University of Texas at Arlington, The research and development spending, FY2024
- Arlington, TX
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Texas at Arlington, The in FY2024
$153.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #159 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 4.4%
- Rank change
- down 6
University of Texas at Arlington, The reported $153.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #159 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 4.4% on FY2023's $147.3 million; its national rank was down 6 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 40.6% ($62.5 million), followed by institution funds at 30.1%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $72.3 million or 47.0% 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 | $71.4 million | 158 |
| FY2011 | $72.5 million | 162 |
| FY2012 | $78.6 million | 157 |
| FY2013 | $86.7 million | 148 |
| FY2014 | $89.2 million | 149 |
| FY2015 | $77.8 million | 154 |
| FY2016 | $87.4 million | 151 |
| FY2017 | $97.2 million | 153 |
| FY2018 | $105.7 million | 150 |
| FY2019 | $123.9 million | 147 |
| FY2020 | $133.8 million | 145 |
| FY2021 | $126.5 million | 150 |
| FY2022 | $133.8 million | 151 |
| FY2023 | $147.3 million | 153 |
| FY2024 | $153.8 million | 159 |
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 Texas at Arlington, 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 | $62.5 million | 40.6% | +10.9% | 161 |
| Institution funds | $46.2 million | 30.1% | −8.3% | 157 |
| State and local government | $32.0 million | 20.8% | +12.9% | 54 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $5.9 million | 3.8% | +24.6% | 145 |
| Business | $5.1 million | 3.3% | −4.3% | 144 |
| All other sources | $2.1 million | 1.4% | −1.0% | 142 |
| All sources | $153.8 million | 100.0% | +4.4% | 159 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields University of Texas at Arlington, The reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $72.3 million | 47.0% | +12.1% | 70 |
| Non-S&E | $22.5 million | 14.6% | −1.0% | 101 |
| Life sciences | $22.0 million | 14.3% | −5.8% | 203 |
| Physical sciences | $18.9 million | 12.3% | −7.4% | 92 |
| Computer and information sciences | $11.2 million | 7.3% | +22.1% | 80 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $3.7 million | 2.4% | +11.7% | 68 |
| Psychology | $2.1 million | 1.4% | −11.3% | 154 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $918 thousand | 0.6% | −25.2% | 245 |
| Social sciences | $133 thousand | 0.1% | −11.3% | 455 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Texas at Arlington, The
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Texas at Arlington, The and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 154 | Texas State University | $165.0M |
| 155 | State University of New York, Binghamton University | $160.6M |
| 156 | Brigham Young University, Provo | $158.3M |
| 157 | University of Texas at El Paso, The | $157.6M |
| 158 | University of Alabama in Huntsville, The | $154.5M |
| 159 | University of Texas at Arlington, The | $153.8M |
| 160 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | $150.9M |
| 161 | University of Montana, The, Missoula | $143.8M |
| 162 | New Mexico State University | $142.9M |
| 163 | University of Idaho | $140.4M |
| 164 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | $140.2M |
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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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