Empowering Michigan: The Economic Impact of Michigan’s University Research Corridor

The University Research Corridor (URC) is an alliance of Michigan’s three largest higher education institutions: Michigan State University, the University of Michigan, and Wayne State University. The purpose of this alliance is to accelerate economic development in Michigan by educating students, attracting talented workers to Michigan, supporting innovation, and encouraging the transfer of technology to the private sector.

Since 2007, the URC has asked AEG to undertake a study that estimates the impact of its member institutions on Michigan’s economy and state tax revenues, and compares the URC’s collective performance to top peer university clusters nationwide.

URC Reports prepared by AEG:

October 2007, Michigan’s University Research Corridor: First Annual Economic Impact Report

September 2008, Michigan’s University Research Corridor: Second Annual Economic Impact Report

May 2009, Preliminary Report: Life Sciences Industry in Michigan and the University Research Corridor

September 2009, Michigan’s University Research Corridor: Third Annual Economic Impact Report

July 2010, The URC’s Support for Advanced Manufacturing in Michigan

October 2010, Empowering Michigan: Fourth Annual Economic Impact Report of Michigan’s University Research Corridor

December 2010, Research and Development in the URC

May 2011, The URC’s Support for Information and Communication Technology in Michigan

October 2011, University Research Corridor Annual Report

May 2012, Benchmarking Michigan’s URC

May 2012, The URC’s Contributions to Automotive Innovation

January 2013, Empowering Michigan: Sixth Annual Economic Impact Report of Michigan’s University Research Corridor

May 2013, Embracing Entrepreneurship: The URC’s Growing Support for Entrepreneurs in Michigan and Throughout the World

January 2014, Empowering Michigan: Seventh Annual Economic Impact Report of Michigan’s University Research Corridor

May 2014, Innovating for the Blue Economy: Water Research at the URC

April 2015, Empowering Michigan: Eighth Annual Economic Impact Report of Michigan’s University Research Corridor

May 2015, Attracting, Fostering, and Inspiring Talent for the Global Economy: A Report from Michigan’s University Research Corridor

January 2016, Empowering Michigan: Ninth Annual Economic Impact Report of Michigan’s University Research Corridor

January 2017, Empowering Michigan: Tenth Annual Economic Impact Report of Michigan’s University Research Corridor

April 2018, Empowering Michigan: Eleventh Annual Benchmarking Report of Michigan’s University Research Corridor

September 2018, Empowering Michigan: 11th Edition of the Economic Impact Report of Michigan’s University Research Corridor

May 2021, Empowering Michigan: 12th Edition of the Economic Impact Report of Michigan’s University Research Corridor

June 2022, Empowering Michigan: 13th Edition of the Economic Impact Report of Michigan’s University Research Corridor