University of South Alabama research and development spending, FY2024
- Mobile, AL
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of South Alabama in FY2024
$70.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #210 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 31.8%
- Rank change
- up 16
University of South Alabama reported $70.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #210 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 31.8% on FY2023's $53.2 million; its national rank was up 16 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 47.1% ($33.0 million), followed by federal government at 46.2%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $29.4 million or 42.0% 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 | $35.5 million | 209 |
| FY2011 | $42.2 million | 202 |
| FY2012 | $40.2 million | 202 |
| FY2013 | $40.6 million | 200 |
| FY2014 | $41.7 million | 201 |
| FY2015 | $43.7 million | 198 |
| FY2016 | $46.7 million | 193 |
| FY2017 | $41.4 million | 203 |
| FY2018 | $41.1 million | 204 |
| FY2019 | $52.5 million | 196 |
| FY2020 | $51.1 million | 196 |
| FY2021 | $47.6 million | 207 |
| FY2022 | $43.5 million | 224 |
| FY2023 | $53.2 million | 226 |
| FY2024 | $70.1 million | 210 |
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 South Alabama 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 | $33.0 million | 47.1% | +71.0% | 184 |
| Federal government | $32.4 million | 46.2% | +13.0% | 214 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $3.8 million | 5.4% | +55.9% | 171 |
| Business | $719 thousand | 1.0% | −44.7% | 262 |
| All other sources | $170 thousand | 0.2% | −80.0% | 306 |
| State and local government | $75 thousand | 0.1% | −89.0% | 520 |
| All sources | $70.1 million | 100.0% | +31.8% | 210 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields University of South Alabama reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $29.4 million | 42.0% | +12.8% | 181 |
| Engineering | $11.7 million | 16.7% | +62.3% | 187 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $10.9 million | 15.5% | −6.3% | 82 |
| Psychology | $5.3 million | 7.5% | +30.1% | 101 |
| Non-S&E | $5.2 million | 7.4% | +326.4% | 222 |
| Computer and information sciences | $4.1 million | 5.8% | +543.0% | 153 |
| Social sciences | $1.3 million | 1.8% | +63.6% | 234 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.2 million | 1.8% | +110.3% | 151 |
| Physical sciences | $1.0 million | 1.5% | +4.8% | 309 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of South Alabama
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of South Alabama and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 205 | University of Toledo, The | $73.2M |
| 206 | East Carolina University | $72.5M |
| 207 | City University of New York, The, The City College | $71.7M |
| 208 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | $71.6M |
| 209 | Stevens Institute of Technology | $70.7M |
| 210 | University of South Alabama | $70.1M |
| 211 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | $69.5M |
| 212 | Morehouse School of Medicine | $68.7M |
| 213 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | $68.7M |
| 214 | Ohio University | $67.4M |
| 215 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | $66.3M |
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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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