Michigan Technological University research and development spending, FY2024
- Houghton, MI
- R2
- Public
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Michigan Technological University in FY2024
$106.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #177 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 3.0%
- Rank change
- down 3
Michigan Technological University reported $106.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #177 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 3.0% on FY2023's $103.8 million; its national rank was down 3 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 52.4% ($56.0 million), followed by institution funds at 38.0%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $55.6 million or 52.0% 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 | $63.5 million | 167 |
| FY2011 | $70.1 million | 164 |
| FY2012 | $72.0 million | 161 |
| FY2013 | $70.7 million | 161 |
| FY2014 | $68.5 million | 158 |
| FY2015 | $69.6 million | 159 |
| FY2016 | $72.5 million | 159 |
| FY2017 | $71.6 million | 163 |
| FY2018 | $78.7 million | 164 |
| FY2019 | $80.4 million | 167 |
| FY2020 | $77.9 million | 172 |
| FY2021 | $81.7 million | 170 |
| FY2022 | $91.1 million | 173 |
| FY2023 | $103.8 million | 174 |
| FY2024 | $106.9 million | 177 |
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 Technological 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 | $56.0 million | 52.4% | +7.4% | 173 |
| Institution funds | $40.6 million | 38.0% | −0.5% | 167 |
| Business | $5.8 million | 5.4% | −12.7% | 135 |
| All other sources | $2.0 million | 1.8% | −3.5% | 148 |
| State and local government | $1.7 million | 1.6% | +34.9% | 265 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $888 thousand | 0.8% | −8.3% | 291 |
| All sources | $106.9 million | 100.0% | +3.0% | 177 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Michigan Technological University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $55.6 million | 52.0% | +2.7% | 96 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $17.6 million | 16.5% | +6.4% | 59 |
| Life sciences | $10.6 million | 10.0% | −5.0% | 259 |
| Computer and information sciences | $10.0 million | 9.4% | +16.3% | 90 |
| Physical sciences | $4.9 million | 4.6% | +3.1% | 187 |
| Non-S&E | $2.8 million | 2.6% | −15.8% | 274 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.9 million | 1.7% | −10.5% | 122 |
| Other sciences | $1.5 million | 1.4% | +54.9% | 101 |
| Social sciences | $1.3 million | 1.3% | −0.3% | 229 |
| Psychology | $624 thousand | 0.6% | −24.5% | 238 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Michigan Technological University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Michigan Technological University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 172 | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | $118.0M |
| 173 | University of North Texas, Health Science Center | $110.5M |
| 174 | Colorado School of Mines | $109.9M |
| 175 | University of Memphis, The | $108.9M |
| 176 | Brandeis University | $107.1M |
| 177 | Michigan Technological University | $106.9M |
| 178 | Howard University | $101.8M |
| 179 | Boston College | $96.3M |
| 180 | Saint Louis University | $95.8M |
| 181 | University of North Carolina at Charlotte, The | $94.9M |
| 182 | William & Mary | $94.6M |
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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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