This portfolio offers a rich, multi-year view of the research, student, and innovation activity at Michigan’s top public research universities—University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Wayne State University, and now Michigan Technological University. Drawing on the most recent five years of data, the tools highlight trends in major areas that are critical to the future of Michigan: artificial intelligence, sustainability, life sciences, and advanced manufacturing.

Also, the portfolio depicts the combined role of the universities in constructing the state’s mobility sector—an international asset for Michigan—and illuminates the overall economic and fiscal effect of the RU4M institutions. Combined, these indicators tell an informational tale of the region’s innovation potential, talent pipeline, and R&D infrastructure.