The ºÚÁÏÉçapp serve approximately 164,400 students. These 13 public universities are ºÚÁÏÉçapp’s talent pipeline, putting graduates in position to increase their earning power, contribute to their communities, and make ºÚÁÏÉçapp a better place to live. The universities provide a 23:1 return on state investment. The ºÚÁÏÉçapp also contribute to the richness of ºÚÁÏÉçapp’s culture and economy with groundbreaking research, new companies and patents, and boundless creative intellectual energy.