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

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2023 340 44.2 602 235 74.6 914
2022 260 71.5 900
2021 335 43.2 583 252 72.6 908
2020 259 72.1 916
2019 292 51 589 254 72.6 914
2018 261 71.7 911
2017 296 49.1 575 257 71.8 898
2016 276 69.6 896
2015 337 41.5 570 265 70.9 898
2014 272 69.8 889
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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 45,157 27,768 25,314 24,541 25,071 21,184 22,372 18,927 19,679 18,942
    Science 20,519 11,335 9,614 10,259 9,565 10,103 11,766 6,912 7,831 9,216
      Computer and information sciences 665 159 169 145 212 258 391 347 93 97
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,043 2,077 1,660 1,402 1,546 1,278 1,575 1,378 982 1,326
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 11 54 67 51 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 3,043 2,077 1,660 1,402 1,535 1,218 1,481 1,279 982 1,284
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 6 27 48 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
      Life sciences 8,797 6,080 5,982 6,999 5,488 5,854 6,736 2,649 3,131 2,481
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 6,290 5,019 5,315 5,859 4,532 4,405 4,592 1,103 1,780 1,455
        Health sciences 2,506 1,016 663 1,136 929 1,368 2,127 1,540 187 86
        Natural resources and conservation 1 45 4 4 27 81 17 6 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,164 940
      Mathematics and statistics 1,191 75 21 40 73 159 210 382 652 1,472
      Physical sciences 1,823 1,227 1,148 1,309 1,221 1,266 1,274 1,316 2,233 3,137
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 734 588 611 649 650 587 631 733 820 1,129
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,089 639 537 660 571 679 643 468 1,413 2,008
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 115 0 0
      Psychology 1,580 1,152 302 191 181 864 1,066 425 384 196
      Social sciences 3,312 481 245 169 844 420 506 415 356 507
        Anthropology 181 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 773 20 2 5 20 19 1 1 2 7
        Political science and government 53 15 1 8 1 0 14 0 2 6
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,487 227 83 151 319 265 183 186 121 180
        Social sciences nec 818 217 159 5 504 136 308 228 231 314
      Sciences nec 108 84 87 4 0 4 8 0 0 0
    Engineering 14,491 9,515 8,058 5,091 5,595 5,810 5,921 5,062 5,544 4,284
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 787 563 484 463 385 908 850 658 525 206
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 905 672 717 733 519 203 183 241 0 0
      Chemical engineering 7,067 4,558 4,160 1,138 1,073 1,329 1,287 758 1,601 1,737
      Civil engineering 951 546 483 740 1,995 1,748 1,854 1,809 1,187 722
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 703 662 272 447 576 627 593 206 142 82
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 244 365 31 121 135 189 201 147 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 2,437 1,147 1,024 527 370 420 457 409 1,101 799
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 207 243 145 379 319 273 347 252 0 0
      Engineering nec 1,190 759 742 543 223 113 149 582 988 738
    Non-S&E 10,147 6,918 7,642 9,191 9,911 5,271 4,685 6,953 6,304 5,442
      Business management and business administration 47 49 52 61 8 11 1 15 32 29
      Communication and communications technologies 0 18 0 19 0 54 22 21 14 22
      Education 6,249 6,369 7,334 8,877 9,737 4,891 3,716 5,595 4,739 4,247
      Humanities 3,142 131 29 49 111 207 379 373 366 134
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 175 276 158 12 0 43 525 893 1,039 938
      Visual and performing arts 58 69 7 160 36 57 41 48 39 34
      Non-S&E nec 476 6 62 13 19 8 1 8 75 38

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: 2023
(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 45,157 12,631 1,216 25,832 3,280 603 1,595
    Science 20,519 4,352 861 14,119 567 344 276
      Computer and information sciences 665 83 0 576 0 0 6
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 3,043 800 792 1,391 0 0 60
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 3,043 800 792 1,391 0 0 60
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 8,797 2,126 0 5,918 387 290 76
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 6,290 1,922 0 4,290 14 64 0
        Health sciences 2,506 203 0 1,628 373 226 76
        Natural resources and conservation 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 1,191 10 0 1,163 0 18 0
      Physical sciences 1,823 945 0 842 9 26 1
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 734 363 0 370 0 0 1
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 1,089 582 0 472 9 26 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 1,580 209 25 1,193 153 0 0
      Social sciences 3,312 106 44 3,007 18 4 133
        Anthropology 181 0 0 181 0 0 0
        Economics 773 16 0 757 0 0 0
        Political science and government 53 49 0 0 0 4 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,487 32 44 1,396 0 0 15
        Social sciences nec 818 9 0 673 18 0 118
      Sciences nec 108 73 0 29 0 6 0
    Engineering 14,491 4,884 231 5,566 2,711 33 1,066
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 787 699 0 88 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 905 0 0 865 7 33 0
      Chemical engineering 7,067 2,469 0 1,882 2,285 0 431
      Civil engineering 951 207 212 497 0 0 35
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 703 350 0 352 0 0 1
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 244 0 0 191 15 0 38
      Mechanical engineering 2,437 1,138 0 937 347 0 15
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 207 21 0 146 0 0 40
      Engineering nec 1,190 0 19 608 57 0 506
    Non-S&E 10,147 3,395 124 6,147 2 226 253
      Business management and business administration 47 0 0 5 0 0 42
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 6,249 3,395 0 2,470 2 183 199
      Humanities 3,142 0 0 3,097 0 41 4
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 175 0 124 49 0 2 0
      Visual and performing arts 58 0 0 58 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 476 0 0 468 0 0 8

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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies 12,631 12,895 13,944 13,187 14,399 10,828 10,565 12,287 11,869 11,334
  DOD 557 650 796 451 471 708 837 718 455 142
  DOE 3,292 2,596 2,722 140 158 188 214 223 943 1,498
  HHS 1,509 2,430 2,522 2,520 2,327 2,271 2,128 1,526 1,456 1,154
  NASA 776 432 373 464 236 384 335 228 254 333
  NSF 5,536 4,331 3,750 3,071 3,216 2,942 3,378 4,119 3,865 4,293
  USDA 3 0 0 16 46 124 33 0 76 159
  Other 958 2,456 3,781 6,525 7,945 4,211 3,640 5,473 4,820 3,755

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: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 326 100 226 .
2018 553 158 395 .
2017 516 138 378 .

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)

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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