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University of Minnesota had $1.05 billion in external research award funding in fiscal year 2022, the second year in a row that funding exceeded the $1 billion mark.
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10th
10th
among US public research institutions

$1.07B
$1.07B
in systemwide research expenditures (FY 2020)

200+
200+
startup companies since 2006