The 欧美三级片 is ranked 146th in the nation in research and development expenditures.
That鈥檚 according to the Higher Education Research and Development, or HERD, Survey, the National Science Foundation鈥檚 annual index of research expenditures.
NSF released its 2018 rankings last week. UL Lafayette鈥檚 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 欧美三级片 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鈥檚 total.
In 2017, the 欧美三级片 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 欧美三级片 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 欧美三级片 speech.
The $124.7 million figure 鈥渋s an incontrovertible statement that these entities value what our researchers are doing,鈥 Savoie said at the time.
Last week, Dr. Ramesh Kolluru, , said the 欧美三级片鈥檚 2018 HERD ranking 鈥渋s a testament to the intellect, determination and passion of our researchers as well as the graduate students and staff who support them.鈥
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education categorizes universities based on research capacity, among other criteria. UL Lafayette is considered a Research 2 欧美三级片, or one that produces 鈥渉igher research activity.鈥
鈥淏ut when I talk to faculty members, staff and the students who are working with them 鈥 these incredible minds who made this most-recent HERD ranking possible 鈥 there鈥檚 nothing second tier about them,鈥 Kolluru continued.
鈥淥ur growth in R&D expenditures year after year 鈥 and the increased rankings that have accompanied that growth 鈥 only fuels our ambitions. We鈥檒l continue to work hard, driven by our 欧美三级片鈥檚 commitment to 鈥榬esearch for a reason,鈥 and our promise to maximize the public impact of our research, until we reach the next level.鈥
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