Facts and Figures

The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has consistently ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s best medical schools for primary care and research.

Here’s a quick look at this world-class institution.

Faculty and Staff

Faculty Track or Staff Appointment Type	Number
Academic staff	2,836
Clinical adjunct track	1,057
Clinician-teacher (CT) track	625
Clinical health sciences (CHS) track	846
Tenure track	503
University staff	647

Data from fall 2024

Students and Trainees

Student or Trainee Program	Number
Doctor of Medicine (MD)	660
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)	115
Master of Genetic Counselor Studies (MGCS)	16
Master of Physician Assistant Studies (PA)	137
Master of Public Health (MPH)	109
Medical Scientist Training Program (MD-PhD)	85
SMPH MS/PhD and affiliated CALS PhD students	1,004
Postdoctoral fellows	196
Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Education (CME/CE) participants	97,228*
Clinical residents and fellows	790*

*Data from 2024, all other data from 2023

Extramural Research Support

Grants awarded to School of Medicine and Public Health faculty constitute 37 percent of total grant funds awarded to UW–Madison.

$315M

Federal awards

$307M

Non-federal awards

$622M

Total awarded to the School of Medicine and Public Health

Data from Fiscal Year 2023-24

Expenditures

Funding Source	Dollars
Federal and non-federal grants	433 million
UW Health	294 million
State/university	113 million
Other hospital agreements	9 million
Gifts, endowments and Wisconsin Partnership Program	67 million
Capital expenditures	15 million
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, chargeback and other	68 million
Total	1 billion

Data from Fiscal Year 2023-24

Wisconsin Partnership Program

$4.2M

Community grants

$5.3M

Faculty grants

$9.5M

Total grant funding

Wisconsin Partnership Program

Data from Fiscal Year 2023-24