Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis research and development spending, FY2024

  • Indianapolis, IN
  • R2
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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

Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis research and development expenditures, FY2010 to FY2024A line from $296.2 million in FY2010 to $89.0 million in FY2024. Every plotted figure is in the table below.$0$83.2M$166.4M$249.6M$332.8MFY2010FY2015FY2020FY2024

Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series.

Year-by-year figures
Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis research and development expenditures by fiscal year, NSF HERD.
Fiscal yearR&D expenditureRank in series
FY2010$296.2 million68
FY2011$322.6 million67
FY2012$316.9 million67
FY2013$332.8 million65
FY2014$324.3 million67
FY2015$56.0 million179
FY2016$57.9 million181
FY2017$58.1 million181
FY2018$60.5 million178
FY2019$67.6 million175
FY2020$70.8 million175
FY2021$65.3 million182
FY2022$64.2 million193
FY2023$87.6 million182
FY2024$89.0 million186

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.

Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis research and development expenditures by funding source, NSF HERD FY2024.
SourceFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Federal government$41.0 million46.1%+2.8%194
Institution funds$34.9 million39.2%+1.9%178
Nonprofit organizations$6.2 million7.0%−8.7%143
Business$3.6 million4.0%+4.7%166
State and local government$3.2 million3.6%+4.6%201
All other sources$157 thousand0.2%−48.4%315
All sources$89.0 million100.0%+1.5%186

Fields of research

The 10 NSF research fields Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis reported in FY2024, largest first.

Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis research and development expenditures by field of research, NSF HERD FY2024.
FieldFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Life sciences$30.9 million34.8%+12.3%180
Social sciences$17.9 million20.1%−3.6%58
Non-S&E$15.6 million17.6%+11.2%131
Engineering$6.8 million7.7%−27.5%209
Physical sciences$5.1 million5.8%+52.0%183
Computer and information sciences$5.1 million5.7%−17.5%134
Psychology$3.3 million3.8%−2.7%133
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences$2.3 million2.6%+45.6%179
Other sciences$1.2 million1.4%−58.7%110
Mathematics and statistics$640 thousand0.7%+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.

Institutions ranked immediately above and below Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, NSF HERD FY2024.
RankInstitutionFY2024 R&D
181University of North Carolina at Charlotte, The$94.9M
182William & Mary$94.6M
183Northern Arizona University$93.7M
184University of Southern Mississippi, The$93.7M
185University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, The$90.6M
186Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis$89.0M
187San Jose State University$88.1M
188Florida Atlantic University$87.9M
189Cleveland State University$85.8M
190Van Andel Research Institute$83.3M
191South Dakota State University$82.2M

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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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