Western Michigan U. and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures Research space
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2024 219 76.6 925
2023 236 74.4 911 340 44.2 602
2022 260 71.5 900
2021 252 72.6 908 335 43.2 583
2020 259 72.1 916
2019 254 72.6 914 292 51 589
2018 261 71.7 911
2017 257 71.8 898 296 49.1 575
2016 276 69.6 896
2015 265 70.9 898 337 41.5 570
2014
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields 62,063 45,157 27,768 25,314 24,541 25,071 21,184 22,372 18,927 19,679
    Science 28,124 20,519 11,335 9,614 10,259 9,565 10,103 11,766 6,912 7,831
      Computer and information sciences 318 665 159 169 145 212 258 391 347 93
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 7,180 3,043 2,077 1,660 1,402 1,546 1,278 1,575 1,378 982
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 11 54 67 51 0
        Geological and earth sciences 7,174 3,043 2,077 1,660 1,402 1,535 1,218 1,481 1,279 982
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 27 48 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 11,592 8,797 6,080 5,982 6,999 5,488 5,854 6,736 2,649 3,131
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 7,076 6,290 5,019 5,315 5,859 4,532 4,405 4,592 1,103 1,780
        Health sciences 4,508 2,506 1,016 663 1,136 929 1,368 2,127 1,540 187
        Natural resources and conservation 8 1 45 4 4 27 81 17 6 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,164
      Mathematics and statistics 1,246 1,191 75 21 40 73 159 210 382 652
      Physical sciences 1,842 1,823 1,227 1,148 1,309 1,221 1,266 1,274 1,316 2,233
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 825 734 588 611 649 650 587 631 733 820
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,017 1,089 639 537 660 571 679 643 468 1,413
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 0
      Psychology 1,899 1,580 1,152 302 191 181 864 1,066 425 384
      Social sciences 3,388 3,312 481 245 169 844 420 506 415 356
        Anthropology 139 181 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 1,029 773 20 2 5 20 19 1 1 2
        Political science and government 461 53 15 1 8 1 0 14 0 2
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,158 1,487 227 83 151 319 265 183 186 121
        Social sciences nec 601 818 217 159 5 504 136 308 228 231
      Sciences nec 659 108 84 87 4 0 4 8 0 0
    Engineering 16,263 14,491 9,515 8,058 5,091 5,595 5,810 5,921 5,062 5,544
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 977 787 563 484 463 385 908 850 658 525
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 733 905 672 717 733 519 203 183 241 0
      Chemical engineering 6,732 7,067 4,558 4,160 1,138 1,073 1,329 1,287 758 1,601
      Civil engineering 964 951 546 483 740 1,995 1,748 1,854 1,809 1,187
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 1,213 703 662 272 447 576 627 593 206 142
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 657 244 365 31 121 135 189 201 147 0
      Mechanical engineering 2,273 2,437 1,147 1,024 527 370 420 457 409 1,101
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 228 207 243 145 379 319 273 347 252 0
      Engineering nec 2,486 1,190 759 742 543 223 113 149 582 988
    Non-S&E 17,676 10,147 6,918 7,642 9,191 9,911 5,271 4,685 6,953 6,304
      Business management and business administration 3,382 47 49 52 61 8 11 1 15 32
      Communication and communications technologies 890 0 18 0 19 0 54 22 21 14
      Education 6,810 6,249 6,369 7,334 8,877 9,737 4,891 3,716 5,595 4,739
      Humanities 3,005 3,142 131 29 49 111 207 379 373 366
      Law 1,044 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 205 175 276 158 12 0 43 525 893 1,039
      Visual and performing arts 2,134 58 69 7 160 36 57 41 48 39
      Non-S&E nec 206 476 6 62 13 19 8 1 8 75

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2024
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields . . . . . 0 0
    Science . . . . . 0 0
      Computer and information sciences . . . . . 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology . . . . . 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Life sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Agricultural sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Health sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation . . . . . 0 0
        Life sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics . . . . . 0 0
      Physical sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics . . . . . 0 0
        Chemistry . . . . . 0 0
        Materials science . . . . . 0 0
        Physics . . . . . 0 0
        Physical sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Psychology . . . . . 0 0
      Social sciences . . . . . 0 0
        Anthropology . . . . . 0 0
        Economics . . . . . 0 0
        Political science and government . . . . . 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies . . . . . 0 0
        Social sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
      Sciences nec . . . . . 0 0
    Engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Chemical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Civil engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Mechanical engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering . . . . . 0 0
      Engineering nec . . . . . 0 0
    Non-S&E . . . . . 0 0
      Business management and business administration . . . . . 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies . . . . . 0 0
      Education . . . . . 0 0
      Humanities . . . . . 0 0
      Law . . . . . 0 0
      Social work . . . . . 0 0
      Visual and performing arts . . . . . 0 0
      Non-S&E nec . . . . . 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies . 12,631 12,895 13,944 13,187 14,399 10,828 10,565 12,287 11,869
  DOD . 557 650 796 451 471 708 837 718 455
  DOE . 3,292 2,596 2,722 140 158 188 214 223 943
  HHS . 1,509 2,430 2,522 2,520 2,327 2,271 2,128 1,526 1,456
  NASA . 776 432 373 464 236 384 335 228 254
  NSF . 5,536 4,331 3,750 3,071 3,216 2,942 3,378 4,119 3,865
  USDA . 3 0 0 16 46 124 33 0 76
  Other . 958 2,456 3,781 6,525 7,945 4,211 3,640 5,473 4,820

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 326 100 226 .
2018 553 158 395 .

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
  All research space . 97 125 117 81
    Agricultural sciences . 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . 41 44 40 13
    Computer and information sciences . 1 2 2 2
    Engineering . 28 33 30 30
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . 5 5 5 5
    Health sciences . 10 14 13 4
    Mathematics and statistics . 0 3 3 3
    Natural resources and conservation . 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences . 9 20 20 20
    Psychology . 1 1 1 1
    Social sciences . 0 4 4 4
    Other . 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . . 0 0 0 0
    Agricultural sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Engineering . . 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics . . 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation . . 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Psychology . . 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Other . . 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021
  All research space . . 0 400 9,554 0
    Agricultural sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences . . 0 0 5,000 0
    Computer and information sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Engineering . . 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences . . 0 400 4,554 0
    Mathematics and statistics . . 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation . . 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Psychology . . 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences . . 0 0 0 0
    Other . . 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities