U. Michigan, Dearborn

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 319 31.3 459 352 62.4 925
2023 304 34.5 459 353 61.7 911 440 27.7 602
2022 305 34 457 372 59.1 900
2021 385 14.8 447 369 59.8 908 425 27.9 583
2020 351 22.8 450 354 61.8 916
2019 396 12.3 447 351 62 914 412 30.8 589
2018 385 11 428 355 61.5 911
2017 349 18.8 425 345 62 898 517 11 575
2016 403 7.2 430 349 61.5 896
2015 401 6.8 426 348 61.7 898 499 13.4 570
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

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 16 21 17 5 9 4 5 8 2 3
  Science and engineering 16 21 17 5 9 4 5 8 2 3
    Computer and information sciences 1 1 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 1
      Computer science . . 1 . 1 . 1 1 . .
      Computer and information sciences, other 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
    Engineering 14 19 14 4 6 3 3 5 1 2
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . 1 . . . . . . .
      Electrical and computer engineering 7 7 4 2 4 3 . 1 . 1
      Industrial engineering and operations research 2 3 3 2 . . 1 . . .
      Materials and mining engineering 1 1 1 . . . . 1 . .
      Mechanical engineering 4 6 5 . 2 . 2 1 1 1
      Engineering, other . 2 . . . . . 2 . .
    Physical sciences . . . . 1 . . . . .
      Physics . . . . 1 . . . . .
    Psychology . 1 . . . . . . . .
      Psychology, other . 1 . . . . . . . .
    Social sciences 1 . . . . . . . . .
      Social sciences, other 1 . . . . . . . . .

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, Survey of Earned Doctorates

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 12,460 10,839 8,180 7,472 8,777 8,813 8,094 8,315 7,904 7,802
    Science 1,525 1,833 1,063 951 1,053 1,260 908 794 950 541
      Computer and information sciences 14 8 24 61 11 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 280 270 217 226 382 313 403 178 158 133
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 18 58 57 55 57
        Biological and biomedical sciences 66 78 99 75 121 152 204 83 58 76
        Health sciences 214 192 118 151 261 143 141 38 45 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 314 416 163 190 155 228 136 84 13 14
      Physical sciences 346 515 262 169 135 217 107 230 222 140
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 346 515 262 169 135 217 107 230 222 140
      Psychology 365 319 178 154 112 82 25 115 56 63
      Social sciences 197 193 88 62 114 245 131 110 399 117
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 152 119 51 43 80 120 73 69 8 39
        Social sciences nec 45 74 37 19 34 125 58 41 391 78
      Sciences nec 9 112 131 89 144 175 106 77 102 74
    Engineering 10,273 8,414 6,703 6,223 7,088 6,832 6,503 6,870 6,100 6,638
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 6,014 4,177 3,375 3,097 2,866 3,239 2,989 2,762 2,298 2,276
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 1,766 1,980 1,522 898 1,111 916 858 658 498 0
      Mechanical engineering 2,206 2,052 1,600 1,774 2,424 1,847 2,002 2,576 2,280 2,502
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 287 205 206 454 687 830 654 874 1,024 1,860
    Non-S&E 662 592 414 298 636 721 683 651 854 623
      Business management and business administration 150 217 216 188 250 122 153 148 228 289
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 39 78 27 16 70 275 220 128 292 85
      Humanities 95 61 22 19 42 84 55 40 73 46
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 378 236 149 75 274 240 255 335 261 203

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 12,460 5,742 11 4,579 1,832 281 15
    Science 1,525 691 0 556 0 278 0
      Computer and information sciences 14 0 0 14 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        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 280 227 0 53 0 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 66 65 0 1 0 0 0
        Health sciences 214 162 0 52 0 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 314 267 0 47 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 346 117 0 229 0 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 346 117 0 229 0 0 0
      Psychology 365 33 0 54 0 278 0
      Social sciences 197 47 0 150 0 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Economics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 152 47 0 105 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 45 0 0 45 0 0 0
      Sciences nec 9 0 0 9 0 0 0
    Engineering 10,273 4,855 11 3,557 1,832 3 15
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 6,014 3,594 11 1,676 733 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 1,766 625 0 602 524 0 15
      Mechanical engineering 2,206 636 0 992 575 3 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 287 0 0 287 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 662 196 0 466 0 0 0
      Business management and business administration 150 0 0 150 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 39 18 0 21 0 0 0
      Humanities 95 0 0 95 0 0 0
      Law 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Social work 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 378 178 0 200 0 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 5,742 3,464 2,537 2,366 2,264 1,850 1,448 1,930 2,172 1,844
  DOD 1,112 138 53 68 82 253 26 99 515 657
  DOE 251 210 347 516 476 151 168 321 276 486
  HHS 877 747 641 394 231 251 130 16 1 0
  NASA 0 0 0 6 0 22 1 81 41 0
  NSF 3,238 1,976 1,190 1,186 1,241 889 908 1,223 835 621
  USDA 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 16 5 0
  Other 262 393 306 196 234 284 213 174 499 80

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 426 161 265 .
2018 414 156 258 .

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 52 52 54 16 17
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 9 9 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 3 3 17 1 0
    Engineering 31 31 11 14 16
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1 1 2 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 1 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 8 8 17 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 5 0 0
    Social sciences 0 0 1 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

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 22,109 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 22,109 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 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

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