Extramural Support Statistics
Research and Sponsored Programs manages the collection and reporting of data related to extramural support. Below are several reports highlighting support statistics from the past several years.
Extramural Support by Regent Category
- Fiscal Year 2007-2008
- Fiscal Year 2006-2007
- Fiscal Year 2005-2006
- Fiscal Year 2004-2005
- Fiscal Year 2003-2004
- Fiscal Year 2002-2003
- Fiscal Year 2001-2002
Extramural Support Non-Federal Funds by School/College
- Fiscal Year 2007-2008
- Fiscal Year 2006-2007
- Fiscal Year 2005-2006
- Fiscal Year 2004-2005
- Fiscal Year 2003-2004
- Fiscal Year 2002-2003
- Fiscal Year 2001-2002
Extramural Support Federal Funds by School/College
- Fiscal Year 2007-2008
- Fiscal Year 2006-2007
- Fiscal Year 2005-2006
- Fiscal Year 2004-2005
- Fiscal Year 2003-2004
- Fiscal Year 2002-2003
- Fiscal Year 2001-2002
Non-Federal Awards by Donor
- Fiscal Year 2006-2007
- Fiscal Year 2005-2006
- Fiscal Year 2004-2005
- Fiscal Year 2003-2004
- Fiscal Year 2002-2003
- Fiscal Year 2001-2002
Federal Awards by Agency
- Fiscal Year 2007-2008
- Fiscal Year 2006-2007
- Fiscal Year 2005-2006
- Fiscal Year 2004-2005
- Fiscal Year 2003-2004
- Fiscal Year 2002-2003
- Fiscal Year 2001-2002
Extramural Support Growth
Research Expenditures by Source of Funds (2003-04)

Slice abbreviation | Title | Dollars (in millions) | Percent of total |
a | State taxes | $56.9 | 8.8% |
b | Revolving funds | $23.6 | 3.7% |
c | Federal grants, contracts | $407.2 | 63.1% |
d | Gifts and endowments | $157.4 | 24.4% |
Total | $645.1 |
Source | 1981 | 1986 | 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | 2005 | 2006 |
Non-Federal | 25.0 | 55.2 | 101.8 | 156.0 | 281.2 | 303.5 | 339.7 |
Federal | 129.9 | 166.4 | 226.3 | 278.0 | 412.4 | 654.3 | 552.9 |
Total | 154.9 | 221.6 | 328.1 | 434.0 | 693.5 | 957.8 | 892.6 |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
Health & Human Services | 239.0 | 53.3% |
Other | 12.6 | 2.8% |
Aid | 4.8 | 1.1% |
Commerce | 7.0 | 1.6% |
Agriculture | 19.7 | 4.4% |
Education* | 17.1 | 3.8% |
NASA | 12.3 | 2.7% |
Energy | 34.3 | 7.6% |
Defense | 30.8 | 6.9% |
National Science Foundation | 70.9 | 15.8% |
Total | 448.5 | 100% |
*Excludes $14.6 million in Student Financial Aid Awards |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
Health & Human Services | 244.2 | 53.6% |
Other | 11.2 | 2.5% |
Aid | 4.0 | 0.9% |
Commerce | 9.4 | 2.1% |
Agriculture | 15.9 | 3.5% |
Education* | 18.3 | 4.0% |
NASA | 12.3 | 2.7% |
Energy | 23.9 | 5.2% |
Defense | 30.9 | 6.8% |
National Science Foundation | 85.7 | 18.8% |
Total | 455.8 | 100% |
*Excludes $16.3 million in Student Financial Aid Awards |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
Health & Human Services | 331.1 | 57.5% |
Other | 13.7 | 2.4% |
Aid | 4.7 | 0.8% |
Commerce | 7.9 | 1.4% |
Agriculture | 16.5 | 2.9% |
Education* | 14.0 | 2.4% |
NASA | 13.6 | 2.4% |
Energy | 39.8 | 6.9% |
Defense | 24.8 | 4.3% |
National Science Foundation | 108.8 | 18.9% |
Total | 574.9 | 100% |
*Excludes $17.3 million in Student Financial Aid Awards |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
Health & Human Services | 312.5 | 49.1% |
Other | 17.4 | 2.8% |
Aid | 1.2 | 0.1% |
Commerce | 7.0 | 1.1% |
Agriculture | 16.8 | 2.7% |
Education* | 22.5 | 3.5% |
NASA | 11.6 | 1.8% |
Energy | 27.4 | 4.3% |
Defense | 23.1 | 3.6% |
National Science Foundation | 197.3 | 31.0% |
Total | 636.8 | 100% |
*Excludes $17.5 million in Student Financial Aid Awards |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
Health & Human Services | 270.7 | 50.3% |
Other | 15.1 | 2.8% |
Aid | 3.4 | 0.6% |
Commerce | 2.7 | 0.5% |
Agriculture | 13.2 | 2.5% |
Education* | 9.4 | 1.7% |
NASA | 12.6 | 2.4% |
Energy | 43.3 | 8.1% |
Defense | 25.9 | 4.8% |
National Science Foundation | 141.6 | 26.3% |
Total | 537.3 | 100% |
*Excludes $15.0 million in Student Financial Aid Awards |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
Health & Human Services | 319.7 | 56.6% |
Other | 22.2 | 3.9% |
Aid | 2.6 | 0.5% |
Commerce | 11.2 | 2.0% |
Agriculture | 18.1 | 3.2% |
Education* | 29.8 | 5.3% |
NASA | 10.3 | 1.8% |
Energy | 36.0 | 6.4% |
Defense | 13.2 | 2.3% |
National Science Foundation | 102.2 | 18.0% |
Total | 565.3 | 100% |
*Excludes $15.0 million in Student Financial Aid Awards |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
Health & Human Services | 241.7 | 48.8% |
Other | 18.2 | 3.7% |
Aid | 2.7 | 0.5% |
Commerce | 14.0 | 2.8% |
Agriculture | 11.6 | 2.3% |
Education* | 15.3 | 3.1% |
NASA | 11.0 | 2.2% |
Energy | 58.7 | 11.8% |
Defense | 15.8 | 3.2% |
National Science Foundation | 106.0 | 21.4% |
Total | 495.0 | 100% |
*Excludes $16.5 million in Student Financial Aid Awards |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
Alumni | 5.8 | 2.2% |
Business & Industry | 40.2 | 15.5% |
Individual & Multiple Donors | 16.0 | 6.2% |
WARF | 34.4 | 13.3% |
UW Foundation | 68.4 | 26.5% |
Other Foundation | 71.7 | 27.8% |
WI State & Local Government | 6.6 | 2.6% |
Other Government & Institutions | 12.7 | 4.9% |
Various | 1.4 | 1.0% |
Total | 257.2 | 100% |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
Alumni | 5.6 | 1.9% |
Business & Industry | 42.1 | 14.0% |
Individual & Multiple Donors | 28.7 | 9.6% |
WARF | 44.6 | 14.8% |
UW Foundation | 83.7 | 27.9% |
Other Foundation | 58.7 | 19.5% |
WI State & Local Government | 10.4 | 3.5% |
Other Government & Institutions | 26.6 | 8.9% |
Various | 0.0 | 0.0% |
Total | 300.4 | 100% |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
Alumni | 5.0 | 1.6% |
Business & Industry | 48.7 | 15.3% |
Individual & Multiple Donors | 16.2 | 5.1% |
WARF | 47.5 | 15.0% |
UW Foundation | 87.9 | 27.7% |
Other Foundation | 92.9 | 29.3% |
WI State & Local Government | 8.3 | 2.6% |
Other Government & Institutions | 10.8 | 3.4% |
Various | 0.1 | 0.0% |
Total | 317.4 | 100% |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
Alumni | 5.7 | 1.9% |
Business & Industry | 45.9 | 15.1% |
Individual & Multiple Donors | 16.3 | 5.4% |
WARF | 45.0 | 14.8% |
UW Foundation | 85.2 | 28.1% |
Other Foundation | 87.7 | 28.9% |
WI State & Local Government | 9.3 | 3.0% |
Other Government & Institutions | 8.4 | 2.8% |
Various | 0.0 | 0.0% |
Total | 303.5 | 100% |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
Alumni | 8.6 | 2.5% |
Business & Industry | 45.6 | 13.4% |
Individual & Multiple Donors | 25.5 | 7.5% |
WARF | 47.5 | 14.0% |
UW Foundation | 93.3 | 27.5% |
Other Foundation | 91.6 | 27.5% |
WI State & Local Government | 11.6 | 3.4% |
Other Government & Institutions | 10.6 | 3.1% |
Various | 5.4 | 1.6% |
Total | 339.7 | 100% |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
Alumni | 53.4 | 11.5% |
Business & Industry | 46.3 | 10.0% |
Individual & Multiple Donors | 93.8 | 20.3% |
WARF | 56.5 | 12.2% |
UW Foundation | 110.8 | 23.9% |
Other Foundation | 79.4 | 17.1% |
WI State & Local Goverment | 11.2 | 2.4% |
Other Government & Institutions | 11.7 | 2.5% |
Total | 463.1 | 100% |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
AG & LSC | 61.9 | 13.4% |
Education | 21.2 | 4.6% |
Engineering | 68.7 | 14.8% |
Graduate | 67.4 | 14.5% |
Letters & Science | 78.6 | 17.0% |
Medical | 120.7 | 26.1% |
Other | 44.6 | 9.6% |
Total | 463.1 | 100% |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
AG & LSC | 58.5 | 12.4% |
Education | 20.1 | 4.3% |
Engineering | 60.1 | 12.7% |
Graduate | 77.9 | 16.5% |
Letters & Science | 74.6 | 15.8% |
Medical | 130.2 | 27.6% |
Other | 50.7 | 10.7% |
Total | 472.1 | 100% |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
AG & LSC | 70.1 | 11.8% |
Education | 19.8 | 3.3% |
Engineering | 67.4 | 11.4% |
Graduate | 95.3 | 16.1% |
Letters & Science | 103.4 | 17.4% |
Medical | 181.2 | 30.6% |
Other | 55.3 | 9.4% |
Total | 592.2 | 100% |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
AG & LSC | 65.2 | 10.0% |
Education | 44.7 | 6.8% |
Engineering | 63.0 | 9.6% |
Graduate | 167.3 | 25.6% |
Letters & Science | 92.1 | 14.1% |
Medical | 164.7 | 25.2% |
Other | 57.3 | 8.7% |
Total | 654.3 | 100% |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
AG & LSC | 54.3 | 9.8% |
Education | 23.4 | 4.2% |
Engineering | 57.4 | 10.4% |
Graduate | 123.6 | 22.4% |
Letters & Science | 95.0 | 17.2% |
Medical | 140.1 | 25.4% |
Other | 59.0 | 10.6% |
Total | 552.9 | 100% |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
AG & LSC | 69.0 | 12.2% |
Education | 10.5 | 1.9% |
Engineering | 62.9 | 11.1% |
Graduate | 116.6 | 20.6% |
Letters & Science | 85.8 | 15.2% |
Medical | 161.0 | 28.5% |
Other | 59.6 | 10.5% |
Total | 565.4 | 100% |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
AG & LSC | 70.3 | 13.7% |
Education | 11.7 | 2.3% |
Engineering | 64.0 | 12.5% |
Graduate | 90.2 | 17.6% |
Letters & Science | 95.2 | 18.6% |
Medical | 124.9 | 24.4% |
Other | 56.2 | 11.0% |
Total | 512.5 | 100% |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
AG & LSC | 15.3 | 6.0% |
Education | 5.2 | 2.0% |
Engineering | 14.5 | 5.6% |
Graduate | 47.9 | 18.6% |
Letters & Science | 26.2 | 10.2% |
Medical | 112.8 | 43.9% |
Other | 35.3 | 13.7% |
Total | 257.2 | 100% |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
AG & LSC | 18.1 | 6.0% |
Education | 5.0 | 1.7% |
Engineering | 26.7 | 8.9% |
Graduate | 54.6 | 18.2% |
Letters & Science | 24.5 | 8.2% |
Medical | 130.7 | 43.5% |
Other | 40.8 | 13.6% |
Total | 300.4 | 100% |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
AG & LSC | 19.4 | 6.1% |
Education | 3.6 | 1.1% |
Engineering | 22.9 | 7.2% |
Graduate | 55.1 | 17.4% |
Letters & Science | 25.2 | 7.9% |
Medical | 149.9 | 47.2% |
Other | 41.3 | 13.1% |
Total | 317.4 | 100% |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
AG & LSC | 16.1 | 5.3% |
Education | 7.3 | 2.4% |
Engineering | 14.5 | 4.8% |
Graduate | 56.6 | 18.6% |
Letters & Science | 22.3 | 7.3% |
Medical | 142.5 | 47.0% |
Other | 44.2 | 14.6% |
Total | 303.5 | 100% |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
AG & LSC | 20.3 | 6.0% |
Education | 5.5 | 1.6% |
Engineering | 22.1 | 6.5% |
Graduate | 57.3 | 16.9% |
Letters & Science | 25.4 | 7.5% |
Medical | 151.1 | 44.5% |
Other | 58.0 | 17.0% |
Total | 339.7 | 100% |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
AG & LSC | 20.9 | 4.5% |
Education | 6.9 | 1.5% |
Engineering | 40.6 | 8.8% |
Graduate | 70.8 | 15.3% |
Letters & Science | 31.2 | 6.7% |
Medical | 194.5 | 42.0% |
Other | 98.2 | 21.2% |
Total | 463.1 | 100% |

School/College | $ in Millions | % of Total |
AG & LSC | 8.9 | 2.1% |
Education | 6.4 | 1.5% |
Engineering | 11.5 | 2.8% |
Graduate | 77.8 | 18.8% |
Letters & Science | 15.1 | 3.6% |
Medical | 30.5 | 7.4% |
Other | 264.1 | 63.7% |
Total | 414.4 | 100% |

Category | $ in Millions | % of Total |
Research | 561.2 | 77.9% |
Miscellaneous | 80.6 | 11.2% |
Instruction | 27.5 | 3.8% |
Student Aid | 26.0 | 3.6% |
Outreach | 16.6 | 2.3% |
Physical Plant | 7.8 | 1.1% |
Library | 0.6 | 0.1% |
Total | 720.3 | 100% |

Category | $ in Millions | % of Total |
Research | 583.5 | 75.5% |
Miscellaneous | 68.9 | 8.9% |
Instruction | 48.0 | 6.2% |
Student Aid | 30.1 | 3.9% |
Outreach | 18.0 | 2.3% |
Physical Plant | 20.5 | 2.7% |
Library | 3.5 | 0.5% |
Total | 772.5 | 100% |

Category | $ in Millions | % of Total |
Research | 704.8 | 77.5% |
Miscellaneous | 75.2 | 8.3% |
Instruction | 42.6 | 4.7% |
Student Aid | 31.5 | 3.5% |
Outreach | 17.7 | 1.9% |
Physical Plant | 34.6 | 3.8% |
Library | 3.2 | 0.3% |
Total | 909.6 | 100% |

Category | $ in Millions | % of Total |
Research | 769.8 | 80.4% |
Miscellaneous | 67.0 | 7.0% |
Instruction | 42.7 | 4.5% |
Student Aid | 35.7 | 3.7% |
Outreach | 24.4 | 2.5% |
Physical Plant | 17.4 | 1.8% |
Library | 0.8 | 0.1% |
Total | 957.8 | 100% |

Category | $ in Millions | % of Total |
Research | 703.0 | 78.8% |
Miscellaneous | 83.4 | 9.3% |
Instruction | 29.1 | 3.3% |
Student Aid | 30.3 | 3.4% |
Outreach | 25.9 | 2.9% |
Physical Plant | 19.2 | 2.2% |
Library | 1.7 | 0.1% |
Total | 892.6 | 100% |

Category | $ in Millions | % of Total |
Research | 724.7 | 70.5% |
Miscellaneous | 124.1 | 12.1% |
Instruction | 42.8 | 4.2% |
Student Aid | 36.2 | 3.5% |
Outreach | 29.1 | 2.8% |
Physical Plant | 69.3 | 6.7% |
Library | 2.4 | 0.2% |
Total | 1028.6 | 100% |
Category | $ in Millions | % of Total |
Research | 683.6 | 72.9% |
Miscellaneous | 126.3 | 13.5% |
Instruction | 34.0 | 3.6% |
Student Aid | 39.7 | 4.2% |
Outreach | 28.8 | 3.1% |
Physical Plant | 21.4 | 2.3% |
Library | 3.6 | 0.4% |
Total | 937.3 | 100% |