Marquette University research and development spending, FY2024
- Milwaukee, WI
- R2
- Private nonprofit
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Marquette University in FY2024
$49.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #238 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 2.7%
- Rank change
- down 6
Marquette University reported $49.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #238 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 2.7% on FY2023's $47.8 million; its national rank was down 6 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 47.1% ($23.1 million), followed by institution funds at 34.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $18.4 million or 37.4% 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 | $14.3 million | 283 |
| FY2011 | $19.9 million | 262 |
| FY2012 | $18.6 million | 267 |
| FY2013 | $20.9 million | 253 |
| FY2014 | $23.6 million | 240 |
| FY2015 | $24.8 million | 239 |
| FY2016 | $28.4 million | 229 |
| FY2017 | $30.0 million | 224 |
| FY2018 | $32.5 million | 227 |
| FY2019 | $37.8 million | 222 |
| FY2020 | $37.1 million | 226 |
| FY2021 | $37.1 million | 226 |
| FY2022 | $40.6 million | 229 |
| FY2023 | $47.8 million | 232 |
| FY2024 | $49.1 million | 238 |
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 Marquette 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $23.1 million | 47.1% | +15.2% | 232 |
| Institution funds | $17.0 million | 34.6% | −5.5% | 218 |
| All other sources | $6.6 million | 13.4% | +5.7% | 89 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.8 million | 3.7% | −23.4% | 230 |
| Business | $357 thousand | 0.7% | −59.4% | 316 |
| State and local government | $194 thousand | 0.4% | −21.1% | 461 |
| All sources | $49.1 million | 100.0% | +2.7% | 238 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Marquette University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $18.4 million | 37.4% | +4.6% | 213 |
| Engineering | $13.2 million | 26.9% | +6.9% | 179 |
| Non-S&E | $9.1 million | 18.5% | −17.2% | 172 |
| Physical sciences | $3.1 million | 6.2% | +45.1% | 219 |
| Computer and information sciences | $2.3 million | 4.7% | +25.0% | 190 |
| Psychology | $1.7 million | 3.5% | +29.9% | 169 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $800 thousand | 1.6% | −13.1% | 180 |
| Social sciences | $533 thousand | 1.1% | −25.7% | 304 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Marquette University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Marquette University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 233 | United States Air Force Academy | $53.2M |
| 234 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $53.0M |
| 235 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | $52.2M |
| 236 | Portland State University | $51.7M |
| 237 | Kennesaw State University | $51.6M |
| 238 | Marquette University | $49.1M |
| 239 | Chapman University | $48.3M |
| 240 | Mercer University | $46.5M |
| 241 | Georgia Southern University | $46.1M |
| 242 | City University of New York, The, Hunter College | $45.2M |
| 243 | Montclair State University | $43.8M |
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Data: 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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