Our research

Wayne State University is one of the nation's pre-eminent public research universities in an urban setting. Through its multidisciplinary approach to research and education, and its ongoing collaboration with government, industry and other institutions, the university seeks to enhance economic growth and improve the quality of life in the city of Detroit, state of Michigan and throughout the world.

As you view this section of our website, you will find information about our research centers and institutes, our research strengths, our research cores and facilities, and research in each of our schools and colleges. Wayne State has a lot going on in the research arena, and we are proud of the efforts of our faculty and research staff that is helping our research enterprise to grow!

The following details our totals for Sponsored Awards since FY2017:

Sponsored Awards by School/College through Q4:

 

FY2017

FY2018

FY2019

FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

FY2023

University Total

$235,911,943

$259,199,839

$313,080,558

$285,570,023

$320,113,902

$288,365,797

$352,646,088

Medicine

$155,772,750

$183,311,270

$237,506,056

$203,404,278

$225,344,249

$189,425,647

$183,422,919

Liberal Arts & Sciences

$19,081,321

$20,695,798

$16,406,955

$23,994,356

$25,752,171

$19,117,974

$25,610,341

Engineering

$15,442,019

$14,120,858

$11,842,165

$11,584,874

$10,560,916

$12,165,501

$14,787,110

Social Work

$2,800,274

$3,769,929

$7,695,291

$5,845,849

$9,098,137

$7,834,053

$10,923,642

Nursing

$5,067,142

$5,306,808

$6,982,806

$3,011,829

$8,324,680

$3,259,715

$6,110,906

Pharmacy/Health Sci

$5,159,980

$5,641,893

$3,980,942

$5,140,555

$4,788,761

$5,696,251

$4,979,606

Education

$3,861,277

$2,914,425

$3,823,409

$4,443,585

$3,568,499

$7,328,429

$4,563,163

Graduate School

$1,584,772

$989,183

$157,576

$1,219,835

$1,383,285

$666,923

$1,190,498

Law

$130,000

$1,847,574

$800,665

$2,600,256

$539,500

$3,770,000

$1,008,000

Fine, Performing, Communication Arts

 

$14,200

$141,205

$81,751

$213,892

$13,572

$110,865

University Libraries

$276,747

$9,590

$318,357

$146,800

$309,712

$11,535

$40,000

Business Admin

 

$203,431

 

 

$21,500

 

 

Honors College

$25,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-School/College Sponsored Awards through Q4:

 

FY2017

FY2018

FY2019

FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

FY2023

VP for Research

$9,767,335

$8,853,386

$11,582,470

$10,977,129

$15,210,288

$20,471,888

$25,044,575

Academic Affairs

$11,961,270

$9,922,361

$10,411,682

$12,529,160

$12,994,399

$16,530,708

$20,991,844

Computing & IT

 

 

 

 

 

$229,644

$196,356

Educational Outreach

$225,628

 

 

 

 

 

$433,458

Facilities & Planning Mgmt

 

$1000

 

 

 

$10,000

 

Fiscal Operations

 

 

 

$19,306,184

$89,552,607

 

 

President

 

 

 

$500

 

 

 

Public Safety

$420,602

$1.010,000

$86,916

$181,083

$45,333

$224,592

$1,148,404

Research Support

 

$250

$250

$100

$200

$100

 

University Press

$14,300

 

$15,000