University of Louisville research and development spending, FY2024
- Louisville, KY
- R1
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Louisville in FY2024
$225.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #137 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 2.0%
- Rank change
- down 4
University of Louisville reported $225.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #137 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 2.0% on FY2023's $220.6 million; its national rank was down 4 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 40.0% ($90.0 million), followed by institution funds at 34.4%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $169.5 million or 75.3% 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 | $189.1 million | 98 |
| FY2011 | $197.4 million | 98 |
| FY2012 | $196.8 million | 95 |
| FY2013 | $186.8 million | 100 |
| FY2014 | $183.4 million | 103 |
| FY2015 | $163.3 million | 114 |
| FY2016 | $172.9 million | 112 |
| FY2017 | $177.6 million | 117 |
| FY2018 | $176.7 million | 120 |
| FY2019 | $177.9 million | 125 |
| FY2020 | $198.8 million | 120 |
| FY2021 | $200.4 million | 122 |
| FY2022 | $229.6 million | 117 |
| FY2023 | $220.6 million | 133 |
| FY2024 | $225.0 million | 137 |
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 Louisville 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 | $90.0 million | 40.0% | −10.8% | 146 |
| Institution funds | $77.5 million | 34.4% | +5.8% | 119 |
| All other sources | $25.5 million | 11.3% | +17.7% | 36 |
| State and local government | $13.4 million | 6.0% | +50.3% | 94 |
| Business | $9.9 million | 4.4% | +3.4% | 104 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $8.7 million | 3.9% | +39.1% | 126 |
| All sources | $225.0 million | 100.0% | +2.0% | 137 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Louisville reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $169.5 million | 75.3% | −1.3% | 98 |
| Engineering | $25.8 million | 11.5% | +4.6% | 141 |
| Non-S&E | $20.0 million | 8.9% | +38.8% | 110 |
| Psychology | $4.3 million | 1.9% | +14.7% | 121 |
| Physical sciences | $2.1 million | 0.9% | −29.4% | 246 |
| Social sciences | $1.5 million | 0.6% | −11.9% | 221 |
| Other sciences | $1.1 million | 0.5% | +84.2% | 116 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $340 thousand | 0.2% | −34.5% | 229 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $222 thousand | 0.1% | +241.5% | 339 |
| Computer and information sciences | $87 thousand | 0.0% | −4.4% | 438 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Louisville
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Louisville and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 132 | University of Houston | $239.0M |
| 133 | University of California, Riverside | $231.6M |
| 134 | University of Arkansas, Fayetteville | $230.6M |
| 135 | University of New Hampshire | $230.2M |
| 136 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | $226.8M |
| 137 | University of Louisville | $225.0M |
| 138 | University of Alabama, The, Tuscaloosa | $221.2M |
| 139 | University of California, Santa Cruz | $218.4M |
| 140 | North Dakota State University | $199.9M |
| 141 | University of Maine | $198.9M |
| 142 | Syracuse University | $198.8M |
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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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