Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge research and development spending, FY2024
- Baton Rouge, LA
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge in FY2024
$431.4 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #83 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 12.3%
- Rank change
- held
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge reported $431.4 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #83 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 12.3% on FY2023's $384.3 million; its national rank was unchanged. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 42.2% ($181.9 million), followed by federal government at 33.0%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $219.0 million or 50.8% 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 | $289.9 million | 70 |
| FY2011 | $287.8 million | 70 |
| FY2012 | $285.4 million | 73 |
| FY2013 | $283.4 million | 72 |
| FY2014 | $290.1 million | 75 |
| FY2015 | $281.2 million | 76 |
| FY2016 | $292.0 million | 76 |
| FY2017 | $265.2 million | 85 |
| FY2018 | $286.7 million | 78 |
| FY2019 | $296.5 million | 81 |
| FY2020 | $286.7 million | 84 |
| FY2021 | $296.7 million | 90 |
| FY2022 | $344.6 million | 84 |
| FY2023 | $384.3 million | 83 |
| FY2024 | $431.4 million | 83 |
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 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $181.9 million | 42.2% | +16.1% | 54 |
| Federal government | $142.2 million | 33.0% | +11.8% | 120 |
| State and local government | $78.3 million | 18.2% | +6.1% | 17 |
| Business | $15.5 million | 3.6% | +4.5% | 87 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $8.0 million | 1.9% | +27.2% | 130 |
| All other sources | $5.5 million | 1.3% | +0.9% | 101 |
| All sources | $431.4 million | 100.0% | +12.3% | 83 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $219.0 million | 50.8% | +20.7% | 85 |
| Engineering | $68.7 million | 15.9% | +7.7% | 77 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $45.2 million | 10.5% | +9.7% | 23 |
| Physical sciences | $40.0 million | 9.3% | +8.4% | 48 |
| Non-S&E | $20.2 million | 4.7% | −13.6% | 108 |
| Other sciences | $12.9 million | 3.0% | +6.6% | 31 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $8.6 million | 2.0% | +6.4% | 27 |
| Social sciences | $7.5 million | 1.7% | +29.2% | 117 |
| Computer and information sciences | $7.2 million | 1.7% | −32.0% | 111 |
| Psychology | $2.2 million | 0.5% | +102.0% | 151 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 78 | Iowa State University | $462.3M |
| 79 | Florida State University | $460.7M |
| 80 | Utah State University | $451.4M |
| 81 | California Institute of Technology | $445.2M |
| 82 | University of Connecticut | $433.5M |
| 83 | Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge | $431.4M |
| 84 | University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, The | $419.1M |
| 85 | Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center | $418.4M |
| 86 | Washington State University | $403.4M |
| 87 | Auburn University, Auburn | $393.6M |
| 88 | Wichita State University | $392.3M |
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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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