Table 27. Higher education R&D expenditures at historically black colleges and universities, ranked by all R&D expenditures, by source of funds: FY 2015

(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 548,364 424,516 32,024 73,873 4,280 6,447 7,224
1 Howard U. 47,322 38,820 1,318 4,839 1,018 1,287 40
2 Florida A&M U. 46,522 36,975 1,079 7,955 474 39 0
3 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State U. 35,172 22,413 94 12,068 55 542 0
4 Morehouse School of Medicine 33,367 30,012 114 2,016 302 923 0
5 Alabama A&M U. 29,202 21,982 607 4,347 158 0 2,108
6 Tuskegee U. 25,652 i 14,166 i 2,898 i 5,358 i 429 i 194 i 2,607 i
7 Jackson State U. 23,908 19,656 1,313 2,011 0 898 30
8 U. of the Virgin Islands 20,630 19,456 254 0 0 0 920
9 Tennessee State U. 19,955 11,145 783 7,533 470 24 0
10 Delaware State U. 15,980 12,091 173 3,342 369 5 0
11 Hampton U. 14,895 14,735 148 12 0 0 0
12 Meharry Medical C. 13,998 13,068 0 391 5 534 0
13 Fayetteville State U. 13,746 9,243 596 3,643 163 101 0
14 Morgan State U. 13,577 12,805 553 NA 93 108 18
15 Prairie View A&M U. 13,123 7,994 2,938 1,957 7 60 167
16 South Carolina State U. 12,607 4,456 4,852 3,290 0 0 9
17 North Carolina Central U. 12,448 10,874 371 NA 158 781 264
18 Clark Atlanta U. 9,945 7,455 0 2,307 58 125 0
19 U. Maryland, Eastern Shore 9,700 9,284 174 0 5 5 232
20 Xavier U. Louisiana 9,588 7,735 817 792 0 244 0
21 Alcorn State U. 9,396 6,784 121 2,261 178 52 0
22 Dillard U. 9,387 8,853 37 345 0 91 61
23 Fisk U. 8,758 i 7,901 i 857 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
24 U. Arkansas, Pine Bluff 8,425 3,912 1,978 2,459 0 76 0
25 Langston U. 8,126 5,621 2,505 0 0 0 0
26 Virginia State U. 7,808 4,951 85 2,749 0 0 23
27 West Virginia State U. 7,365 5,562 1,438 193 0 0 172
28 Lincoln U., Jefferson City 6,296 5,492 804 0 0 0 0
29 Morehouse C. 6,180 5,944 236 0 0 0 0
30 Kentucky State U. 6,017 4,590 1,391 0 34 2 0
31 Norfolk State U. 5,348 5,104 11 0 0 26 207
32 Texas Southern U. 5,005 3,458 284 926 84 253 0
33 Southern U. and A&M C., Baton Rouge 4,766 3,258 92 1,359 57 0 0
34 Southern U. and A&M C., Agricultural Research and Extension Center 4,761 2,514 2,214 33 0 0 0
35 Fort Valley State U. 4,320 4,079 0 241 0 0 0
36 Tougaloo C. 2,689 2,689 0 0 0 0 0
37 Alabama State U. 2,303 2,303 0 0 0 0 0
38 Elizabeth City State U. 2,277 2,058 13 0 0 0 206
39 Wiley C. 2,176 1,894 270 0 0 12 0
40 U. of the District of Columbia 2,043 1,434 0 609 0 0 0
41 Grambling State U. 1,863 1,177 431 95 0 0 160
42 Savannah State U. 1,801 1,796 0 0 0 5 0
43 Spelman C. 1,524 1,035 0 416 73 0 0
44 Central State U. 1,508 1,508 0 0 0 0 0
45 Bowie State U. 1,497 1,497 0 0 0 0 0
46 Shaw U. 1,404 i 1,078 i 0 i 326 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
47 Benedict C. 1,373 1,373 0 0 0 0 0
48 Albany State U. 1,356 1,128 172 0 56 0 0
49 Claflin U. 1,255 1,158 3 0 34 60 0