Benedictine University research and development spending, FY2024
- Lisle, IL
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Benedictine University in FY2024
$461 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #819 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 5.7%
- Rank change
- down 31
Benedictine University reported $461 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #819 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 5.7% on FY2023's $489 thousand; its national rank was down 31 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 59.9% ($276 thousand), followed by institution funds at 32.3%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $323 thousand or 70.1% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024
This institution files the short form, which the revised history does not cover; each year's total is the sum of its six funding-source rows as reported that year. The line breaks at FY2015, FY2016, FY2017, FY2020, FY2021, which Benedictine University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $186 thousand |
| FY2011 | $530 thousand |
| FY2012 | $232 thousand |
| FY2013 | $189 thousand |
| FY2014 | $189 thousand |
| FY2018 | $219 thousand |
| FY2019 | $175 thousand |
| FY2022 | $150 thousand |
| FY2023 | $489 thousand |
| FY2024 | $461 thousand |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 3 NSF funding sources Benedictine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $276 thousand | 59.9% | −18.3% | 767 |
| Institution funds | $149 thousand | 32.3% | −1.3% | 704 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $36 thousand | 7.8% | — | 647 |
| All sources | $461 thousand | 100.0% | −5.7% | 819 |
Fields of research
The 4 NSF research fields Benedictine University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $323 thousand | 70.1% | +0.3% | 647 |
| Physical sciences | $82 thousand | 17.8% | +446.7% | 586 |
| Non-S&E | $54 thousand | 11.7% | −59.7% | 658 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $2 thousand | 0.4% | −60.0% | 570 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Benedictine University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Benedictine University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 814 | Earlham College | $478K |
| 815 | Arkansas Tech University | $474K |
| 816 | MCPHS University | $468K |
| 817 | Lewis-Clark State College | $463K |
| 817 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | $463K |
| 819 | Benedictine University | $461K |
| 820 | Bryant University | $459K |
| 820 | State University of New York at New Paltz | $459K |
| 822 | Shaw University | $452K |
| 823 | Northwest Nazarene University | $451K |
| 824 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | $446K |
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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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