Introduction
A top tier research institution, the University of Cincinnati continues to provide an excellent environment for faculty and students to engage in innovative scholarship and groundbreaking research.

• The university’s endowment funds exceed $1 billion, making the Universityof Cincinnati first in the state for endowment funds per student.
• New grants and contracts in FY06 topped $330 million for UC and its affiliates for the second year in a row.
• The most recent NSF ranking placed UC 22nd in the nation among public institutions for research and development expenditures.
• Faculty and graduate researchers file invention disclosures at a rate that is two times the national average per R&D dollar spent.
• Our conversion of invention disclosures to licensing/commercialization is well above the national average at 44%.