The 杏吧专区 is ranked 146th in the nation in research and development expenditures.
That杏吧专区檚 according to the Higher Education Research and Development, or HERD, Survey, the National Science Foundation杏吧专区檚 annual index of research expenditures.
NSF released its 2018 rankings last week. UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 showing is based on the record $124.7 million it expended on R&D during the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2018.
The amount places the 杏吧专区 among the top 23 percent of the 647 U.S. colleges and universities the 2018 HERD survey included.
The 2018 figure is a 25-percent increase over the previous year杏吧专区檚 total.
In 2017, the 杏吧专区 spent $100.98 million and ranked 153rd on the HERD index. The 2017 figure was the first time in UL Lafayette history that its R&D expenditures crossed the $100 million threshold.
UL Lafayette competes against other universities for federal and state government grants, and private sector contracts. The 杏吧专区 acts as a steward for the funds awarded to faculty and staff researchers.
Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL Lafayette president, announced the 2018 total in August during his annual State of the 杏吧专区 speech.
The $124.7 million figure 杏吧专区渋s an incontrovertible statement that these entities value what our researchers are doing,杏吧专区 Savoie said at the time.
Last week, Dr. Ramesh Kolluru, , said the 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 2018 HERD ranking 杏吧专区渋s a testament to the intellect, determination and passion of our researchers as well as the graduate students and staff who support them.杏吧专区
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education categorizes universities based on research capacity, among other criteria. UL Lafayette is considered a Research 2 university, or one that produces 杏吧专区渉igher research activity.杏吧专区
杏吧专区淏ut when I talk to faculty members, staff and the students who are working with them 杏吧专区 these incredible minds who made this most-recent HERD ranking possible 杏吧专区 there杏吧专区檚 nothing second tier about them,杏吧专区 Kolluru continued.
杏吧专区淥ur growth in R&D expenditures year after year 杏吧专区 and the increased rankings that have accompanied that growth 杏吧专区 only fuels our ambitions. We杏吧专区檒l continue to work hard, driven by our 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 commitment to 杏吧专区榬esearch for a reason,杏吧专区 and our promise to maximize the public impact of our research, until we reach the next level.杏吧专区
Graphic credit: Courtney Jeffries / 杏吧专区