Explore Our Annual Impact Report for Fiscal Year 2026
UC San Diego’s Commercialization by the Numbers
Technology Transfer at a Glance
Here is UC San Diego’s commercialization footprint for Fiscal Year 2026.
490
Disclosures
56 (146)*
License Agreements
164
Issued US patents
96
Issued Non-US Patents
16
Licensed Startups
$30.6 M
License Revenue**
$207 M
Industry Funding
*Reflects 56 technology license agreements, consistent with UCOP reporting; 146 total agreements, including repeat licenses.
**Estimated; final revenue to be announced in 2028
UC San Diego Ranks #1 in UC System
Based on the UC Office of the President’s most recent data for Fiscal Year 2024, UC San Diego ranked first in four of six commercialization categories: invention disclosures (419, or 27% of the UC total), patent applications (454, or 23%), licenses issued (55, or 36%) and licensed startups (22, or 33%).
Source: UC Office of the President, FY 2024 Technology Commercialization Report.
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OIC's Impact and Reach
OIC Program Reach
These figures offer a snapshot of our office's reach across UC San Diego and the broader community for Fiscal Year 2026.
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5,084
Students Served
2,513
Community Served
15,385
Innovation Engagements*
15,535
Virtual Reach**
*Sum of unique and non-unique engagements
**Non-unique views of virtual content
OIC Student Participation across Disciplines*
Below is the OIC student participation by academic unit in FY 2026, based on students’ declared majors and minors. The School of Social Sciences accounted for the largest share (38.79%), followed by the Jacobs School of Engineering (22.43%) and the School of Biological Sciences (17.76%). Percentages reflect declared majors and minors, not unique students.
*Percentages reflect the number of declared majors and minors, not unique students.
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