Loyola University Chicago research and development spending, FY2024
- Chicago, IL
- R2
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Loyola University Chicago in FY2024
$61.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #221 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 17.2%
- Rank change
- up 7
Loyola University Chicago reported $61.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #221 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 17.2% on FY2023's $52.4 million; its national rank was up 7 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 59.4% ($36.5 million), followed by institution funds at 21.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $53.2 million or 86.5% 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 | $43.9 million | 192 |
| FY2011 | $42.7 million | 199 |
| FY2012 | $45.9 million | 196 |
| FY2013 | $51.7 million | 188 |
| FY2014 | $50.8 million | 187 |
| FY2015 | $48.7 million | 187 |
| FY2016 | $42.7 million | 199 |
| FY2017 | $39.7 million | 207 |
| FY2018 | $39.3 million | 209 |
| FY2019 | $39.2 million | 218 |
| FY2020 | $39.4 million | 220 |
| FY2021 | $44.0 million | 216 |
| FY2022 | $46.2 million | 220 |
| FY2023 | $52.4 million | 228 |
| FY2024 | $61.5 million | 221 |
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 Loyola University Chicago 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 | $36.5 million | 59.4% | +22.8% | 206 |
| Institution funds | $13.3 million | 21.6% | +3.1% | 241 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $5.6 million | 9.0% | +36.8% | 153 |
| Business | $4.5 million | 7.4% | +5.4% | 148 |
| All other sources | $1.1 million | 1.7% | −13.2% | 180 |
| State and local government | $512 thousand | 0.8% | +111.6% | 375 |
| All sources | $61.5 million | 100.0% | +17.2% | 221 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Loyola University Chicago reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $53.2 million | 86.5% | +18.8% | 150 |
| Non-S&E | $2.0 million | 3.3% | +14.4% | 307 |
| Physical sciences | $2.0 million | 3.3% | +13.9% | 250 |
| Social sciences | $1.7 million | 2.7% | +5.9% | 211 |
| Computer and information sciences | $1.3 million | 2.2% | +36.7% | 217 |
| Psychology | $1.1 million | 1.8% | −15.6% | 200 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $54 thousand | 0.1% | −34.1% | 407 |
| Engineering | $23 thousand | 0.0% | −84.8% | 466 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Loyola University Chicago
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Loyola University Chicago and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 216 | Rowan University | $64.0M |
| 217 | Southern Methodist University | $62.6M |
| 218 | Lehigh University | $62.4M |
| 219 | Western Michigan University and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine | $62.1M |
| 220 | Southern Illinois University, Carbondale | $61.5M |
| 221 | Loyola University Chicago | $61.5M |
| 222 | University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus | $61.5M |
| 223 | Kent State University | $61.4M |
| 224 | Nova Southeastern University | $60.6M |
| 225 | State University of New York, Upstate Medical University | $59.5M |
| 226 | Boise State University | $57.7M |
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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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