CUEB has undertaken 1,445 research projects in the recent 5 years, including 3 National Social Science Foundation Key projects, 68 National Social Science Foundation other projects, 36 National Natural Science Foundation projects, 2 National Soft Science Research projects; 69 Humanities and Social Sciences Planning projects supported by the Ministry of Education and 72 Humanities and Social Sciences Planning projects supported by the Beijing Municipal Government; 20 Beijing Natural Science Foundation projects; 51 other projects lower than the national level; 202 projects funded by the Beijing Municipal Education Commission, Beijing Municipal Science &Technology Commission, Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission; 194 university level projects; 728 projects entrusted by other institutes and enterprises.
In 2014, a breakthrough has been made in high-level projects, with 48 projects funded by national foundations, a record high in CUEB history.