Purdue University, Fort Wayne research and development spending, FY2024
- Fort Wayne, IN
- Public
- Standard form filer
Purdue University, Fort Wayne in FY2024
$3.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #504 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 35.2%
- Rank change
- up 23
Purdue University, Fort Wayne reported $3.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #504 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 35.2% on FY2023's $2.8 million; its national rank was up 23 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 32.1% ($1.2 million), followed by all other sources at 23.9%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $1.3 million or 33.2% 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 | $8.5 million | 317 |
| FY2011 | $8.9 million | 322 |
| FY2012 | $8.6 million | 327 |
| FY2013 | $8.1 million | 331 |
| FY2014 | $7.9 million | 338 |
| FY2015 | $7.1 million | 349 |
| FY2016 | $6.0 million | 368 |
| FY2017 | $5.3 million | 381 |
| FY2018 | $4.9 million | 393 |
| FY2019 | $2.4 million | 490 |
| FY2020 | $2.3 million | 499 |
| FY2021 | $2.5 million | 501 |
| FY2022 | $2.1 million | 542 |
| FY2023 | $2.8 million | 525 |
| FY2024 | $3.8 million | 503 |
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 Purdue University, Fort Wayne 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 | $1.2 million | 32.1% | +11.9% | 441 |
| All other sources | $907 thousand | 23.9% | +58.3% | 197 |
| State and local government | $903 thousand | 23.8% | +98.5% | 330 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $349 thousand | 9.2% | +19.9% | 407 |
| Federal government | $265 thousand | 7.0% | +17.3% | 770 |
| Business | $151 thousand | 4.0% | −12.2% | 375 |
| All sources | $3.8 million | 100.0% | +35.2% | 504 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Purdue University, Fort Wayne reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $1.3 million | 33.2% | +25.2% | 357 |
| Engineering | $1.0 million | 26.8% | +429.7% | 289 |
| Life sciences | $669 thousand | 17.6% | +52.7% | 545 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $361 thousand | 9.5% | −21.2% | 225 |
| Social sciences | $297 thousand | 7.8% | +28.6% | 355 |
| Physical sciences | $183 thousand | 4.8% | +84.8% | 504 |
| Psychology | $3 thousand | 0.1% | −98.0% | 552 |
| Other sciences | $1 thousand | 0.0% | −99.6% | 311 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Purdue University, Fort Wayne
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Purdue University, Fort Wayne and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 499 | Whitman College | $3.9M |
| 500 | Des Moines University | $3.9M |
| 501 | Lake Superior State University | $3.9M |
| 502 | California State University, Channel Islands | $3.9M |
| 503 | University of Nebraska at Kearney | $3.8M |
| 504 | Purdue University, Fort Wayne | $3.8M |
| 505 | Hawaii Pacific University | $3.8M |
| 506 | Universidad Central del Caribe | $3.8M |
| 507 | State University of New York College of Optometry | $3.8M |
| 508 | Vassar College | $3.8M |
| 509 | Christopher Newport University | $3.8M |
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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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