The National Science Foundation杏吧专区檚 annual index of research and development spending contains a bevy of good news for the 杏吧专区.
According to NSF杏吧专区檚 2021 Higher Education Research and Development, or HERD, Survey, UL Lafayette:
- Is, for the second consecutive time, the seventh-best university in the United States for research that杏吧专区檚 funded through partnerships with business and industry.
- Is ranked 93rd among public research universities for R&D funding, maintaining its place among the nation杏吧专区檚 top 100 public research universities. UL Lafayette achieved the status based on 2020 HERD data.
- Secured $65 million in federal R&D funding, the most in 杏吧专区 history.
- Is ranked 135th overall on the HERD Survey, placing it among the top 21% of the 647 universities the index includes.
NSF released its 2021 rankings earlier this month. UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 showing is based on the record $181.4 million it expended on R&D during the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2021. That杏吧专区檚 a 9.7% increase from the previous year杏吧专区檚 $164 million total.
UL Lafayette competes against other universities for federal and state government grants, and private sector contracts. It acts as a steward for the funds awarded to faculty and staff researchers.
Between 2013 and 2021, the 杏吧专区 marked more than $1 billion in total R&D spending, a milestone Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL Lafayette president, celebrated during his annual State of the 杏吧专区 address in August.
The speech was the first since the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education designated UL Lafayette as R1, or a university with 杏吧专区渧ery high research activity.杏吧专区
Just 146 杏吧专区 3% 杏吧专区 of public and private universities in the United States have R1 status.
杏吧专区淭his money comes to us from state and federal funding agencies and through partnerships with business and industry because of the reputation this 杏吧专区 has for consequential work that answers the greatest questions we face as a global community,杏吧专区 Savoie said at the time.
杏吧专区淏ecause these dollars have an effect that ripples beyond campus 杏吧专区 into our region and into businesses and into the tax base 杏吧专区 this ($1 billion) figure represents an infusion into the local economy that is extraordinary,杏吧专区 he added.
Dr. Ramesh Kolluru, vice president for Research, Innovation, and Economic Development, said the 2021 HERD Survey data 杏吧专区 and the milestones it contains for UL Lafayette 杏吧专区 reflects 杏吧专区渢he passion of our faculty, research staff, and graduate students to invest their time and efforts into research and discovery as well as the administrative staff members throughout the 杏吧专区 who support them.杏吧专区
杏吧专区淥ur ability to continue to attract this level of funding 杏吧专区 and to maintain such impressive growth year after year as reflected on the HERD Survey 杏吧专区 points to the caliber of the world-class faculty on our team at UL Lafayette. The hard work of our researchers has enabled the 杏吧专区 to demonstrate 杏吧专区 and deepen 杏吧专区 its commitment to 杏吧专区榬esearch for a reason,杏吧专区櫺影勺ㄇ鴿 Kolluru said.