University of Louisiana at Lafayette research and development spending, FY2024
- Lafayette, LA
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Louisiana at Lafayette in FY2024
$254.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #125 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 12.8%
- Rank change
- up 5
University of Louisiana at Lafayette reported $254.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #125 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 12.8% on FY2023's $225.9 million; its national rank was up 5 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 37.0% ($94.2 million), followed by business at 36.8%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $111.7 million or 43.8% 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 | $69.4 million | 163 |
| FY2011 | $70.0 million | 165 |
| FY2012 | $65.3 million | 169 |
| FY2013 | $61.9 million | 171 |
| FY2014 | $67.6 million | 162 |
| FY2015 | $77.3 million | 155 |
| FY2016 | $80.1 million | 154 |
| FY2017 | $101.0 million | 148 |
| FY2018 | $124.7 million | 141 |
| FY2019 | $144.2 million | 140 |
| FY2020 | $164.1 million | 131 |
| FY2021 | $181.4 million | 133 |
| FY2022 | $205.2 million | 130 |
| FY2023 | $225.9 million | 130 |
| FY2024 | $254.9 million | 125 |
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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 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 | $94.2 million | 37.0% | +11.0% | 142 |
| Business | $93.7 million | 36.8% | +14.0% | 17 |
| Institution funds | $53.5 million | 21.0% | +14.0% | 150 |
| State and local government | $13.1 million | 5.1% | +13.0% | 98 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $352 thousand | 0.1% | +11.0% | 404 |
| All sources | $254.9 million | 100.0% | +12.8% | 125 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Louisiana at Lafayette reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $111.7 million | 43.8% | +13.1% | 115 |
| Non-S&E | $50.2 million | 19.7% | +12.3% | 45 |
| Engineering | $42.6 million | 16.7% | +19.8% | 112 |
| Computer and information sciences | $29.0 million | 11.4% | +3.9% | 33 |
| Social sciences | $6.0 million | 2.3% | +21.7% | 132 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $5.5 million | 2.2% | +12.8% | 132 |
| Physical sciences | $5.0 million | 2.0% | +14.3% | 185 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $3.2 million | 1.2% | −2.2% | 78 |
| Other sciences | $1.7 million | 0.7% | +14.0% | 97 |
| Psychology | $99 thousand | 0.0% | +4.2% | 386 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Louisiana at Lafayette and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 120 | Thomas Jefferson University | $271.2M |
| 121 | Kansas State University | $265.0M |
| 122 | West Virginia University | $259.1M |
| 123 | Montana State University, Bozeman | $257.9M |
| 124 | Texas Tech University | $256.9M |
| 125 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | $254.9M |
| 126 | Oklahoma State University, Stillwater | $253.8M |
| 127 | University of Dayton | $252.5M |
| 128 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | $246.3M |
| 129 | University of Vermont | $246.2M |
| 130 | Georgia State University | $241.1M |
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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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