Northern Michigan University research and development spending, FY2024
- Marquette, MI
- Public
- Standard form filer
Northern Michigan University in FY2024
$1.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #603 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 3.2%
- Rank change
- down 10
Northern Michigan University reported $1.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #603 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 3.2% on FY2023's $1.9 million; its national rank was down 10 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 49.0% ($946 thousand), followed by federal government at 38.9%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $842 thousand or 43.6% 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. The line breaks at FY2012, FY2013, FY2014, FY2015, which Northern Michigan University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $910 thousand | 531 |
| FY2011 | $841 thousand | 576 |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | $1.1 million | 568 |
| FY2017 | $1.3 million | 555 |
| FY2018 | $1.7 million | 528 |
| FY2019 | $1.5 million | 567 |
| FY2020 | $1.5 million | 559 |
| FY2021 | $1.4 million | 576 |
| FY2022 | $1.9 million | 561 |
| FY2023 | $1.9 million | 587 |
| FY2024 | $1.9 million | 594 |
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 Northern Michigan 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 | $946 thousand | 49.0% | −12.3% | 475 |
| Federal government | $752 thousand | 38.9% | +34.3% | 621 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $152 thousand | 7.9% | +90.0% | 502 |
| All other sources | $66 thousand | 3.4% | −47.6% | 369 |
| Business | $11 thousand | 0.6% | +1000.0% | 505 |
| State and local government | $4 thousand | 0.2% | −84.0% | 638 |
| All sources | $1.9 million | 100.0% | +3.2% | 603 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Northern Michigan University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $842 thousand | 43.6% | −22.0% | 506 |
| Non-S&E | $351 thousand | 18.2% | −10.5% | 485 |
| Psychology | $279 thousand | 14.4% | +87.2% | 303 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $220 thousand | 11.4% | +120.0% | 340 |
| Physical sciences | $111 thousand | 5.7% | +640.0% | 561 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $70 thousand | 3.6% | +100.0% | 385 |
| Engineering | $45 thousand | 2.3% | — | 448 |
| Social sciences | $7 thousand | 0.4% | −90.0% | 630 |
| Computer and information sciences | $6 thousand | 0.3% | −80.0% | 579 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Northern Michigan University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Northern Michigan University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 598 | Marshall B. Ketchum University | $1.9M |
| 599 | Macalester College | $1.9M |
| 600 | University of Hartford | $1.9M |
| 601 | State University of New York, College at Brockport, The | $1.9M |
| 601 | University of Puerto Rico at Humacao | $1.9M |
| 603 | Northern Michigan University | $1.9M |
| 604 | Oberlin College | $1.9M |
| 605 | Southern Utah University | $1.9M |
| 606 | Erikson Institute | $1.9M |
| 607 | Heidelberg University | $1.9M |
| 608 | Norwich University | $1.9M |
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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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