Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis research and development spending, FY2024
- Indianapolis, IN
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis in FY2024
$89.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #186 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 1.5%
- Rank change
- down 4
Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis reported $89.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #186 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 1.5% on FY2023's $87.6 million; its national rank was down 4 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 46.1% ($41.0 million), followed by institution funds at 39.2%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $30.9 million or 34.8% 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 | $296.2 million | 68 |
| FY2011 | $322.6 million | 67 |
| FY2012 | $316.9 million | 67 |
| FY2013 | $332.8 million | 65 |
| FY2014 | $324.3 million | 67 |
| FY2015 | $56.0 million | 179 |
| FY2016 | $57.9 million | 181 |
| FY2017 | $58.1 million | 181 |
| FY2018 | $60.5 million | 178 |
| FY2019 | $67.6 million | 175 |
| FY2020 | $70.8 million | 175 |
| FY2021 | $65.3 million | 182 |
| FY2022 | $64.2 million | 193 |
| FY2023 | $87.6 million | 182 |
| FY2024 | $89.0 million | 186 |
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 University-Purdue University, Indianapolis 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 | $41.0 million | 46.1% | +2.8% | 194 |
| Institution funds | $34.9 million | 39.2% | +1.9% | 178 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $6.2 million | 7.0% | −8.7% | 143 |
| Business | $3.6 million | 4.0% | +4.7% | 166 |
| State and local government | $3.2 million | 3.6% | +4.6% | 201 |
| All other sources | $157 thousand | 0.2% | −48.4% | 315 |
| All sources | $89.0 million | 100.0% | +1.5% | 186 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $30.9 million | 34.8% | +12.3% | 180 |
| Social sciences | $17.9 million | 20.1% | −3.6% | 58 |
| Non-S&E | $15.6 million | 17.6% | +11.2% | 131 |
| Engineering | $6.8 million | 7.7% | −27.5% | 209 |
| Physical sciences | $5.1 million | 5.8% | +52.0% | 183 |
| Computer and information sciences | $5.1 million | 5.7% | −17.5% | 134 |
| Psychology | $3.3 million | 3.8% | −2.7% | 133 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $2.3 million | 2.6% | +45.6% | 179 |
| Other sciences | $1.2 million | 1.4% | −58.7% | 110 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $640 thousand | 0.7% | +6.5% | 190 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 181 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte, The | $94.9M |
| 182 | William & Mary | $94.6M |
| 183 | Northern Arizona University | $93.7M |
| 184 | University of Southern Mississippi, The | $93.7M |
| 185 | University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, The | $90.6M |
| 186 | Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis | $89.0M |
| 187 | San Jose State University | $88.1M |
| 188 | Florida Atlantic University | $87.9M |
| 189 | Cleveland State University | $85.8M |
| 190 | Van Andel Research Institute | $83.3M |
| 191 | South Dakota State University | $82.2M |
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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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