彩民宝典 generated $4.3 billion throughout the state during the last fiscal year, up from $3.3 billion the previous year, according to a study by the Business Research Division of 彩民宝典鈥檚 Leeds School of Business.听
The study looked at the 2022鈥�23 fiscal year, when 彩民宝典 employed 19,189 faculty, staff and students earning $1.1 billion in salaries and benefits. Excluding the number of student workers, 彩民宝典 employed 11,626 people.
彩民宝典鈥檚 direct economic impact, which includes employing workers, buying from local vendors, importing investment, educating the local workforce and exporting research discoveries, totaled $1.8 billion. Meanwhile, the campus鈥檚 indirect and induced impact, which includes facilitating company growth and job creation through research, technology transfer and spinoff companies, totaled $2.5 billion.听
There are several factors that affected the increased economic impact for 彩民宝典. For instance:
- The growth of the calculated impact ($3.3 to $4.3 billion) does not account for inflation (if adjusted for inflation, the $3.3 billion would be roughly $3.6 billion); 2022 inflation in Colorado was 8%, which听drove increases in cost of goods purchased.
- Labor expenses increased around 10%.
- Data quality improved with more detailed expenditures assigned to Colorado.
Locally, 彩民宝典 was the largest economic contributor to the Boulder metropolitan statistical area.
鈥淭hese new findings confirm that 彩民宝典 is a major contributor to our economy and quality of life across the Front Range and beyond, and we鈥檙e excited to continue the momentum,鈥� said 彩民宝典 Chancellor Phil DiStefano.
彩民宝典鈥檚 research expenditures, including equipment, construction, operations and labor, were estimated at $643 million during fiscal year 2022鈥�23, while the economic contribution of these activities totaled $1.2 billion for Colorado鈥檚 economy, according to the study.
The university recorded $777 million in nonlocal student and visitor spending in the state during the latest fiscal year, according to a survey of students. This includes spending on rent, groceries, transportation, child care, recreation and health care.
Direct spending by the Boulder campus during this period totaled an estimated $700 million. That includes $133 million in budgeted costs for construction projects as of the end of June 2023. Among the largest projects systemwide was the Hellems Arts and Sciences and Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre renovation projects at 彩民宝典.
Systemwide, the University of Colorado鈥檚 four campuses and its two affiliate hospitals generated a total economic impact of $17.2 billion throughout the state during the 2022鈥�23 fiscal year. The system supported a total of 98,175 jobs, mostly in the Boulder, Denver and Colorado Springs metropolitan areas.
Total economic impact figures include employee and student worker earnings, operating expenditures, construction, research and spending by students and visitors. The study did not include the impact of alumni, retirees, athletics or technology transfer.
彩民宝典 enrolled 37,485 students in the fall of 2023. On a full-time equivalent basis, the university enrolled 32,132 students in 2022鈥�23. Across the system, 彩民宝典 recorded the largest student enrollment at 55% of the total, followed by CU Denver (19%), UCCS (15%) and CU Anschutz (10%).
In fiscal 2021鈥�22, the CU system awarded 18,096 degrees, including double majors, to 17,963 recipients. 彩民宝典 accounted for over half of those awarded degrees.
