University of Tennessee, The, Chattanooga research and development spending, FY2024
- Chattanooga, TN
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University of Tennessee, The, Chattanooga in FY2024
$12.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #353 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 17.5%
- Rank change
- down 24
University of Tennessee, The, Chattanooga reported $12.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #353 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 17.5% on FY2023's $14.7 million; its national rank was down 24 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 52.5% ($6.4 million), followed by federal government at 37.7%. Its largest field of research is other sciences, $4.5 million or 37.1% 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 | $10.7 million | 303 |
| FY2011 | $9.3 million | 320 |
| FY2012 | $10.9 million | 304 |
| FY2013 | $7.8 million | 336 |
| FY2014 | $6.2 million | 359 |
| FY2015 | $6.8 million | 355 |
| FY2016 | $5.6 million | 376 |
| FY2017 | $6.4 million | 366 |
| FY2018 | $7.6 million | 352 |
| FY2019 | $9.3 million | 338 |
| FY2020 | $10.8 million | 329 |
| FY2021 | $11.2 million | 330 |
| FY2022 | $12.8 million | 327 |
| FY2023 | $14.7 million | 329 |
| FY2024 | $12.1 million | 353 |
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 Tennessee, The, Chattanooga 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 | 52.5% | −3.4% | 294 |
| Federal government | $4.6 million | 37.7% | −24.0% | 376 |
| All other sources | $417 thousand | 3.4% | −25.1% | 247 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $384 thousand | 3.2% | +0.8% | 393 |
| State and local government | $310 thousand | 2.6% | −65.3% | 421 |
| Business | $72 thousand | 0.6% | −71.4% | 416 |
| All sources | $12.1 million | 100.0% | −17.5% | 353 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields University of Tennessee, The, Chattanooga reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other sciences | $4.5 million | 37.1% | −0.7% | 63 |
| Non-S&E | $2.4 million | 20.1% | +1.2% | 293 |
| Engineering | $1.9 million | 15.8% | −53.8% | 263 |
| Life sciences | $1.0 million | 8.5% | −2.2% | 478 |
| Computer and information sciences | $761 thousand | 6.3% | +11.3% | 251 |
| Physical sciences | $567 thousand | 4.7% | −14.4% | 367 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $506 thousand | 4.2% | −16.8% | 209 |
| Psychology | $360 thousand | 3.0% | −8.9% | 281 |
| Social sciences | $50 thousand | 0.4% | −76.0% | 539 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Tennessee, The, Chattanooga
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Tennessee, The, Chattanooga and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 348 | Clark University | $12.7M |
| 349 | Winston-Salem State University | $12.7M |
| 350 | University of San Diego | $12.6M |
| 351 | South Carolina State University | $12.5M |
| 352 | University of Michigan, Dearborn | $12.5M |
| 353 | University of Tennessee, The, Chattanooga | $12.1M |
| 354 | Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | $11.8M |
| 355 | Fort Valley State University | $11.7M |
| 356 | California State University, Monterey Bay | $11.7M |
| 357 | West Texas A&M University | $11.6M |
| 358 | Central State University | $11.5M |
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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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