University of Michigan, Dearborn research and development spending, FY2024
- Dearborn, MI
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of Michigan, Dearborn in FY2024
$12.5 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #352 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 15.0%
- Rank change
- up 1
University of Michigan, Dearborn reported $12.5 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #352 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 15.0% on FY2023's $10.8 million; its national rank was up 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 46.1% ($5.7 million), followed by institution funds at 36.7%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $10.3 million or 82.4% 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 | $6.8 million | 347 |
| FY2011 | $7.6 million | 337 |
| FY2012 | $6.0 million | 362 |
| FY2013 | $6.8 million | 346 |
| FY2014 | $8.2 million | 332 |
| FY2015 | $7.8 million | 339 |
| FY2016 | $7.9 million | 341 |
| FY2017 | $8.3 million | 336 |
| FY2018 | $8.1 million | 344 |
| FY2019 | $8.8 million | 342 |
| FY2020 | $8.8 million | 346 |
| FY2021 | $7.5 million | 363 |
| FY2022 | $8.2 million | 368 |
| FY2023 | $10.8 million | 353 |
| FY2024 | $12.5 million | 352 |
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 University of Michigan, Dearborn 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 | $5.7 million | 46.1% | +65.8% | 350 |
| Institution funds | $4.6 million | 36.7% | +5.0% | 324 |
| Business | $1.8 million | 14.7% | −29.6% | 201 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $281 thousand | 2.3% | −15.1% | 425 |
| All other sources | $15 thousand | 0.1% | −81.7% | 440 |
| State and local government | $11 thousand | 0.1% | — | 611 |
| All sources | $12.5 million | 100.0% | +15.0% | 352 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields University of Michigan, Dearborn reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $10.3 million | 82.4% | +22.1% | 196 |
| Non-S&E | $662 thousand | 5.3% | +11.8% | 426 |
| Psychology | $365 thousand | 2.9% | +14.4% | 279 |
| Physical sciences | $346 thousand | 2.8% | −32.8% | 428 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $314 thousand | 2.5% | −24.5% | 237 |
| Life sciences | $280 thousand | 2.2% | +3.7% | 671 |
| Social sciences | $197 thousand | 1.6% | +2.1% | 414 |
| Computer and information sciences | $14 thousand | 0.1% | +75.0% | 546 |
| Other sciences | $9 thousand | 0.1% | −92.0% | 292 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Michigan, Dearborn
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Michigan, Dearborn and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 347 | California State University, San Marcos | $12.8M |
| 348 | Clark University | $12.7M |
| 349 | Winston-Salem State University | $12.7M |
| 350 | University of San Diego | $12.6M |
| 351 | South Carolina State University | $12.5M |
| 352 | University of Michigan, Dearborn | $12.5M |
| 353 | University of Tennessee, The, Chattanooga | $12.1M |
| 354 | Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | $11.8M |
| 355 | Fort Valley State University | $11.7M |
| 356 | California State University, Monterey Bay | $11.7M |
| 357 | West Texas A&M University | $11.6M |
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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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