MIT Institutional Research
Office of the Provost
  Research Expenditures by Primary Sponsor

 

MIT is one of the leading research universities in the world. Basic and applied research at MIT is conducted in two principal locations, the MIT campus in Cambridge, Mass. and off-campus at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) in Lexington, Mass.

All research support received by MIT faculty and research staff from federal sources is awarded competitively, based on the scientific and technical merit of proposals.

Chart of Research Expenditures On Campus. Percent of Total by Major Sponsor

These numbers represent expenditures by primary originating sponsor. Therefore, Federal totals include funding that is passed through other sources (Universities, etc.)

FY2011 Campus Research Expenditures
by Primary Sponsor
in thousands of dollars

  Department of Defense $107,753  
  Department of Energy $89,562  
  Department of Health and Human Services   $152,664  
  NASA $28,080  
  National Science Foundation $74,859  
  Other Federal $16,602  
  Total Federal $469,521  
  Industrial $100,763  
  Non Profits $44,436  
  State, Local & Foreign Governments $32,969  
  Internal $13,137  
  Grand Total $660,825