University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire research and development spending, FY2024
- Eau Claire, WI
- Public
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University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in FY2024
$3.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #511 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 70.2%
- Rank change
- up 62
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire reported $3.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #511 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 70.2% on FY2023's $2.2 million; its national rank was up 62 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 46.6% ($1.7 million), followed by institution funds at 26.3%. Its largest field of research is physical sciences, $1.4 million or 37.6% 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. The line breaks at FY2015, which University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $1.9 million | 473 |
| FY2011 | $1.4 million | 533 |
| FY2012 | $1.4 million | 537 |
| FY2013 | $1.2 million | 537 |
| FY2014 | $915 thousand | 562 |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | $1.2 million | 563 |
| FY2017 | $1.6 million | 530 |
| FY2018 | $1.2 million | 571 |
| FY2019 | $1.5 million | 565 |
| FY2020 | $1.3 million | 580 |
| FY2021 | $1.9 million | 542 |
| FY2022 | $1.6 million | 582 |
| FY2023 | $2.2 million | 568 |
| FY2024 | $3.7 million | 510 |
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 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 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 | $1.7 million | 46.6% | +69.4% | 502 |
| Institution funds | $980 thousand | 26.3% | +151.9% | 473 |
| State and local government | $566 thousand | 15.2% | +11.2% | 364 |
| Business | $426 thousand | 11.4% | +71.8% | 303 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $13 thousand | 0.3% | +30.0% | 714 |
| All other sources | $5 thousand | 0.1% | −37.5% | 464 |
| All sources | $3.7 million | 100.0% | +70.2% | 511 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical sciences | $1.4 million | 37.6% | +20.8% | 278 |
| Life sciences | $655 thousand | 17.6% | +371.2% | 548 |
| Psychology | $450 thousand | 12.1% | +37.6% | 259 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $393 thousand | 10.5% | +30.1% | 295 |
| Other sciences | $318 thousand | 8.5% | — | 179 |
| Social sciences | $179 thousand | 4.8% | +2.3% | 425 |
| Non-S&E | $176 thousand | 4.7% | +166.7% | 563 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $105 thousand | 2.8% | +377.3% | 348 |
| Computer and information sciences | $29 thousand | 0.8% | — | 519 |
| Engineering | $24 thousand | 0.6% | — | 464 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 506 | Universidad Central del Caribe | $3.8M |
| 507 | State University of New York College of Optometry | $3.8M |
| 508 | Vassar College | $3.8M |
| 509 | Christopher Newport University | $3.8M |
| 510 | Bowie State University | $3.7M |
| 511 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | $3.7M |
| 512 | Roger Williams University | $3.7M |
| 513 | Hamilton College | $3.7M |
| 514 | University of Texas at Tyler, The | $3.6M |
| 515 | Murray State University | $3.6M |
| 516 | New England College of Optometry, The | $3.6M |
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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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