University of Illinois Chicago research and development spending, FY2024
- Chicago, IL
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Illinois Chicago in FY2024
$532.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #66 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 8.0%
- Rank change
- up 1
University of Illinois Chicago reported $532.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #66 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 8.0% on FY2023's $492.9 million; its national rank was up 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 56.4% ($300.0 million), followed by institution funds at 32.0%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $377.2 million or 70.9% 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 | $362.9 million | 52 |
| FY2011 | $380.8 million | 54 |
| FY2012 | $388.6 million | 54 |
| FY2013 | $367.8 million | 58 |
| FY2014 | $347.9 million | 61 |
| FY2015 | $354.6 million | 61 |
| FY2016 | $337.3 million | 65 |
| FY2017 | $372.6 million | 60 |
| FY2018 | $361.7 million | 66 |
| FY2019 | $382.9 million | 68 |
| FY2020 | $412.1 million | 63 |
| FY2021 | $429.6 million | 63 |
| FY2022 | $440.6 million | 67 |
| FY2023 | $492.9 million | 67 |
| FY2024 | $532.2 million | 66 |
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 University of Illinois Chicago 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 | $300.0 million | 56.4% | +9.3% | 64 |
| Institution funds | $170.5 million | 32.0% | +7.4% | 61 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $31.8 million | 6.0% | +2.9% | 61 |
| State and local government | $11.6 million | 2.2% | +25.2% | 105 |
| Business | $10.2 million | 1.9% | +8.2% | 101 |
| All other sources | $8.0 million | 1.5% | −20.2% | 82 |
| All sources | $532.2 million | 100.0% | +8.0% | 66 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Illinois Chicago reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $377.2 million | 70.9% | +8.6% | 56 |
| Engineering | $45.6 million | 8.6% | −2.6% | 106 |
| Physical sciences | $29.2 million | 5.5% | +1.7% | 70 |
| Non-S&E | $28.1 million | 5.3% | +27.4% | 88 |
| Computer and information sciences | $13.8 million | 2.6% | +10.2% | 67 |
| Other sciences | $13.1 million | 2.5% | +1.0% | 30 |
| Social sciences | $12.3 million | 2.3% | +7.1% | 80 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $5.8 million | 1.1% | −0.1% | 44 |
| Psychology | $4.8 million | 0.9% | +18.2% | 111 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $2.3 million | 0.4% | +72.6% | 181 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Illinois Chicago
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Illinois Chicago and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | University of Miami | $559.0M |
| 62 | Princeton University | $558.6M |
| 63 | University of Kansas | $546.1M |
| 64 | Oregon Health and Science University | $545.2M |
| 65 | State University of New York, University at Buffalo | $541.9M |
| 66 | University of Illinois Chicago | $532.2M |
| 67 | University of Kentucky | $527.7M |
| 68 | Virginia Commonwealth University | $524.3M |
| 69 | University of South Florida | $521.9M |
| 70 | University of Missouri, Columbia | $508.6M |
| 71 | Carnegie Mellon University | $505.3M |
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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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