University of Louisiana at Monroe research and development spending, FY2024

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University of Louisiana at Monroe in FY2024

$2.9 million

spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey

National rank
#545 of 925
Change on FY2023
up 33.5%
Rank change
up 27

University of Louisiana at Monroe reported $2.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #545 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 33.5% on FY2023's $2.2 million; its national rank was up 27 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 70.9% ($2.1 million), followed by state and local government at 20.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $1.6 million or 53.9% of the total.

Over time

Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024

University of Louisiana at Monroe research and development expenditures, FY2010 to FY2024A line from $2.9 million in FY2010 to $2.9 million in FY2024. Every plotted figure is in the table below.$0$782K$1.6M$2.3M$3.1MFY2010FY2015FY2020FY2024

Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series.

Year-by-year figures
University of Louisiana at Monroe research and development expenditures by fiscal year, NSF HERD.
Fiscal yearR&D expenditureRank in series
FY2010$2.9 million431
FY2011$2.8 million443
FY2012$2.5 million466
FY2013$2.8 million438
FY2014$2.3 million466
FY2015$1.7 million514
FY2016$2.4 million465
FY2017$2.3 million476
FY2018$2.1 million503
FY2019$2.4 million493
FY2020$2.4 million491
FY2021$2.2 million519
FY2022$3.1 million495
FY2023$2.2 million567
FY2024$2.9 million543

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 Monroe reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.

University of Louisiana at Monroe research and development expenditures by funding source, NSF HERD FY2024.
SourceFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Federal government$2.1 million70.9%+25.9%473
State and local government$605 thousand20.6%+63.1%357
Nonprofit organizations$126 thousand4.3%−12.5%527
Institution funds$115 thousand3.9%+3733.3%719
Business$11 thousand0.4%−63.3%505
All sources$2.9 million100.0%+33.5%545

Fields of research

The 5 NSF research fields University of Louisiana at Monroe reported in FY2024, largest first.

University of Louisiana at Monroe research and development expenditures by field of research, NSF HERD FY2024.
FieldFY2024ShareChange on FY2023US rank
Life sciences$1.6 million53.9%−5.7%419
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences$941 thousand32.0%+640.9%243
Physical sciences$245 thousand8.3%+25.6%469
Social sciences$160 thousand5.4%−5.3%436
Non-S&E$8 thousand0.3%−73.3%721

Neighbours

Ranked around University of Louisiana at Monroe

Institutions ranked immediately above and below

The five institutions ranked above University of Louisiana at Monroe and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.

Institutions ranked immediately above and below University of Louisiana at Monroe, NSF HERD FY2024.
RankInstitutionFY2024 R&D
540Blackfeet Community College$3.0M
541Elon University$3.0M
542University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis$3.0M
543University of Richmond$3.0M
544Eastern Washington University$3.0M
545University of Louisiana at Monroe$2.9M
546Lewis & Clark College$2.9M
547College of New Jersey, The$2.9M
548Merrimack College$2.9M
549University of Wisconsin-River Falls$2.8M
550Northeastern Illinois University$2.8M

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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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