Indiana State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Terre Haute, IN
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Indiana State University in FY2024
$1.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #684 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 14.2%
- Rank change
- down 38
Indiana State University reported $1.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #684 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 14.2% on FY2023's $1.3 million; its national rank was down 38 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 73.6% ($838 thousand), followed by institution funds at 16.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $504 thousand or 44.3% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $1.5 million | 496 |
| FY2011 | $2.0 million | 486 |
| FY2012 | $1.9 million | 507 |
| FY2013 | $1.2 million | 535 |
| FY2014 | $1.4 million | 533 |
| FY2015 | $1.5 million | 524 |
| FY2016 | $1.8 million | 516 |
| FY2017 | $1.3 million | 558 |
| FY2018 | $1.3 million | 561 |
| FY2019 | $1.7 million | 552 |
| FY2020 | $1.5 million | 564 |
| FY2021 | $1.0 million | 594 |
| FY2022 | $1.4 million | 594 |
| FY2023 | $1.3 million | 632 |
| FY2024 | $1.1 million | 656 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 6 NSF funding sources Indiana State 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 | $838 thousand | 73.6% | −14.5% | 599 |
| Institution funds | $189 thousand | 16.6% | −10.8% | 676 |
| Business | $65 thousand | 5.7% | +103.1% | 424 |
| State and local government | $17 thousand | 1.5% | −79.5% | 590 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $16 thousand | 1.4% | +45.5% | 705 |
| All other sources | $13 thousand | 1.1% | +44.4% | 446 |
| All sources | $1.1 million | 100.0% | −14.2% | 684 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields Indiana State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $504 thousand | 44.3% | +9.3% | 583 |
| Non-S&E | $499 thousand | 43.8% | −23.7% | 456 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $72 thousand | 6.3% | −47.4% | 429 |
| Engineering | $58 thousand | 5.1% | −1.7% | 434 |
| Physical sciences | $5 thousand | 0.4% | −68.8% | 685 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Indiana State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Indiana State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 685 | Montana State University, Billings | $1.1M |
| 686 | Southern College of Optometry | $1.1M |
| 687 | Nicholls State University | $1.1M |
| 688 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | $1.1M |
| 689 | Denison 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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