Lake Superior State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Sault Sainte Marie, MI
- Public
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Lake Superior State University in FY2024
$3.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #501 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 52.3%
- Rank change
- up 42
Lake Superior State University reported $3.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #501 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 52.3% on FY2023's $2.5 million; its national rank was up 42 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 47.1% ($1.8 million), followed by all other sources at 24.4%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $3.3 million or 84.0% 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. The line breaks at FY2012, FY2013, FY2014, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, which Lake Superior State University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | — | — |
| FY2011 | $752 thousand | 585 |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | $1.2 million | 550 |
| FY2016 | $1.0 million | 570 |
| FY2017 | $1.1 million | 576 |
| FY2018 | $633 thousand | 593 |
| FY2019 | — | — |
| FY2020 | — | — |
| FY2021 | — | — |
| FY2022 | $2.1 million | 549 |
| FY2023 | $2.5 million | 539 |
| FY2024 | $3.9 million | 500 |
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 Lake Superior 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 | $1.8 million | 47.1% | +23.8% | 494 |
| All other sources | $946 thousand | 24.4% | +1067.9% | 192 |
| Institution funds | $774 thousand | 20.0% | +7.5% | 503 |
| Business | $140 thousand | 3.6% | +112.1% | 376 |
| State and local government | $137 thousand | 3.5% | −17.5% | 482 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $53 thousand | 1.4% | +43.2% | 615 |
| All sources | $3.9 million | 100.0% | +52.3% | 501 |
Fields of research
The 3 NSF research fields Lake Superior State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $3.3 million | 84.0% | +31.4% | 354 |
| Physical sciences | $610 thousand | 15.7% | +2340.0% | 356 |
| Engineering | $11 thousand | 0.3% | −74.4% | 478 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Lake Superior State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Lake Superior State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 496 | East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania | $3.9M |
| 497 | Alabama State University | $3.9M |
| 498 | Harvey Mudd College | $3.9M |
| 499 | Whitman College | $3.9M |
| 500 | Des Moines University | $3.9M |
| 501 | Lake Superior State University | $3.9M |
| 502 | California State University, Channel Islands | $3.9M |
| 503 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | $3.8M |
| 504 | Purdue University, Fort Wayne | $3.8M |
| 505 | Hawaii Pacific University | $3.8M |
| 506 | Universidad Central del Caribe | $3.8M |
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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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