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