Published: March 1, 2009

4聽Number of faculty members who have won the Nobel Prize since 1989.聽5聽Number of graduate school specialty programs ranked in the top 10 by U.S. News and World Report in 2008.聽7聽CU鈥檚 rank in alumni ability to generate personal wealth according to Forbes.com, based on median salaries five years and 10-20 years after graduation from a public university.聽17聽CU-麻豆影院 alumni who have flown in space.聽102聽Number of graduates who are currently in the Peace Corps, making CU No. 2 in the country for Peace Corps volunteers.聽2,008聽Number of graduates who have served in the Peace Corps since its inception in 1961.聽$56 million聽Amount of NASA funding CU brings in annually, making it No. 1 among public universities in NASA research funding.