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Washington State Life Science Research Funding: University
Sponsored Grants, Contracts & Federal Research and Training Awards, 1980-2014


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The state's two largest universities, the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle, and Washington State University (WSU) in Pullman, have together attracted more than $26.2 billion in grants, contracts & federal research and training awards into the state since 1980. During the fiscal year (FY) ending June 30, 2014, the UW and WSU received a total of $1.596 billion in total grant and contract awards, an increase of 12.4% or $176.0 million compared with the $1.420 billion received in FY 2013. It should be noted that the university grants and contract award data is all inclusive, and not life science specific, but is representative of broad research funding.

University of Washington University of Washington (UW) -- Since 1974, the UW has received more federal research funding than any other U.S. public university, and since 2009, has been in the top two nationally, following only Johns Hopkins University in Maryland.

During the FY ending June 30, 2014, the UW received $1.385 billion in grant and contract awards, an increase of 11.8% or $147 million from the $1.238 billion received in FY 2013. Of the total awards received in 2014, 78% were from federal sources and 22% were from non-federal sources. Federal awards totaled $1.08 billion. Approximately $1 million of the $1.4 billion received in awards in 2014 was in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funding. (UW Annual Report, 2014).

University of Washington, Sponsored Grants, Contracts & Federal Research and Training Awards, 1980-2014


Washington State University Washington State University (WSU) -- WSU, a land-grant institution, is one of the nation's leading agricultural research universities offering programs in agriculture and veterinary medicine that have received national recognition for work in bioenergetics, high yield wheat, and disease control. WSU also offers extensive programs in biochemistry, molecular science, environmental science and engineering, and wood materials engineering.

During the FY ending June 30, 2014, WSU received $211.3 million in grant and contract awards, an increase of 15.3% or $28.0 million from the $183.3 million received in FY 2013. Of this amount, 64% of University sponsored projects were supported by federal funding and 36% by non-federal funding in 2014 (WSU Financial Report, 2014).

Washington State University, Sponsored Grants, Contracts & Federal Research and Training Awards, 1980-2014


The following is the most recent National Science Foundation ranking of the "Top Ten" universities in the U.S. by federal R&D expenditures in 2011 and 2012. Also included are other colleges and universities located in the Pacific Northwest for comparative purposes.


Federally Financed R&D Expenditures at Universities & Colleges, 2011 & 2012 (thousands of dollars)

Top ten university recipients, and Pacific Northwest universities & colleges


Rank Institution 2011 2012
1 Johns Hopkins University 1,672,208 1,606,899
2 University of Washington 694,705 718,604
3 University of Michigan 694,655 674,227
4 University of CA, San Diego 583,217 621,621
5 University of California, San Francisco 560,303 571,436
6 University of Pennsylvania 551,529 533,793
7 University of Pittsburgh 494,269 518,821
8 Columbia University 490,264 510,403
9 Stanford University 502,459 504,207
10 University of California, Los Angeles 521,260 502,660
45 Oregon Health & Science University 215,583 212,970
79 Oregon State University 110,825 101,376
102 Washington State University 95,459 80,745
116 University of Alaska, Fairbanks 78,929 59,708
132 University of Oregon 53,175 46,894
146 University of Idaho 42,805 37,607
166 Portland State University 24,047 26,483
195 University of Montana 22,595 19,387
250 Boise State University 11,076 8,519
290 Idaho State University 5,490 5,320
295 University of Alaska Southeast 4,993 5,221
296 Western Washington University 3,391 4,946
303 University of Alaska Anchorage 4,355 4,620
346 Bastyr University 2,571 2,453
444 Seattle University 1,418 1,353
463 University of Portland 9 1,198
530 Lewis & Clark College 1,298 863
541 Western Oregon University 1,383 793
546 Central Washington University 1,042 782
667 Gonzaga University 1,031 408
690 Reed College 362 343
699 Eastern Washington University 125 319
800 Evergreen State College 309 216
906 Pacific University --- 98
963 University of Puget Sound 223 52
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Source: National Science Foundation, Survey of R&D Expenditures at Federally Funded R&D Centers, 2012.


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