University of Louisiana at Monroe research and development spending, FY2024
- Monroe, LA
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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
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 | $2.9 million | 431 |
| FY2011 | $2.8 million | 443 |
| FY2012 | $2.5 million | 466 |
| FY2013 | $2.8 million | 438 |
| FY2014 | $2.3 million | 466 |
| FY2015 | $1.7 million | 514 |
| FY2016 | $2.4 million | 465 |
| FY2017 | $2.3 million | 476 |
| FY2018 | $2.1 million | 503 |
| FY2019 | $2.4 million | 493 |
| FY2020 | $2.4 million | 491 |
| FY2021 | $2.2 million | 519 |
| FY2022 | $3.1 million | 495 |
| FY2023 | $2.2 million | 567 |
| FY2024 | $2.9 million | 543 |
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.
| Source | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $2.1 million | 70.9% | +25.9% | 473 |
| State and local government | $605 thousand | 20.6% | +63.1% | 357 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $126 thousand | 4.3% | −12.5% | 527 |
| Institution funds | $115 thousand | 3.9% | +3733.3% | 719 |
| Business | $11 thousand | 0.4% | −63.3% | 505 |
| All sources | $2.9 million | 100.0% | +33.5% | 545 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields University of Louisiana at Monroe reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $1.6 million | 53.9% | −5.7% | 419 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $941 thousand | 32.0% | +640.9% | 243 |
| Physical sciences | $245 thousand | 8.3% | +25.6% | 469 |
| Social sciences | $160 thousand | 5.4% | −5.3% | 436 |
| Non-S&E | $8 thousand | 0.3% | −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.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 540 | Blackfeet Community College | $3.0M |
| 541 | Elon University | $3.0M |
| 542 | University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis | $3.0M |
| 543 | University of Richmond | $3.0M |
| 544 | Eastern Washington University | $3.0M |
| 545 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | $2.9M |
| 546 | Lewis & Clark College | $2.9M |
| 547 | College of New Jersey, The | $2.9M |
| 548 | Merrimack College | $2.9M |
| 549 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | $2.8M |
| 550 | Northeastern Illinois University | $2.8M |
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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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