Western Michigan University
Rankings
| Data year | Earned doctorates | Full-time graduate students | Total federal obligations | Total R&D expenditures | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | Rank | Percentile | Institutions ranked | |
| 2017 | 258 | 29.2 | 902 | |||||||||
| 2016 | 131 | 30.9 | 431 | 121 | 18.2 | 693 | 325 | 33.4 | 992 | 276 | 31.4 | 896 |
| 2015 | 138 | 32.8 | 428 | 119 | 18 | 690 | 266 | 27 | 1,010 | 265 | 30.1 | 898 |
| 2014 | 131 | 31.4 | 424 | 114 | 17.4 | 685 | 272 | 27.9 | 997 | 272 | 31.2 | 888 |
| 2013 | 139 | 33.7 | 419 | 117 | 21.7 | 555 | 271 | 28 | 993 | 271 | 31.2 | 885 |
| 2012 | 133 | 32.6 | 415 | 118 | 21.9 | 555 | 279 | 26.8 | 1,069 | 265 | 30.3 | 893 |
| 2011 | 124 | 30.9 | 408 | 105 | 19.6 | 553 | 286 | 26 | 1,128 | 257 | 28.8 | 911 |
| 2010 | 136 | 33.4 | 414 | 103 | 19 | 562 | 260 | 22.2 | 1,212 | 249 | 34.1 | 742 |
| 2009 | 135 | 32.7 | 419 | 112 | 20.5 | 565 | 263 | 23 | 1,178 | 244 | 35 | 708 |
| 2008 | 131 | 31.9 | 418 | 104 | 19 | 566 | 280 | 25.1 | 1,146 | 228 | 33.6 | 690 |
| 2007 | 130 | 32.2 | 411 | 121 | 22 | 567 | 274 | 23.3 | 1,213 | |||
| 2006 | ||||||||||||
NOTES:
- 1. Grayed cells indicate data not yet available or data outside the 10-year span for these rankings. See WebCASPAR for the prior year data.
- 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
Selected data for this institution are provided in the profile tables listed below.
| Data Tables |
|---|
| Earned doctorates: 2016–07 |
| by major field of study |
| Federal obligations for science and engineering |
| by agency: 2016–07 |
| by agency and type of activity: 2016 |
| by type of activity: 2016–07 |
| Graduate students in science, engineering, and health: 2016–07 |
| by characteristic |
| full-time students |
| part-time students |
| full-time students with financial support |
| from federal sources, by field |
| by type and source of support |
| Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health: 2016–07 |
| by characteristic |
| federally supported |
| R&D expenditures |
| total |
| by field: 2017–08 |
| by source of funds and R&D field: 2017 |
| federally funded, by agency: 2017–08 |
| head count of R&D personnel: 2017–11 |
