University of Southern Mississippi, The research and development spending, FY2024
- Hattiesburg, MS
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Southern Mississippi, The in FY2024
$93.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #184 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 24.9%
- Rank change
- up 11
University of Southern Mississippi, The reported $93.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #184 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 24.9% on FY2023's $75.0 million; its national rank was up 11 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 56.6% ($53.0 million), followed by institution funds at 27.9%. Its largest field of research is geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, $31.6 million or 33.7% 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 | $42.1 million | 196 |
| FY2011 | $46.6 million | 195 |
| FY2012 | $60.1 million | 176 |
| FY2013 | $52.0 million | 187 |
| FY2014 | $51.9 million | 184 |
| FY2015 | $51.8 million | 186 |
| FY2016 | $59.4 million | 178 |
| FY2017 | $61.7 million | 174 |
| FY2018 | $61.3 million | 177 |
| FY2019 | $76.5 million | 171 |
| FY2020 | $72.3 million | 173 |
| FY2021 | $67.4 million | 178 |
| FY2022 | $72.5 million | 180 |
| FY2023 | $75.0 million | 195 |
| FY2024 | $93.7 million | 184 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources University of Southern Mississippi, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $53.0 million | 56.6% | +9.7% | 177 |
| Institution funds | $26.2 million | 27.9% | +112.9% | 197 |
| State and local government | $13.0 million | 13.8% | −4.0% | 99 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $996 thousand | 1.1% | +99.6% | 282 |
| Business | $543 thousand | 0.6% | +46.0% | 282 |
| All sources | $93.7 million | 100.0% | +24.9% | 184 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields University of Southern Mississippi, The reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $31.6 million | 33.7% | +10.1% | 40 |
| Life sciences | $16.7 million | 17.8% | +57.1% | 220 |
| Non-S&E | $15.0 million | 16.0% | +59.5% | 136 |
| Physical sciences | $13.1 million | 13.9% | +0.8% | 121 |
| Engineering | $11.7 million | 12.5% | +7.1% | 188 |
| Social sciences | $5.2 million | 5.5% | +141.1% | 140 |
| Computer and information sciences | $506 thousand | 0.5% | +62.7% | 280 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Southern Mississippi, The
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Southern Mississippi, The and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 179 | Boston College | $96.3M |
| 180 | Saint Louis University | $95.8M |
| 181 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte, The | $94.9M |
| 182 | William & Mary | $94.6M |
| 183 | Northern Arizona University | $93.7M |
| 184 | University of Southern Mississippi, The | $93.7M |
| 185 | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, The | $90.6M |
| 186 | Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis | $89.0M |
| 187 | San Jose State University | $88.1M |
| 188 | Florida Atlantic University | $87.9M |
| 189 | Cleveland State University | $85.8M |
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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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