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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 2017

(Dollars in thousands)

Rank Institution All agencies DHS DOC DOD DOE DOT ED EPA HHS NASA NSF SSA USDA
All HBCUs 307,892.1 2,496.1 103.1 18,199.0 12,907.8 3,058.8 14,184.4 74.4 98,150.1 5,190.6 78,672.0 240.0 74,615.8
1 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State U. 26,793.3 0.0 84.7 1,954.9 2,053.9 1,416.9 446.6 0.0 1,756.1 0.0 14,740.7 0.0 4,339.5
2 Florida A&M U. 19,665.4 0.0 0.0 1,395.5 4,464.8 0.0 740.6 0.0 3,817.5 0.0 6,113.4 120.0 3,013.6
3 Morehouse School of Medicine 18,268.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18,268.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
4 Meharry Medical C. 15,309.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15,309.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
5 Howard U. 12,825.4 0.0 0.0 1,044.4 0.0 0.0 250.0 0.0 9,249.6 25.5 2,255.9 0.0 0.0
6 North Carolina Central U. 12,300.8 1,290.6 0.0 0.0 695.0 0.0 250.0 0.0 7,344.7 0.0 2,720.5 0.0 0.0
7 Jackson State U. 11,777.0 0.0 0.0 2,458.3 486.0 0.0 250.0 0.0 4,838.8 0.0 3,743.9 0.0 0.0
8 Hampton U. 11,431.1 0.0 0.0 375.6 747.0 101.1 120.0 0.0 4,608.7 3,964.8 1,393.9 120.0 0.0
9 Tuskegee U. 10,113.1 0.0 0.0 276.0 0.0 123.9 0.0 0.0 2,386.1 0.0 2,915.1 0.0 4,411.9
10 Prairie View A&M U. 10,100.0 1,075.5 0.0 250.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 111.8 0.0 2,805.5 0.0 5,857.3
11 Morgan State U. 9,035.7 0.0 0.0 350.0 0.0 1,416.9 0.0 0.0 5,419.0 1,052.0 797.8 0.0 0.0
12 Tennessee State U. 8,659.4 0.0 0.0 581.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,748.3 0.0 496.1 0.0 5,833.7
13 Delaware State U. 8,155.7 0.0 0.0 766.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,436.2 0.0 2,648.7 0.0 2,304.6
14 Xavier U. Louisiana 7,756.3 0.0 0.0 91.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7,277.5 0.0 387.7 0.0 0.0
15 U. of the Virgin Islands 7,542.8 0.0 0.0 142.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 278.8 0.0 5,108.5 0.0 2,012.9
16 Virginia State U. 7,098.7 0.0 0.0 572.2 0.0 0.0 416.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,788.0 0.0 4,321.8
17 Norfolk State U. 6,933.5 0.0 0.0 1,167.6 4,311.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,454.8 0.0 0.0
18 Alabama A&M U. 6,678.8 0.0 0.0 1,428.0 0.0 0.0 119.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 437.4 0.0 4,694.4
19 Southern U. and A&M C., system office 6,422.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 700.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,500.0 0.0 2,221.6
20 U. Arkansas, Pine Bluff 6,036.2 0.0 0.0 125.0 0.0 0.0 602.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5,309.1
21 South Carolina State U. 5,396.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,166.7 0.0 1,344.6 0.0 500.0 0.0 2,384.8
22 Lincoln U., Jefferson City 5,079.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5,079.6
23 Fisk U. 4,644.1 130.0 0.0 545.5 0.0 0.0 416.7 0.0 295.7 0.0 3,256.2 0.0 0.0
24 Alcorn State U. 4,490.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 416.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4,073.4
25 Kentucky State U. 4,295.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 416.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3,878.4
26 Clark Atlanta U. 4,210.4 0.0 0.0 2,058.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,470.6 0.0 681.1 0.0 0.0
27 Fort Valley State U. 4,081.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 416.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 197.1 0.0 3,467.7
28 U. Maryland, Eastern Shore 3,920.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 602.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 399.9 0.0 2,917.5
29 Winston-Salem State U. 3,164.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 963.7 0.0 1,816.6 0.0 233.8 0.0 150.0
30 Savannah State U. 3,083.7 0.0 0.0 1,270.4 0.0 0.0 416.7 0.0 90.6 0.0 1,306.1 0.0 0.0
31 Alabama State U. 3,008.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 250.0 0.0 770.0 0.0 1,988.8 0.0 0.0
32 West Virginia State U. 2,917.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 416.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2,501.1
33 Langston U. 2,653.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 134.1 0.0 2,518.9
34 Texas Southern U. 2,633.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,443.2 0.0 1,190.2 0.0 0.0
35 U. of the District of Columbia 2,616.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 499.0 0.0 1,213.9 0.0 903.8
36 Fayetteville State U. 2,474.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 416.7 0.0 329.3 0.0 1,728.4 0.0 0.0
37 Central State U. 2,436.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 148.2 375.5 0.0 1,912.5
38 Spelman C. 2,197.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 425.0 0.0 1,772.7 0.0 0.0
39 Dillard U. 1,997.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 250.0 74.4 1,465.5 0.0 200.0 0.0 8.0
40 Albany State U. 1,882.5 0.0 9.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 416.7 0.0 105.2 0.0 851.6 0.0 499.7
41 Bowie State U. 1,843.6 0.0 9.0 85.0 150.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,599.6 0.0 0.0
42 Elizabeth City State U. 1,775.3 0.0 0.0 1,008.6 0.0 0.0 416.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 350.0 0.0 0.0
43 Mississippi Valley State U. 1,732.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 666.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,065.7 0.0 0.0
44 Claflin U. 1,682.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 416.7 0.0 280.1 0.0 985.5 0.0 0.0
45 Tougaloo C. 1,607.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,607.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
46 Morehouse C. 1,477.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 248.8 0.0 542.3 0.0 686.8 0.0 0.0
47 Benedict C. 1,363.9 0.0 0.0 252.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1,111.8 0.0 0.0
48 Grambling State U. 943.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 416.7 0.0 176.9 0.0 350.0 0.0 0.0
49 Lawson State Community C., Birmingham 776.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 776.8 0.0 0.0
50 Harris-Stowe State U. 528.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 231.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 297.7 0.0 0.0
51 Coppin State U. 416.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 416.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
51 Wilberforce U. 416.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 416.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
53 Bethune-Cookman U. 409.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 330.1 0.0 79.0 0.0 0.0
54 LeMoyne-Owen C. 407.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 407.2 0.0 0.0
55 Shaw U. 400.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 400.0 0.0 0.0
56 Jarvis Christian C. 399.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 399.8 0.0 0.0
57 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
58 Livingstone C. 269.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 269.1 0.0 0.0
59 Virginia Union U. 266.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 266.4 0.0 0.0
60 Voorhees C. 259.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 259.4 0.0 0.0
61 Rust C. 249.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 249.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
62 Johnson C. Smith U. 243.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 243.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
63 Huston-Tillotson U. 30.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.0 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 2017.