University of Tennessee, The, Knoxville research and development spending, FY2024
- Knoxville, TN
- R1
- Public
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University of Tennessee, The, Knoxville in FY2024
$386.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #89 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 14.2%
- Rank change
- up 3
University of Tennessee, The, Knoxville reported $386.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #89 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 14.2% on FY2023's $338.8 million; its national rank was up 3 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 46.5% ($180.0 million), followed by institution funds at 44.4%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $128.6 million or 33.2% 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 | $150.7 million | 112 |
| FY2011 | $167.5 million | 108 |
| FY2012 | $179.3 million | 103 |
| FY2013 | $193.1 million | 98 |
| FY2014 | $179.0 million | 105 |
| FY2015 | $173.5 million | 106 |
| FY2016 | $183.3 million | 107 |
| FY2017 | $203.8 million | 102 |
| FY2018 | $259.6 million | 87 |
| FY2019 | $247.7 million | 96 |
| FY2020 | $320.4 million | 80 |
| FY2021 | $316.3 million | 85 |
| FY2022 | $324.4 million | 88 |
| FY2023 | $338.8 million | 92 |
| FY2024 | $386.9 million | 89 |
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, Knoxville 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 | $180.0 million | 46.5% | +17.2% | 97 |
| Institution funds | $171.8 million | 44.4% | +13.2% | 60 |
| State and local government | $12.9 million | 3.3% | −2.4% | 100 |
| Business | $8.6 million | 2.2% | +9.1% | 114 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $8.4 million | 2.2% | +8.8% | 128 |
| All other sources | $5.3 million | 1.4% | +13.1% | 104 |
| All sources | $386.9 million | 100.0% | +14.2% | 89 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Tennessee, The, Knoxville reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $128.6 million | 33.2% | +10.7% | 35 |
| Life sciences | $124.0 million | 32.0% | +12.1% | 110 |
| Non-S&E | $42.3 million | 10.9% | +24.1% | 64 |
| Other sciences | $34.5 million | 8.9% | +55.0% | 6 |
| Physical sciences | $29.4 million | 7.6% | +15.4% | 69 |
| Social sciences | $11.5 million | 3.0% | +7.0% | 84 |
| Psychology | $4.4 million | 1.1% | +6.9% | 117 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $4.1 million | 1.1% | +5.1% | 142 |
| Computer and information sciences | $4.1 million | 1.1% | −48.7% | 151 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $4.0 million | 1.0% | +15.6% | 64 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Tennessee, The, Knoxville
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Tennessee, The, Knoxville and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 84 | University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, The | $419.1M |
| 85 | Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center | $418.4M |
| 86 | Washington State University | $403.4M |
| 87 | Auburn University, Auburn | $393.6M |
| 88 | Wichita State University | $392.3M |
| 89 | University of Tennessee, The, Knoxville | $386.9M |
| 90 | George Washington University, The | $381.6M |
| 91 | Georgetown University | $376.6M |
| 92 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | $375.6M |
| 93 | Brown University | $374.5M |
| 94 | Oregon State University | $371.9M |
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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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