University of Illinois at Springfield research and development spending, FY2024
- Springfield, IL
- Public
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University of Illinois at Springfield in FY2024
$2.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #567 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 1.8%
- Rank change
- down 19
University of Illinois at Springfield reported $2.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #567 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 1.8% on FY2023's $2.5 million; its national rank was down 19 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 39.5% ($1.0 million), followed by federal government at 27.9%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $2.0 million or 79.0% 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 | $2.1 million | 464 |
| FY2011 | $2.0 million | 485 |
| FY2012 | $2.4 million | 470 |
| FY2013 | $2.3 million | 469 |
| FY2014 | $1.9 million | 491 |
| FY2015 | $2.1 million | 484 |
| FY2016 | $1.7 million | 519 |
| FY2017 | $2.9 million | 452 |
| FY2018 | $2.2 million | 500 |
| FY2019 | $1.9 million | 533 |
| FY2020 | $3.4 million | 451 |
| FY2021 | $2.6 million | 494 |
| FY2022 | $2.9 million | 502 |
| FY2023 | $2.5 million | 544 |
| FY2024 | $2.6 million | 562 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 4 NSF funding sources University of Illinois at Springfield 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 | $1.0 million | 39.5% | +23.3% | 466 |
| Federal government | $712 thousand | 27.9% | −32.6% | 627 |
| State and local government | $586 thousand | 23.0% | +37.6% | 360 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $245 thousand | 9.6% | +18.4% | 440 |
| All sources | $2.6 million | 100.0% | +1.8% | 567 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields University of Illinois at Springfield reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $2.0 million | 79.0% | +35.4% | 309 |
| Social sciences | $437 thousand | 17.1% | −53.0% | 315 |
| Computer and information sciences | $52 thousand | 2.0% | — | 479 |
| Life sciences | $33 thousand | 1.3% | +1000.0% | 823 |
| Psychology | $12 thousand | 0.5% | −81.3% | 512 |
| Other sciences | $1 thousand | 0.0% | −95.2% | 311 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Illinois at Springfield
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Illinois at Springfield and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 562 | University of Texas of the Permian Basin, The | $2.7M |
| 563 | Quinnipiac University | $2.7M |
| 564 | Black Hills State University | $2.6M |
| 565 | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | $2.6M |
| 566 | Pittsburg State University | $2.6M |
| 567 | University of Illinois at Springfield | $2.6M |
| 568 | Virginia Military Institute | $2.5M |
| 569 | Calvin University | $2.5M |
| 570 | State University of New York, Buffalo State University | $2.5M |
| 571 | California State University, Stanislaus | $2.4M |
| 572 | Seattle Pacific University | $2.4M |
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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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