Valparaiso University research and development spending, FY2024
- Valparaiso, IN
- D/PU
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Valparaiso University in FY2024
$918 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #712 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 11.4%
- Rank change
- down 30
Valparaiso University reported $918 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #712 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 11.4% on FY2023's $1.0 million; its national rank was down 30 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 87.0% ($799 thousand), followed by institution funds at 7.4%. Its largest field of research is physical sciences, $545 thousand or 59.4% 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 FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, which Valparaiso University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $791 thousand | 542 |
| FY2011 | $1.4 million | 534 |
| FY2012 | $2.1 million | 488 |
| FY2013 | $1.1 million | 547 |
| FY2014 | $1.4 million | 535 |
| FY2015 | $1.7 million | 513 |
| FY2016 | $3.0 million | 443 |
| FY2017 | $2.0 million | 501 |
| FY2018 | — | — |
| FY2019 | — | — |
| FY2020 | — | — |
| FY2021 | — | — |
| FY2022 | — | — |
| FY2023 | — | — |
| FY2024 | $918 thousand | 671 |
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 Valparaiso University 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 | $799 thousand | 87.0% | −13.2% | 611 |
| Institution funds | $68 thousand | 7.4% | −32.0% | 748 |
| Business | $33 thousand | 3.6% | — | 469 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $14 thousand | 1.5% | +180.0% | 713 |
| State and local government | $4 thousand | 0.4% | −63.6% | 638 |
| All sources | $918 thousand | 100.0% | −11.4% | 712 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields Valparaiso University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical sciences | $545 thousand | 59.4% | −26.7% | 376 |
| Life sciences | $251 thousand | 27.3% | +4.6% | 687 |
| Engineering | $79 thousand | 8.6% | +107.9% | 427 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $36 thousand | 3.9% | +157.1% | 460 |
| Non-S&E | $7 thousand | 0.8% | — | 726 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Valparaiso University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Valparaiso University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 707 | Bridgewater State University | $941K |
| 708 | Johnson C. Smith University | $936K |
| 709 | Plymouth State University | $934K |
| 710 | Augsburg University | $925K |
| 711 | University of Minnesota, Rochester | $921K |
| 712 | Valparaiso University | $918K |
| 713 | Minerva University | $916K |
| 714 | University of North Texas, Dallas | $911K |
| 715 | Northeastern State University | $908K |
| 716 | University of Wisconsin-Stout | $906K |
| 717 | Angelo State University | $903K |
Keep looking
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Data: 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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