Kettering University research and development spending, FY2024
- Flint, MI
- Private nonprofit
- Short form filer
Kettering University in FY2024
$2.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #552 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 56.5%
- Rank change
- up 45
Kettering University reported $2.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #552 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 56.5% on FY2023's $1.8 million; its national rank was up 45 places. All other sources is its largest funding source at 42.0% ($1.2 million), followed by federal government at 27.5%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $2.0 million or 71.7% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024
This institution files the short form, which the revised history does not cover; each year's total is the sum of its six funding-source rows as reported that year.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $6.9 million |
| FY2011 | $5.1 million |
| FY2012 | $4.1 million |
| FY2013 | $3.4 million |
| FY2014 | $3.5 million |
| FY2015 | $3.7 million |
| FY2016 | $3.5 million |
| FY2017 | $4.2 million |
| FY2018 | $2.5 million |
| FY2019 | $1.8 million |
| FY2020 | $2.1 million |
| FY2021 | $2.4 million |
| FY2022 | $1.9 million |
| FY2023 | $1.8 million |
| FY2024 | $2.8 million |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 6 NSF funding sources Kettering 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All other sources | $1.2 million | 42.0% | +3.1% | 175 |
| Federal government | $761 thousand | 27.5% | +888.3% | 620 |
| Institution funds | $435 thousand | 15.7% | +125.4% | 566 |
| Business | $347 thousand | 12.5% | +3.0% | 322 |
| State and local government | $56 thousand | 2.0% | +64.7% | 540 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $7 thousand | 0.3% | — | 734 |
| All sources | $2.8 million | 100.0% | +56.5% | 552 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields Kettering University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $2.0 million | 71.7% | +76.4% | 259 |
| Non-S&E | $545 thousand | 19.7% | +10.8% | 442 |
| Physical sciences | $136 thousand | 4.9% | −10.5% | 532 |
| Computer and information sciences | $96 thousand | 3.5% | — | 430 |
| Social sciences | $7 thousand | 0.3% | — | 630 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1 thousand | 0.0% | 0.0% | 576 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Kettering University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Kettering University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 547 | College of New Jersey, The | $2.9M |
| 548 | Merrimack College | $2.9M |
| 549 | University of Wisconsin-River Falls | $2.8M |
| 550 | Northeastern Illinois University | $2.8M |
| 551 | St. Lawrence University | $2.8M |
| 552 | Kettering University | $2.8M |
| 553 | University of South Carolina Upstate | $2.8M |
| 554 | Skidmore College | $2.8M |
| 555 | Central Washington University | $2.8M |
| 556 | Marymount University | $2.7M |
| 557 | City University of New York system office | $2.7M |
Keep looking
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Data: 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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