Facts and figures
The UW-Madison College of Engineering is among the nation’s top colleges of engineering. Our entrepreneurial faculty and staff conduct collaborative, multidisciplinary research in myriad fields, including energy, the environment, nanotechnology, healthcare and medicine, among many others. College centers and consortia work directly with industry and government to identify and solve key engineering challenges. The Department of Engineering Professional Development annually delivers a broad menu of continuing education courses and professional master’s degrees to more than 10,000 students.
With opportunities to study under our internationally renowned faculty and research staff, our graduate students are among the world’s elite. They are highly sought for faculty positions at major universities and for leadership and technical roles in government and industry.
Through classroom and extracurricular activities, our undergraduates build disciplinary excellence with a multidisciplinary, multicultural perspective. Through team projects and leadership opportunities, they gain an understanding of the societal context of engineering and embrace an ethic of service to the profession and to the world.
Total expenditures
| Research | $122,000,000 |
| Instruction and Education | 44,095,000 |
| Engineering and Professional Development | 13,577,000 |
| Alumni and Industrial Gift Funds | 8,373,000 |
| TOTAL | $188,045,000 |
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