Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science research and development spending, FY2024
- North Chicago, IL
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in FY2024
$11.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #354 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 1.2%
- Rank change
- down 8
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science reported $11.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #354 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 1.2% on FY2023's $11.6 million; its national rank was down 8 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 67.9% ($8.0 million), followed by institution funds at 27.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $10.7 million or 90.6% 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 | $12.4 million | 292 |
| FY2011 | $14.3 million | 287 |
| FY2012 | $15.6 million | 280 |
| FY2013 | $17.4 million | 271 |
| FY2014 | $17.8 million | 272 |
| FY2015 | $16.6 million | 274 |
| FY2016 | $16.8 million | 281 |
| FY2017 | $17.0 million | 277 |
| FY2018 | $16.8 million | 283 |
| FY2019 | $16.1 million | 289 |
| FY2020 | $14.6 million | 298 |
| FY2021 | $13.8 million | 320 |
| FY2022 | $13.0 million | 326 |
| FY2023 | $11.6 million | 346 |
| FY2024 | $11.8 million | 354 |
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 Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science 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 | $8.0 million | 67.9% | +12.1% | 325 |
| Institution funds | $3.2 million | 27.6% | −0.8% | 357 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $465 thousand | 4.0% | −23.5% | 369 |
| State and local government | $63 thousand | 0.5% | +1.6% | 531 |
| Business | $7 thousand | 0.1% | −98.8% | 519 |
| All sources | $11.8 million | 100.0% | +1.2% | 354 |
Fields of research
The 2 NSF research fields Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $10.7 million | 90.6% | −4.0% | 258 |
| Psychology | $1.1 million | 9.4% | +114.6% | 202 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 349 | Winston-Salem State University | $12.7M |
| 350 | University of San Diego | $12.6M |
| 351 | South Carolina State University | $12.5M |
| 352 | University of Michigan, Dearborn | $12.5M |
| 353 | University of Tennessee, The, Chattanooga | $12.1M |
| 354 | Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | $11.8M |
| 355 | Fort Valley State University | $11.7M |
| 356 | California State University, Monterey Bay | $11.7M |
| 357 | West Texas A&M University | $11.6M |
| 358 | Central State University | $11.5M |
| 359 | California State University, San Bernardino | $11.3M |
Keep looking
Where this institution sits
Related rankings
Benchmark Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science against its peers.
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.
Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.