Milwaukee School of Engineering research and development spending, FY2024
- Milwaukee, WI
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Milwaukee School of Engineering in FY2024
$3.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #535 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 6.8%
- Rank change
- down 32
Milwaukee School of Engineering reported $3.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #535 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 6.8% on FY2023's $3.3 million; its national rank was down 32 places. Business is its largest funding source at 78.5% ($2.4 million), followed by federal government at 18.5%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $3.0 million or 97.7% 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 | $3.9 million | 391 |
| FY2011 | $4.5 million | 388 |
| FY2012 | $4.6 million | 385 |
| FY2013 | $4.4 million | 391 |
| FY2014 | $4.4 million | 386 |
| FY2015 | $4.5 million | 387 |
| FY2016 | $3.9 million | 408 |
| FY2017 | $3.4 million | 430 |
| FY2018 | $3.2 million | 442 |
| FY2019 | $4.0 million | 424 |
| FY2020 | $3.2 million | 456 |
| FY2021 | $3.2 million | 468 |
| FY2022 | $3.5 million | 469 |
| FY2023 | $3.3 million | 501 |
| FY2024 | $3.1 million | 534 |
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 Milwaukee School of Engineering 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | $2.4 million | 78.5% | −3.3% | 185 |
| Federal government | $573 thousand | 18.5% | −20.6% | 665 |
| Institution funds | $67 thousand | 2.2% | −5.6% | 749 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $20 thousand | 0.6% | +33.3% | 690 |
| State and local government | $5 thousand | 0.2% | — | 628 |
| All sources | $3.1 million | 100.0% | −6.8% | 535 |
Fields of research
The 3 NSF research fields Milwaukee School of Engineering reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $3.0 million | 97.7% | +8.2% | 241 |
| Computer and information sciences | $63 thousand | 2.0% | −23.2% | 460 |
| Non-S&E | $8 thousand | 0.3% | −42.9% | 721 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Milwaukee School of Engineering
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Milwaukee School of Engineering and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 530 | Northern Kentucky University | $3.3M |
| 531 | State University of New York College, Oswego | $3.2M |
| 532 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | $3.2M |
| 533 | Furman University | $3.2M |
| 534 | University of Central Arkansas | $3.1M |
| 535 | Milwaukee School of Engineering | $3.1M |
| 536 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | $3.1M |
| 537 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | $3.1M |
| 538 | University of Houston-Downtown | $3.0M |
| 539 | City University of New York, The, New York City College of Technology | $3.0M |
| 540 | Blackfeet Community College | $3.0M |
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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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