University of Louisiana at Lafayette spent $255M on research and development in fiscal year 2024, ranking #121 among US R1 and R2 universities and #3 in Louisiana.
37% of University of Louisiana at Lafayette'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 business at $93.7M.
| Source | FY2024 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $94.2M | 37% |
| Institution's own funds | $53.5M | 21% |
| State and local government | $13.1M | 5% |
| Business | $93.7M | 37% |
| Nonprofit organizations | $0.4M | 0% |
| All other sources | $0.0M | 0% |
Total R&D of $254.9M in fiscal year 2024 is up 12.8% from fiscal year 2023 ($225.9M) and up 277% since 2014 ($67.6M).
| Fiscal year | Total R&D |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $144.2M |
| 2020 | $164.1M |
| 2021 | $181.4M |
| 2022 | $205.2M |
| 2023 | $225.9M |
| 2024 | $254.9M |
| Rank | University | State | Tier | R&D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | West Virginia University Med | WV | R1 | $259M | |
| 119 | Montana State University | MT | R1 | $258M | |
| 120 | Texas Tech University | TX | R1 | $257M | |
| 121 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | LA | R1 | $255M | |
| 122 | Oklahoma State University | OK | R1 | $254M | |
| 123 | University of Dayton | OH | R1 | $253M | |
| 124 | University of Alaska Fairbanks | AK | R2 | $246M |
University of Louisiana at Lafayette received $1.0M in NIH extramural awards in fiscal year 2026 across 4 awards, #1103 of 2,336 NIH-funded institutions (NIH RePORTER). That is up 689.3% from fiscal year 2025. See the NIH funding rankings.
NIH grants are one slice of University of Louisiana at Lafayette's research budget; the total above is from the NSF HERD Survey and counts every source.
Funding opportunities, sponsored programs, and research development for University of Louisiana at Lafayette run through its website: https://louisiana.edu/
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