WSU seeks to promote holistic student success through a supportive learning environment in which all of our students — past, present and future — continually thrive and grow.

WSU seeks to promote holistic student success through a supportive learning environment in which all of our students — past, present and future — continually thrive and grow.


1,525
Externally Funded
Sponsored Awards
- Number (2024)

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trendline showing an 11.3%% increase over five years.

FIVE-YEAR TREND:
+11.3%

$401M
Externally Funded
Research Proposals
- Dollar Amount (2023)

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graphic showing an increase of 193.9% over a five-year period

FIVE-YEAR TREND:
+193.9%

$366M
Total University
Research and
Development Expenditures
(2023)

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trendline showing a 184.8% increase over five years.

FIVE-YEAR TREND:
+184.8%

$142M
Federal Research
and Development
Expenditures (2023)

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trendline showing a 380.4% increase over five years.

FIVE-YEAR TREND:
+380.4%

$171M
Business Research
and Development
Funding (2023)

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trendline showing a 175.2% increase over five years

FIVE-YEAR TREND:
+175.2%

1,733
Number of Graduate
Students Receiving
Stipends (2023)

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trendline showing a 6.8% increase over five years

FIVE-YEAR TREND:
+6.8%

Notes: 2023 is the latest date for some full fiscal year Applied Learning and Research and Development Funding figures.