Research & Innovation at CU Boulder
Research Funding Highlights FY24-25
Research Contracts and Grants Details
Commercialization and Impact
By the Numbers
Research Funding Highlights FY24-25
$102 million
$47 million
$46 million

$31 million
$15 million
$527 million
Research Contracts and Grants Details

3,715
awards & gifts
2,522 ($2.2 billion)
proposals submitted
$734.9 million
in research expenditures
Commercialization and Impact
$8.7 billion
impact on national economy
(2021-25)
$5.1 billion
impact on statewide economy
(2021–2025)
$3.5 billion
in capital funding raised by startups commercializing CU Boulder technology
(since 2018)
798+
license and option agreements signed
(since 2014)
220+
startup ventures spun out of university technology
1484+
inventions disclosed
(since 2014)
Our 12 research institutes conduct more than half of
the sponsored research at CU Boulder.
More than 75 research centers span the campus,
covering a broad range of topics.