Oakland University research and development spending, FY2024
- Rochester, MI
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
Oakland University in FY2024
$38.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #251 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 3.3%
- Rank change
- down 5
Oakland University reported $38.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #251 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 3.3% on FY2023's $37.3 million; its national rank was down 5 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 35.5% ($13.7 million), followed by institution funds at 33.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $12.5 million or 32.4% 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 | $12.9 million | 288 |
| FY2011 | $15.9 million | 281 |
| FY2012 | $18.2 million | 268 |
| FY2013 | $16.8 million | 273 |
| FY2014 | $15.2 million | 280 |
| FY2015 | $17.1 million | 272 |
| FY2016 | $16.0 million | 287 |
| FY2017 | $14.6 million | 295 |
| FY2018 | $13.8 million | 302 |
| FY2019 | $18.0 million | 280 |
| FY2020 | $12.9 million | 320 |
| FY2021 | $20.3 million | 273 |
| FY2022 | $38.1 million | 232 |
| FY2023 | $37.3 million | 246 |
| FY2024 | $38.5 million | 251 |
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 Oakland 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 | $13.7 million | 35.5% | +42.5% | 277 |
| Institution funds | $12.9 million | 33.6% | −19.0% | 246 |
| Business | $4.1 million | 10.6% | −17.5% | 159 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $3.1 million | 8.1% | +89.6% | 188 |
| State and local government | $2.8 million | 7.3% | −8.2% | 219 |
| All other sources | $1.9 million | 4.9% | −7.4% | 151 |
| All sources | $38.5 million | 100.0% | +3.3% | 251 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Oakland University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $12.5 million | 32.4% | +7.3% | 244 |
| Engineering | $10.4 million | 27.0% | +13.7% | 195 |
| Physical sciences | $9.6 million | 24.9% | −10.4% | 140 |
| Computer and information sciences | $4.4 million | 11.5% | +0.7% | 146 |
| Non-S&E | $959 thousand | 2.5% | +21.4% | 384 |
| Psychology | $371 thousand | 1.0% | −18.6% | 276 |
| Social sciences | $199 thousand | 0.5% | +192.6% | 412 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $69 thousand | 0.2% | +9.5% | 388 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Oakland University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Oakland University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 246 | East Tennessee State University | $42.5M |
| 247 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | $42.4M |
| 248 | San Francisco State University | $42.0M |
| 249 | Marshall University | $39.2M |
| 250 | State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry | $38.7M |
| 251 | Oakland University | $38.5M |
| 252 | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo | $38.1M |
| 253 | Illinois Institute of Technology | $38.0M |
| 254 | State University of New York, Downstate Health Sciences University | $37.3M |
| 255 | Tennessee Technological University | $36.4M |
| 256 | University of Nebraska at Omaha | $35.1M |
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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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