Louisiana Tech University research and development spending, FY2024
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Louisiana Tech University in FY2024
$31.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #273 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 1.4%
- Rank change
- down 13
Louisiana Tech University reported $31.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #273 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 1.4% on FY2023's $31.7 million; its national rank was down 13 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 52.9% ($16.5 million), followed by federal government at 32.6%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $15.5 million or 49.5% 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 | $26.0 million | 242 |
| FY2011 | $27.6 million | 236 |
| FY2012 | $26.5 million | 236 |
| FY2013 | $24.9 million | 236 |
| FY2014 | $22.9 million | 246 |
| FY2015 | $23.8 million | 246 |
| FY2016 | $23.1 million | 251 |
| FY2017 | $22.7 million | 247 |
| FY2018 | $24.7 million | 244 |
| FY2019 | $26.1 million | 248 |
| FY2020 | $26.6 million | 243 |
| FY2021 | $27.4 million | 244 |
| FY2022 | $26.6 million | 262 |
| FY2023 | $31.7 million | 260 |
| FY2024 | $31.2 million | 273 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources Louisiana Tech 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $16.5 million | 52.9% | −13.4% | 221 |
| Federal government | $10.2 million | 32.6% | +25.4% | 304 |
| All other sources | $2.5 million | 7.9% | +62.7% | 138 |
| State and local government | $1.4 million | 4.5% | −36.8% | 283 |
| Business | $656 thousand | 2.1% | −9.1% | 269 |
| All sources | $31.2 million | 100.0% | −1.4% | 273 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Louisiana Tech University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $15.5 million | 49.5% | +2.7% | 169 |
| Non-S&E | $6.3 million | 20.2% | +5.0% | 207 |
| Life sciences | $3.9 million | 12.6% | +5.1% | 340 |
| Physical sciences | $2.1 million | 6.8% | −15.4% | 245 |
| Computer and information sciences | $1.8 million | 5.8% | −30.4% | 204 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $826 thousand | 2.6% | −14.8% | 177 |
| Social sciences | $621 thousand | 2.0% | +2.8% | 292 |
| Psychology | $160 thousand | 0.5% | −13.0% | 352 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Louisiana Tech University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Louisiana Tech University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 268 | Desert Research Institute | $32.3M |
| 269 | Louisiana State University, Health Sciences Center, Shreveport | $31.9M |
| 270 | City University of New York, The, Queens College | $31.8M |
| 271 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | $31.8M |
| 272 | Prairie View A&M University | $31.6M |
| 273 | Louisiana Tech University | $31.2M |
| 274 | University of Minnesota, Duluth | $29.9M |
| 275 | Tuskegee University | $29.7M |
| 276 | Creighton University | $29.3M |
| 277 | City University of New York, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy | $28.6M |
| 278 | Miami University | $28.6M |
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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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