Table 56. Federally financed higher education R&D expenditures, financed by the Department of Energy, ranked by DOE R&D expenditures, by R&D field: FY 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
Rank
Institution
DOE R&D expenditures
Computer sciences
Environmental sciences
Life sciences
Mathematical sciences
Physical sciences
Psychology
Social sciences
Sciences, nec
Engineering
All non-S&E fields
All institutions
1,712,658
51,491
111,192
164,779
11,700
592,315
161
8,844
19,786
742,678
9,712
1
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
81,902
2,724
4,212
0
0
40,090
0
50
133
34,681
12
2
Michigan State U.
75,168
18
174
12,050
0
56,203
0
286
0
6,284
153
3
U. Rochester
70,098
0
0
20
0
3,118
0
0
0
66,960
0
4
U. Wisconsin-Madison
60,023
845
1,857
1,933
0
15,076
0
0
750
39,562
0
5
U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
45,962
2,563
704
17,064
23
8,950
23
50
0
16,572
13
6
U. Texas, Austin
40,546
899
8,909
581
551
11,939
0
0
0
17,160
507
7
U. Michigan, Ann Arbor
38,612
19
420
2,340
0
6,833
0
127
0
28,817
56
8
Pennsylvania State U., University Park and Hershey Medical Center
37,744
264
6,218
3,327
375
2,131
0
0
0
25,414
15
9
U. Tennessee, Knoxville
36,010
3,717
90
3,198
172
8,248
0
380
3,733
16,222
250
10
U. Washington, Seattle
29,302
167
2,173
3,828
0
12,987
0
0
0
9,919
228
11
California Institute of Technology
28,922
0
1,152
383
906
18,370
0
0
0
8,111
0
12
Georgia Institute of Technology
28,501
1,128
706
322
0
1,328
0
867
12
24,138
0
13
Stanford U.
26,853
952
1,734
968
130
10,408
0
96
0
10,795
1,770
14
Texas A&M U., College Station and Health Science Center
26,653
2,015
2,584
1,591
393
9,428
0
245
10
9,878
509
15
U. Colorado Boulder
22,271
404
3,043
51
490
9,342
0
46
0
8,812
83
16
U. California, Los Angeles
22,215
0
1,394
2,595
114
7,801
0
0
103
10,208
0
17
U. Minnesota, Twin Cities
21,423
356
156
1,441
50
12,169
0
0
0
7,251
0
18
Northwestern U.
21,359
0
45
4,535
0
7,141
0
0
4,340
5,298
0
19
U. California, San Diego
20,159
457
1,399
636
0
11,883
0
276
1,618
3,890
0
20
Purdue U., West Lafayette
20,072
194
411
2,664
0
5,200
3
95
0
11,368
137
21
Harvard U.
19,398
0
643
4,346
0
9,274
0
0
1,001
4,134
0
22
Cornell U.
19,336
473
383
3,573
0
11,373
0
315
0
3,219
0
23
U. California, Berkeley
19,137
0
1,364
1,978
0
5,161
0
0
1,462
9,172
0
24
Arizona State U.
18,565
136
376
3,672
0
3,260
0
0
162
10,959
0
25
Washington State U.
18,549
419
1,305
1,572
0
10,416
0
0
6
4,483
348
26
U. Utah
18,115
3,265
595
442
0
1,450
0
0
0
12,363
0
27
Ohio State U.
17,698
936
576
604
0
6,144
0
7
0
9,431
0
28
U. Maryland, College Park
16,573
1,189
525
142
0
5,570
0
388
0
8,759
0
29
Princeton U.
16,454
21
1,428
472
293
7,077
0
0
0
7,163
0
30
North Carolina State U.
15,773
211
405
1,977
157
3,026
0
249
34
9,714
0
31
Colorado School of Mines
15,434
0
569
0
113
2,167
0
40
0
12,545
0
32
SUNY, Stony Brook U.
15,338
672
1,592
172
923
9,760
0
40
0
2,179
0
33
Oregon State U.
14,856
10
1,624
1,878
114
680
0
0
471
10,079
0
34
U. North Dakota
14,217
0
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
14,194
0
35
U. Florida
14,107
138
0
2,744
0
4,084
0
0
0
7,141
0
36
U. Notre Dame
13,372
248
0
0
0
4,942
3
0
0
8,179
0
37
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U.
12,857
92
319
1,050
36
1,815
0
0
0
9,545
0
38
U. Arizona
12,628
196
532
2,255
0
5,922
0
144
0
3,579
0
39
Yale U.
12,294
0
146
2,261
0
8,199
0
57
0
1,631
0
40
Colorado State U., Fort Collins
11,936
139
3,295
2,075
532
2,824
0
0
63
2,994
14
41
Washington U., Saint Louis
11,820
0
603
3,009
0
2,734
0
0
0
5,474
0
42
U. Georgia
11,811
0
125
10,872
36
644
0
21
0
113
0
43
U. California, Davis
11,440
1,446
137
2,016
0
4,354
0
0
0
3,487
0
44
Columbia U. in the City of New York
11,406
0
1,116
151
0
7,102
0
73
0
2,964
0
44
U. Pennsylvania
11,406
0
0
1,327
0
6,105
0
0
0
3,727
247
46
Carnegie Mellon U.
11,176
1,523
0
0
0
3,215
0
0
0
6,438
0
47
Montana State U., Bozeman
11,153
0
7,987
236
0
1,834
0
0
234
862
0
48
U. Hawaii, Manoa
10,497
0
2,206
258
0
3,661
0
0
4,223
149
0
49
Vanderbilt U.
10,422
0
0
151
0
2,836
0
0
0
7,435
0
50
U. Southern California
10,334
3,080
421
1,125
0
1,697
0
0
0
3,521
490
51
Mississippi State U.
10,236
3,192
0
336
21
817
0
0
0
5,870
0
52
West Virginia U.
10,100
0
1,621
3,080
0
405
0
87
1
4,882
24
53
Duke U.
9,832
0
557
304
0
7,216
0
0
0
1,755
0
54
U. Delaware
9,807
130
292
60
181
1,940
0
0
77
7,127
0
55
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
9,727
0
103
0
18
22
0
172
0
9,369
43
56
U. Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
9,269
214
383
1,099
143
2,887
0
0
0
4,543
0
57
U. Chicago
9,067
1,241
1,402
395
295
4,856
0
6
0
752
120
58
U. Oklahoma, Norman and Health Science Center
9,000
0
1,754
2,550
0
1,065
0
560
0
3,007
64
59
Rutgers, State U. New Jersey, New Brunswick
8,662
130
803
623
46
3,675
0
510
0
2,875
0
60
U. Nevada, Las Vegas
8,441
0
544
204
0
4,132
0
0
0
3,561
0
61
U. South Carolina, Columbia
8,430
3
240
24
120
1,254
0
713
0
6,066
10
62
U. Virginia, Charlottesville
8,312
137
36
647
0
6,730
0
0
0
762
0
63
U. New Mexico
8,032
310
80
1,184
193
1,768
19
9
0
4,234
235
64
Indiana U., Bloomington
8,015
1,268
303
478
0
5,780
0
186
0
0
0
65
Johns Hopkins U.a
8,003
192
1,773
147
85
3,200
0
91
0
2,515
0
66
Brown U.
7,986
0
0
0
951
3,342
0
0
0
3,693
0
67
U. Massachusetts, Amherst
7,950
67
130
1,765
450
3,909
0
0
0
1,629
0
68
CUNY, Queens C.
7,881
0
0
7,771
0
110
0
0
0
0
0
69
U. California, Santa Barbara
7,759
0
8
383
80
3,307
0
0
0
3,981
0
70
Florida State U.
7,683
561
398
85
318
2,624
0
0
0
3,697
0
71
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
7,490
511
443
0
148
1,644
0
0
0
4,744
0
72
U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill
7,475
1,206
243
470
0
5,532
0
24
0
0
0
73
Rice U.
7,270
1,848
0
0
70
3,027
0
83
0
2,167
75
74
U. California, Irvine
7,238
36
924
140
0
5,379
0
0
0
759
0
75
Illinois Institute of Technology
7,140
394
0
0
6
3,238
0
0
0
3,502
0
76
U. Alabama, Birmingham
7,027
0
2,200
121
0
434
0
0
0
4,272
0
77
U. Nevada, Reno
6,976
0
1,313
1,514
0
3,026
0
0
0
1,123
0
78
Iowa State U.
6,733
0
106
2,063
0
2,050
0
1
10
2,503
0
79
Catholic U. of America
6,703
0
0
0
0
6,703
0
0
0
0
0
80
U. Houston
6,507
160
39
0
0
1,210
0
0
0
5,098
0
81
Boston U.
6,073
146
322
317
0
3,713
0
0
0
1,575
0
82
U. Central Florida
6,016
43
3,567
212
0
811
0
0
0
1,261
122
83
New Mexico State U.
5,909
83
85
320
0
1,208
0
1
0
4,212
0
84
U. Kentucky
5,822
0
143
486
0
1,665
0
0
0
3,528
0
85
Louisiana State U., Baton Rouge
5,637
215
419
118
0
3,132
0
17
14
1,722
0
86
Desert Research Institute
5,574
0
4,985
6
0
0
0
0
26
557
0
87
U. California, Riverside
5,408
0
0
423
0
4,235
0
0
0
750
0
88
U. Oregon
5,337
1,700
157
2
0
3,478
0
0
0
0
0
89
Kansas State U.
4,959
70
127
330
0
3,532
0
0
0
900
0
90
U. Connecticut
4,909
0
93
68
0
1,954
0
0
0
2,794
0
91
SUNY, Polytechnic Institute
4,893
0
0
43
0
0
0
0
0
4,850
0
92
U. Kansas
4,848
0
1,492
369
0
1,412
0
0
0
1,575
0
93
Case Western Reserve U.
4,724
0
0
53
0
724
0
0
0
3,947
0
94
U. Illinois, Chicago
4,616
53
74
442
0
2,559
0
0
0
1,488
0
95
Florida International U.
4,458
8
0
514
0
822
0
0
0
3,114
0
96
Missouri U. of Science and Technology
4,384
391
851
0
0
196
0
0
0
2,896
50
97
Temple U.
4,251
0
297
0
0
1,898
0
0
0
31
2,025
98
New York U.
4,187
259
0
1,298
1,780
774
0
0
0
37
39
99
U. Missouri, Columbia
4,155
205
82
1,467
0
744
0
0
0
1,657
0
100
Idaho State U.
4,086
0
12
50
0
1,974
17
6
0
2,027
0
101
U. Idaho
3,940
334
107
1,341
0
494
96
26
0
1,542
0
102
Medical U. South Carolina
3,892
0
0
3,892
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
103
Utah State U.
3,873
0
0
623
0
860
0
39
0
2,351
0
104
Old Dominion U.
3,780
9
0
13
0
3,251
0
0
0
507
0
105
North Dakota State U.
3,774
1,220
0
2
0
2,148
0
358
0
46
0
106
U. Nebraska, Lincoln
3,436
54
0
807
0
1,496
0
0
280
799
0
107
U. Wyoming
3,168
0
2,228
161
26
485
0
0
0
268
0
108
Dartmouth C.
3,122
317
0
5
0
390
0
0
0
2,410
0
109
U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa
2,995
0
43
0
0
1,898
0
0
0
1,054
0
110
Drexel U.
2,987
0
0
277
8
189
0
0
0
2,513
0
111
U. California, Santa Cruz
2,949
130
67
0
0
2,628
0
0
0
124
0
112
Oklahoma State U., Stillwater
2,777
0
0
280
6
547
0
241
0
1,703
0
113
U. Alaska, Fairbanks
2,680
0
1,190
0
0
0
0
0
443
1,047
0
114
Lehigh U.
2,675
0
0
0
0
856
0
4
0
1,815
0
115
Northeastern U.
2,666
0
0
8
0
2,315
0
0
0
343
0
116
Wayne State U.
2,629
0
0
0
0
2,263
0
0
0
366
0
117
Ohio U.
2,541
0
411
0
0
1,527
0
0
0
603
0
118
South Dakota State U.
2,523
0
0
2,523
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
119
Texas Tech U.
2,478
80
327
92
0
626
0
0
0
1,353
0
120
U. South Florida, Tampa
2,445
0
113
0
0
1,018
0
0
0
1,314
0
121
U. Maine
2,429
0
267
180
0
265
0
0
0
1,717
0
122
U. Tennessee, Knoxville, Institute of Agriculture
2,308
0
0
1,506
0
0
0
226
258
318
0
123
SUNY, Binghamton U.
2,295
0
0
0
0
2,066
0
0
0
229
0
124
Clemson U.
2,221
0
0
0
0
298
0
0
0
1,876
47
125
George Washington U.
2,218
19
0
156
0
1,033
0
24
0
986
0
126
Boise State U.
2,090
41
197
70
0
58
0
106
0
1,618
0
127
Auburn U., Auburn
2,031
0
0
172
0
1,139
0
0
0
720
0
128
U. Iowa
2,022
0
0
6
0
1,659
0
0
0
357
0
129
U. Rhode Island
1,978
0
632
80
0
1,187
0
0
21
28
30
130
Southern Methodist U.
1,879
0
340
0
157
1,116
0
0
0
266
0
131
Tufts U.
1,872
0
0
0
0
979
0
0
0
817
76
132
Northern Illinois U.
1,849
237
35
0
0
1,385
0
32
0
160
0
133
California Polytechnic State U., San Luis Obispo
1,787
0
0
11
0
49
0
530
0
1,197
0
134
Syracuse U.
1,745
3
0
141
0
802
0
40
0
759
0
135
U. Texas, Arlington
1,740
0
28
0
0
1,614
0
0
0
98
0
136
Brandeis U.
1,697
0
0
124
0
1,573
0
0
0
0
0
137
U. Texas, El Paso
1,676
136
0
0
0
158
0
0
0
1,239
143
138
U. New Hampshire
1,664
0
689
175
0
442
0
0
0
358
0
139
Fisk U.
1,661
i
0
i
0
i
830
i
0
i
831
i
0
i
0
i
0
i
0
i
0
i
140
Hampton U.
1,643
0
0
2
243
830
0
0
0
568
0
141
U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee
1,627
0
0
0
352
1,105
0
0
0
170
0
142
Michigan Technological U.
1,621
0
968
0
0
135
0
0
0
518
0
143
CUNY, City C.
1,606
209
0
0
0
392
0
0
0
1,005
0
144
Virginia Commonwealth U.
1,605
47
0
64
0
698
0
0
0
796
0
145
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
1,596
14
0
0
35
0
0
0
0
1,547
0
146
Portland State U.
1,582
24
295
0
0
269
0
282
0
712
0
147
C. of William and Mary and Virginia Institute of Marine Science
1,580
277
0
0
0
1,303
0
0
0
0
0
148
Youngstown State U.
1,578
0
0
0
0
1,578
0
0
0
0
0
149
U. Miami
1,530
0
1,182
0
0
131
0
0
0
217
0
150
U. Texas, Dallas
1,470
71
0
0
0
575
0
0
42
782
0
151
U. Toledo
1,448
0
0
151
0
675
0
0
0
622
0
152
U. North Texas, Denton
1,392
0
0
931
0
137
0
0
0
324
0
153
Kent State U.
1,358
0
0
185
0
1,173
0
0
0
0
0
154
Alabama A&M U.
1,335
i
36
i
115
i
283
i
6
i
433
i
0
i
5
i
0
i
456
i
1
i
155
U. Cincinnati
1,315
0
0
29
0
949
0
0
0
335
2
156
U. Dayton
1,250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,250
0
157
Purdue U., Calumet
1,247
0
0
0
0
28
0
0
0
46
1,173
158
Emory U.
1,229
0
0
97
110
903
0
0
0
0
119
159
South Carolina State U.
1,182
0
120
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,062
0
160
SUNY, U. Buffalo
1,177
0
11
0
0
571
0
0
0
595
0
161
Norfolk State U.
1,174
536
0
0
0
269
0
0
0
216
153
162
Humboldt State U.
1,136
0
1,136
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
163
U. Arkansas, Fayetteville
1,109
0
107
64
0
349
0
0
0
589
0
164
Florida A&M U.
1,089
0
0
0
0
649
0
0
0
440
0
165
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
1,057
0
0
1,057
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
166
Naval Postgraduate School
1,013
0
562
0
18
51
0
295
0
87
0
167
Boston C.
1,000
0
0
0
0
1,000
0
0
0
0
0
168
U. Tulsa
980
0
0
0
0
271
0
0
0
709
0
169
Brigham Young U., Provo
948
60
2
0
15
44
0
0
0
827
0
170
Western Michigan U. and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
943
0
209
0
0
734
0
0
0
0
0
171
U. Mississippi
936
0
234
0
0
493
0
0
0
209
0
172
Prairie View A&M U.
919
10
0
0
0
643
0
0
0
266
0
173
San Diego State U.
887
0
3
124
0
91
0
0
0
669
0
174
Valparaiso U.
830
0
0
0
0
130
0
0
0
700
0
175
New Jersey Institute of Technology
810
54
0
0
0
337
0
0
0
419
0
176
Georgia State U.
794
0
140
0
0
654
0
0
0
0
0
177
Montana Tech of U. Montana
769
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
756
0
178
Tulane U.
767
0
16
15
29
674
0
0
0
33
0
179
U. North Carolina, Charlotte
766
75
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
678
0
180
U. Massachusetts, Lowell
738
23
0
0
0
528
0
0
0
187
0
181
Alfred U.
734
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
672
53
182
U. California, Merced
733
0
403
0
0
138
0
0
0
192
0
183
SUNY, U. Albany
720
0
568
0
0
152
0
0
0
0
0
184
Howard U.
715
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
715
0
185
Florida Atlantic U.
693
0
58
90
0
0
0
0
0
545
0
186
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State U.