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Table 28. Higher education R&D expenditures at historically black colleges and universities, ranked by all R&D expenditures, by source of funds: FY 2013
(Dollars in thousands)
Rank Institution All R&D expenditures   Federal government   State and local government   Institution funds   Business   Nonprofit organizations   All other sources  
  All HBCUs 584,182   459,758   41,134   67,394   4,987   7,253   3,656  
1 FL A&M U. 51,149   39,675   2,470   7,745   743   516   NA  
2 Howard U. 42,789   33,966   746   5,580   1,143   1,094   260  
3 Morehouse School of Medicine 36,638   34,511   157   1,506   226   0   238  
4 Jackson State U. 36,264   29,700   1,182   3,508   0   1,874   0  
5 NC Agricultural and Technical State U. 33,994   21,663   159   11,881   21   270   0  
6 AL A&M U. 32,937 i 23,451 i 1,821 i 5,671 i 375 i 205 i 1,414 i
7 Meharry Medical C. 22,532   21,135   0   252   20   1,079   46  
8 Tuskegee U. 21,150   16,789   2,756   990   504   73   38  
9 U. of the VI 20,041   15,627   3,972   0   0   0   442  
10 DE State U. 17,295   11,837   653   4,650   155   0   0  
11 Fayetteville State U. 16,698   11,906   689   3,844   122   137   0  
12 Fisk U. 16,423   8,439   7,243   410   0   201   130  
13 TN State U. 16,177   9,872   737   5,063   484   21   0  
14 Morgan State U. 15,475   13,357   1,527   NA   528   20   43  
15 Prairie View A&M U. 13,198   9,077   2,515   1,481   47   78   0  
16 SC State U. 13,159 i 10,776 i 1,187 i 1,188 i 8 i 0 i NA  
17 Hampton U. 12,641   12,620   0   21   0   0   0  
18 Alcorn State U. 11,315   8,321   240   2,419   247   88   0  
19 Morehouse C. 9,581   9,226   355   0   0   0   0  
20 VA State U. 9,535   6,212   232   3,053   0   0   38  
21 Clark Atlanta U. 9,159   7,576   19   1,539   25   0   0  
22 NC Central U. 8,979   8,253   183   NA   176   367   NA  
23 U. AR, Pine Bluff 8,911   4,550   2,006   2,319   0   36   0  
24 U. MD, Eastern Shore 8,826   8,511   97   0   0   0   218  
25 Xavier U. LA 8,789   5,856   1,549   814   0   570   0  
26 Dillard U. 7,741   7,692   24   25   0   0   0  
27 Lincoln U., Jefferson City 6,585   4,989   1,596   0   0   0   0  
28 TX Southern U. 6,548   4,741   175   1,247   4   381   0  
29 Norfolk State U. 6,431   5,523   132   0   0   0   776  
30 KY State U. 5,605   3,906   1,596   22   15   66   0  
31 Southern U. and A&M C., Agricultural Research and Extension Ctr. 5,530   3,481   2,016   33   0   0   0  
32 Langston U. 4,932   4,153   779   0   0   0   0  
33 Southern U. and A&M C., Baton Rouge 4,920   4,191   73   617   39   0   0  
34 Elizabeth City State U. 4,515   4,439   63   0   0   0   13  
35 WV State U. 4,491   3,316   1,002   173   0   0   0  
36 Ft. Valley State U. 3,688   3,329   0   359   0   0   0  
37 U. of the DC 3,073   2,168   254   651   0   0   0  
38 Wiley C. 3,010   2,750   250   0   0   10   0  
39 Central State U. 2,771   2,688   0   0   0   83   0  
40 Benedict C. 2,664   2,625   17   0   0   22   0  
41 Claflin U. 2,661   2,643   3   0   15   0   0  
42 Tougaloo C. 2,639   2,639   0   0   0   0   0  
43 Savannah State U. 2,613   2,514   93   0   0   6   0  
44 AL State U. 1,927   1,927   0   0   0   0   0  
45 Grambling State U. 1,695   1,116   381   142   0   56   0  
46 Albany State U. 1,658   1,532   81   0   45   0   0  
47 Spelman C. 1,602   1,366   0   191   45   0   0  
48 Bowie State U. 1,422   1,422   0   0   0   0   0  
49 Lincoln U. of the Commonwealth of PA 965   861   104   0   0   0   0  
50 Winston-Salem State U. 841   841   0   0   0   0   0  

i = imputed. NA = not available; data were not provided by institution.
HBCUs = historically black colleges and universities.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education Research and Development Survey, FY 2013.
Data from survey cycle FY 2013, as of 31 July 2014.