Eastern Illinois University research and development spending, FY2024
- Charleston, IL
- Public
- Short form filer
Eastern Illinois University in FY2024
$1.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #668 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 42.9%
- Rank change
- up 36
Eastern Illinois University reported $1.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #668 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 42.9% on FY2023's $869 thousand; its national rank was up 36 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 51.4% ($639 thousand), followed by nonprofit organizations at 24.1%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $740 thousand or 59.6% 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.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $751 thousand |
| FY2011 | $716 thousand |
| FY2012 | $1.0 million |
| FY2013 | $808 thousand |
| FY2014 | $974 thousand |
| FY2015 | $946 thousand |
| FY2016 | $1.1 million |
| FY2017 | $901 thousand |
| FY2018 | $743 thousand |
| FY2019 | $700 thousand |
| FY2020 | $540 thousand |
| FY2021 | $529 thousand |
| FY2022 | $553 thousand |
| FY2023 | $869 thousand |
| FY2024 | $1.2 million |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 4 NSF funding sources Eastern Illinois 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 | $639 thousand | 51.4% | +54.7% | 640 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $299 thousand | 24.1% | +76.9% | 419 |
| Institution funds | $206 thousand | 16.6% | +19.8% | 666 |
| State and local government | $98 thousand | 7.9% | −14.8% | 508 |
| All sources | $1.2 million | 100.0% | +42.9% | 668 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Eastern Illinois University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $740 thousand | 59.6% | +26.1% | 527 |
| Physical sciences | $194 thousand | 15.6% | −7.2% | 498 |
| Social sciences | $161 thousand | 13.0% | — | 435 |
| Non-S&E | $83 thousand | 6.7% | +69.4% | 623 |
| Computer and information sciences | $47 thousand | 3.8% | +1075.0% | 486 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $9 thousand | 0.7% | +12.5% | 522 |
| Psychology | $8 thousand | 0.6% | −11.1% | 528 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Eastern Illinois University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Eastern Illinois University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 663 | Metropolitan State University of Denver | $1.3M |
| 664 | Midwestern State University | $1.3M |
| 665 | Bluefield State University | $1.3M |
| 666 | Hult International Business School | $1.2M |
| 666 | University of Puget Sound | $1.2M |
| 668 | Eastern Illinois University | $1.2M |
| 669 | State University of New York Polytechnic Institute | $1.2M |
| 670 | Weber State University | $1.2M |
| 671 | California Lutheran University | $1.2M |
| 671 | Western New England University | $1.2M |
| 673 | American Samoa Community College | $1.2M |
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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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