CU research has created more than 190 companies; plus 4 FDA-approved drugs
CU has educated 20 astronauts
CU-Boulder gets the most NASA funding among all public universities; #2 among all public and private universities
CU offers more than 800 public outreach programs
CU Colorado Springs (UCCS) ranks among the Best in the West for western regional public universities for more than 10 years by U.S. News and World Report
CU contributes more than $12.35 billion to CO’s economy
Elected officials and voters need to make funding public higher education a priority so more students can get a quality education
CU’s investment in financial aid is greater than the state’s total investment in need-based financial aid for all public colleges and universities
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About 5% of CU’s total budget comes from state funds
Colorado ranks 48th in the nation for state funding per full-time resident student
Per-student funding in CO is less than half of several other states
Some of CO’s constitutional amendments contribute to reduced funding for public higher education over time
Funding for higher education is still less than it was in 2008. This puts a strain on tuition, shifting more costs to students and families
A discretionary budget item, public higher education is vulnerable to budget cuts when balancing the state’s budget
More than 2/3 of jobs in the next couple of years in CO will require a post-secondary education but years of budget cuts has had a direct correlation to higher tuition