Wayne State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Detroit, MI
- R1
- Public
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Wayne State University in FY2024
$291.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #112 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 16.3%
- Rank change
- up 6
Wayne State University reported $291.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #112 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 16.3% on FY2023's $250.9 million; its national rank was up 6 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 52.1% ($151.9 million), followed by institution funds at 31.8%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $197.6 million or 67.7% 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 | $254.5 million | 75 |
| FY2011 | $259.9 million | 78 |
| FY2012 | $227.1 million | 86 |
| FY2013 | $224.3 million | 88 |
| FY2014 | $218.4 million | 92 |
| FY2015 | $213.9 million | 97 |
| FY2016 | $221.5 million | 95 |
| FY2017 | $227.7 million | 94 |
| FY2018 | $238.9 million | 95 |
| FY2019 | $244.2 million | 97 |
| FY2020 | $243.3 million | 102 |
| FY2021 | $235.5 million | 107 |
| FY2022 | $242.2 million | 111 |
| FY2023 | $250.9 million | 118 |
| FY2024 | $291.7 million | 112 |
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 Wayne State 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 | $151.9 million | 52.1% | +18.2% | 113 |
| Institution funds | $92.7 million | 31.8% | +14.3% | 96 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $23.0 million | 7.9% | −10.1% | 77 |
| State and local government | $13.4 million | 4.6% | +105.6% | 95 |
| Business | $5.5 million | 1.9% | +2.4% | 139 |
| All other sources | $5.2 million | 1.8% | +37.8% | 105 |
| All sources | $291.7 million | 100.0% | +16.3% | 112 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Wayne State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $197.6 million | 67.7% | +8.1% | 90 |
| Non-S&E | $24.3 million | 8.3% | +88.7% | 96 |
| Physical sciences | $23.3 million | 8.0% | +0.4% | 80 |
| Engineering | $17.2 million | 5.9% | +25.2% | 160 |
| Other sciences | $13.5 million | 4.6% | +59.2% | 29 |
| Social sciences | $6.4 million | 2.2% | +262.5% | 127 |
| Psychology | $3.8 million | 1.3% | +7.9% | 126 |
| Computer and information sciences | $3.8 million | 1.3% | +6.3% | 157 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.2 million | 0.4% | +72.8% | 150 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $593 thousand | 0.2% | +225.8% | 275 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Wayne State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Wayne State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 107 | Temple University | $315.0M |
| 108 | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, The | $312.8M |
| 109 | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | $308.2M |
| 110 | Rockefeller University, The | $305.3M |
| 111 | University of California, Santa Barbara | $303.4M |
| 112 | Wayne State University | $291.7M |
| 113 | University of Central Florida | $284.9M |
| 114 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | $281.7M |
| 115 | George Mason University | $281.7M |
| 116 | Tufts University | $278.3M |
| 117 | Rice University | $277.7M |
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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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