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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IS THE
GREATEST PUBLIC UNIVERSITYSYSTEM IN THE WORLD
THE UC SYSTEMDRIVING CA’s ECONOMY
220,000 students & 170,000faculty and staff
1.5 million alumni globally
10 campuses
Five medical centers
Three US Dep’t of Energy labs
Produces 7% of the nation'sPh.D.s
57 Nobel Prizes;
24 prizessince 1995
The top university recipient of US patents every year
UCLA: For each dollar of taxpayerinvestment,
UCLA generatesalmost $15 in economicactivity
(a $9.3-billion economicimpact on LA).
UCSB: Faculty/students havestarted about 100 high-techcompanies.
UC faculty/graduates founded1 in 4 biotech firms in CA
(and1 in 6 nationwide)
85% of CA biotech companiesemploy scientists and engineerswith advanced degrees from UCin key R&D positions
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