University of Missouri, Saint Louis research and development spending, FY2024
- Saint Louis, MO
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Missouri, Saint Louis in FY2024
$14.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #333 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 14.8%
- Rank change
- up 8
University of Missouri, Saint Louis reported $14.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #333 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 14.8% on FY2023's $12.8 million; its national rank was up 8 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 43.8% ($6.4 million), followed by federal government at 35.9%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $6.9 million or 47.0% 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 | $14.6 million | 281 |
| FY2011 | $18.5 million | 267 |
| FY2012 | $19.4 million | 262 |
| FY2013 | $20.9 million | 252 |
| FY2014 | $18.6 million | 268 |
| FY2015 | $12.1 million | 300 |
| FY2016 | $13.5 million | 299 |
| FY2017 | $12.0 million | 312 |
| FY2018 | $12.3 million | 314 |
| FY2019 | $14.4 million | 297 |
| FY2020 | $15.4 million | 292 |
| FY2021 | $14.6 million | 312 |
| FY2022 | $13.2 million | 325 |
| FY2023 | $12.8 million | 341 |
| FY2024 | $14.7 million | 333 |
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 Missouri, Saint Louis 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 | $6.4 million | 43.8% | +22.7% | 293 |
| Federal government | $5.3 million | 35.9% | +15.4% | 363 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $2.0 million | 13.7% | −8.2% | 223 |
| All other sources | $682 thousand | 4.6% | +10.5% | 212 |
| Business | $265 thousand | 1.8% | +152.4% | 338 |
| State and local government | $33 thousand | 0.2% | −59.8% | 560 |
| All sources | $14.7 million | 100.0% | +14.8% | 333 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Missouri, Saint Louis reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $6.9 million | 47.0% | +19.7% | 294 |
| Non-S&E | $3.1 million | 20.9% | +42.9% | 262 |
| Social sciences | $2.1 million | 14.0% | −8.2% | 199 |
| Physical sciences | $961 thousand | 6.5% | −28.1% | 320 |
| Engineering | $643 thousand | 4.4% | +1592.1% | 318 |
| Psychology | $631 thousand | 4.3% | −7.2% | 237 |
| Computer and information sciences | $300 thousand | 2.0% | +33.3% | 328 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $71 thousand | 0.5% | +153.6% | 432 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $34 thousand | 0.2% | −74.8% | 441 |
| Other sciences | $15 thousand | 0.1% | −92.3% | 273 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Missouri, Saint Louis
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Missouri, Saint Louis and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 328 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso | $15.6M |
| 329 | Loyola Marymount University | $15.6M |
| 330 | City University of New York, The, Brooklyn College | $15.2M |
| 331 | Alcorn State University | $14.8M |
| 332 | University of the Virgin Islands | $14.8M |
| 333 | University of Missouri, Saint Louis | $14.7M |
| 334 | University of Hawaii, system office | $14.5M |
| 335 | Salisbury University | $14.4M |
| 336 | California State University, Fresno | $14.4M |
| 337 | California State University, East Bay | $14.3M |
| 338 | California State Polytechnic University, Pomona | $13.7M |
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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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