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UniversitiesWisconsinFiscal year 2025

Federal funding for universities in Wisconsin

18 universities and colleges in Wisconsin received $1.2 billion in federal awards in FY2025. University of Wisconsin System (Madison) received the most ($773.9 million).

The largest recipients in Wisconsin

Federal awards, FY2025.

University of Wisconsin System (Madison) WI$774M
Medical College of Wisconsin WI$129M
University of Wisconsin System (Milwaukee) WI$73M
Marquette University WI$33M
University of Wisconsin System (Oshkosh) WI$21M
University of Wisconsin System (Whitewater) WI$20M
Madison Area Technical College District WI$19M
University of Wisconsin System (Eau Claire) WI$19M
University of Wisconsin System (Stevens Point) WI$18M
University of Wisconsin System (Green Bay) WI$18M

Source: USAspending.gov, awards to each institution's registered UEIs.

All 18 institutions

18 institutions
#InstitutionLocationFY2025 totalGrants
1University of Wisconsin System (Madison)Madison, WI$773.9M$703.3M
2Medical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, WI$129.1M$119.8M
3University of Wisconsin System (Milwaukee)Milwaukee, WI$73.4M$25.0M
4Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WI$32.5M$17.0M
5University of Wisconsin System (Oshkosh)Oshkosh, WI$20.9M$8.6M
6University of Wisconsin System (Whitewater)Whitewater, WI$20.2M$1.7M
7Madison Area Technical College DistrictMadison, WI$19.2M$2.0M
8University of Wisconsin System (Eau Claire)Eau Claire, WI$18.7M$5.0M
9University of Wisconsin System (Stevens Point)Stevens Point, WI$18.2M$1.0M
10University of Wisconsin System (Green Bay)Green Bay, WI$17.6M$1.3M
11Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, WI$12.9M$3.4M
12University of Wisconsin System (Menomonie)Menomonie, WI$12.7M$2.2M
13Gateway Technical CollegeKenosha, WI$12.3M$272,364
14University of Wisconsin System (La Crosse)La Crosse, WI$12.3M$2.2M
15University of Wisconsin System (Platteville)Platteville, WI$10.5M$1.1M
16Chippewa Valley Technical CollegeEau Claire, WI$10.3M$1.3M
17University of Wisconsin ParksideKenosha, WI$9.7M$1.4M
18Western Technical CollegeLa Crosse, WI$8.9M$610,173

All federal money to Wisconsin

Sources and notes

  1. USAspending.gov (U.S. Department of the Treasury), API endpoints spending_over_time and spending_by_category, filtered by recipient, fiscal years 2018–2026. Amounts are obligations in nominal dollars. Data retrieved 2026-10-04. Public domain.
  2. How the figures are built, and what they leave out: sources and methods.