Eastern Michigan University research and development spending, FY2024
- Ypsilanti, MI
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
Eastern Michigan University in FY2024
$11.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #362 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 33.9%
- Rank change
- up 19
Eastern Michigan University reported $11.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #362 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 33.9% on FY2023's $8.4 million; its national rank was up 19 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 51.2% ($5.7 million), followed by federal government at 31.2%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $9.7 million or 87.0% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024
Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $14.1 million | 285 |
| FY2011 | $11.6 million | 300 |
| FY2012 | $12.4 million | 296 |
| FY2013 | $3.1 million | 420 |
| FY2014 | $1.4 million | 534 |
| FY2015 | $1.8 million | 503 |
| FY2016 | $3.8 million | 410 |
| FY2017 | $6.3 million | 369 |
| FY2018 | $6.6 million | 362 |
| FY2019 | $7.2 million | 359 |
| FY2020 | $9.1 million | 343 |
| FY2021 | $7.2 million | 367 |
| FY2022 | $8.0 million | 369 |
| FY2023 | $8.4 million | 381 |
| FY2024 | $11.2 million | 362 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources Eastern Michigan University reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.
| Source | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $5.7 million | 51.2% | +5.0% | 301 |
| Federal government | $3.5 million | 31.2% | +38.8% | 407 |
| State and local government | $1.5 million | 13.6% | +2018.1% | 273 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $357 thousand | 3.2% | +20.2% | 402 |
| Business | $84 thousand | 0.7% | — | 406 |
| All sources | $11.2 million | 100.0% | +33.9% | 362 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Eastern Michigan University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $9.7 million | 87.0% | +284.1% | 166 |
| Life sciences | $1.0 million | 9.3% | −66.1% | 477 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $170 thousand | 1.5% | +8.3% | 357 |
| Psychology | $104 thousand | 0.9% | −54.8% | 384 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $63 thousand | 0.6% | −76.8% | 392 |
| Social sciences | $55 thousand | 0.5% | −94.7% | 531 |
| Engineering | $18 thousand | 0.2% | −96.6% | 470 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Eastern Michigan University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Eastern Michigan University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 357 | West Texas A&M University | $11.6M |
| 358 | Central State University | $11.5M |
| 359 | California State University, San Bernardino | $11.3M |
| 360 | Appalachian State University | $11.3M |
| 361 | Western Kentucky University | $11.2M |
| 362 | Eastern Michigan University | $11.2M |
| 363 | Western University of Health Sciences | $11.2M |
| 364 | University of San Francisco | $11.0M |
| 365 | Arkansas State University, Jonesboro | $10.9M |
| 366 | California State University, Los Angeles | $10.9M |
| 367 | Pepperdine University | $10.9M |
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Request a demoData: NSF HERD FY2024, built from NSF's published tables on September 8, 2026. Page updated September 13, 2026.
Data: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation, Higher Education Research and Development Survey, FY2024.
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