University of Wisconsin-La Crosse research and development spending, FY2024
- La Crosse, WI
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in FY2024
$3.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #537 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 5.0%
- Rank change
- down 16
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse reported $3.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #537 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 5.0% on FY2023's $2.9 million; its national rank was down 16 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 34.3% ($1.1 million), followed by state and local government at 23.5%. Its largest field of research is social sciences, $1.4 million or 44.1% 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 | $4.1 million | 387 |
| FY2011 | $3.9 million | 401 |
| FY2012 | $3.6 million | 414 |
| FY2013 | $3.8 million | 399 |
| FY2014 | $3.4 million | 415 |
| FY2015 | $3.6 million | 413 |
| FY2016 | $3.2 million | 432 |
| FY2017 | $3.2 million | 444 |
| FY2018 | $3.6 million | 429 |
| FY2019 | $2.7 million | 478 |
| FY2020 | $2.8 million | 469 |
| FY2021 | $3.0 million | 474 |
| FY2022 | $2.9 million | 498 |
| FY2023 | $2.9 million | 519 |
| FY2024 | $3.1 million | 536 |
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 Wisconsin-La Crosse 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 | $1.1 million | 34.3% | +47.2% | 570 |
| State and local government | $721 thousand | 23.5% | −10.3% | 341 |
| Business | $631 thousand | 20.6% | −11.0% | 275 |
| Institution funds | $571 thousand | 18.6% | −10.6% | 533 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $94 thousand | 3.1% | +113.6% | 565 |
| All sources | $3.1 million | 100.0% | +5.0% | 537 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields University of Wisconsin-La Crosse reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social sciences | $1.4 million | 44.1% | −0.4% | 227 |
| Life sciences | $989 thousand | 32.2% | +35.7% | 486 |
| Physical sciences | $353 thousand | 11.5% | +9.6% | 425 |
| Non-S&E | $276 thousand | 9.0% | −23.3% | 512 |
| Computer and information sciences | $37 thousand | 1.2% | −38.3% | 505 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $29 thousand | 0.9% | −25.6% | 468 |
| Psychology | $13 thousand | 0.4% | −38.1% | 505 |
| Other sciences | $11 thousand | 0.4% | +10.0% | 286 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $7 thousand | 0.2% | −66.7% | 527 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 532 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | $3.2M |
| 533 | Furman University | $3.2M |
| 534 | University of Central Arkansas | $3.1M |
| 535 | Milwaukee School of Engineering | $3.1M |
| 536 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | $3.1M |
| 537 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | $3.1M |
| 538 | University of Houston-Downtown | $3.0M |
| 539 | City University of New York, The, New York City College of Technology | $3.0M |
| 540 | Blackfeet Community College | $3.0M |
| 541 | Elon University | $3.0M |
| 542 | University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis | $3.0M |
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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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