University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee research and development spending, FY2024
- Milwaukee, WI
- R1
- Public
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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in FY2024
$66.3 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #215 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 9.2%
- Rank change
- down 4
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee reported $66.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #215 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 9.2% on FY2023's $60.7 million; its national rank was down 4 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 41.8% ($27.7 million), followed by state and local government at 29.3%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $11.8 million or 17.7% 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 | $71.2 million | 159 |
| FY2011 | $65.6 million | 167 |
| FY2012 | $61.8 million | 170 |
| FY2013 | $56.6 million | 181 |
| FY2014 | $60.8 million | 173 |
| FY2015 | $63.4 million | 165 |
| FY2016 | $59.8 million | 177 |
| FY2017 | $54.2 million | 186 |
| FY2018 | $55.8 million | 184 |
| FY2019 | $53.8 million | 193 |
| FY2020 | $61.1 million | 185 |
| FY2021 | $55.7 million | 192 |
| FY2022 | $56.8 million | 200 |
| FY2023 | $60.7 million | 211 |
| FY2024 | $66.3 million | 215 |
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 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 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 | $27.7 million | 41.8% | +8.1% | 226 |
| State and local government | $19.4 million | 29.3% | +12.7% | 74 |
| Institution funds | $15.0 million | 22.7% | +14.8% | 228 |
| Business | $1.5 million | 2.2% | +3.9% | 213 |
| All other sources | $1.4 million | 2.1% | −28.9% | 166 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.3 million | 1.9% | −11.0% | 266 |
| All sources | $66.3 million | 100.0% | +9.2% | 215 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $11.8 million | 17.7% | +20.9% | 186 |
| Life sciences | $10.8 million | 16.2% | +0.0% | 257 |
| Physical sciences | $10.7 million | 16.1% | +15.1% | 134 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $9.4 million | 14.2% | +4.3% | 95 |
| Non-S&E | $8.2 million | 12.4% | +15.1% | 186 |
| Psychology | $6.7 million | 10.1% | +25.0% | 82 |
| Social sciences | $5.6 million | 8.5% | −0.0% | 134 |
| Other sciences | $2.3 million | 3.5% | −28.4% | 89 |
| Computer and information sciences | $597 thousand | 0.9% | +49.6% | 269 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $237 thousand | 0.4% | +19.7% | 264 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 210 | University of South Alabama | $70.1M |
| 211 | Missouri University of Science and Technology | $69.5M |
| 212 | Morehouse School of Medicine | $68.7M |
| 213 | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | $68.7M |
| 214 | Ohio University | $67.4M |
| 215 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | $66.3M |
| 216 | Rowan University | $64.0M |
| 217 | Southern Methodist University | $62.6M |
| 218 | Lehigh University | $62.4M |
| 219 | Western Michigan University and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine | $62.1M |
| 220 | Southern Illinois University, Carbondale | $61.5M |
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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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