University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, The research and development spending, FY2024
- Houston, TX
- S4Y-R
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, The in FY2024
$419.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #84 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 12.0%
- Rank change
- up 1
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, The reported $419.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #84 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 12.0% on FY2023's $374.1 million; its national rank was up 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 54.2% ($227.1 million), followed by institution funds at 17.2%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $419.1 million or 100.0% 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 | $240.8 million | 78 |
| FY2011 | $261.2 million | 77 |
| FY2012 | $236.3 million | 83 |
| FY2013 | $233.3 million | 84 |
| FY2014 | $233.7 million | 85 |
| FY2015 | $234.3 million | 87 |
| FY2016 | $237.0 million | 89 |
| FY2017 | $246.1 million | 88 |
| FY2018 | $258.4 million | 88 |
| FY2019 | $271.5 million | 88 |
| FY2020 | $273.9 million | 90 |
| FY2021 | $308.8 million | 86 |
| FY2022 | $342.6 million | 86 |
| FY2023 | $374.1 million | 85 |
| FY2024 | $419.1 million | 84 |
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 Health Science Center at Houston, 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 | $227.1 million | 54.2% | +14.8% | 85 |
| Institution funds | $71.9 million | 17.2% | +9.0% | 127 |
| State and local government | $54.2 million | 12.9% | +11.0% | 29 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $39.6 million | 9.4% | +15.3% | 49 |
| Business | $16.7 million | 4.0% | −4.3% | 82 |
| All other sources | $9.6 million | 2.3% | −1.4% | 74 |
| All sources | $419.1 million | 100.0% | +12.0% | 84 |
Fields of research
The one NSF research field University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, The reported in FY2024.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $419.1 million | 100.0% | +12.0% | 51 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, The
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, The and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 79 | Florida State University | $460.7M |
| 80 | Utah State University | $451.4M |
| 81 | California Institute of Technology | $445.2M |
| 82 | University of Connecticut | $433.5M |
| 83 | Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge | $431.4M |
| 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 |
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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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