.7% | 153 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $2.1 million | 1.1% | −3.5% | 188 |
| Psychology | $2.0 million | 1.0% | +2.0% | 161 |
| Computer and information sciences | $1.3 million | 0.7% | −9.7% | 219 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.1 million | 0.6% | +9.5% | 158 |
| Other sciences | $505 thousand | 0.3% | −29.7% | 148 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Mississippi
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Mississippi and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 140 | North Dakota State University | $199.9M |
| 141 | University of Maine | $198.9M |
| 142 | Syracuse University | $198.8M |
| 143 | University of North Dakota | $197.4M |
| 144 | University of Nevada, Reno | $194.1M |
| 145 | University of Mississippi | $189.9M |
| 146 | University of Texas at Dallas, The | $181.8M |
| 147 | San Diego State University | $181.6M |
| 148 | University of Oregon | $174.8M |
| 149 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | $171.7M |
| 150 | University of Texas at San Antonio, The | $171.5M |
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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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