Rankings & Metrics

With almost 500 patents issued in the last five years and over 100 active spinoffs, the University of Washington continues to make both an economic and societal impact in the Puget Sound region and beyond. Read more about our impact below and learn why we are ranked the number one most innovative public university in the world (Reuters, 2019).

Statistics

#1 Most innovative public university in the world – Reuters Top 100: The World’s Most Innovative Universities – 2019
#7 Best university in U.S. for technology transfer – Milken Institutes’s Concept to Commercialization: The Best Universities For Technology Transfer – 2017
#2 in U.S. for number of licenses granted by a university – Association of University Technology Managers – 2019
#23 Top worldwide universities granted U.S. utility patents – The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) – 2020

Rankings & Metrics

Statistics

#1 Most innovative public university in the world

#7 Best University for Technology Transfer

#2 In U.S. for number of licenses granted by a university

$15B UW’s annual economic impact on the state of Washington

$7.9B Total amount of funding raised by CoMotion spinoffs since 1990

104 Active UW spinoffs in Washington State

1,029 # employees in active UW spinoffs in Washington State