TXST sets all-time record with $141 million in research spending, fueled by Run to R1 efforts

TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY

Texas State University’s efforts to attain Research-1 Carnegie classification status—embodied by the Run to R1 initiative launched in early 2023—are reflected in record-setting Research and Development expenditures of $141.3 million for the 2023 fiscal year.

This is a $31.3 million, or 28.4%, increase over the previous record set in 2022. That level of funding stands out when viewed in the context of the past five years. In 2018, TXST set a then-record of $64.3 million in research spending, a dramatic increase of $77 million, or 118.6%, over that span.