Marian University, Indianapolis research and development spending, FY2024
- Indianapolis, IN
- D/PU
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Marian University, Indianapolis in FY2024
$7.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #410 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 150.0%
- Rank change
- up 106
Marian University, Indianapolis reported $7.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #410 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 150.0% on FY2023's $3.0 million; its national rank was up 106 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 72.5% ($5.5 million), followed by federal government at 21.2%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $2.8 million or 37.3% 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 | — | — |
| FY2011 | — | — |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | — | — |
| FY2017 | — | — |
| FY2018 | — | — |
| FY2019 | — | — |
| FY2020 | — | — |
| FY2021 | — | — |
| FY2022 | — | — |
| FY2023 | $3.0 million | 514 |
| FY2024 | $7.5 million | 409 |
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 Marian University, Indianapolis 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 | $5.5 million | 72.5% | +219.1% | 306 |
| Federal government | $1.6 million | 21.2% | +74.1% | 519 |
| State and local government | $245 thousand | 3.3% | — | 444 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $223 thousand | 3.0% | +29.7% | 451 |
| All other sources | $5 thousand | 0.1% | −97.4% | 464 |
| All sources | $7.5 million | 100.0% | +150.0% | 410 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Marian University, Indianapolis reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $2.8 million | 37.3% | +58.4% | 368 |
| Non-S&E | $2.3 million | 30.3% | +292.1% | 298 |
| Engineering | $1.5 million | 19.9% | — | 274 |
| Other sciences | $506 thousand | 6.7% | −11.1% | 147 |
| Psychology | $173 thousand | 2.3% | — | 345 |
| Physical sciences | $123 thousand | 1.6% | +272.7% | 548 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $94 thousand | 1.2% | +118.6% | 357 |
| Social sciences | $26 thousand | 0.3% | +188.9% | 573 |
| Computer and information sciences | $17 thousand | 0.2% | — | 539 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Marian University, Indianapolis
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Marian University, Indianapolis and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 405 | Benedict College | $7.8M |
| 406 | Claremont McKenna College | $7.8M |
| 407 | Southern Connecticut State University | $7.6M |
| 408 | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine | $7.6M |
| 409 | University of Colorado Colorado Springs | $7.5M |
| 410 | Marian University, Indianapolis | $7.5M |
| 411 | Smith College | $7.4M |
| 412 | Norfolk State University | $7.3M |
| 413 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | $7.1M |
| 414 | Grinnell College | $7.1M |
| 415 | Williams College | $7.1M |
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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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