Elmhurst University research and development spending, FY2024
- Elmhurst, IL
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
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
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
| Fiscal year | R&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.
| Source | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $470 thousand | 89.4% | +20.8% | 557 |
| Federal government | $31 thousand | 5.9% | −86.2% | 886 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $25 thousand | 4.8% | — | 671 |
| All sources | $526 thousand | 100.0% | −14.2% | 798 |
Fields of research
The 4 NSF research fields Elmhurst University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $478 thousand | 90.9% | −20.9% | 459 |
| Computer and information sciences | $31 thousand | 5.9% | — | 515 |
| Life sciences | $15 thousand | 2.9% | — | 838 |
| Psychology | $2 thousand | 0.4% | −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.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 793 | Columbus State University | $549K |
| 794 | Truckee Meadows Community College | $548K |
| 795 | Colorado Mesa University | $541K |
| 796 | Salus University | $540K |
| 797 | Dordt University | $533K |
| 798 | Elmhurst University | $526K |
| 799 | Rider University | $524K |
| 800 | Canisius University | $521K |
| 800 | Luther College | $521K |
| 802 | Southwestern Oklahoma State University | $512K |
| 802 | University 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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