University of Detroit Mercy research and development spending, FY2024
- Detroit, MI
- D/PU
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
University of Detroit Mercy in FY2024
$4.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #479 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 11.5%
- Rank change
- down 29
University of Detroit Mercy reported $4.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #479 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 11.5% on FY2023's $5.1 million; its national rank was down 29 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 83.5% ($3.8 million), followed by institution funds at 14.4%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $3.2 million or 71.0% 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. The line breaks at FY2013, which University of Detroit Mercy did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $1.1 million | 521 |
| FY2011 | $1.5 million | 528 |
| FY2012 | $970 thousand | 553 |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | $1.3 million | 542 |
| FY2015 | $1.9 million | 495 |
| FY2016 | $3.7 million | 414 |
| FY2017 | $2.7 million | 458 |
| FY2018 | $4.6 million | 401 |
| FY2019 | $5.2 million | 391 |
| FY2020 | $4.8 million | 405 |
| FY2021 | $4.6 million | 420 |
| FY2022 | $5.2 million | 424 |
| FY2023 | $5.1 million | 448 |
| FY2024 | $4.5 million | 478 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 4 NSF funding sources University of Detroit Mercy 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 | $3.8 million | 83.5% | −14.4% | 396 |
| Institution funds | $657 thousand | 14.4% | +24.2% | 515 |
| Business | $93 thousand | 2.0% | −33.6% | 401 |
| State and local government | $3 thousand | 0.1% | — | 642 |
| All sources | $4.5 million | 100.0% | −11.5% | 479 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields University of Detroit Mercy reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $3.2 million | 71.0% | −16.8% | 355 |
| Engineering | $682 thousand | 15.0% | −32.5% | 314 |
| Computer and information sciences | $458 thousand | 10.1% | +7533.3% | 289 |
| Non-S&E | $134 thousand | 2.9% | −14.1% | 589 |
| Physical sciences | $31 thousand | 0.7% | −43.6% | 636 |
| Psychology | $13 thousand | 0.3% | −56.7% | 505 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Detroit Mercy
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Detroit Mercy and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 474 | Colgate University | $4.7M |
| 475 | Seattle University | $4.7M |
| 476 | University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | $4.7M |
| 477 | Bentley University | $4.6M |
| 478 | Fort Lewis College | $4.6M |
| 479 | University of Detroit Mercy | $4.5M |
| 480 | Spelman College | $4.5M |
| 481 | Davidson College | $4.5M |
| 482 | Colby College | $4.5M |
| 483 | Stephen F. Austin State University | $4.5M |
| 484 | University of Central Oklahoma | $4.5M |
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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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