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
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   62,063   11,928   3,043   40,757   3,829   763   1,743
    Science   28,124   5,939   2,865   17,964   405   345   606
      Computer and information sciences   318   308   0   10   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   7,180   1,404   2,613   2,844   7   6   306
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   7,174   1,404   2,613   2,844   7   0   306
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   6   0   0   0   0   6   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   11,592   2,749   0   8,266   223   297   57
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   7,076   2,250   0   4,826   0   0   0
        Health sciences   4,508   496   0   3,437   223   297   55
        Natural resources and conservation   8   3   0   3   0   0   2
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   1,246   20   0   1,224   0   2   0
      Physical sciences   1,842   922   0   903   0   17   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   825   392   0   433   0   0   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   1,017   530   0   470   0   17   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   1,899   304   26   1,397   172   0   0
      Social sciences   3,388   191   64   2,914   3   0   216
        Anthropology   139   0   0   139   0   0   0
        Economics   1,029   0   0   1,007   0   0   22
        Political science and government   461   63   0   398   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,158   65   64   1,029   0   0   0
        Social sciences nec   601   63   0   341   3   0   194
      Sciences nec   659   41   162   406   0   23   27
    Engineering   16,263   4,276   168   7,611   3,424   0   784
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   977   827   0   150   0   0   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   733   0   0   691   42   0   0
      Chemical engineering   6,732   1,726   0   1,898   3,021   0   87
      Civil engineering   964   343   86   520   0   0   15
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   1,213   288   0   901   5   0   19
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   657   0   0   645   5   0   7
      Mechanical engineering   2,273   824   0   1,056   351   0   42
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   228   9   0   176   0   0   43
      Engineering nec   2,486   259   82   1,574   0   0   571
    Non-S&E   17,676   1,713   10   15,182   0   418   353
      Business management and business administration   3,382   0   0   3,364   0   0   18
      Communication and communications technologies   890   0   0   890   0   0   0
      Education   6,810   1,677   0   4,455   0   416   262
      Humanities   3,005   36   0   2,931   0   2   36
      Law   1,044   0   0   1,044   0   0   0
      Social work   205   0   10   195   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   2,134   0   0   2,103   0   0   31
      Non-S&E nec   206   0   0   200   0   0   6

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   11,928   12,631   12,895   13,944   13,187   14,399   10,828   10,565   12,287   11,869
  DOD   374   557   650   796   451   471   708   837   718   455
  DOE   2,633   3,292   2,596   2,722   140   158   188   214   223   943
  HHS   2,807   1,509   2,430   2,522   2,520   2,327   2,271   2,128   1,526   1,456
  NASA   605   776   432   373   464   236   384   335   228   254
  NSF   3,932   5,536   4,331   3,750   3,071   3,216   2,942   3,378   4,119   3,865
  USDA   13   3   0   0   16   46   124   33   0   76
  Other   1,564   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
2024   .   .   .   .
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   97   125   117   81
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   41   41   44   40   13
    Computer and information sciences   1   1   2   2   2
    Engineering   28   28   33   30   30
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   5   5   5   5   5
    Health sciences   10   10   14   13   4
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   3   3   3
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   9   9   20   20   20
    Psychology   1   1   1   1   1
    Social sciences   0   0   4   4   4
    Other   0   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
  All research space   0   0   0   0   0
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   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
  All research space   0   0   0   400   9,554
    Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   5,000
    Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0   0   0   400   4,554
    Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Psychology   0   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0
    Other   0   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

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