The University of Georgia is a public land-grant research university in Athens whose commercialization path runs through agriculture, life sciences, and a technology office that has led U.S. universities in products brought to market.
Research and development expenditures reached $654 million in fiscal year 2025. The university passed $600 million for the first time in fiscal year 2024. Expenditures are up 74.7% since fiscal year 2015.
Commercialization runs through Innovation Gateway. For the fourth consecutive year, UGA ranked No. 1 among U.S. universities for commercial products brought to market by industry partners and startups, according to AUTM. Partners and startups developed 58 new products from university research in fiscal year 2025, after a record 69 in fiscal year 2024. UGA has ranked first or second for 11 consecutive years and has never placed outside the top five in the years AUTM has tracked the measure.
- Licensing
Fiscal year 2025 licensing revenue was $19.2 million. The university executed 110 licenses and options, ranking No. 20 for deal flow, and ranked No. 5 for active licenses with industry. It ranked No. 17 for licensing revenue, and No. 7 among public universities. - Startups
Innovation Gateway has helped introduce more than 1,200 products and launch more than 200 companies. Research-based startups have a reported $531 million annual economic impact. UGA ranked No. 20 among U.S. universities for active startups, and No. 8 among public universities.
Investors and founders can reach Derek Eberhart, associate vice president for research and executive director of Innovation Gateway, through the office.
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