{"id":11823,"date":"2025-01-23T09:00:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T15:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin-new\/?post_type=campus_story&p=11823"},"modified":"2025-01-23T09:00:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T15:00:27","slug":"uw-madison-6th-in-national-research-ranking-surpasses-1-7-billion-in-research-expenditures","status":"publish","type":"campus_story","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/uw-madison-6th-in-national-research-ranking-surpasses-1-7-billion-in-research-expenditures\/","title":{"rendered":"UW\u2013Madison 6th in national research ranking, surpasses $1.7 billion in research expenditures"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UW\u2013Madison 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\u2013Madison has topped $1.7 billion in research expenditures. Photo: Bryce Richter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison 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\u2019s annual rankings.<\/p>\n

For the first time, the university has topped $1.7 billion\u00a0in research expenditures, according to the NSF\u00a0Higher Education Research and Development (HERD)<\/a>, released today, Nov. 25, 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cUW-Madison has been a research powerhouse for generations,\u201d says UW\u2013Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin. \u201cThis latest increase in both our research expenditures and our HERD ranking is further evidence of our deep commitment to bringing incredible UW\u2013Madison expertise across disciplines to the grand challenges of our time and to translating our discoveries to improve lives at home in Wisconsin and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

The NSF\u2019s data show a 13.7% increase in research expenditures at UW\u2013Madison over the previous fiscal year, an increase of more than $208 million for the period covering July 2022 through June 2023. \u00a0Nearly half of UW\u2013Madison\u2019s $1.7 billion\u00a0in total research expenditures comes from federal awards, from agencies such as NSF, the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense.<\/p>\n

Chancellor Mnookin and the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research have prioritized improvements to the university\u2019s annual research expenditures.<\/p>\n

\u201cUW\u2013Madison\u2019s research success, as evidenced by the HERD Survey, includes collaborative efforts to connect faculty to more funding opportunities,\u201d says Vice Chancellor for Research Dorota Brzezinska. \u201cWe are increasing campus engagement with our partners and fostering an entrepreneurial environment that supports our commitment to advancing scientific discovery and facilitates researchers moving their innovations from lab to marketplace. We are seeing increased support for research into Alzheimer\u2019s, childhood asthma, combating the fentanyl crisis, and traumatic brain injuries. We are combining data-driven diagnostics and innovative technologies to develop highly targeted cancer treatments with investments in areas such as precision medicine.\u201d<\/p>\n

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