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Table 30. Federal obligations for science and engineering to systems of universities and colleges, ranked by total amount received, by agency: FY 2015

(Dollars in thousands)

Rank Institution All agencies DOC DOD DOE ED EPA HHS NASA NSF USDA Othera
All systems 11,822,926.5 149,145.7 1,216,094.1 500,765.6 49,137.4 18,603.7 6,266,347.0 441,772.8 2,317,794.8 694,784.2 168,481.1
1 U. California System 2,777,301.6 23,915.4 224,241.2 100,737.0 1,870.0 2,522.2 1,764,046.3 131,924.3 431,334.6 71,716.5 24,994.0
2 U. Texas System 898,372.4 8,138.1 121,317.6 47,243.1 2,390.4 1,242.8 573,105.7 16,178.7 119,714.6 3,371.5 5,669.9
3 U. North Carolina System 699,124.9 7,139.6 35,516.9 54,657.7 1,299.2 2,892.6 424,525.9 1,935.2 108,102.6 55,326.3 7,728.9
4 State U. System of Florida 631,626.5 7,127.1 66,705.5 26,326.7 929.6 798.3 280,856.3 22,616.3 150,383.1 64,752.6 11,131.0
5 U. System of Georgia 581,944.1 1,423.7 257,306.5 10,664.2 9,317.1 0.0 134,858.2 8,563.1 112,752.4 40,198.3 6,860.6
6 Columbia U. System 520,483.8 3,424.8 27,706.1 10,547.8 264.3 0.0 364,327.9 19,045.1 94,230.4 0.0 937.3
7 U. Wisconsin System 496,205.1 4,221.0 17,439.0 58,648.4 754.1 2,479.2 271,492.1 11,541.3 95,283.8 33,001.7 1,344.6
8 U. System of Maryland 428,407.8 27,245.5 45,279.9 11,192.5 834.0 15.0 184,801.4 49,305.7 80,127.3 25,187.2 4,419.4
9 U. Illinois System 423,895.0 2,174.2 34,322.2 37,127.5 246.8 255.1 152,147.9 6,688.5 142,278.1 31,759.6 16,895.1
10 Oregon U. System 401,762.3 6,016.9 14,749.7 15,789.9 908.4 3,105.1 247,538.2 7,775.9 72,148.5 21,358.1 12,371.9
11 Arizona U. System 362,224.0 2,747.7 40,583.9 10,477.2 75.0 990.0 121,487.6 51,020.3 111,858.6 14,277.1 8,706.6
12 CUNY System 350,306.2 26.8 9,814.5 2,191.2 1,157.7 0.0 301,661.2 190.0 32,042.4 663.9 2,558.4
13 U. Alabama System 329,097.5 374.8 45,166.4 1,895.1 0.0 0.0 245,484.1 21,142.8 14,516.3 61.5 456.4
14 SUNY System 278,863.4 11,499.5 15,361.3 10,594.4 0.0 0.0 149,913.7 0.0 87,269.0 1,782.0 2,443.3
15 Utah System of Higher Education 274,788.1 912.0 38,888.9 12,047.4 599.0 1,324.0 147,264.3 2,345.9 55,118.2 13,338.2 2,950.3
16 U. Massachusetts System 272,915.7 1,843.0 25,963.9 5,173.9 299.8 0.0 157,910.4 4,566.0 59,670.2 15,360.9 2,127.7
17 Texas A&M U. System 228,177.0 4,688.5 13,249.3 15,142.1 693.0 0.0 41,657.4 8,214.3 88,310.8 49,983.1 6,238.4
18 Indiana U. System 219,286.9 916.4 22,442.1 4,861.9 0.0 0.0 147,494.4 350.4 41,967.8 129.5 1,124.4
19 Colorado State U. System 155,892.4 8,611.5 31,506.2 7,827.5 0.0 999.4 27,759.8 7,490.8 45,355.8 21,004.3 5,337.1
20 U. Nebraska System 145,735.1 1,187.3 7,101.8 5,343.4 0.0 0.0 74,428.5 2,310.0 30,510.5 23,300.4 1,553.3
21 U. Hawaii System 142,012.0 5,330.4 26,079.4 1,929.0 200.0 0.0 43,369.9 18,103.1 36,773.8 8,774.1 1,452.3
22 U. Missouri System 137,500.1 274.0 7,243.0 5,714.8 11,965.9 1,000.0 49,239.7 764.9 34,506.7 24,586.0 2,205.1
23 California State U. System 130,570.2 390.6 8,330.1 3,003.5 1,113.5 0.0 60,752.5 16,559.0 34,703.3 1,765.3 3,952.5
24 U. Tennessee System 119,138.0 1,996.7 7,211.9 9,171.9 148.4 0.0 36,431.5 926.9 29,867.0 29,003.4 4,380.2
25 Montana U. System 99,701.0 704.0 27,267.2 10,059.7 0.0 0.0 22,940.4 5,171.7 18,272.8 11,568.3 3,717.0
26 Louisiana State U. System 83,685.2 407.6 7,034.3 2,922.8 200.0 0.0 39,870.3 569.8 12,979.0 18,824.7 876.7
27 U. Arkansas System 80,421.6 0.0 9,117.1 150.0 733.8 0.0 31,996.3 620.7 10,191.2 25,978.9 1,633.6
28 U. Alaska System 76,607.4 3,934.7 2,349.5 99.8 0.0 0.0 12,983.3 12,888.8 31,523.2 5,984.7 6,843.5
29 Nevada System of Higher Education 65,045.6 906.0 1,733.3 8,911.5 0.0 605.5 23,872.8 810.7 17,439.3 7,560.6 3,205.9
30 U. Puerto Rico System 61,268.1 1,929.2 2,107.1 0.0 200.0 0.0 34,853.2 285.4 7,852.5 14,040.6 0.0
31 U. Houston System 54,995.4 574.8 3,679.8 2,298.2 444.5 0.0 18,968.3 1,971.6 19,440.1 498.1 7,120.0
32 West Virginia Public Colleges and Universities System 51,333.4 810.7 1,338.9 850.0 199.8 0.0 22,119.4 5.2 10,295.4 15,538.0 176.0
33 Tennessee Board of Regents System 37,455.5 0.0 3,432.4 882.5 197.6 0.0 12,808.4 27.6 7,890.4 9,757.3 2,459.3
34 U. System of New Hampshire 37,126.2 2,776.9 1,822.3 1,501.8 0.0 0.0 1,281.5 8,021.2 13,866.2 7,500.5 355.7
35 U. Maine System 33,366.7 2,443.7 88.1 2,380.2 183.6 0.0 1,461.5 1,257.9 12,810.7 12,634.4 106.7
36 Texas Tech U. System 30,798.5 87.0 4,398.7 1,809.8 0.0 374.5 12,332.6 414.2 10,034.4 1,063.7 283.5
37 North Dakota U. System 29,760.8 0.0 765.3 150.0 0.0 0.0 3,494.4 0.0 11,423.6 11,373.2 2,554.4
38 Southern Illinois U. System 12,947.9 0.0 2,688.5 100.0 200.0 0.0 7,083.6 0.0 2,514.8 279.1 82.0
39 North Carolina Community C. System 11,048.7 152.5 0.0 0.0 9,200.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,696.2 0.0 0.0
40 South Dakota U. System 8,177.1 600.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6,365.9 0.0 1,211.2 0.0 0.0
41 Claremont Colleges System 7,286.4 18.2 1,057.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,873.1 0.0 3,337.2 0.0 0.0
42 Texas State U. System 6,504.4 195.8 2,244.9 0.0 193.6 0.0 1,515.4 98.3 1,838.7 363.2 54.5
43 Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System 6,478.2 0.0 37.3 0.0 942.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,935.0 563.0 0.0
44 U. Louisiana System 5,535.4 230.2 473.7 271.4 150.0 0.0 1,584.8 0.0 2,208.6 279.5 337.1
45 Ana G. Mendez U. System 5,025.0 0.0 0.0 70.0 199.6 0.0 4,294.6 0.0 185.8 275.0 0.0
46 Virginia Community C. System 4,137.0 1,722.6 353.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,061.2 0.0 0.0
47 Maricopa Community Colleges 1,930.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,930.8 0.0 0.0
48 Los Angeles Community C. District 1,224.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 474.3 0.0 750.0
49 Inter American U. Puerto Rico System 1,212.4 0.0 486.6 0.0 725.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
50 Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education 952.2 26.0 83.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 410.3 0.0 432.4 0.0 0.0
51 Peralta Community C. District 919.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 919.7 0.0 0.0
52 Alabama Community C. System 414.1 0.0 7.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 125.0 0.0 281.7 0.0 0.0
53 San Mateo Community C. District 399.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 300.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 99.9 0.0 0.0
54 Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education 342.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 71.2 185.2 0.0 86.4
55 Concordia U. System 340.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 340.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
56 San Diego Community C. District 216.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 216.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
57 Dallas County Community C. District 200.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 200.0 0.0 0.0
58 Nebraska Community C. System 143.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 143.9 0.0 0.0
59 California State Ctr. Community C. District 121.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 121.1 0.0 0.0
60 Foothill-De Anza Community C. District 78.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 78.2 0.0 0.0
61 Community C. System of New Hampshire 51.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 51.3 0.0 0.0
62 Contra Costa Community C. District 43.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 43.0 0.0 0.0
DOC = Department of Commerce; DOD = Department of Defense; DOE = Department of Energy; ED = Department of Education; EPA = Environmental Protection Agency; HHS = Department of Health and Human Services; NASA = National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NSF = National Science Foundation; USDA = Department of Agriculture.
a Includes obligations from the following agencies: the Agency for International Development, the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Transportation, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Office of Justice Programs, and the Social Security Administration.
NOTES: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Institution order is based on total actual dollars received before amounts are rounded. The table includes obligations to every individual institution included within each system. 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.