Texas A&M among NSF top 20 research performers
Published Oct 25, 2009The National Science Foundation has named Texas A&M as the only new member of the NSF’s annual list of the top 20 academic research performers in the United States. Each year, the NSF surveys 690 US institutions and ranks them according to their research and development expenditures in science and engineering. For 2008, Texas A&M’s research expenditures increased by 6.99 percent to $582 million. This pushed Texas A&M up two places on the 2009 NSF list from No. 22 to No. 20. The NSF ranked Texas A&M at No. 22 in 2008, based on the University’s 2007 research expenditures of $544 million. Dr. Jeffrey R. Seemann, Texas A&M’s vice president for research, said the University was determined to reach the NSF Top 10 within the next few years. "By joining the NSF Top 20, Texas A&M takes a significant step toward its goal of ranking among the top 10 research universities in the United States," Seemann said. "It is notable that Texas A&M advanced its research activities in a year when four of the NSF’s Top 20 institutions for 2008 -- Duke, Ohio State, Florida and Washington (St. Louis) -- reported declines in their research expenditures for the NSF’s most recent survey."