diff --git a/src/voxkit/gui/components/loading_dialog.py b/src/voxkit/gui/components/loading_dialog.py
index 96f2a7c..ed4dc4c 100644
--- a/src/voxkit/gui/components/loading_dialog.py
+++ b/src/voxkit/gui/components/loading_dialog.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     QWidget,
 )
 
-from voxkit.gui.styles import Colors
+from voxkit.gui.styles import Colors, Labels
 
 
 class _WaveformStrip(QWidget):
@@ -193,6 +193,16 @@ def init_ui(self, message: str, title: str, subtitle: str | None):
         self.subtitle_label.setVisible(bool(subtitle))
         layout.addWidget(self.subtitle_label)
 
+        # Fine-print institutional credit
+        credit_label = QLabel(
+            "VoxKit is brought to you by the University of Wisconsin-Madison "
+            "and Arizona State University"
+        )
+        credit_label.setAlignment(Qt.AlignmentFlag.AlignCenter)
+        credit_label.setWordWrap(True)
+        credit_label.setStyleSheet(Labels.CREDIT)
+        layout.addWidget(credit_label)
+
         # Card background: subtle vertical gradient (light tints of the app's
         # primary blue) with a primary-blue rounded border. Painted on the child
         # frame (not the translucent window) so it renders reliably.
@@ -210,7 +220,7 @@ def init_ui(self, message: str, title: str, subtitle: str | None):
             """
         )
 
-        self.setFixedSize(420, 260)
+        self.setFixedSize(420, 290)
 
     def center_on_screen(self):
         """Center the dialog on the primary screen."""
diff --git a/tests/gui/test_loading_dialog.py b/tests/gui/test_loading_dialog.py
index 9af1d83..9e3c674 100644
--- a/tests/gui/test_loading_dialog.py
+++ b/tests/gui/test_loading_dialog.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ def test_fixed_size(self, qtbot):
         dialog = LoadingDialog()
         qtbot.addWidget(dialog)
         assert dialog.width() == 420
-        assert dialog.height() == 260
+        assert dialog.height() == 290
 
     def test_close_gracefully_stops_timer(self, qtbot):
         dialog = LoadingDialog()