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UW-Madison ranks fifth nationally in research spending, tops $1.93 billion

UW-Madison is among the top five universities in the country for research spending — the highest ranking the institution has earned since 2014.

A National Science Foundation survey released Tuesday ranked UW-Madison No. 5 out of 925 universities for the $1.93 billion it spent for research in fiscal year 2024, which ran from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024.