We Will Propel
Scholarship, Creativity and Innovation
Plan for Pitt 2028
startup ranking target
(top 20) for 2028
ahead of schedule
We rose from No. 20 to No. 17 for number of startups nationwide, according to the Association of University Technology Managers’ 2024 Licensing Survey.
In the last five years, our groundbreaking discoveries resulted in more than 65 business ventures, including 15 in Fiscal Year 2025 alone—and that’s only the start.
$1.252 B*
IN RESEARCH EXPENDITURES IN FY25
* Final number will be available in October 2025
in the 2023 Higher Education Research and Development Survey
“APLU [Association of Public and Land-grant Universities] represents the full breadth of public and land-grant universities, from large research R1 universities to smaller schools, STEM and liberal arts schools and urban and other peers. In my role as the chair-elect of APLU’s Council on Research, I see firsthand how heads of research from all these schools collaborate to address emerging concerns and share that knowledge with their university leadership, helping to shape the conversation about research advocacy in our changing research landscape.”
Rob A. Rutenbar, Senior Vice Chancellor for Research
Invention disclosures represent the first steps in transforming ideas into commercial success. In FY25, we increased our number of invention disclosures from 348 (FY24) to a record 444—50 more than the previous high.
The 102 utility patents awarded to Pitt researchers in calendar year 2024 are catalyzing imagination into impactful real-world products and services that address the most pressing challenges facing our commonwealth and society.
*FY24-FY25 compared to FY22-FY23
In FY25 alone, four people from the University community earned membership in a National Academy, including:
Plan for Pitt 2028 Forge Your Path Initiative for Faculty by 2025
Plan for Pitt 2028 IP Revenue Plan key initiative for 2025
Plan for Pitt 2028 Technology Commercialization Hub Initiative by 2025
Graham Hatfull
Eberly Family Professor of Biotechnology and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor
Fellow of the Royal Society, the United Kingdom’s national academy of sciences
