Commercialization Revenue per Research Dollar
ROI Ratio: Commercialization Revenue ÷ Research Funding
Total Innovation Scores by Institution
130+ total score considered high innovation impact
Proprietary Assessment of North Carolina State University's Innovation Ecosystem
Score out of 100. Benchmark: Top 50 U.S. research institutions.
A score of 90/100 can be read "doing better than 90% of schools benchmarked"
A Timeline of Groundbreaking Discoveries
4
Developed synthetic fiber technology
Significant increase in patents
Launch of Biogen spinout
Opened Centennial Campus
High-tech startups incubated
North Carolina State University vs. Peer Research Universities
Metric | North Carolina State University (FY2023) | Peer Average | Elite Average |
---|---|---|---|
Annual R&D Expenditure | $633M | $855M | $1,675M |
New Inventions Disclosed | 8 | 200 | 400 |
Startups Formed | 5 | 7 | 10 |
Visibility Index | 17 | 12 | 23 |
Licensing Revenue | $10M | $17M | $46M |