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Table 21. Federal obligations for science and engineering to historically black colleges and universities, ranked by total amount received in FY 2017: FYs 2009–17

(Dollars in thousands)

Rank
Institution
2009a
2010a
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
All HBCUs 458,017.5 497,119.2 447,583.7 400,293.1 379,639.2 408,386.9 397,237.3 372,978.3 307,892.1
1 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State U. 25,082.5 27,916.1 24,716.9 26,687.9 24,762.0 27,490.0 29,380.0 26,085.7 26,793.3
2 Florida A&M U. 27,570.4 23,708.6 15,858.6 15,430.8 16,545.0 17,421.2 19,494.9 16,704.0 19,665.4
3 Morehouse School of Medicine 30,105.0 50,521.7 26,646.6 28,223.2 29,445.4 33,244.2 30,298.4 24,542.8 18,268.2
4 Meharry Medical C. 33,036.3 37,731.6 26,364.4 24,872.4 20,658.5 16,990.9 15,087.1 18,060.6 15,309.7
5 Howard U. 21,892.0 20,598.6 18,454.9 23,796.8 20,348.3 22,022.1 20,143.7 17,137.0 12,825.4
6 North Carolina Central U. 4,160.1 7,690.3 8,295.3 7,527.2 6,051.0 8,572.3 6,846.3 9,883.8 12,300.8
7 Jackson State U. 25,241.2 22,610.6 17,016.3 13,394.5 14,776.0 10,881.7 12,163.3 23,346.6 11,777.0
8 Hampton U. 9,566.0 15,171.3 10,130.2 9,857.9 11,800.4 11,478.5 15,009.2 15,886.6 11,431.1
9 Tuskegee U. 18,458.8 18,489.5 27,365.6 19,753.8 18,850.3 17,830.6 12,591.8 14,313.5 10,113.1
10 Prairie View A&M U. 11,788.3 14,982.9 15,202.6 14,975.2 13,908.8 13,931.4 17,138.9 12,900.0 10,100.0
11 Morgan State U. 6,813.8 5,071.7 4,377.4 3,625.3 4,808.9 7,634.9 10,164.5 10,200.0 9,035.7
12 Tennessee State U. 12,485.5 16,000.7 20,024.7 12,193.8 13,824.1 18,570.0 15,681.1 13,123.5 8,659.4
13 Delaware State U. 7,031.3 6,004.1 8,446.8 11,499.6 11,326.0 11,650.0 8,659.2 7,963.3 8,155.7
14 Xavier U. Louisiana 10,050.0 8,860.5 9,623.4 5,610.7 4,861.9 8,815.1 9,494.3 8,336.2 7,756.3
15 U. of the Virgin Islands 8,095.7 7,376.9 10,547.5 7,580.6 6,173.8 9,310.5 10,215.0 11,364.5 7,542.8
16 Virginia State U. 8,486.5 10,011.7 8,716.5 9,909.7 8,515.1 8,862.9 7,216.7 9,305.2 7,098.7
17 Norfolk State U. 7,350.8 5,974.8 8,856.6 5,874.8 4,992.4 5,461.2 10,935.2 9,396.2 6,933.5
18 Alabama A&M U. 13,656.1 11,865.9 10,316.7 14,603.0 11,380.6 10,779.7 13,987.4 11,571.8 6,678.8
19 Southern U. and A&M C., system office 14,433.0 16,125.7 10,048.1 9,878.3 9,547.3 8,339.2 6,861.3 5,579.5 6,422.3
20 U. Arkansas, Pine Bluff 7,111.3 9,302.1 8,931.6 6,402.8 8,639.5 7,703.0 7,165.8 6,274.9 6,036.2
21 South Carolina State U. 10,351.5 11,618.0 7,340.0 7,157.6 6,446.7 6,116.6 7,405.7 4,790.6 5,396.0
22 Lincoln U., Jefferson City 9,667.8 9,429.6 11,764.7 10,155.5 9,478.1 9,987.1 8,177.7 7,837.1 5,079.6
23 Fisk U. 5,139.6 1,147.0 5,419.3 1,411.3 3,198.1 2,437.7 3,339.4 3,662.3 4,644.1
24 Alcorn State U. 7,460.4 8,925.8 7,004.0 8,455.1 6,849.3 6,862.2 6,287.7 5,722.2 4,490.1
25 Kentucky State U. 8,310.3 10,132.9 10,059.5 9,821.1 9,713.5 11,570.1 8,454.8 8,388.8 4,295.1
26 Clark Atlanta U. 7,547.5 6,387.0 9,041.8 5,020.0 6,519.3 5,892.8 6,472.5 6,933.7 4,210.4
27 Fort Valley State U. 7,515.4 8,688.5 10,534.9 8,973.6 8,175.5 8,323.2 6,896.2 6,187.5 4,081.5
28 U. Maryland, Eastern Shore 6,118.8 10,986.1 7,736.8 8,106.7 5,493.1 6,427.8 7,727.0 6,307.1 3,920.4
29 Winston-Salem State U. 6,254.7 4,453.4 5,958.3 2,838.1 2,152.9 3,271.6 3,651.6 3,700.4 3,164.2
30 Savannah State U. 5,009.3 2,625.8 2,525.8 2,904.2 2,209.6 2,389.9 1,981.1 1,188.7 3,083.7
31 Alabama State U. 3,296.4 2,062.7 2,279.8 2,858.0 3,013.1 5,099.5 1,995.8 1,660.5 3,008.8
32 West Virginia State U. 4,568.0 5,560.0 4,905.8 5,939.9 5,102.5 6,610.6 4,646.2 3,688.1 2,917.7
33 Langston U. 6,243.4 9,306.2 7,335.0 6,058.9 6,586.5 9,133.4 4,748.4 6,085.7 2,653.0
34 Texas Southern U. 4,228.9 2,299.0 4,074.6 1,996.4 3,684.0 3,963.0 6,256.3 3,176.6 2,633.4
35 U. of the District of Columbia 5,665.9 5,704.5 6,396.6 5,634.3 3,887.0 4,019.7 11,662.3 4,797.8 2,616.7
36 Fayetteville State U. 2,711.8 1,981.3 3,218.6 2,033.1 1,242.3 2,649.9 1,676.0 1,516.0 2,474.4
37 Central State U. 2,278.8 1,135.3 5,458.3 1,666.8 536.0 2,585.1 956.8 4,205.7 2,436.1
38 Spelman C. 3,728.7 3,677.9 3,131.0 1,607.9 2,207.9 2,788.7 2,165.3 2,894.5 2,197.6
39 Dillard U. 1,655.6 2,940.6 7,916.4 8,326.1 8,321.3 9,430.3 7,937.5 2,499.5 1,997.9
40 Albany State U. 1,724.6 3,099.3 3,975.8 1,981.3 1,953.9 2,102.8 878.2 693.6 1,882.5
41 Bowie State U. 302.2 731.6 332.2 1,433.3 1,176.6 569.7 973.3 1,137.8 1,843.6
42 Elizabeth City State U. 1,702.7 2,595.3 3,054.8 3,503.2 3,659.7 1,847.2 769.3 223.4 1,775.3
43 Mississippi Valley State U. 2,605.6 1,523.3 1,621.7 1,005.7 474.5 520.9 1,065.7 260.6 1,732.3
44 Claflin U. 5,299.2 9,872.5 1,979.7 969.3 642.1 1,410.8 1,001.3 431.2 1,682.2
45 Tougaloo C. 3,104.5 1,097.0 2,513.3 525.4 1,392.4 1,461.2 1,686.2 1,135.2 1,607.1
46 Morehouse C. 5,610.1 8,888.5 4,213.2 5,793.3 3,046.4 3,054.0 1,894.7 1,020.7 1,477.9
47 Benedict C. 1,584.0 1,173.5 2,661.8 502.6 620.3 1,018.8 355.9 450.0 1,363.9
48 Grambling State U. 1,775.1 1,458.2 1,941.8 773.2 1,154.7 1,146.6 685.2 458.2 943.5
49 Lawson State Community C., Birmingham 0.0 0.0 752.1 0.0 298.8 589.5 0.0 200.0 776.8
50 Harris-Stowe State U. 1,037.2 33.4 559.8 575.5 0.0 1,034.7 930.0 3,002.1 528.8
51 Coppin State U. 1,373.1 725.0 650.0 647.4 624.5 464.0 0.0 9.1 416.7
51 Wilberforce U. 1,952.3 671.1 500.0 575.0 474.5 464.0 0.0 0.0 416.7
53 Bethune-Cookman U. 50.0 243.0 0.0 0.0 155.7 698.6 491.9 756.8 409.1
54 LeMoyne-Owen C. 52.8 0.0 0.0 235.1 937.1 604.5 346.0 0.0 407.2
55 Shaw U. 4,140.5 4,432.6 1,618.6 1,041.3 403.2 77.5 52.4 116.7 400.0
56 Jarvis Christian C. 831.9 0.0 730.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 399.8
57 Oakwood U. 477.7 0.0 1,613.7 521.4 312.2 688.5 307.3 307.3 307.3
58 Livingstone C. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 397.2 326.8 269.1
59 Virginia Union U. 0.0 71.0 0.0 222.0 870.0 0.0 756.9 379.8 266.4
60 Voorhees C. 800.0 800.0 0.0 424.0 359.4 199.8 0.0 153.0 259.4
61 Rust C. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 249.7 249.0 249.0
62 Johnson C. Smith U. 986.8 1,023.7 857.2 249.9 399.5 91.0 198.2 35.7 243.4
63 Huston-Tillotson U. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 398.3 606.3 30.0
64 Allen U. 3,423.6 3,424.5 179.7 41.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
64 Bennett C., Greensboro 426.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 330.9 350.0 0.0 0.0
64 Bishop State Community C. 0.0 0.0 249.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
64 Bluefield State C. 0.0 81.0 73.3 76.7 107.2 109.0 0.0 422.8 0.0
64 Cheyney U. Pennsylvania 1,168.4 281.0 659.4 358.2 362.4 368.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
64 Clinton C. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
64 Denmark Technical C. 900.0 900.0 0.0 200.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
64 Florida Memorial U. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 670.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
64 Gadsden State Community C. 155.2 1,837.7 41.1 766.0 685.7 688.3 0.0 694.4 0.0
64 J. F. Drake State Community and Technical C. 765.8 0.0 525.1 1,171.5 621.3 576.0 0.0 280.9 0.0
64 Lane C. 545.3 484.2 468.4 468.6 465.4 0.0 0.0 399.7 0.0
64 Lincoln U., Pennsylvania 1,639.3 2,719.0 2,186.6 1,322.5 1,317.3 0.0 555.8 1,658.6 0.0
64 Miles C. 1,281.9 0.0 300.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 368.7 0.0 0.0
64 Morris C. 947.0 2,346.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
64 Paine C. 398.5 0.0 323.0 496.7 592.6 0.0 453.0 0.0 0.0
64 Philander Smith C. 0.0 590.9 590.9 700.0 0.0 350.0 350.0 350.0 0.0
64 Saint Augustine's U. 25.4 0.0 0.0 300.0 0.0 200.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
64 Shelton State Community C. 0.0 10.7 348.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
64 Stillman C. 0.0 170.1 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
64 Talladega C. 504.4 528.2 0.0 499.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
64 Texas C. 193.0 0.0 0.0 250.0 500.0 500.0 250.0 0.0 0.0
64 Wiley C. 65.3 229.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 500.0 0.0 0.0
HBCUs = historically black colleges and universities.
a Includes American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 obligations.
NOTES: Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Institution order is based on total actual dollars received before amounts are rounded; institutions receiving the same amount of actual dollars are listed alphabetically.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions.