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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 2016

(Dollars in thousands)

Rank Institution All agencies DHS DOC DOD DOE DOI DOT ED EPA HHS NASA NSF SSA USDA
All HBCUs 372,978.3 130.0 135.9 19,956.3 5,824.2 214.5 2,804.4 5,167.4 400.0 114,379.1 5,258.2 94,604.2 246.5 123,857.6
1 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State U. 26,085.7 0.0 84.7 2,309.4 0.0 0.0 1,402.2 446.6 0.0 1,625.8 0.0 11,551.5 0.0 8,665.5
2 Morehouse School of Medicine 24,542.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 24,542.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
3 Jackson State U. 23,346.6 0.0 0.0 2,787.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 200.0 0.0 5,549.8 0.0 14,809.6 0.0 0.0
4 Meharry Medical C. 18,060.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18,060.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
5 Howard U. 17,137.0 0.0 0.0 1,281.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 250.0 0.0 11,991.4 9.0 3,605.1 0.0 0.0
6 Florida A&M U. 16,704.0 0.0 0.0 970.7 303.3 0.0 0.0 464.7 0.0 5,939.7 0.0 3,052.5 120.0 5,853.1
7 Hampton U. 15,886.6 0.0 0.0 1,716.9 719.0 0.0 0.0 120.0 0.0 5,136.5 4,193.5 3,880.7 120.0 0.0
8 Tuskegee U. 14,313.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,490.0 0.0 3,005.7 0.0 8,817.7
9 Tennessee State U. 13,123.5 0.0 0.0 329.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,264.2 0.0 3,677.9 0.0 7,852.4
10 Prairie View A&M U. 12,900.0 0.0 0.0 498.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 197.0 0.0 0.0 160.0 928.5 0.0 11,115.7
11 Alabama A&M U. 11,571.8 0.0 0.0 792.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 119.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,071.2 0.0 7,589.6
12 U. of the Virgin Islands 11,364.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 107.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,383.2 0.0 6,665.6 0.0 3,208.4
13 Morgan State U. 10,200.0 0.0 0.0 1,262.5 0.0 0.0 1,402.2 0.0 0.0 5,385.9 895.6 1,253.8 0.0 0.0
14 North Carolina Central U. 9,883.8 0.0 0.0 742.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 250.0 0.0 4,248.2 0.0 4,224.9 0.0 417.9
15 Norfolk State U. 9,396.2 0.0 0.0 810.2 4,011.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,574.2 0.0 0.0
16 Virginia State U. 9,305.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,496.9 0.0 6,808.3
17 Kentucky State U. 8,388.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 37.4 0.0 8,351.4
18 Xavier U. Louisiana 8,336.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7,597.8 0.0 738.3 0.0 0.0
19 Delaware State U. 7,963.3 0.0 0.0 967.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,350.9 0.0 1,477.4 0.0 3,167.4
20 Lincoln U., Jefferson City 7,837.1 0.0 0.0 200.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7,637.1
21 Clark Atlanta U. 6,933.7 0.0 0.0 5.6 240.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,535.9 0.0 2,145.7 6.5 0.0
22 U. Maryland, Eastern Shore 6,307.1 0.0 0.0 254.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 363.0 0.0 149.8 0.0 1,078.1 0.0 4,462.3
23 U. Arkansas, Pine Bluff 6,274.9 0.0 0.0 680.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 154.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 385.5 0.0 5,054.8
24 Fort Valley State U. 6,187.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 106.4 0.0 6,081.1
25 Langston U. 6,085.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6,085.7
26 Alcorn State U. 5,722.2 0.0 0.0 92.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 715.7 0.0 4,914.4
27 Southern U. and A&M C., system office 5,579.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 216.4 0.0 6.2 0.0 836.8 0.0 4,520.0
28 U. of the District of Columbia 4,797.8 0.0 0.0 495.4 0.0 107.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 702.6 0.0 1,182.4 0.0 2,310.1
29 South Carolina State U. 4,790.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 600.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 29.0 0.0 4,161.6
30 Central State U. 4,205.7 0.0 0.0 336.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 309.2 0.0 3,559.9
31 Winston-Salem State U. 3,700.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 297.9 0.0 1,510.7 0.0 1,891.9 0.0 0.0
32 West Virginia State U. 3,688.1 0.0 0.0 499.4 250.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 300.0 0.0 2,638.7
33 Fisk U. 3,662.3 130.0 0.0 554.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 390.7 0.0 2,587.6 0.0 0.0
34 Texas Southern U. 3,176.6 0.0 0.0 60.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,676.6 0.0 440.0 0.0 0.0
35 Harris-Stowe State U. 3,002.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 241.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,760.9 0.0 0.0
36 Spelman C. 2,894.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 425.0 0.0 2,469.5 0.0 0.0
37 Dillard U. 2,499.5 0.0 0.0 391.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 250.0 200.0 1,557.8 0.0 25.0 0.0 75.0
38 Alabama State U. 1,660.5 0.0 0.0 249.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 250.0 0.0 624.4 0.0 537.1 0.0 0.0
39 Lincoln U., Pennsylvania 1,658.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,658.6 0.0 0.0
40 Fayetteville State U. 1,516.0 0.0 9.4 646.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 250.0 0.0 329.3 0.0 281.4 0.0 0.0
41 Savannah State U. 1,188.7 0.0 0.0 276.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 418.8 0.0 493.5 0.0 0.0
42 Bowie State U. 1,137.8 0.0 32.7 0.0 300.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 795.1 0.0 10.0
43 Tougaloo C. 1,135.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,135.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
44 Morehouse C. 1,020.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 248.3 0.0 290.5 0.0 481.8 0.0 0.0
45 Bethune-Cookman U. 756.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 327.4 0.0 429.4 0.0 0.0
46 Gadsden State Community C. 694.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 694.4 0.0 0.0
47 Albany State U. 693.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 121.2 0.0 73.0 0.0 499.4
48 Huston-Tillotson U. 606.3 0.0 0.0 486.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 119.6 0.0 0.0
49 Grambling State U. 458.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 338.2 0.0 120.0 0.0 0.0
50 Benedict C. 450.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 450.0 0.0 0.0
51 Claflin U. 431.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 281.2 0.0 150.0 0.0 0.0
52 Bluefield State C. 422.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 422.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
53 Lane C. 399.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 399.7 0.0 0.0
54 Virginia Union U. 379.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 379.8 0.0 0.0
55 Philander Smith C. 350.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 350.0 0.0 0.0
56 Livingstone C. 326.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 326.8 0.0 0.0
57 Oakwood U. 307.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 307.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
58 J. F. Drake State Community and Technical C. 280.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 280.9 0.0 0.0
59 Mississippi Valley State U. 260.6 0.0 0.0 260.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
60 Rust C. 249.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 249.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
61 Elizabeth City State U. 223.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 144.0 0.0 79.4 0.0 0.0
62 Lawson State Community C., Birmingham 200.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 200.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
63 Voorhees C. 153.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 153.0 0.0 0.0
64 Shaw U. 116.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 116.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
65 Johnson C. Smith U. 35.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 35.7 0.0 0.0
66 Coppin State U. 9.1 0.0 9.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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; DOI = Department of the Interior; 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 2016.