During a year in which the COVID-19 pandemic caused rapid declines in academic research productivity nationwide, the University of Michigan maintained its reputation as a leading public research university with $1.58 billion in annual research volume. Learn more
U-M research expenditures led to important advancements in areas ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and firearm violence to driverless vehicle technology, poverty and systemic racism. Learn more
The federal government is an essential partner to the U-M research enterprise, and that was evident during FY21 when it sponsored 56 percent of the university's total research spend. Learn more
