The University of Colorado is a premier public research university with four campuses: the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, the University of Colorado Denver and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. With more than 66,000 students and 7,300 full-time instructional faculty members, CU is the largest institution of higher education in the state of Colorado. With an annual budget of $6.28 billion, CU generates an economic impact of $17.2 billion annually for the state. CU researchers attracted $1.6 billion in sponsored research funding and gifts in fiscal year 2022-23. CU has launched 293 startups. Academic prestige is marked by CU’s five Nobel laureates, 10 MacArthur “genius” Fellows, 20 astronauts and 21 Rhodes Scholars.