West Texas A&M University research and development spending, FY2024
- Canyon, TX
- Public
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West Texas A&M University in FY2024
$11.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #357 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 12.8%
- Rank change
- up 5
West Texas A&M University reported $11.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #357 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 12.8% on FY2023's $10.3 million; its national rank was up 5 places. State and local government is its largest funding source at 57.2% ($6.6 million), followed by institution funds at 18.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $8.8 million or 75.7% 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 | $7.3 million | 337 |
| FY2011 | $5.8 million | 364 |
| FY2012 | $6.9 million | 351 |
| FY2013 | $5.5 million | 369 |
| FY2014 | $5.4 million | 371 |
| FY2015 | $4.5 million | 388 |
| FY2016 | $4.0 million | 402 |
| FY2017 | $4.9 million | 393 |
| FY2018 | $4.8 million | 398 |
| FY2019 | $5.4 million | 386 |
| FY2020 | $6.2 million | 375 |
| FY2021 | $9.9 million | 339 |
| FY2022 | $9.4 million | 352 |
| FY2023 | $10.3 million | 362 |
| FY2024 | $11.6 million | 357 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources West Texas A&M University 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State and local government | $6.6 million | 57.2% | +39.3% | 148 |
| Institution funds | $2.2 million | 18.6% | −3.6% | 399 |
| Federal government | $2.0 million | 17.1% | −6.0% | 481 |
| Business | $776 thousand | 6.7% | −31.6% | 257 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $39 thousand | 0.3% | +14.7% | 644 |
| All sources | $11.6 million | 100.0% | +12.8% | 357 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields West Texas A&M University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $8.8 million | 75.7% | +18.3% | 277 |
| Engineering | $1.5 million | 13.3% | +43.7% | 271 |
| Non-S&E | $607 thousand | 5.2% | +6.5% | 431 |
| Computer and information sciences | $417 thousand | 3.6% | +14.9% | 295 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $134 thousand | 1.2% | −58.4% | 384 |
| Physical sciences | $118 thousand | 1.0% | −52.2% | 553 |
Neighbours
Ranked around West Texas A&M University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above West Texas A&M University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 352 | University of Michigan, Dearborn | $12.5M |
| 353 | University of Tennessee, The, Chattanooga | $12.1M |
| 354 | Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | $11.8M |
| 355 | Fort Valley State University | $11.7M |
| 356 | California State University, Monterey Bay | $11.7M |
| 357 | West Texas A&M University | $11.6M |
| 358 | Central State University | $11.5M |
| 359 | California State University, San Bernardino | $11.3M |
| 360 | Appalachian State University | $11.3M |
| 361 | Western Kentucky University | $11.2M |
| 362 | Eastern Michigan University | $11.2M |
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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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