> I was under the impression that most of the funds in field like ML come from fees from undergrads and donations by alumnus, or by private companies.
In the United States, tuition makes up less than 35% of most universities' revenue.[0] Donations are significant, but if we were to just look at research funding, it would mostly be government grants.
"The federal government is by far the largest funder of academic R&D..." [1]
In the United States, tuition makes up less than 35% of most universities' revenue.[0] Donations are significant, but if we were to just look at research funding, it would mostly be government grants.
"The federal government is by far the largest funder of academic R&D..." [1]
[0] https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cud [1] https://ncses.nsf.gov/pubs/nsb20202/academic-r-d-in-the-unit...