{"id":36,"date":"2025-03-13T15:03:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T19:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/annual-report\/?page_id=36"},"modified":"2026-09-17T17:02:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T21:02:01","slug":"fast-facts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/annual-report\/fast-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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$465.3 M<\/h2>\n

\n In sponsored research awards\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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90<\/h2>\n

\n Large-scale proposals supported by PDU\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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$1.6B<\/h2>\n

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$5.6M<\/h2>\n

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14<\/h2>\n

\n Startups launched based on NC State research\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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142<\/h2>\n

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Visit ORI’s Stats and Rankings webpage for all our latest figures.<\/p>\n \n

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Volume of Activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Activity<\/th>2024<\/th>2025<\/th>2026<\/th>% Change from FY24<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Total Sponsored Awards<\/td>$517M<\/td>$506M<\/td>$465M <\/td>-8%<\/td><\/tr>
University F&A Generated<\/td>$78.0M<\/td>$82.9M<\/td>$85.5M <\/td>+3%<\/td><\/tr>
Total Sponsored Research Projects<\/td>2,632<\/td>2,615<\/td>2,028 <\/td>-22%<\/td><\/tr>
Funding Dollars Requested<\/td>$2.5B<\/td>$1.64B<\/td>$1.6B <\/td>0%<\/td><\/tr>
Total Proposals Submitted<\/td>3,710<\/td>3,390<\/td>3,305 <\/td>-2.5%<\/td><\/tr>
PDU-Assisted Proposals (Dollars Requested)<\/td>$681M<\/td>$509M<\/td>$430M <\/td>-15.5%<\/td><\/tr>
Number of PDU-Assisted Proposals Submitted<\/td>81<\/td>77<\/td>90<\/td>17%<\/td><\/tr>
Limited-Submission Competitions<\/td>53<\/td>55<\/td>76 <\/td>38%<\/td><\/tr>
Invention Disclosures<\/td>216<\/td>211<\/td>255 <\/td>21%<\/td><\/tr>
Commercialization Licenses and Options Agreements<\/td>159<\/td>214<\/td>142<\/td>-34%%<\/td><\/tr>
Startup Companies Launched<\/td>15<\/td>14<\/td>14<\/td>0%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
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The chart below shows the consistent growth of NC State’s research enterprise, in terms of annual R&D expenditures. The NSF Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey is the primary source of information on R&D expenditures at U.S. colleges and universities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NC State research and development expenditures (NSF HERD Survey).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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