Western Michigan University and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine research and development spending, FY2024
- Kalamazoo, MI
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
Western Michigan University and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine in FY2024
$62.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #219 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 37.4%
- Rank change
- up 17
Western Michigan University and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine reported $62.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #219 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 37.4% on FY2023's $45.2 million; its national rank was up 17 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 65.7% ($40.8 million), followed by federal government at 19.2%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $17.7 million or 28.5% 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 | $26.4 million | 240 |
| FY2011 | $25.1 million | 247 |
| FY2012 | $21.1 million | 254 |
| FY2013 | $19.0 million | 262 |
| FY2014 | $18.9 million | 266 |
| FY2015 | $19.7 million | 259 |
| FY2016 | $18.9 million | 270 |
| FY2017 | $22.4 million | 251 |
| FY2018 | $21.2 million | 255 |
| FY2019 | $25.1 million | 250 |
| FY2020 | $24.5 million | 256 |
| FY2021 | $25.3 million | 250 |
| FY2022 | $27.8 million | 258 |
| FY2023 | $45.2 million | 236 |
| FY2024 | $62.1 million | 219 |
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 Western Michigan University and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $40.8 million | 65.7% | +57.8% | 166 |
| Federal government | $11.9 million | 19.2% | −5.6% | 290 |
| Business | $3.8 million | 6.2% | +16.7% | 160 |
| State and local government | $3.0 million | 4.9% | +150.2% | 208 |
| All other sources | $1.7 million | 2.8% | +9.3% | 153 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $763 thousand | 1.2% | +26.5% | 303 |
| All sources | $62.1 million | 100.0% | +37.4% | 219 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Western Michigan University and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $17.7 million | 28.5% | +74.2% | 117 |
| Engineering | $16.3 million | 26.2% | +12.2% | 164 |
| Life sciences | $11.6 million | 18.7% | +31.8% | 248 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $7.2 million | 11.6% | +136.0% | 109 |
| Social sciences | $3.4 million | 5.5% | +2.3% | 172 |
| Psychology | $1.9 million | 3.1% | +20.2% | 163 |
| Physical sciences | $1.8 million | 3.0% | +1.0% | 261 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.2 million | 2.0% | +4.6% | 149 |
| Other sciences | $659 thousand | 1.1% | +510.2% | 140 |
| Computer and information sciences | $318 thousand | 0.5% | −52.2% | 321 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Western Michigan University and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Western Michigan University and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 221 | Loyola University Chicago | $61.5M |
| 222 | University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus | $61.5M |
| 223 | Kent State University | $61.4M |
| 224 | Nova Southeastern University | $60.6M |
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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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