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<p>[Why</a> Science at Wes?, Sciences at Wesleyan - Wesleyan University](<a href=“http://www.wesleyan.edu/sciences/why-science-at-wes.html]Why”>http://www.wesleyan.edu/sciences/why-science-at-wes.html)</p>
<p>I find it interesting Wes is only using those specific 4 years of statistics for comparison and the college hasn’t updated their claim of federal funding superiority with more recent data. Certainly the National Science Foundation didn’t stop compiling funding data 6 years ago. :)</p>
<p>Also, the research funding statistics are for federal grants. Many science grants are awarded by private, (e.g. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Gates Foundation, BD Biosciences Research, et cetera) and state organizations. Yale, for example, receives a significant percentage of their research funding from non-federal sources.</p>
<p>While not a research grant, Midd received a 50mm private donation to build a new science building. Smith built a new science and engineering facility with funds donated by Ford Motor Corp.</p>