25 Nov UW–Madison 6th in national research ranking, surpasses $1.7 billion in research expenditures
UW–Madison students Eliana Cook and Marin Danz collect data as part of a wild rice study at Allequash Lake near the Trout Lake Research Station south of Boulder Junction, Wis., on July 30. For the first time, UW–Madison has topped $1.7 billion in research expenditures. Photo: Bryce Richter
The University of Wisconsin–Madison has moved up two places to sixth out of 920 public and private universities in the United States in university research expenditures, according to the National Science Foundation’s annual rankings.
For the first time, the university has topped $1.7 billion in research expenditures, according to the NSF Higher Education Research and Development (HERD), released today, Nov. 25, 2024.
“UW-Madison has been a research powerhouse for generations,” says UW–Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin. “This latest increase in both our research expenditures and our HERD ranking is further evidence of our deep commitment to bringing incredible UW–Madison expertise across disciplines to the grand challenges of our time and to translating our discoveries to improve lives at home in Wisconsin and beyond.”
The NSF’s data show a 13.7% increase in research expenditures at UW–Madison over the previous fiscal year, an increase of more than $208 million for the period covering July 2022 through June 2023. Nearly half of UW–Madison’s $1.7 billion in total research expenditures comes from federal awards, from agencies such as NSF, the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense.
Chancellor Mnookin and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research have prioritized improvements to the university’s annual research expenditures.