Research Funding Rankings
National Science Foundation, 2010 Report
- 8th Nationally in Industry Research R&D Expenditures among all universities without medical schools
- 12th Nationally in Total Research R&D Expenditures among all universities without medical schools
- 17th Nationally in Federal Research R&D Expenditures among all universities without medical schools
Technology Transfer Rankings
Association of University Technology Managers
- 3rd Nationally in Industry Licensing Partnerships per $100M in research expenditures (Association of University Technology Managers, 2008)
- 3rd Nationally in Commercialization of Micro/Nanotechnology Inventions (Small Times Survey, 2008)
Technology Transfer Highlights
- 3,100+ Invention Disclosures
- 730+ US Patents
- 150+ Products to Market
- 80+ Start-up Companies
- 6,500+ Jobs Created
- 3,100 Jobs Created in NC
- $1.5+ Billion in Financing
Overall Research Rankings
Center for Measuring University Performance (aka “Lombardi Report”)
- 10th Nationally among all American Public Universities without medical schools (Center for Measuring University Performance: Annual Report 2008)
- 27th Nationally among all American Public Universities (Center for Measuring University Performance: Annual Report 2008)
- 29th Nationally in National Academy Membership among All American Public Universities (Center for Measuring University Performance: Annual Report 2008)
America’s Best Graduate Schools
US News and World Report (April 2010)
- 3rd Nationally for Graduate Veterinary Medicine
- 7th Nationally for Graduate Nuclear Engineering
- 9th Nationally for Graduate Biological/Agricultural Engineering
- 12th Nationally for Statistics Graduate Program
- 30th Nationally for Graduate Engineering Schools
