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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 2014

(Dollars in thousands)

Rank Institution All R&D expenditures Source of funds
Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
All HBCUs 563,361 434,576 32,511 76,741 4,712 7,722 7,099
1 Florida A&M U. 46,367 36,570 1,509 7,311 719 258 0
2 Morehouse School of Medicine 41,858 33,020 321 7,588 511 418 0
3 Howard U. 40,771 32,663 833 4,298 1,087 1,815 75
4 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State U. 35,047 23,373 141 11,080 7 446 0
5 Alabama A&M U. 32,907 i 22,428 i 2,012 i 6,265 i 414 i 226 i 1,562 i
6 Jackson State U. 26,609 21,677 1,164 2,756 0 897 115
7 Tuskegee U. 24,945 14,145 2,725 5,038 404 182 2,451
8 U. of the Virgin Islands 20,371 14,992 2,967 706 0 0 1,706
9 Tennessee State U. 20,068 12,016 880 6,850 321 1 0
10 Meharry Medical C. 18,997 17,754 0 340 54 781 68
11 Delaware State U. 17,679 12,464 636 4,318 261 0 0
12 Morgan State U. 15,720 14,144 1,300 NA 226 13 37
13 Fayetteville State U. 14,732 10,186 633 3,660 161 92 0
14 South Carolina State U. 13,147 i 10,306 i 1,415 i 1,416 i 10 i 0 i NA
15 Prairie View A&M U. 12,292 8,278 2,659 1,243 0 112 0
16 North Carolina Central U. 11,537 9,757 293 NA 26 1,185 276
17 Hampton U. 11,169 11,153 0 16 0 0 0
18 Alcorn State U. 10,060 7,447 314 2,124 49 126 0
19 Xavier U. Louisiana 9,346 7,078 878 749 0 641 0
20 Clark Atlanta U. 9,192 7,241 2 1,732 62 155 0
21 Fisk U. 9,073 8,557 516 0 0 0 0
22 U. Maryland, Eastern Shore 8,982 8,902 40 0 0 29 11
23 Langston U. 8,512 5,816 2,696 0 0 0 0
24 Virginia State U. 8,374 5,424 93 2,772 0 0 85
25 Morehouse C. 7,349 6,919 376 0 0 0 54
26 West Virginia State U. 7,221 6,006 846 197 0 0 172
27 Dillard U. 6,939 6,889 18 32 0 0 0
28 Norfolk State U. 6,936 6,492 0 0 0 0 444
29 Lincoln U., Jefferson City 6,742 5,460 1,282 0 0 0 0
30 Texas Southern U. 6,038 3,512 170 2,067 83 206 0
31 Kentucky State U. 5,694 4,335 1,279 32 41 7 0
32 Southern U. and A&M C., Agricultural Research and Extension Center 5,606 3,363 2,210 33 0 0 0
33 Southern U. and A&M C., Baton Rouge 4,812 3,850 59 901 2 0 0
34 Fort Valley State U. 4,547 4,249 0 298 0 0 0
35 U. Arkansas, Pine Bluff 4,306 2,001 986 1,279 0 40 0
36 Elizabeth City State U. 2,988 2,461 484 0 0 0 43
37 Benedict C. 2,479 2,443 0 0 0 36 0
38 U. of the District of Columbia 2,361 1,627 33 701 0 0 0
39 Tougaloo C. 2,285 2,285 0 0 0 0 0
40 Alabama State U. 2,236 2,236 0 0 0 0 0
41 Wiley C. 2,220 2,134 77 0 0 9 0
42 Savannah State U. 2,210 2,127 73 0 0 10 0
43 Central State U. 2,025 2,000 0 0 0 25 0
44 Claflin U. 1,818 1,711 6 9 92 0 0
45 Bowie State U. 1,761 1,761 0 0 0 0 0
46 Spelman C. 1,595 1,185 0 325 85 0 0
47 Albany State U. 1,549 1,271 181 0 97 0 0
48 Grambling State U. 1,469 1,065 404 0 0 0 0
49 Shaw U. 1,455 1,167 0 288 0 0 0
50 Oakwood U. 965 636 0 317 0 12 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 2014.