University of North Texas, Denton research and development spending, FY2024
- Denton, TX
- R1
- Public
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University of North Texas, Denton in FY2024
$124.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #170 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 16.5%
- Rank change
- up 2
University of North Texas, Denton reported $124.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #170 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 16.5% on FY2023's $106.7 million; its national rank was up 2 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 55.0% ($68.3 million), followed by federal government at 34.7%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $36.6 million 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 | $31.5 million | 219 |
| FY2011 | $42.5 million | 200 |
| FY2012 | $46.9 million | 192 |
| FY2013 | $49.5 million | 192 |
| FY2014 | $44.2 million | 197 |
| FY2015 | $43.6 million | 199 |
| FY2016 | $37.1 million | 211 |
| FY2017 | $43.8 million | 199 |
| FY2018 | $44.0 million | 198 |
| FY2019 | $78.7 million | 170 |
| FY2020 | $84.2 million | 168 |
| FY2021 | $81.3 million | 172 |
| FY2022 | $93.5 million | 172 |
| FY2023 | $106.7 million | 172 |
| FY2024 | $124.2 million | 170 |
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 North Texas, Denton 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 | $68.3 million | 55.0% | +7.4% | 132 |
| Federal government | $43.1 million | 34.7% | +43.7% | 190 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $5.3 million | 4.3% | +144.3% | 157 |
| State and local government | $5.1 million | 4.1% | −9.9% | 167 |
| Business | $2.0 million | 1.6% | +5.4% | 196 |
| All other sources | $377 thousand | 0.3% | −88.6% | 256 |
| All sources | $124.2 million | 100.0% | +16.5% | 170 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields University of North Texas, Denton reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $36.6 million | 29.5% | +34.3% | 119 |
| Non-S&E | $34.1 million | 27.4% | +13.0% | 71 |
| Life sciences | $14.7 million | 11.8% | −9.4% | 229 |
| Computer and information sciences | $11.9 million | 9.5% | −2.6% | 75 |
| Physical sciences | $10.7 million | 8.7% | +9.1% | 133 |
| Social sciences | $7.8 million | 6.3% | +63.0% | 113 |
| Psychology | $5.6 million | 4.5% | +48.1% | 98 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $2.2 million | 1.8% | +16.1% | 113 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $644 thousand | 0.5% | +19.7% | 266 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of North Texas, Denton
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of North Texas, Denton and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 165 | Rush University | $139.3M |
| 166 | University of Rhode Island | $137.5M |
| 167 | Baylor University | $134.9M |
| 168 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | $126.5M |
| 169 | University of Tennessee, The, Health Science Center | $124.8M |
| 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 |
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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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