Ferris State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Big Rapids, MI
- D/PU
- Public
- Standard form filer
Ferris State University in FY2024
$2.0 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #593 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 6.8%
- Rank change
- down 4
Ferris State University reported $2.0 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #593 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 6.8% on FY2023's $1.9 million; its national rank was down 4 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 53.9% ($1.1 million), followed by state and local government at 30.7%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $1.1 million or 56.0% 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 | — | — |
| FY2011 | — | — |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | — | — |
| FY2017 | — | — |
| FY2018 | — | — |
| FY2019 | — | — |
| FY2020 | — | — |
| FY2021 | — | — |
| FY2022 | — | — |
| FY2023 | $1.9 million | 583 |
| FY2024 | $2.0 million | 585 |
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 Ferris State 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $1.1 million | 53.9% | −22.9% | 560 |
| State and local government | $629 thousand | 30.7% | +614.8% | 352 |
| Institution funds | $226 thousand | 11.0% | −16.6% | 646 |
| Business | $57 thousand | 2.8% | +7.5% | 439 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $31 thousand | 1.5% | −57.5% | 657 |
| All sources | $2.0 million | 100.0% | +6.8% | 593 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields Ferris State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $1.1 million | 56.0% | −18.9% | 469 |
| Engineering | $579 thousand | 28.3% | — | 327 |
| Physical sciences | $131 thousand | 6.4% | −26.8% | 538 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $127 thousand | 6.2% | −49.6% | 324 |
| Non-S&E | $64 thousand | 3.1% | 0.0% | 646 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Ferris State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Ferris State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 588 | Alaska Pacific University | $2.2M |
| 589 | California Baptist University | $2.1M |
| 590 | Emerson College | $2.1M |
| 591 | Bates College | $2.1M |
| 592 | United States Coast Guard Academy | $2.1M |
| 593 | Ferris State University | $2.0M |
| 594 | University of Michigan, Flint | $2.0M |
| 595 | Lipscomb University | $2.0M |
| 596 | Nevada State University | $2.0M |
| 597 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | $2.0M |
| 598 | Marshall B. Ketchum University | $1.9M |
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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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