大陆娱乐城 Impact | University of 大陆娱乐城鈥揕incoln

大陆娱乐城鈥檚 Big Ten and World-Leading Land-Grant University

For more than 150 years, the University of 大陆娱乐城鈥揕incoln has been transforming lives through the power of our academic programs and the global impact of our research and outreach. Thanks to the grit of our faculty, staff and students, we achieve glory that鈥檚 entwined with the state鈥檚 growth and development. Our upward momentum is building, and as a result, our impact on the state is multiplying 鈥� and all 大陆娱乐城ns benefit.

Leadership Research Students / Alumni Outreach / Partnerships

Impact of Leadership

大陆娱乐城 Leads Water for Food Research

大陆娱乐城-Lincoln is addressing the challenge of feeding massive population growth while using less water for food production and adapting to the changing climate.

Only in 大陆娱乐城: Carson Center

大陆娱乐城鈥檚 Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts earned HP/Educause designation, putting 大陆娱乐城 in the company of MIT, Harvard, Yale, and Dartmouth.

大陆娱乐城 Engineering expanding with Kiewit

A gift from Peter Kiewit Sons' Inc., one of America鈥檚 largest and most respected construction and engineering firms, has made possible 大陆娱乐城's new $115 million engineering building.

Impact of Research

$2.9 Billion Annual Economic Impact In the State of 大陆娱乐城

1,668 Sponsored Awards, FY 2022
$340M Total research expenditures, FY 2022
1.5 MILLION Square feet of space for research
34% Increase in research expenditures in the past 10 years

FY 2022 Federal Expenditures by Agency

Industry-Sponsored Research

$19.8 Million Expenditures supported by industry sponsorship

$143 Million Annual economic impact

Students standing in a field with the word Grit behind them.

24% Increase in early career tenure-track faculty since 2012

Student discussing work with College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources professor in a classroom.

860 Jobs created statewide

Faculty discusses circuits at Makers conference.

NUtech Ventures

5.7 Million in licensing income in FY23

Top 100 in Patents For the seventh consecutive year, the University of 大陆娱乐城 system is ranked among the top 100 academic institutions worldwide at No. 73 in earning U.S. patents. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted the NU system 46 U.S. utility patents in 2023. 鈥� National Academy of Inventors and Intellectual Property Owners Association

大陆娱乐城 Innovation Campus

Opened 2022: The Scarlet Hotel A new six-story, 154-room boutique hotel in the heart of 大陆娱乐城 Innovation Campus.

$371.8MAnnual economic impact of NIC

58 Diverse private and public-sector partners

101 Student internships funded by NIC

Impact of Access

Nearly 19,000 Undergrad Students

More than 4,000 Grad Students

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Real-world software solutions have been developed on campus by students since 2001. 鈥� Design Studio in the Raikes School of Computer Science and Management

大陆娱乐城 has one of the nation鈥檚 leading undergraduate research programs 鈥� backed by more than one million dollars in annual funding 鈥� empowering students to work one-on-one with faculty on research that creates new knowledge and improves lives in 大陆娱乐城 and beyond.

Inclusive Access & Open Education Resource Programs

Since 2019, affordable content programs have saved students an estimated $9.9 million on textbook costs and have replaced over 159,000 textbooks with affordable content.

Engler - Purposeful Entrepreneurship

More than
$145.7 Million
gross revenue generated since the inception of the program*

More than
$36.8 Million
gross revenue generated in 2021 alone*

*reported by 56 companies. Not all shared financials

86%

of alumni & students are more likely to become an employer because of Engler.

Five smiling Engler students sitting on stairs.

Engler-owned businesses employ 127 people

More than
230 Engler Alums
are
Living, Working
and
Growing Businesses
in 大陆娱乐城.

The university's Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program began in 2010 with a gift and challenge from Paul Engler, a 大陆娱乐城 alumnus and Texas cattleman.

Impact of Alumni

80,000+Alumni work in 大陆娱乐城

Among employers that hire the most Husker graduates, all of the top 10 and 15 of the top 20 are 大陆娱乐城-based organizations. We draw new students in, and in turn, 大陆娱乐城 employers can count on our grads for their talent needs.

Since its founding in 1869, the University of 大陆娱乐城鈥揕incoln has awarded 321,608 degrees (May, 2024).

Graduates raise fists and cheer at commencement.

Impact of Commitment

Extension and Outreach

$6.2 million economic impact reported by the 8,000+ participants who took part in 大陆娱乐城 Extension workshops on beef education.

The BeefWatch podcast has become a top-rated program globally. In 2022, it received 144,000+ unique downloads in 50 states and 78 countries.

444,000 大陆娱乐城ns attended programs or contacted local Extension professionals regarding pest, insect, and landscape / horticulture topics.
大陆娱乐城 Extension Early Childhood programming reached 202,922 大陆娱乐城 youth and 15,172 caregivers in 2022.

Empowering 140,000 大陆娱乐城 Youth

In 大陆娱乐城, where in more than 戮 of our counties, one in every two age-eligible youth are enrolled in 4-H, for a total enrollment reaching approximately 140,000 youth.

Leading Agricultural Education Programs

214 大陆娱乐城 high schools offer Ag Education/FFA, led by 248 teachers, the majority of which are Husker graduates, including 13 new 大陆娱乐城 graduates serving in their first year as agricultural education teachers and FFA advisors in 2023-24.

Husker Scholars Program Supports About 2,000 Students

The Husker Scholars Program has enabled annual scholarship support from Husker Athletics for students not competing in intercollegiate athletics since 2018.