University of Colorado Visitors Guide - Flipbook - Page 5
Impact.
We serve as a nexus for innovation by
facilitating collaboration and the sharing
of diverse perspectives among universities,
industry, laboratories and communities to
elucidate and address complex issues
and opportunities.
We broaden and expand research,
scholarship and creative work, and
articulate our positive impact on humanity.
We collaborate to produce graduates who
apply their CU Boulder experience to make
meaningful contributions to society.
20
FIRST
211,000+
ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER
dedicated to the arts
COLORADANS in 49 COUNTIES benefit
from about 171 PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS
provided by faculty, staff and students
ON-CAMPUS MAKERSPACES,
including the Idea Forge, Rapid
Prototyping Lab and Blow Things Up Lab
About CU Boulder
Innovate.
4TH
all time for graduates
serving as PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS
$426 million
in CAPITAL raised by CU Boulder
STARTUPS based on university
technologies in FY 2024
14,400+
VOLUNTEER HOURS
contributed in Boulder
47,800+
220
companies formed based on CU
BOULDER TECHNOLOGIES since 1990
$742.2 million
in RESEARCH FUNDING in FY 2024
K–12 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS
impacted by outreach programs
$4.6 billion
ANNUAL IMPACT
on the state (2024)
No. 1
No. 1
public university recipient of
NASA RESEARCH FUNDING
city for GREEN STARTUPS
(Promoleaf, 2022)
Visitors Guide • 2025 • University of Colorado Boulder
5
