University of Northern Iowa research and development spending, FY2024
- Cedar Falls, IA
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University of Northern Iowa in FY2024
$4.4 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #486 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 3.4%
- Rank change
- down 21
University of Northern Iowa reported $4.4 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #486 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 3.4% on FY2023's $4.6 million; its national rank was down 21 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 73.0% ($3.2 million), followed by institution funds at 14.1%. Its largest field of research is social sciences, $2.6 million or 59.8% 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 | $3.1 million | 421 |
| FY2011 | $4.2 million | 390 |
| FY2012 | $3.6 million | 409 |
| FY2013 | $3.7 million | 406 |
| FY2014 | $3.7 million | 407 |
| FY2015 | $4.0 million | 399 |
| FY2016 | $3.6 million | 415 |
| FY2017 | $3.3 million | 433 |
| FY2018 | $3.0 million | 455 |
| FY2019 | $3.6 million | 440 |
| FY2020 | $3.0 million | 462 |
| FY2021 | $3.3 million | 465 |
| FY2022 | $3.5 million | 473 |
| FY2023 | $4.6 million | 463 |
| FY2024 | $4.4 million | 485 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 4 NSF funding sources University of Northern Iowa 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 | $3.2 million | 73.0% | +8.2% | 425 |
| Institution funds | $620 thousand | 14.1% | −31.9% | 521 |
| State and local government | $416 thousand | 9.4% | −23.1% | 395 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $153 thousand | 3.5% | +11.7% | 500 |
| All sources | $4.4 million | 100.0% | −3.4% | 486 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields University of Northern Iowa reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social sciences | $2.6 million | 59.8% | −5.3% | 186 |
| Physical sciences | $1.0 million | 22.9% | +15.1% | 311 |
| Life sciences | $452 thousand | 10.3% | +1.3% | 603 |
| Non-S&E | $243 thousand | 5.5% | +6.6% | 529 |
| Computer and information sciences | $40 thousand | 0.9% | — | 496 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $22 thousand | 0.5% | −89.5% | 480 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $4 thousand | 0.1% | −20.0% | 545 |
| Other sciences | $1 thousand | 0.0% | −92.3% | 311 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Northern Iowa
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Northern Iowa and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 481 | Davidson College | $4.5M |
| 482 | Colby College | $4.5M |
| 483 | Stephen F. Austin State University | $4.5M |
| 484 | University of Central Oklahoma | $4.5M |
| 485 | St. Cloud State University | $4.4M |
| 486 | University of Northern Iowa | $4.4M |
| 487 | Monmouth University | $4.3M |
| 488 | Saint John Fisher University | $4.2M |
| 489 | Albany State University | $4.2M |
| 490 | Western Illinois University | $4.1M |
| 491 | Haverford College | $4.1M |
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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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