Indiana University, Northwest research and development spending, FY2024

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Indiana University, Northwest in FY2024

$342 thousand

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

National rank
#860 of 925
Change on FY2023
up 35.2%
Rank change
up 10

Indiana University, Northwest reported $342 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #860 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 35.2% on FY2023's $253 thousand; its national rank was up 10 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 64.9% ($222 thousand), followed by federal government at 34.8%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $120 thousand or 35.1% of the total.

Over time

Research spending, FY2011 to FY2024

Indiana University, Northwest research and development expenditures, FY2011 to FY2024A line from $297 thousand in FY2011 to $342 thousand in FY2024. Every plotted figure is in the table below.$0$138K$277K$415K$553KFY2011FY2015FY2020FY2024

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
Indiana University, Northwest research and development expenditures by fiscal year, NSF HERD.
Fiscal yearR&D expenditure
FY2011$297 thousand
FY2012$273 thousand
FY2013$171 thousand
FY2014$201 thousand
FY2015$197 thousand
FY2016$203 thousand
FY2017$355 thousand
FY2018$200 thousand
FY2019$509 thousand
FY2020$488 thousand
FY2021$553 thousand
FY2022$495 thousand
FY2023$253 thousand
FY2024$342 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 Indiana University, Northwest reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.

Indiana University, Northwest research and development expenditures by funding source, NSF HERD FY2024.
SourceFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Institution funds$222 thousand64.9%+8.3%649
Federal government$119 thousand34.8%+260.6%833
Nonprofit organizations$1 thousand0.3%−93.3%759
All sources$342 thousand100.0%+35.2%860

Fields of research

The 9 NSF research fields Indiana University, Northwest reported in FY2024, largest first.

Indiana University, Northwest research and development expenditures by field of research, NSF HERD FY2024.
FieldFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Life sciences$120 thousand35.1%+114.3%760
Non-S&E$107 thousand31.3%+33.8%605
Other sciences$48 thousand14.0%+26.3%247
Social sciences$39 thousand11.4%+85.7%553
Psychology$11 thousand3.2%−50.0%516
Computer and information sciences$8 thousand2.3%+100.0%572
Mathematics and statistics$5 thousand1.5%+400.0%538
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences$2 thousand0.6%−93.5%523
Physical sciences$2 thousand0.6%696

Neighbours

Ranked around Indiana University, Northwest

Institutions ranked immediately above and below

The five institutions ranked above Indiana University, Northwest and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.

Institutions ranked immediately above and below Indiana University, Northwest, NSF HERD FY2024.
RankInstitutionFY2024 R&D
855Transylvania University$353K
856Life Chiropractic College-West$350K
857Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania$348K
858Doane University$345K
859Austin College$344K
860Indiana University, Northwest$342K
861Arkansas Colleges of Health Education$327K
862Gordon College$317K
863University of Maine at Augusta$312K
863Valdosta State University$312K
865Hamline University$310K

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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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