• 652 Students Funded
• 124 Undergraduate Research Scholar Designees
• 463 Publications in the OUR Journal: RANGE: Undergraduate Research Journal
• 685 Undergraduate Research Presenters
• 496 Mentors and 871 faculty affiliates
• 337 Students Advised with Research Advising
• 6,350 Attendees at the Education Series
• 321,068 Outreached to on Social Media and in-person

58% graduate in 4 years
90% graduate in 6 years
78% employed within a year of graduating

Funding

• 652 Students Funded
• 510 UROP and Wilkes Scholars
• 53 SPUR Scholars
• 45 Scholarships
• 41 Travel & Small Grants Awarded

Scholars by College 

Summer 2024 - Spring 2025

• 30% Science
• 26% Engineering
• 24% Social & Behavioral Sciences
• 5% Health
• 5% Humanities
• 2% Fine Arts
• 1.4% Business
• 1% Medicine
• <1% from Undergraduate Studies, Nursing, Architecture & Planning, Education, Cultural & Social Transformation, Social Work, and Law

Awards & Recognition

• 15 Colleges participating in the OUR Awards Ceremony
• 17 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Awardees
• 15 Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Awardees
• 1 Charles H. Monson Essay Prize Recognized
• 1 Valadi N. Venkatesan Research Award
• 7 Francis Family Fund Scholarships
• 8 Dee Foundation Scholarships
• 8 Parent Fund Scholarships
• 124 Undergraduate Research Scholar Designees

Mentoring Relationships

• 474 Mentors 
• 16 College Partners
• 14 mentors recognized
• 207 Reviewers; 161 poster evaluators
• 14 Summer Program Partners; 186 students; 150 faculty mentor

Faculty Mentors By College

22% Engineering
20% Science
18% Medicine
14% Social & Behavioral Sciences
6% Health
5% Humanities
3% Pharmacy
2% Fine Arts
2% Nursing
2% Cultural & Social Transformation
2% Social Work
2% Education
1% Architecture & Planning
<1% Dentistry & Law

Education & Presentation Highlights

• 6,350 Attendees at the Education Series
• 556 Undergraduate Research Symposia Presenters
• 29 Research on Capitol Hill Presenters
• 33 UCUR Presenters
• 10 NCUR Presenters
• 49 OUR Sponsored presenters
• 266 student contributors to RANGE: Undergraduate Research Journal with 4,595 journal visits

Outreach Highlights

The office increased its social media presence and in effect is reaching more students via Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and email.

• 51,206 Outreached on Social
• 3,073 Outreached In-Person
• 258,684 Website Visits

Research Advising Highlights

• 368 Staff and Peer-Mentor Research Advising Appointments