Illinois College of Optometry research and development spending, FY2024
- Chicago, IL
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Illinois College of Optometry in FY2024
$1.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #679 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 12.5%
- Rank change
- down 32
Illinois College of Optometry reported $1.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #679 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 12.5% on FY2023's $1.3 million; its national rank was down 32 places. Business is its largest funding source at 73.1% ($846 thousand), followed by institution funds at 26.3%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $1.2 million or 100.0% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024
Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
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| FY2023 | — | — |
| FY2024 | $1.2 million | 652 |
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 Illinois College of Optometry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | $846 thousand | 73.1% | −22.0% | 250 |
| Institution funds | $305 thousand | 26.3% | +38.6% | 608 |
| Federal government | $5 thousand | 0.4% | −73.7% | 896 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $2 thousand | 0.2% | — | 754 |
| All sources | $1.2 million | 100.0% | −12.5% | 679 |
Fields of research
The one NSF research field Illinois College of Optometry reported in FY2024.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $1.2 million | 100.0% | −12.5% | 468 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Illinois College of Optometry
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Illinois College of Optometry and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 673 | State University of New York College, Potsdam | $1.2M |
| 675 | Pennsylvania State University, The, Berks | $1.2M |
| 676 | Concord University | $1.2M |
| 677 | University of South Carolina, Beaufort | $1.2M |
| 678 | Roanoke College | $1.2M |
| 679 | Illinois College of Optometry | $1.2M |
| 680 | Juniata College | $1.2M |
| 681 | Gettysburg College | $1.2M |
| 682 | State University of New York Cobleskill | $1.1M |
| 683 | La Salle University | $1.1M |
| 684 | Indiana State University | $1.1M |
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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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