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University of Minnesota had $1.15 billion in external research award funding in fiscal year 2021, a 31 percent jump that exceeded the $1 billion award mark for the first time.
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10th
10th
among US public research institutions

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

$256M
$256M
awarded to UMN researchers for COVID-19-related research in FY 2021