Academics

Graduate students Lingyin Li (left) and Ratmir Derda prepare materials under a fume hood in Laura L. Kiessling's research lab in the Chemistry Building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on July 30, 2007. Kiessling is a Hilldale professor of chemistry and a Laurens Anderson professor of biochemistry. How do UW-Madison’s academic and research enterprises advance sustainability?

In this section, you can learn about the reach of sustainability-related academic offerings as well as the array of researchers on campus that study sustainability.

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33 %Increase in Graduates from Programs with Sustainability-Related Learning Outcomes since 2018

326 Faculty Engaged in Sustainability Research

84 %Percentage of the Total Campus Population That Understands Sustainability Concepts

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You can find more information on sustainability-related courses offered at UW–Madison here.

What is the reach of sustainability-related degree programs? This section includes data on graduates from programs that include sustainability-related learning outcomes.

Fiscal Year	Total number of graduates from degree programs	Total number of graduates from degree programs with a Sustainability Learning Outcome	Total number of graduates from certificate programs with a Sustainability Learning Outcome	Total number of graduates from programs with a Sustainability Learning Outcome	Percentage of students who graduate from programs with a Sustainability Learning Outcome	Student FTE
2018	10,822	1,406	688	2,094	19.35%	39,624.00
2019	10,977	1,384	636	2,020	18.40%	40,224.00
2020	11,169	1,458	685	2,143	19.19%	41,159.00
2021	11,662	2,226	457	2,683	23.01%	41,777.00
2022	11,334	2,268	513	2,781	24.54%	43,235.00
2023	12,407	1,590	672	2,262	18.23%	45,302.00
Fiscal Year	Total number of graduates from degree programs	Total number of graduates from degree programs with a Sustainability Learning Outcome	Total number of graduates from certificate programs with a Sustainability Learning Outcome	Total number of graduates from programs with a Sustainability Learning Outcome	Percentage of students who graduate from programs with a Sustainability Learning Outcome	Student FTE

How well does the campus community understand sustainability concepts? The results detailed below are from a survey sent out to the full campus population, including students, staff, and faculty.

Answer	Total	Percent
Correct	26,364	84.01
Incorrect	5,019	15.99
Answer	Total	Percent

How much research at UW–Madison relates to the concept of sustainability? This section includes data on the number of researchers studying sustainability.

Fiscal Year	Total number of employees that conduct research	Number of employees engaged in sustainability research	Percentage of employees engaged in sustainability research	Total number of academic departments	Number of academic departments with employees engaged in sustainability research	Percentage of academic departments with employees engaged in sustainability research	Estimated extramural expenditures for sustainability related research projects ($)	Extramural expenditures used for research projects by employees that conduct sustainability research ($)
2018	2,180	153	7.02%	152	54	35.53%
2021	2,356	336	14.26%	152	76	50.00%	0.00
2022	2,513	326	12.97%	152	76	50.00%	0.00	0.00
2023	2,526	316	12.51%	153	75	49.02%	0.00	0.00
Fiscal Year	Total number of employees that conduct research	Number of employees engaged in sustainability research	Percentage of employees engaged in sustainability research	Total number of academic departments	Number of academic departments with employees engaged in sustainability research	Percentage of academic departments with employees engaged in sustainability research	Estimated extramural expenditures for sustainability related research projects ($)	Extramural expenditures used for research projects by employees that conduct sustainability research ($)

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