Elmhurst University research and development spending, FY2024

  • Elmhurst, IL
  • Private nonprofit
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Elmhurst University in FY2024

$526 thousand

spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey

National rank
#798 of 925
Change on FY2023
down 14.2%
Rank change
down 43

Elmhurst University reported $526 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #798 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 14.2% on FY2023's $613 thousand; its national rank was down 43 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 89.4% ($470 thousand), followed by federal government at 5.9%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $478 thousand or 90.9% of the total.

Over time

Research spending, FY2014 to FY2024

Elmhurst University research and development expenditures, FY2014 to FY2024A line from $152 thousand in FY2014 to $526 thousand in FY2024, broken across 2 unreported years. Every plotted figure is in the table below.$0$169K$338K$507K$676KFY2014FY2020FY2024

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 FY2016, FY2017, which Elmhurst University did not report.

Year-by-year figures
Elmhurst University research and development expenditures by fiscal year, NSF HERD.
Fiscal yearR&D expenditure
FY2014$152 thousand
FY2015$182 thousand
FY2018$154 thousand
FY2019$224 thousand
FY2020$209 thousand
FY2021$464 thousand
FY2022$676 thousand
FY2023$613 thousand
FY2024$526 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 Elmhurst University reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.

Elmhurst University research and development expenditures by funding source, NSF HERD FY2024.
SourceFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Institution funds$470 thousand89.4%+20.8%557
Federal government$31 thousand5.9%−86.2%886
Nonprofit organizations$25 thousand4.8%671
All sources$526 thousand100.0%−14.2%798

Fields of research

The 4 NSF research fields Elmhurst University reported in FY2024, largest first.

Elmhurst University research and development expenditures by field of research, NSF HERD FY2024.
FieldFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Non-S&E$478 thousand90.9%−20.9%459
Computer and information sciences$31 thousand5.9%515
Life sciences$15 thousand2.9%838
Psychology$2 thousand0.4%−77.8%563

Neighbours

Ranked around Elmhurst University

Institutions ranked immediately above and below

The five institutions ranked above Elmhurst University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.

Institutions ranked immediately above and below Elmhurst University, NSF HERD FY2024.
RankInstitutionFY2024 R&D
793Columbus State University$549K
794Truckee Meadows Community College$548K
795Colorado Mesa University$541K
796Salus University$540K
797Dordt University$533K
798Elmhurst University$526K
799Rider University$524K
800Canisius University$521K
800Luther College$521K
802Southwestern Oklahoma State University$512K
802University of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla$512K

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Data: 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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