An Economic Engine
Faculty, staff and students at The University of New Mexico conduct cutting-edge research across a spectrum of disciplines and attract a generous amount of funding each year. And, our technology-transfer and economic-development organization, STC.UNM, was created specifically to foster innovation and entrepreneurship by helping UNM researchers commercialize their inventions, which helps drive our state’s economy.
Our research is a core component of New Mexico’s innovation ecosystem and high-tech industry, and creates highly qualified individuals for our workforce. All of which keep our economy firing on all cylinders.
74 Patents Issued*
A record number for STC.UNM technologies
448 New Mexicans*
employed at start-ups affiliated with STC.UNM
$28 Million*
labor income by start-ups affiliated with STC.UNM
$56.1 Million*
total economic output generated by stc.unm start-ups
* In 2017 Alone
Sponsored Research Awards
(Between fiscal years 2014-2018)
- No. 1 57% federal gov.
- No. 2 17% state gov.
- No. 3 9% foundation/non-profit
- No. 4 7% higher education
- No. 5 10% FROM private industry, national labs, local Gov., foreign and other
Top funding agencies
(Between fiscal years 2014-2018)
- $145M National Science Foundation
- $51M New Mexico Children Youth and Families Department
- $46M Department of Education
- $23M National Institutes of Health
- $24M Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- $22M Air Force Research Laboratory
- $17M Department of Energy
- $12M New Mexico Department of Transportation
- $12M Sandia National Laboratories
