University of Tennessee, The, Health Science Center research and development spending, FY2024
- Memphis, TN
- S4Y-R
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University of Tennessee, The, Health Science Center in FY2024
$124.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #169 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 4.4%
- Rank change
- down 3
University of Tennessee, The, Health Science Center reported $124.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #169 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 4.4% on FY2023's $130.5 million; its national rank was down 3 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 51.9% ($64.8 million), followed by institution funds at 27.3%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $123.8 million or 99.2% 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 | $81.9 million | 150 |
| FY2011 | $81.2 million | 153 |
| FY2012 | $77.8 million | 158 |
| FY2013 | $71.9 million | 157 |
| FY2014 | $67.8 million | 159 |
| FY2015 | $65.8 million | 162 |
| FY2016 | $71.5 million | 160 |
| FY2017 | $73.4 million | 162 |
| FY2018 | $79.5 million | 163 |
| FY2019 | $97.0 million | 159 |
| FY2020 | $99.7 million | 161 |
| FY2021 | $109.6 million | 160 |
| FY2022 | $115.2 million | 164 |
| FY2023 | $130.5 million | 166 |
| FY2024 | $124.8 million | 169 |
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, Health Science Center 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 | $64.8 million | 51.9% | −8.3% | 159 |
| Institution funds | $34.0 million | 27.3% | −2.2% | 182 |
| All other sources | $7.9 million | 6.4% | +10.1% | 83 |
| State and local government | $7.8 million | 6.3% | +14.7% | 137 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $5.6 million | 4.5% | −17.5% | 149 |
| Business | $4.6 million | 3.7% | +9.7% | 147 |
| All sources | $124.8 million | 100.0% | −4.4% | 169 |
Fields of research
The 3 NSF research fields University of Tennessee, The, Health Science Center reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $123.8 million | 99.2% | −3.5% | 111 |
| Engineering | $752 thousand | 0.6% | +10.1% | 304 |
| Other sciences | $210 thousand | 0.2% | −82.1% | 196 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Tennessee, The, Health Science Center
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Tennessee, The, Health Science Center and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 164 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | $140.2M |
| 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 |
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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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