AURP Benchmarking Survey 2023

Completed in conjunction with the Association of University Research Parks (AURP), this 2023 benchmarking survey demonstrates how research parks and innovation districts are growing and changing. Among the key findings:

  • 88% of parks and districts cite funding for new infrastructure as their top 2024 challenge
  • 58% of respondents report having between 20-200 tenant organizations residing in their parks / districts (up from average of 26 resident organizations reported in 2012)
  • Parks / districts have increased available programming in many areas such as incubator space (94%), networking facilitation (95%), and entrepreneurial programming (93%)
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