Miami University research and development spending, FY2024
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Miami University in FY2024
$28.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #278 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 0.5%
- Rank change
- down 9
Miami University reported $28.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #278 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 0.5% on FY2023's $28.4 million; its national rank was down 9 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 43.7% ($12.5 million), followed by federal government at 38.8%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $11.0 million or 38.4% 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 | $26.5 million | 238 |
| FY2011 | $26.1 million | 243 |
| FY2012 | $26.3 million | 238 |
| FY2013 | $23.9 million | 240 |
| FY2014 | $21.2 million | 251 |
| FY2015 | $16.1 million | 278 |
| FY2016 | $16.1 million | 286 |
| FY2017 | $17.2 million | 275 |
| FY2018 | $19.7 million | 265 |
| FY2019 | $22.4 million | 262 |
| FY2020 | $24.5 million | 257 |
| FY2021 | $25.1 million | 252 |
| FY2022 | $28.8 million | 253 |
| FY2023 | $28.4 million | 269 |
| FY2024 | $28.6 million | 278 |
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 Miami 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 | $12.5 million | 43.7% | −2.1% | 249 |
| Federal government | $11.1 million | 38.8% | +3.4% | 298 |
| State and local government | $1.5 million | 5.2% | −40.4% | 278 |
| Business | $1.3 million | 4.5% | −4.9% | 220 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.1 million | 4.0% | +6.5% | 274 |
| All other sources | $1.1 million | 3.9% | +1685.5% | 178 |
| All sources | $28.6 million | 100.0% | +0.5% | 278 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Miami University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $11.0 million | 38.4% | +37.7% | 255 |
| Non-S&E | $6.2 million | 21.8% | +1.4% | 209 |
| Engineering | $4.8 million | 16.8% | +5.3% | 224 |
| Social sciences | $2.0 million | 7.2% | +75.6% | 200 |
| Psychology | $1.7 million | 6.0% | −23.5% | 171 |
| Physical sciences | $914 thousand | 3.2% | −78.2% | 325 |
| Computer and information sciences | $759 thousand | 2.7% | +1.2% | 253 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $631 thousand | 2.2% | −17.8% | 268 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $486 thousand | 1.7% | −23.6% | 214 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Miami University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Miami University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 273 | Louisiana Tech University | $31.2M |
| 274 | University of Minnesota, Duluth | $29.9M |
| 275 | Tuskegee University | $29.7M |
| 276 | Creighton University | $29.3M |
| 277 | City University of New York, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy | $28.6M |
| 278 | Miami University | $28.6M |
| 279 | Fordham University | $28.2M |
| 280 | University of South Dakota, The | $27.9M |
| 281 | Eastern Virginia Medical School | $27.9M |
| 282 | Texas Christian University | $27.7M |
| 283 | Central Michigan University | $27.4M |
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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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