Rush University research and development spending, FY2024
- Chicago, IL
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Rush University in FY2024
$139.3 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #165 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 5.2%
- Rank change
- held
Rush University reported $139.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #165 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 5.2% on FY2023's $132.4 million; its national rank was unchanged. Federal government is its largest funding source at 73.5% ($102.3 million), followed by business at 11.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $134.6 million or 96.6% 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 | $73.4 million | 155 |
| FY2011 | $79.2 million | 154 |
| FY2012 | $80.3 million | 154 |
| FY2013 | $81.8 million | 152 |
| FY2014 | $80.6 million | 152 |
| FY2015 | $79.0 million | 153 |
| FY2016 | $73.4 million | 158 |
| FY2017 | $74.1 million | 161 |
| FY2018 | $89.1 million | 158 |
| FY2019 | $96.3 million | 161 |
| FY2020 | $94.4 million | 164 |
| FY2021 | $107.4 million | 163 |
| FY2022 | $114.9 million | 165 |
| FY2023 | $132.4 million | 165 |
| FY2024 | $139.3 million | 165 |
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 Rush 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 | $102.3 million | 73.5% | +9.8% | 138 |
| Business | $16.2 million | 11.6% | −2.1% | 84 |
| Institution funds | $10.6 million | 7.6% | −13.8% | 255 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $6.0 million | 4.3% | −26.3% | 144 |
| State and local government | $4.2 million | 3.0% | +88.6% | 185 |
| All sources | $139.3 million | 100.0% | +5.2% | 165 |
Fields of research
The 2 NSF research fields Rush University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $134.6 million | 96.6% | +5.0% | 105 |
| Psychology | $4.7 million | 3.4% | +11.9% | 112 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Rush University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Rush University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 160 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | $150.9M |
| 161 | University of Montana, The, Missoula | $143.8M |
| 162 | New Mexico State University | $142.9M |
| 163 | University of Idaho | $140.4M |
| 164 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | $140.2M |
| 165 | Rush University | $139.3M |
| 166 | University of Rhode Island | $137.5M |
| 167 | Baylor University | $134.9M |
| 168 | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | $126.5M |
| 169 | University of Tennessee, The, Health Science Center | $124.8M |
| 170 | University of North Texas, Denton | $124.2M |
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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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