Western Illinois University research and development spending, FY2024
- Macomb, IL
- Public
- Standard form filer
Western Illinois University in FY2024
$4.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #490 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 8.3%
- Rank change
- down 5
Western Illinois University reported $4.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #490 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 8.3% on FY2023's $3.8 million; its national rank was down 5 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 86.3% ($3.6 million), followed by business at 6.2%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $2.7 million or 66.3% 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. The line breaks at FY2016, which Western Illinois University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $1.2 million | 516 |
| FY2011 | $1.5 million | 522 |
| FY2012 | $4.5 million | 388 |
| FY2013 | $2.0 million | 492 |
| FY2014 | $1.3 million | 539 |
| FY2015 | $860 thousand | 567 |
| FY2016 | — | — |
| FY2017 | $2.0 million | 499 |
| FY2018 | $2.5 million | 487 |
| FY2019 | $2.4 million | 492 |
| FY2020 | $2.5 million | 488 |
| FY2021 | $3.5 million | 456 |
| FY2022 | $4.3 million | 445 |
| FY2023 | $3.8 million | 483 |
| FY2024 | $4.1 million | 489 |
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 Western Illinois 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 | $3.6 million | 86.3% | +8.9% | 405 |
| Business | $255 thousand | 6.2% | +4.9% | 342 |
| State and local government | $151 thousand | 3.6% | +4.9% | 474 |
| All other sources | $118 thousand | 2.8% | +5.4% | 333 |
| Institution funds | $44 thousand | 1.1% | +4.8% | 774 |
| All sources | $4.1 million | 100.0% | +8.3% | 490 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields Western Illinois University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $2.7 million | 66.3% | +8.4% | 369 |
| Engineering | $781 thousand | 18.9% | +8.9% | 299 |
| Non-S&E | $273 thousand | 6.6% | +5.0% | 515 |
| Social sciences | $226 thousand | 5.5% | +8.7% | 392 |
| Physical sciences | $115 thousand | 2.8% | +8.5% | 557 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Western Illinois University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Western Illinois University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 492 | New Mexico Highlands University | $4.1M |
| 493 | National Louis University | $4.0M |
| 494 | Keck Graduate Institute | $4.0M |
| 495 | Fayetteville State University | $3.9M |
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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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