Research Facts and Figures
In 2023-24, the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health received the largest commitment of research funding of any school at UW–Madison. Here are facts and figures about research activities at the medical school and UW–Madison.
Extramural Research Support (Fiscal Year 2023-24)
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
Research Expenditures (2023-24)
- $526 million total research expenditures at the School of Medicine and Public Health
- $1.7 billion total research expenditures at UW–Madison, No. 4 among U.S. public universities
Driving Discovery
- 500+ medical devices, imaging and pharmaceutical technologies by UW–Madison researchers invented or patented with support from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF)
- Ranked 23 among U.S. medical schools for NIH funding in fiscal year 2024
Training the Next Generation of Scientists
1,000+
Graduate students in basic science programs (2024)*
196
Postdoctoral fellows (2024)
*UW–Madison Office of Data, Academic Planning & Institutional Research