The University of Tennessee-Knoxville spent $387M on research and development in fiscal year 2024, ranking #86 among US R1 and R2 universities and #2 in Tennessee.
47% of The University of Tennessee-Knoxville's research spending came from the federal government in fiscal year 2024, against 55% across all the R1 and R2 universities listed here. Its largest non-federal source was institution's own funds at $171.8M.
| Source | FY2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $180.0M | 47% |
| Institution's own funds | $171.8M | 44% |
| State and local government | $12.9M | 3% |
| Business | $8.6M | 2% |
| Nonprofit organizations | $8.4M | 2% |
| All other sources | $5.3M | 1% |
| Rank | University | State | Tier | R&D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | Washington State University Med | WA | R1 | $403M | |
| 84 | Auburn University | AL | R1 | $394M | |
| 85 | Wichita State University | KS | R2 | $392M | |
| 86 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | TN | R1 | $387M | |
| 87 | George Washington University Med | DC | R1 | $382M | |
| 88 | Georgetown University Med | DC | R1 | $377M | |
| 89 | University of Hawaii at Manoa Med | HI | R1 | $376M |
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville received $10.2M in NIH extramural awards in fiscal year 2026 across 31 awards, #313 of 2,336 NIH-funded institutions (NIH RePORTER). That is down 17.0% from fiscal year 2025. See the NIH funding rankings.
NIH grants are one slice of The University of Tennessee-Knoxville's research budget; the total above is from the NSF HERD Survey and counts every source.
Funding opportunities, sponsored programs, and research development for The University of Tennessee-Knoxville run through its website: https://www.utk.edu/
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