University of Texas at San Antonio, The research and development spending, FY2024
- San Antonio, TX
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Texas at San Antonio, The in FY2024
$171.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #150 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 8.3%
- Rank change
- held
University of Texas at San Antonio, The reported $171.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #150 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 8.3% on FY2023's $158.5 million; its national rank was unchanged. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 42.1% ($72.2 million), followed by federal government at 35.0%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $44.8 million or 26.1% 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 | $56.3 million | 175 |
| FY2011 | $58.7 million | 179 |
| FY2012 | $57.2 million | 181 |
| FY2013 | $53.6 million | 186 |
| FY2014 | $47.1 million | 191 |
| FY2015 | $54.9 million | 180 |
| FY2016 | $59.8 million | 176 |
| FY2017 | $70.2 million | 165 |
| FY2018 | $72.7 million | 165 |
| FY2019 | $84.3 million | 163 |
| FY2020 | $138.6 million | 142 |
| FY2021 | $145.4 million | 145 |
| FY2022 | $147.6 million | 149 |
| FY2023 | $158.5 million | 150 |
| FY2024 | $171.5 million | 150 |
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 San Antonio, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $72.2 million | 42.1% | +6.6% | 126 |
| Federal government | $60.1 million | 35.0% | +3.3% | 166 |
| State and local government | $25.6 million | 14.9% | +18.7% | 64 |
| Business | $8.6 million | 5.0% | +43.7% | 116 |
| All other sources | $3.2 million | 1.9% | +6.4% | 126 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.8 million | 1.1% | −8.4% | 231 |
| All sources | $171.5 million | 100.0% | +8.3% | 150 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Texas at San Antonio, The reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $44.8 million | 26.1% | +4.9% | 57 |
| Life sciences | $31.7 million | 18.5% | +0.9% | 179 |
| Engineering | $30.3 million | 17.7% | +18.6% | 137 |
| Computer and information sciences | $24.0 million | 14.0% | +5.6% | 44 |
| Physical sciences | $15.5 million | 9.1% | +27.0% | 106 |
| Social sciences | $11.4 million | 6.7% | −6.0% | 86 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $6.7 million | 3.9% | +41.0% | 113 |
| Psychology | $2.7 million | 1.6% | −12.4% | 143 |
| Other sciences | $2.4 million | 1.4% | +24.6% | 87 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.9 million | 1.1% | +3.8% | 123 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Texas at San Antonio, The
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Texas at San Antonio, The and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 145 | University of Mississippi | $189.9M |
| 146 | University of Texas at Dallas, The | $181.8M |
| 147 | San Diego State University | $181.6M |
| 148 | University of Oregon | $174.8M |
| 149 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | $171.7M |
| 150 | University of Texas at San Antonio, The | $171.5M |
| 151 | Drexel University | $170.2M |
| 152 | University of Wyoming | $167.3M |
| 153 | Augusta University | $166.2M |
| 154 | Texas State University | $165.0M |
| 155 | State University of New York, Binghamton University | $160.6M |
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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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