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We are Badgers United

Fueling the Economic Engine

We’re leading the conversation on creating a stable, financially healthy UW-Madison — and therefore, Wisconsin. The direct economic impact of UW-Madison is more than $12 billion per year and is impossible to replicate without investing billions of dollars. Together, we can support one of Wisconsin’s largest and most important economic engines.

 

Join us in fueling our state’s economic engine for generations to come.

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the problem we must address

Badgers United proposes data-driven solutions to improve efficiency, maximize economic impact, and allow UW-Madison to better adapt to today’s competitive landscape.

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THE BADGER IMPACT

UW-MADISON'S IMPACT IS STATEWIDE

 

ECONOMIC GENERATOR

TRANSFORMATIVE INNOVATIONS

WORKFORCE TRAINING

UW-Madison is a powerhouse for Wisconsin, generating billions in economic impact and millions in state and local tax revenue annually. Its innovation reaches every corner of the state, contributing to business formations, intellectual property creation, and transforming our communities.

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WHEN WE FUEL UW‑MADISON,

WHEN WE FUEL UW‑MADISON,

We’re proud of what the University has done for Wisconsin residents, but we’re more focused on what’s yet to come for our great state and what is needed to get us there.

WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?

TODAY'S REAL COSTS

UW-Madison needs to have the tools to compete with national peers. Declines at UW-Madison are costing Wisconsin an estimated $1 billion or more per year in lost economic impact and there are other real impacts that we’re seeing:

Academic Standings & Research Rankings

Reforms are needed to reverse the loss of competitiveness with national peers. Over the last decade, we’ve seen declines in academic standing and research rankings.

Jobs, Discoveries, Business Formations

Loss of competitiveness has hurt Wisconsin’s economy, reducing the number of jobs, new discoveries, and entrepreneurial business formations that are generated by UW-Madison.

UW – Madison is an Outlier Among the Big Ten Schools

We need to optimize accountability, competitiveness, and economic impact of UW-Madison, in a way that benefits the entire UW System to better align with respected public universities.

WISCONSIN’S ECONOMIC ENGINE IS AT RISK

We need to take action to ensure Wisconsin’s flagship university, one of Wisconsin’s largest and most important economic engines, continues to support our state.