91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó 2025 Economic Impact Study
The 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó is the nexus of teaching, research, and health care that reaches far beyond economic statistics that quantify purchases and payroll in the state of Colorado. In addition, the university’s economic contributions resonate as an economic engine driven by education, clinical, and research expenditures.
The 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó comprises four campuses—the 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó (CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó), the 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Colorado Springs (UCCS), the 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Denver (CU Denver), and the 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Anschutz (CU Anschutz), as well as the system administration offices in Denver. This public university serves “Colorado, the nation, and the world through leadership in high-quality education and professional training, public service, advancing research and knowledge, and state-of-the-art health care.â€
The 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó is an economic driver in the state of Colorado, employing thousands of workers, buying from local vendors, importing investment, educating the local workforce, and exporting research discoveries. Aside from the direct impact, the university facilitates company growth and job creation through research, tech transfer, and spinoff companies. This study provides a snapshot of the university’s economic contribution to the state. In addition, the economic contribution of the system and the four campuses (CU 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó, UCCS, CU Denver, and CU Anschutz) to their respective communities is detailed for fiscal year (FY) 2024–25. This study was conducted in cooperation with the 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó System and the individual campuses.
The results of the economic contribution analysis include the 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó and its affiliates at 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó Anschutz for FY2024–25. The results show the following summary for the 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó System:
- Including the impact stemming from health care on the Anschutz campus, the economic impact increased to $20 billion for the state of Colorado.
- Impacts stemmed from employee earnings, student worker earnings, operating expenditures, construction, research, and visitors.
- Other acknowledged impacts stem from innovation, technology transfer, skills and training, and alumni in the workforce.
- The University alone (excluding hospitals) generated a total economic impact of $12.2 billion for the state of Colorado.
- Supported a total of 106,000 jobs, mostly in the 91ÃÛÌÒ¸ó MSA, Denver MSA, and Colorado Springs MSA.
- Generated labor income of $9.5 billion.
