Michigan State University research and development spending, FY2024
- East Lansing, MI
- R1
- Public
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Michigan State University in FY2024
$931.8 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #38 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 10.4%
- Rank change
- up 3
Michigan State University reported $931.8 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #38 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 10.4% on FY2023's $844.1 million; its national rank was up 3 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 50.9% ($474.8 million), followed by institution funds at 36.4%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $434.7 million or 46.6% 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 | $431.4 million | 40 |
| FY2011 | $454.2 million | 38 |
| FY2012 | $507.1 million | 36 |
| FY2013 | $515.7 million | 36 |
| FY2014 | $526.9 million | 37 |
| FY2015 | $558.2 million | 38 |
| FY2016 | $613.4 million | 36 |
| FY2017 | $694.9 million | 32 |
| FY2018 | $715.3 million | 32 |
| FY2019 | $725.7 million | 35 |
| FY2020 | $713.2 million | 37 |
| FY2021 | $710.2 million | 39 |
| FY2022 | $759.2 million | 40 |
| FY2023 | $844.1 million | 41 |
| FY2024 | $931.8 million | 38 |
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 Michigan 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 | $474.8 million | 50.9% | +9.0% | 41 |
| Institution funds | $338.8 million | 36.4% | +12.7% | 18 |
| State and local government | $47.5 million | 5.1% | +2.4% | 35 |
| Business | $26.6 million | 2.9% | +42.9% | 69 |
| All other sources | $22.5 million | 2.4% | +11.1% | 42 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $21.7 million | 2.3% | −4.5% | 83 |
| All sources | $931.8 million | 100.0% | +10.4% | 38 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Michigan State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $434.7 million | 46.6% | +15.2% | 49 |
| Physical sciences | $222.9 million | 23.9% | +7.2% | 3 |
| Engineering | $98.7 million | 10.6% | +13.5% | 53 |
| Non-S&E | $51.0 million | 5.5% | −8.5% | 44 |
| Social sciences | $47.2 million | 5.1% | +1.9% | 15 |
| Computer and information sciences | $22.3 million | 2.4% | +18.2% | 47 |
| Other sciences | $18.0 million | 1.9% | +11.0% | 14 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $15.1 million | 1.6% | +13.6% | 13 |
| Psychology | $13.6 million | 1.5% | −3.4% | 40 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $8.4 million | 0.9% | +11.1% | 97 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Michigan State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Michigan State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $1.1B |
| 34 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | $1.0B |
| 35 | University of Arizona, The | $1.0B |
| 36 | University of California, Davis | $1.0B |
| 37 | Arizona State University | $1.0B |
| 38 | Michigan State University | $931.8M |
| 39 | Purdue University, West Lafayette | $931.5M |
| 40 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | $906.8M |
| 41 | Indiana University, Bloomington | $897.0M |
| 42 | Baylor College of Medicine | $881.2M |
| 43 | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, The | $869.3M |
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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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