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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 2016

(Dollars in thousands)

Rank System All agencies DOC DOD DOE ED EPA HHS NASA NSF USDA Othera
All systems 13,090,855.3 177,434.6 1,207,075.5 504,567.5 42,994.9 32,124.8 7,093,957.5 519,694.7 2,612,305.9 761,887.2 138,812.8
1 U. California System 2,799,505.3 21,688.2 257,308.7 96,535.3 1,632.2 7,160.3 1,813,138.6 110,674.7 428,169.2 51,279.2 11,918.8
2 U. Texas System 959,493.1 7,750.4 152,891.4 25,775.4 1,664.8 1,737.7 610,635.7 13,245.0 137,479.8 3,613.2 4,699.8
3 U. North Carolina System 720,360.6 7,129.3 32,741.7 16,608.4 2,496.2 4,106.2 455,595.2 2,366.1 133,372.5 56,637.8 9,307.2
4 State U. System of Florida 592,456.4 5,963.2 66,002.1 25,172.1 3,795.1 990.1 264,046.5 24,869.1 147,182.0 40,027.4 14,408.9
5 Columbia U. System 560,914.0 3,201.4 32,193.4 11,676.0 244.9 1,493.9 403,128.6 20,034.1 88,640.9 45.0 255.8
6 U. Wisconsin System 503,752.7 2,964.2 27,509.8 50,841.8 2,401.4 2,203.7 285,093.9 9,953.2 91,253.1 28,999.7 2,532.0
7 U. Colorado System 495,700.8 46,770.4 35,025.7 11,411.7 0.0 891.0 254,932.2 74,324.1 71,509.2 143.8 692.7
8 U. System of Ohio 470,988.0 557.4 57,104.9 23,493.8 948.5 175.0 251,665.3 7,514.4 89,578.4 36,472.3 3,478.0
9 U. System of Maryland 464,556.6 26,837.5 57,492.8 12,556.3 680.9 880.1 197,847.3 53,369.9 83,184.5 29,046.0 2,661.3
10 U. Illinois System 438,884.9 1,000.0 36,904.4 26,898.0 253.3 1,068.8 168,351.8 6,877.3 155,372.1 30,801.4 11,357.7
11 U. Minnesota System 392,781.6 1,240.3 28,574.2 10,285.3 296.4 140.0 245,002.5 4,276.4 66,551.9 35,895.8 518.8
12 Arizona U. System 388,603.6 883.0 43,963.2 15,062.6 3,349.8 4,343.8 135,805.8 45,063.0 122,301.2 12,162.6 5,668.7
13 U. System of Georgia 384,632.3 6,864.4 50,463.6 15,201.4 149.4 1,490.2 152,847.0 12,892.7 103,049.6 38,157.5 3,516.6
14 SUNY System 318,140.9 1,474.1 41,306.2 14,110.3 0.0 1,156.0 169,231.6 4,517.4 81,565.9 3,251.9 1,527.6
15 U. Alabama System 315,398.7 505.0 25,657.4 2,361.1 0.0 0.0 248,060.4 19,586.7 18,691.9 200.7 335.5
16 Utah System of Higher Education 302,173.8 2,357.6 60,015.8 11,800.3 599.0 358.0 160,244.8 2,657.6 48,361.8 14,396.4 1,382.5
17 Massachusetts Public Higher Education System 272,002.7 640.1 23,717.4 5,170.5 324.9 153.9 177,532.9 4,945.9 43,362.0 13,670.1 2,484.8
18 Texas A&M U. System 249,174.9 3,190.9 12,442.2 16,929.9 12,447.0 571.6 46,960.8 4,584.3 90,889.8 54,227.8 6,930.6
19 Indiana U. System 224,769.3 762.4 7,825.8 6,070.3 0.0 0.0 160,090.6 617.3 48,358.6 223.0 821.3
20 Kansas Board of Regents 177,151.9 59.6 6,112.6 8,191.3 504.3 2,523.5 86,459.2 3,541.8 32,924.1 27,950.8 8,884.7
21 U. Nebraska System 161,119.5 628.7 4,530.4 5,673.2 1,280.4 0.0 90,989.3 1,632.3 28,955.7 24,515.1 2,914.4
22 U. Hawaii System 156,263.9 813.9 36,207.3 2,341.8 200.0 0.0 46,566.4 22,226.4 39,336.1 7,508.4 1,063.6
23 California State U. System 156,135.9 869.2 10,537.3 1,306.7 1,498.4 0.0 60,916.6 13,145.6 56,918.2 2,645.9 8,298.0
24 Colorado State U. System 134,274.9 7,565.6 14,887.2 8,067.5 0.0 370.0 33,907.7 8,650.5 30,778.5 28,039.0 2,009.0
25 U. Tennessee System 131,591.0 2,976.3 14,139.3 18,677.4 0.0 0.0 42,106.9 1,211.6 23,699.0 27,398.8 1,381.7
26 U. Arkansas System 121,211.7 50.0 5,519.6 3,202.5 649.7 0.0 80,225.9 419.3 8,831.4 20,709.5 1,603.7
27 U. Missouri System 120,931.4 124.5 10,443.8 4,738.7 0.0 25.0 50,473.5 1,390.6 23,896.7 27,932.7 1,905.9
28 Louisiana State U. System 96,066.6 793.1 562.6 3,233.4 200.0 20.0 55,502.2 480.8 17,824.9 13,427.0 4,022.5
29 Montana U. System 94,375.4 1,033.3 6,301.2 3,583.7 0.0 0.0 31,090.9 5,899.3 30,953.4 12,194.2 3,319.4
30 U. Alaska System 78,045.2 4,332.8 4,182.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12,776.1 16,356.2 30,269.9 6,071.5 4,056.7
31 North Dakota U. System 72,667.6 0.0 821.8 14,574.7 0.0 0.0 22,485.2 1,723.1 15,941.8 13,513.4 3,607.7
32 Nevada System of Higher Education 68,684.0 567.0 6,368.9 7,263.2 0.0 0.0 29,784.0 1,574.3 15,119.8 6,610.8 1,396.2
33 CUNY System 68,028.1 78.8 3,579.3 1,297.2 1,257.5 0.0 37,322.7 1,407.9 23,039.0 13.7 32.0
34 U. South Carolina System 67,273.3 748.6 2,889.5 4,465.4 344.6 0.0 45,309.2 879.8 12,039.6 590.0 6.5
35 U. Puerto Rico System 67,239.8 763.9 1,305.7 0.0 449.7 0.0 35,434.9 285.5 13,323.4 15,676.6 0.0
36 West Virginia Public Colleges and Universities System 57,175.5 148.8 1,026.7 3,615.1 200.0 0.0 26,136.6 1,249.2 9,489.0 14,419.5 890.6
37 U. Houston System 51,746.7 0.0 4,379.5 5,162.0 120.0 0.0 19,016.6 2,604.4 16,190.3 0.0 4,273.9
38 U. System of New Hampshire 44,143.3 8,248.2 3,148.3 1,673.9 0.0 0.0 1,127.2 6,377.0 14,559.6 6,103.1 2,906.0
39 Tennessee Board of Regents System 40,520.6 0.0 3,999.7 265.4 198.2 0.0 12,010.3 100.0 15,502.2 8,261.8 183.1
40 South Dakota U. System 39,265.0 500.0 965.9 679.5 136.9 0.0 8,515.0 3,319.1 8,700.0 16,200.1 248.5
41 U. Maine System 30,517.1 1,510.3 4,659.4 270.0 200.0 0.0 1,548.5 1,815.4 9,737.4 10,585.5 190.6
42 Oklahoma State U. System 29,422.7 0.0 433.7 1,004.9 0.0 0.0 7,161.5 0.0 13,501.6 6,955.9 365.2
43 U. North Texas System 28,728.1 0.0 1,419.7 1,012.7 198.8 0.0 19,470.5 42.9 6,478.5 105.0 0.0
44 Texas Tech U. System 24,446.8 89.1 4,055.0 970.3 0.0 0.0 10,247.9 555.5 6,751.1 1,659.0 118.8
45 U. Louisiana System 15,654.0 379.8 856.8 130.0 150.0 0.0 2,973.7 80.8 10,453.6 293.5 335.9
46 Southern Illinois U. System 11,804.1 0.0 1,095.7 371.1 200.0 0.0 6,654.9 107.4 3,043.1 302.0 30.0
47 Touro C. and U. System 10,948.3 0.0 1,250.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9,257.6 97.8 342.9 0.0 0.0
48 Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System 10,261.1 0.0 0.8 0.0 992.4 0.0 0.0 78.3 3,035.1 6,154.6 0.0
49 Texas State U. System 9,381.7 237.6 1,323.2 1,025.0 201.8 0.0 887.5 0.0 5,109.5 572.0 25.0
50 California Community Colleges 9,369.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 550.0 0.0 409.4 0.0 8,409.7 0.0 0.0
51 Ana G. Mendez U. System 8,118.6 0.0 0.0 3,810.5 497.3 0.0 3,648.5 0.0 112.3 50.0 0.0
52 Florida C. System 7,911.1 9.3 38.6 0.0 546.5 0.0 647.8 0.0 6,455.2 213.7 0.0
53 Claremont Colleges System 6,834.6 9.1 239.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,311.0 0.0 4,217.0 0.0 58.4
54 Southern U. System 5,579.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 216.4 0.0 6.2 0.0 836.8 4,520.0 0.0
55 Virginia Community C. System 2,773.9 1,722.6 336.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 714.7 0.0 0.0
56 Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education 2,706.0 36.5 64.0 0.0 0.0 12.6 0.0 0.0 2,163.5 415.3 14.0
57 Washington State Community and Technical Colleges 2,179.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,538.5 641.3 0.0
58 Illinois Community C. System 1,961.8 0.0 161.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,800.0 0.0 0.0
59 Arkansas State U. System 1,865.3 0.0 91.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,285.0 386.0 102.6
60 Maricopa Community Colleges 1,612.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,612.5 0.0 0.0
61 North Carolina Community C. System 1,447.5 116.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,330.6 0.0 0.0
62 Alabama Community C. System 1,375.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 200.0 0.0 0.0 1,175.2 0.0 0.0
63 Mississippi Community C. Board 1,218.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,218.5 0.0 0.0
64 Vermont State Colleges System 1,041.7 1,041.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
65 Regional U. System of Oklahoma 1,014.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 200.0 53.4 64.5 0.0 696.6 0.0 0.0
66 Inter American U. Puerto Rico System 918.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 718.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 199.7 0.0 0.0
67 Nebraska Community C. System 893.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 893.7 0.0 0.0
68 Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education 876.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 300.0 72.4 434.0 0.0 69.8
69 Colorado Community C. System 609.1 199.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 409.4 0.0 0.0
70 South Carolina Technical C. System 432.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 432.1 0.0 0.0
71 Kentucky Community and Technical C. System 249.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 249.5 0.0 0.0
72 Technical C. System of Georgia 198.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 198.9 0.0 0.0
73 Louisiana Community and Technical C. System 184.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 184.9 0.0 0.0
74 Concordia U. System 117.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 117.5 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 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 2016.