Marquette University spent $49M on research and development in fiscal year 2024, ranking #223 among US R1 and R2 universities and #4 in Wisconsin.
47% of Marquette University's research spending came from the federal government in fiscal year 2024, against 55% across all the R1 and R2 universities listed here. Its largest non-federal source was institution's own funds at $17.0M.
| Source | FY2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $23.1M | 47% |
| Institution's own funds | $17.0M | 35% |
| State and local government | $0.2M | 0% |
| Business | $0.4M | 1% |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.8M | 4% |
| All other sources | $6.6M | 13% |
Total R&D of $49.1M in fiscal year 2024 is up 2.7% from fiscal year 2023 ($47.8M) and up 108% since 2014 ($23.6M).
| Fiscal year | Total R&D |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $37.8M |
| 2020 | $37.1M |
| 2021 | $37.1M |
| 2022 | $40.6M |
| 2023 | $47.8M |
| 2024 | $49.1M |
| Rank | University | State | Tier | R&D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 220 | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | TX | R2 | $52M | |
| 221 | Portland State University | OR | R2 | $52M | |
| 222 | Kennesaw State University | GA | R2 | $52M | |
| 223 | Marquette University | WI | R2 | $49M | |
| 224 | Chapman University | CA | R2 | $48M | |
| 225 | Mercer University Med | GA | R2 | $47M | |
| 226 | Georgia Southern University | GA | R2 | $46M |
Marquette University received $9.6M in NIH extramural awards in fiscal year 2026 across 14 awards, #321 of 2,336 NIH-funded institutions (NIH RePORTER). That is up 60.8% from fiscal year 2025. See the NIH funding rankings.
NIH grants are one slice of Marquette University's research budget; the total above is from the NSF HERD Survey and counts every source.
Funding opportunities, sponsored programs, and research development for Marquette University run through its website: https://www.marquette.edu/
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