Loyola Marymount University research and development spending, FY2024
- Los Angeles, CA
- R2
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Loyola Marymount University in FY2024
$15.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #329 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 10.5%
- Rank change
- up 4
Loyola Marymount University reported $15.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #329 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 10.5% on FY2023's $14.1 million; its national rank was up 4 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 49.4% ($7.7 million), followed by federal government at 25.4%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $9.1 million or 58.3% 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 | $4.6 million | 378 |
| FY2011 | $6.5 million | 353 |
| FY2012 | $5.7 million | 364 |
| FY2013 | $6.8 million | 348 |
| FY2014 | $7.6 million | 344 |
| FY2015 | $6.4 million | 358 |
| FY2016 | $7.5 million | 347 |
| FY2017 | $7.1 million | 357 |
| FY2018 | $7.9 million | 348 |
| FY2019 | $7.3 million | 357 |
| FY2020 | $7.2 million | 361 |
| FY2021 | $12.8 million | 324 |
| FY2022 | $12.8 million | 328 |
| FY2023 | $14.1 million | 333 |
| FY2024 | $15.6 million | 329 |
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 Loyola Marymount 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 | $7.7 million | 49.4% | −0.1% | 274 |
| Federal government | $4.0 million | 25.4% | +35.5% | 390 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $2.6 million | 16.4% | +12.3% | 202 |
| State and local government | $1.3 million | 8.7% | +22.9% | 289 |
| Business | $9 thousand | 0.1% | −89.3% | 515 |
| All sources | $15.6 million | 100.0% | +10.5% | 329 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Loyola Marymount University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $9.1 million | 58.3% | +24.9% | 173 |
| Psychology | $2.9 million | 18.8% | +46.8% | 140 |
| Life sciences | $1.4 million | 9.3% | −10.6% | 443 |
| Social sciences | $1.4 million | 9.0% | −43.8% | 222 |
| Engineering | $378 thousand | 2.4% | — | 353 |
| Computer and information sciences | $121 thousand | 0.8% | +23.5% | 409 |
| Physical sciences | $99 thousand | 0.6% | −60.7% | 574 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $69 thousand | 0.4% | — | 388 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $42 thousand | 0.3% | +223.1% | 454 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Loyola Marymount University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Loyola Marymount University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 324 | North Carolina Central University | $16.2M |
| 325 | Missouri State University | $16.1M |
| 326 | Oklahoma State University, Center for Health Sciences | $16.1M |
| 327 | Xavier University of Louisiana | $16.0M |
| 328 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso | $15.6M |
| 329 | Loyola Marymount University | $15.6M |
| 330 | City University of New York, The, Brooklyn College | $15.2M |
| 331 | Alcorn State University | $14.8M |
| 332 | University of the Virgin Islands | $14.8M |
| 333 | University of Missouri, Saint Louis | $14.7M |
| 334 | University of Hawaii, system office | $14.5M |
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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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