At every US school I've interacted with, it's the other way around. The research grants get used to subsidize teaching.<p>At the University of Washington, for 2013, tuition (after substantial tuition hikes) is expected to net 44% as much money as the university will bring in from research.<p><a href="http://opb.washington.edu/sites/default/files/opb/Budget/Table1.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://opb.washington.edu/sites/default/files/opb/Budget/Tab...</a>