Research & Innovation at CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß

By the Numbers

Research Funding Highlights FY24-25

International, nonprofits and other

ÌýÌý$102Ìýmillion


Other universities

ÌýÌý$47Ìýmillion


CU Foundation gifts

ÌýÌý$46Ìýmillion

Total research funding in FY24-25: $767 million

Industry

ÌýÌý$31Ìýmillion


State of Colorado

ÌýÌý$15Ìýmillion


Federal agencies

ÌýÌý$527Ìýmillion

Research Contracts and Grants Details

10 Year Summary of Total Award Funding

10 Year Summary graph

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2025 Activity Snapshot

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3,715

awards & gifts

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2,522Ìý($2.2 billion)

proposals submitted

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$734.9Ìýmillion

in research expenditures

Commercialization and Impact

$8 billion

impact on national economyÌý
(2018–2022)

$5.2 billion

impact on statewide economyÌý
(2018–2022)

$3.5 billion

in capital funding raised by startups commercializing CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß technologyÌý
(since 2018)

798+

license and option agreements signed
(since 2014)

220+

startup ventures spun out of university technology

1484+

inventions disclosed
(since 2014)

Research and expertise across CUÌý¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß.

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Our 12Ìýresearch institutes conduct more than half of
the sponsored research at CUÌý¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß.

More than 75 research centers span the campus,
covering a broad range of topics.

ÌýÌýResearch ComputingÌý

A carefully integrated cyberinfrastructure supports CUÌý¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß research.

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