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Table 23. Federal obligations for science and engineering to historically black colleges and universities, ranked by total amount received, by agency: FY 2015

(Dollars in thousands)

Rank Institution All agencies
All agencies DHS DOC DOD DOE DOT ED EPA HHS NASA NSF SSA USDA
All HBCUs 397,237.3 3,344.9 1,347.8 39,281.3 9,842.9 95.0 4,519.8 200.0 126,119.8 4,842.3 84,066.7 240.0 123,336.7
1 Morehouse School of Medicine 30,298.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30,298.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State U. 29,380.0 32.4 0.0 6,526.1 1,527.0 0.0 250.0 0.0 1,695.0 0.0 9,878.6 0.0 9,470.9
3 Howard U. 20,143.7 0.0 0.0 2,296.3 0.0 0.0 250.0 0.0 13,132.5 6.6 4,458.4 0.0 0.0
4 Florida A&M U. 19,494.9 0.0 0.0 334.3 4,223.9 0.0 351.5 0.0 6,948.3 0.0 3,209.1 120.0 4,307.9
5 Prairie View A&M U. 17,138.9 0.0 0.0 5,000.0 0.0 0.0 193.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,942.1 0.0 10,003.7
6 Tennessee State U. 15,681.1 770.1 0.0 1,039.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,597.5 0.0 3,264.0 0.0 9,010.3
7 Meharry Medical C. 15,087.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15,087.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
8 Hampton U. 15,009.2 0.0 8.9 1,101.3 1,200.0 0.0 120.0 0.0 4,519.8 4,097.0 3,842.2 120.0 0.0
9 Alabama A&M U. 13,987.4 950.2 0.0 1,200.2 0.0 0.0 119.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,299.5 0.0 9,418.5
10 Tuskegee U. 12,591.8 0.0 0.0 952.1 0.0 95.0 0.0 0.0 2,161.6 0.0 4,770.5 0.0 4,612.6
11 Jackson State U. 12,163.3 0.0 75.0 2,066.1 0.0 0.0 200.0 0.0 5,793.3 0.0 4,028.9 0.0 0.0
12 U. of the District of Columbia 11,662.3 0.0 0.0 594.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,625.1 0.0 3,146.0 0.0 6,296.4
13 Norfolk State U. 10,935.2 0.0 0.0 5,890.4 2,812.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 102.8 10.0 2,120.1 0.0 0.0
14 U. of the Virgin Islands 10,215.0 0.0 742.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,763.9 0.0 4,569.7 0.0 3,138.5
15 Morgan State U. 10,164.5 0.0 144.9 1,966.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5,970.1 728.7 1,354.7 0.0 0.0
16 Xavier U. Louisiana 9,494.3 0.0 0.0 1,193.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7,429.3 0.0 872.0 0.0 0.0
17 Delaware State U. 8,659.2 0.0 0.0 817.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,516.2 0.0 2,170.5 0.0 3,154.9
18 Kentucky State U. 8,454.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 219.0 0.0 8,235.8
19 Lincoln U., Jefferson City 8,177.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 499.5 0.0 7,653.2
20 Dillard U. 7,937.5 0.0 0.0 593.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 175.0 7,011.7 0.0 127.2 0.0 30.0
21 U. Maryland, Eastern Shore 7,727.0 0.0 358.3 200.0 0.0 0.0 198.6 0.0 149.8 0.0 1,958.3 0.0 4,862.0
22 South Carolina State U. 7,405.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 400.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,242.5 0.0 5,763.2
23 Virginia State U. 7,216.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 761.9 0.0 6,454.7
24 U. Arkansas, Pine Bluff 7,165.8 0.0 0.0 200.0 0.0 0.0 190.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,546.0 0.0 5,229.5
25 Fort Valley State U. 6,896.2 0.0 0.0 538.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 399.0 0.0 5,959.0
26 Southern U. and A&M C., system office 6,861.3 0.0 0.0 536.7 0.0 0.0 550.0 0.0 989.7 0.0 577.7 0.0 4,207.3
27 North Carolina Central U. 6,846.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 250.0 0.0 4,343.5 0.0 2,252.9 0.0 0.0
28 Clark Atlanta U. 6,472.5 0.0 0.0 1,066.1 80.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,953.1 0.0 2,373.3 0.0 0.0
29 Alcorn State U. 6,287.7 0.0 0.0 6.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 199.9 0.0 6,081.0
30 Texas Southern U. 6,256.3 962.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,314.7 0.0 2,979.4 0.0 0.0
31 Langston U. 4,748.4 0.0 0.0 200.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,548.4
32 West Virginia State U. 4,646.2 0.0 0.0 337.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 49.7 0.0 4,259.5
33 Winston-Salem State U. 3,651.6 0.0 0.0 348.9 0.0 0.0 199.2 0.0 1,796.7 0.0 1,306.8 0.0 0.0
34 Fisk U. 3,339.4 630.0 0.0 654.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 353.0 0.0 1,702.4 0.0 0.0
35 Spelman C. 2,165.3 0.0 0.0 175.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 763.8 0.0 1,225.8 0.0 0.0
36 Alabama State U. 1,995.8 0.0 0.0 486.5 0.0 0.0 249.7 0.0 809.5 0.0 450.0 0.0 0.0
37 Savannah State U. 1,981.1 0.0 17.8 973.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 520.3 0.0 469.5 0.0 0.0
38 Morehouse C. 1,894.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 248.9 0.0 119.5 0.0 1,526.2 0.0 0.0
39 Tougaloo C. 1,686.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,136.4 0.0 549.8 0.0 0.0
40 Fayetteville State U. 1,676.0 0.0 0.0 1,096.7 0.0 0.0 250.0 0.0 329.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
41 Mississippi Valley State U. 1,065.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,065.7 0.0 0.0
42 Claflin U. 1,001.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 199.1 0.0 802.2 0.0 0.0
43 Bowie State U. 973.3 0.0 0.0 445.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 527.8 0.0 0.0
44 Central State U. 956.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 356.8 0.0 600.0
45 Harris-Stowe State U. 930.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 930.0 0.0 0.0
46 Albany State U. 878.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 391.8 0.0 486.4 0.0 0.0
47 Elizabeth City State U. 769.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 265.4 0.0 503.9 0.0 0.0
48 Virginia Union U. 756.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 756.9 0.0 0.0
49 Grambling State U. 685.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 335.6 0.0 349.7 0.0 0.0
50 Lincoln U. 555.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 516.3 0.0 39.4
51 Wiley C. 500.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 500.0 0.0 0.0
52 Bethune-Cookman U. 491.9 0.0 0.0 75.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 336.9 0.0 79.5 0.0 0.0
53 Paine C. 453.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 453.0 0.0 0.0
54 Huston-Tillotson U. 398.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 398.3 0.0 0.0
55 Livingstone C. 397.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 397.2 0.0 0.0
56 Miles C. 368.7 0.0 0.0 368.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
57 Benedict C. 355.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 355.9 0.0 0.0
58 Philander Smith C. 350.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 350.0 0.0 0.0
59 Bennett C., Greensboro 350.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 350.0 0.0 0.0
60 LeMoyne-Owen C. 346.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 346.0 0.0 0.0
61 Oakwood U. 307.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 307.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
62 Texas C. 250.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 250.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
63 Rust C. 249.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 249.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
64 Johnson C. Smith U. 198.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 198.2 0.0 0.0
65 Shaw U. 52.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 52.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
DHS = Department of Homeland Security; DOC = Department of Commerce; DOD = Department of Defense; DOE = Department of Energy; DOT = Department of Transportation; ED = Department of Education; EPA = Environmental Protection Agency; HBCUs = historically black colleges and universities; HHS = Department of Health and Human Services; NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NSF = National Science Foundation; SSA = Social Security Administration; USDA = Department of Agriculture.
NOTES: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Institution order is based on total actual dollars received before amounts are rounded. Only those agencies that had obligations in the variables represented by this table appear in the table.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions, FY 2015.