Southern Illinois University, Carbondale research and development spending, FY2024
- Carbondale, IL
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale in FY2024
$61.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #220 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 5.4%
- Rank change
- down 3
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale reported $61.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #220 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 5.4% on FY2023's $58.3 million; its national rank was down 3 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 52.3% ($32.2 million), followed by federal government at 29.7%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $38.5 million or 62.7% 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 | $69.9 million | 162 |
| FY2011 | $71.1 million | 163 |
| FY2012 | $71.1 million | 162 |
| FY2013 | $70.9 million | 160 |
| FY2014 | $65.3 million | 165 |
| FY2015 | $57.5 million | 177 |
| FY2016 | $53.2 million | 189 |
| FY2017 | $48.4 million | 192 |
| FY2018 | $49.6 million | 192 |
| FY2019 | $41.7 million | 213 |
| FY2020 | $41.6 million | 215 |
| FY2021 | $47.2 million | 208 |
| FY2022 | $47.0 million | 218 |
| FY2023 | $58.3 million | 217 |
| FY2024 | $61.5 million | 220 |
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 Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 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 | $32.2 million | 52.3% | +7.3% | 185 |
| Federal government | $18.3 million | 29.7% | +6.2% | 251 |
| Business | $7.5 million | 12.3% | +9.1% | 118 |
| State and local government | $2.9 million | 4.8% | −16.5% | 212 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $529 thousand | 0.9% | −21.3% | 345 |
| All sources | $61.5 million | 100.0% | +5.4% | 220 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Southern Illinois University, Carbondale reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $38.5 million | 62.7% | −0.5% | 168 |
| Non-S&E | $5.9 million | 9.6% | +44.8% | 213 |
| Engineering | $4.6 million | 7.5% | +44.5% | 226 |
| Physical sciences | $3.8 million | 6.2% | +49.9% | 198 |
| Social sciences | $3.3 million | 5.4% | −8.6% | 173 |
| Computer and information sciences | $1.7 million | 2.7% | +84.9% | 208 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $1.4 million | 2.3% | −33.8% | 218 |
| Psychology | $1.4 million | 2.3% | +3.9% | 185 |
| Other sciences | $518 thousand | 0.8% | −68.0% | 146 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $319 thousand | 0.5% | +139.8% | 236 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Southern Illinois University, Carbondale and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 215 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | $66.3M |
| 216 | Rowan University | $64.0M |
| 217 | Southern Methodist University | $62.6M |
| 218 | Lehigh University | $62.4M |
| 219 | Western Michigan University and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine | $62.1M |
| 220 | Southern Illinois University, Carbondale | $61.5M |
| 221 | Loyola University Chicago | $61.5M |
| 222 | University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus | $61.5M |
| 223 | Kent State University | $61.4M |
| 224 | Nova Southeastern University | $60.6M |
| 225 | State University of New York, Upstate Medical University | $59.5M |
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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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