Table 60. Federally financed higher education R&D expenditures, financed by the Department of Agriculture, ranked by USDA R&D expenditures, by R&D field: FY 2015
(Dollars in thousands)
Rank
Institution
USDA R&D expenditures
Computer sciences
Environmental sciences
Life sciences
Mathematical sciences
Physical sciences
Psychology
Social sciences
Sciences, nec
Engineering
All non-S&E fields
All institutions
1,113,764
4,466
53,006
893,267
4,696
4,985
5,363
70,722
10,976
52,341
13,942
1
Colorado State U., Fort Collins
37,450
6
17,828
15,228
226
0
15
1,826
0
1,936
385
2
Iowa State U.
37,273
12
0
27,230
3,864
33
0
4,131
16
1,601
386
3
Cornell U.
35,559
0
1,002
29,276
0
32
1,185
3,631
0
433
0
4
Washington State U.
35,338
80
318
29,978
13
0
4
1,431
1
2,990
523
5
Oregon State U.
32,882
2,233
358
23,822
0
45
0
914
4,548
957
5
6
Michigan State U.
32,593
68
82
27,483
0
0
0
2,684
0
1,367
909
7
U. California, Davis
31,478
23
976
27,678
0
20
0
1,541
0
1,160
80
8
Ohio State U.
31,120
0
0
20,190
0
36
146
6,364
56
2,846
1,482
9
Texas A&M U., College Station and Health Science Center
30,677
6
2,546
27,195
0
30
0
226
46
128
500
10
Purdue U., West Lafayette
27,960
23
174
21,091
11
2
0
3,247
0
2,802
610
11
Pennsylvania State U., University Park and Hershey Medical Center
27,691
0
1,998
19,230
0
0
29
6,257
0
161
16
12
U. Florida
27,545
0
15
25,569
89
26
0
547
0
1,027
272
13
Kansas State U.
25,574
38
495
18,909
0
0
1,623
2,366
29
735
1,379
14
U. Wisconsin-Madison
25,228
0
72
20,966
0
0
0
2,046
0
1,908
236
15
U. Minnesota, Twin Cities
24,844
43
0
16,831
7
76
0
2,443
0
5,254
190
16
U. Maryland, College Park
24,158
15
177
21,390
46
241
0
1,926
0
363
0
17
Mississippi State U.
21,982
0
36
20,343
0
12
0
1,450
0
103
38
18
U. Georgia
21,512
0
0
19,321
85
64
182
1,004
0
599
257
19
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U.
21,408
0
158
20,513
0
0
133
0
49
550
5
20
North Carolina State U.
20,325
36
251
18,625
17
78
0
540
0
778
0
21
U. Nebraska, Lincoln
19,631
233
0
18,318
63
0
0
348
17
651
1
22
U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
18,067
52
0
15,050
0
1
699
968
0
1,259
38
23
U. Missouri, Columbia
17,792
0
0
13,649
30
0
0
3,924
0
189
0
24
Baylor C. of Medicine
16,280
0
0
16,280
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
Rutgers, State U. New Jersey, New Brunswick
16,233
0
540
15,155
0
0
0
431
55
52
0
26
U. Idaho
16,201
52
573
13,647
4
0
0
1,021
0
869
35
27
Tufts U.
15,922
0
0
15,922
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
U. Hawaii, Manoa
14,776
0
0
12,938
0
0
0
65
298
1,475
0
29
U. Washington, Seattle
14,029
0
136
13,306
5
12
0
0
0
530
40
30
U. Kentucky
12,636
0
36
10,745
0
97
0
263
0
1,495
0
31
Louisiana State U., Baton Rouge
11,843
0
23
8,654
0
0
0
700
0
2,466
0
32
Utah State U.
11,816
69
66
11,166
32
0
311
46
0
126
0
33
Auburn U., Auburn
11,597
0
802
8,257
0
0
0
69
37
2,432
0
34
U. Arkansas, Fayetteville
11,154
0
75
9,815
0
0
0
32
0
1,167
65
35
North Dakota State U.
10,634
0
0
9,493
0
30
0
442
0
620
49
36
U. Arizona
9,666
0
255
8,099
0
0
0
1,060
0
252
0
37
U. New Hampshire
9,453
30
380
8,742
0
2
0
132
0
47
120
38
Oklahoma State U., Stillwater
9,387
2
0
8,067
0
28
0
1,290
0
0
0
39
U. Maine
9,276
0
400
8,712
0
0
0
9
0
155
0
40
U. Tennessee, Knoxville, Institute of Agriculture
9,211
0
0
4,068
0
0
0
1,358
3,407
378
0
41
U. Massachusetts, Amherst
9,003
0
140
7,833
0
79
0
65
886
0
0
42
South Dakota State U.
8,572
0
499
6,501
0
26
0
1,397
0
7
142
43
West Virginia U.
8,549
0
172
8,066
0
55
0
137
0
44
75
44
U. Delaware
7,762
118
0
7,209
0
0
0
315
0
119
1
45
Florida A&M U.
7,543
0
0
7,543
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
46
Tennessee State U.
7,217
0
0
7,217
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
47
U. California, Riverside
6,752
0
779
5,520
0
73
0
28
0
352
0
48
Montana State U., Bozeman
6,416
0
88
5,974
0
0
0
306
0
28
20
49
New Mexico State U.
6,319
0
0
6,048
0
0
5
26
34
206
0
50
U. Montana, Missoula
5,952
0
181
4,929
0
166
0
676
0
0
0
51
Alcorn State U.
5,906
0
0
3,686
0
0
0
2,220
0
0
0
52
U. Connecticut
5,680
0
151
4,953
0
0
88
484
0
4
0
53
U. Mississippi
5,676
0
100
3,813
0
699
0
2
0
1,002
60
54
U. Vermont
5,565
0
0
5,565
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
55
Prairie View A&M U.
5,464
0
0
5,337
0
67
0
0
0
60
0
56
Langston U.
5,458
0
0
5,458
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
57
U. Rhode Island
5,446
0
2,448
1,753
0
0
0
21
525
0
699
58
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State U.
5,383
0
18
5,253
0
0
0
112
0
0
0
59
Lincoln U., Jefferson City
4,933
0
1,270
3,390
0
0
0
163
110
0
0
60
U. California, Berkeley
4,669
0
0
4,667
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
61
Kentucky State U.
4,559
0
0
4,559
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
62
U. Nevada, Reno
4,259
0
416
2,703
0
4
0
151
0
344
641
63
Fort Valley State U.
3,888
0
0
3,888
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
64
Tarleton State U.
3,880
0
4
3,797
0
0
0
0
0
0
79
65
Virginia State U.
3,639
0
48
3,541
0
0
0
24
0
26
0
66
West Virginia State U.
3,592
0
485
3,107
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
67
U. of the Virgin Islands
3,353
0
0
3,353
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
68
U. Maryland, Eastern Shore
3,261
0
0
3,242
0
0
0
0
0
19
0
69
U. Arkansas, Pine Bluff
3,250
0
0
3,250
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
70
U. Alaska, Fairbanks
3,104
0
1,440
930
0
44
0
0
114
21
555
71
Clemson U.
2,917
113
0
1,517
0
0
0
190
0
2
1,095
72
U. Wyoming
2,909
0
120
2,256
7
21
0
418
0
36
51
73
Northern Arizona U.
2,784
0
1,433
1,314
0
0
0
37
0
0
0
74
Texas Tech U.
2,738
0
187
1,962
0
0
0
423
0
10
156
75
Delaware State U.
2,661
0
0
2,575
0
86
0
0
0
0
0
76
Southern U. and A&M C., Agricultural Research and Extension Center
2,514
0
0
2,514
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
77
U. Michigan, Ann Arbor
2,437
0
0
1,522
0
0
833
75
0
7
0
78
SUNY, C. of Environmental Science and Forestry
2,340
0
31
2,117
0
0
0
115
0
77
0
79
Texas A&M U.-Kingsville
2,314
0
0
2,314
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
80
U. North Dakota
2,167
0
109
2,041
0
0
0
16
0
1
0
81
U. Guam
2,029
0
0
2,029
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
82
Alabama A&M U.
2,005
i
4
i
77
i
1,847
i
5
i
5
i
4
i
39
i
0
i
19
i
5
i
83
Yale U.
1,759
0
0
879
0
0
6
318
88
318
150
84
Drexel U.
1,686
0
0
1,281
0
0
0
19
0
280
106
85
Michigan Technological U.
1,597
0
1,419
71
0
0
0
4
0
103
0
86
U. Colorado Denver and Anschutz Medical Campus
1,493
0
0
1,435
0
0
0
0
0
58
0
87
Brigham Young U., Provo
1,429
0
0
1,153
0
0
0
62
0
173
41
88
Southern Illinois U., Carbondale
1,424
0
0
1,335
0
0
0
12
77
0
0
89
Florida International U.
1,406
0
73
1,321
0
5
0
0
0
0
7
90
Texas State U.
1,386
0
0
1,005
0
0
0
204
0
177
0
91
U. Texas, El Paso
1,373
0
154
111
59
144
0
0
0
905
0
92
American Samoa Community C.
1,337
0
0
1,337
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
93
Arizona State U.
1,316
0
0
489
23
0
0
366
27
411
0
94
U. Pennsylvania
1,276
0
43
1,158
0
0
0
71
0
0
4
95
Boise State U.
1,236
0
92
1,012
0
132
0
0
0
0
0
96
U. California, Santa Cruz
1,220
0
989
231
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
97
U. Texas Pan American
1,206
0
0
1,203
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
98
Temple U.
1,188
0
0
1,125
0
0
0
0
0
63
0
99
Duke U.
1,121
0
621
89
0
0
0
326
0
44
41
100
Portland State U.
1,117
0
781
97
0
0
7
232
0
0
0
101
U. Southern Mississippi
1,116
0
10
1,100
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
102
Johns Hopkins U.a
1,111
0
99
1,003
0
0
0
5
0
4
0
103
U. Tennessee, Knoxville
1,068
0
30
624
0
0
0
0
0
414
0
104
Arkansas State U., Jonesboro
1,038
0
0
1,012
0
26
0
0
0
0
0
105
New York U.
979
0
0
979
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
106
U. Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
976
0
4
246
0
697
0
0
0
29
0
107
Florida State U.
967
0
430
537
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
108
U. New Mexico
949
0
36
165
0
0
0
23
0
664
61
109
Desert Research Institute
938
0
855
0
0
0
0
51
32
0
0
110
U. Iowa
928
0
7
715
0
30
0
23
0
153
0
111
U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill
913
0
113
441
0
0
0
301
0
0
58
112
U. Colorado Boulder
906
0
701
12
0
0
0
168
25
0
0
113
SUNY, U. Buffalo
899
0
6
154
0
0
0
739
0
0
0
114
Western Kentucky U.
872
0
95
341
0
309
0
0
0
91
36
115
U. of the District of Columbia
860
0
0
860
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
116
Georgia Institute of Technology
850
84
0
0
0
0
0
72
0
694
0
117
U. Alabama, Huntsville
815
0
642
76
0
67
0
0
0
30
0
118
U. South Carolina, Columbia
810
0
2
588
0
0
0
13
81
126
0
119
U. Utah
745
0
94
280
0
58
0
60
0
211
42
120
U. Hawaii, Hilo
732
0
0
732
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
121
U. Oklahoma, Norman and Health Science Center
704
0
131
525
0
0
0
0
0
48
0
122
George Washington U.
681
0
0
12
0
0
0
629
40
0
0
123
California State U., San Bernardino
656
0
0
656
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
124
U. Oregon
608
0
301
240
0
0
0
67
0
0
0
125
St. Edward's U.
600
0
0
600
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
126
California Polytechnic State U., San Luis Obispo
598
0
0
545
0
0
0
0
0
53
0
127
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
589
0
0
589
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
128
U. Texas, Austin
557
96
11
323
0
0
0
0
0
0
127
129
Stephen F. Austin State U.
556
0
0
479
0
0
0
77
0
0
0
130
U. Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
524
0
414
110
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
131
U. Maryland, Baltimore County
509
0
117
68
0
0
0
307
0
17
0
132
Humboldt State U.
491
0
126
336
0
0
0
29
0
0
0
133
Indiana U., Bloomington
487
0
3
352
0
0
0
132
0
0
0
134
California State U., Long Beach
486
0
0
486
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
135
Virginia Commonwealth U.
475
0
0
48
0
0
0
0
0
0
427
136
U. Notre Dame
473
0
0
218
0
0
0
0
0
165
90
137
U. Nebraska, Omaha
460
0
0
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
450
138
Carnegie Mellon U.
437
437
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
139
U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee
430
0
430
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
140
West Texas A&M U.
424
0
0
44
0
76
0
82
0
222
0
141
California State U., Fresno
414
0
0
373
0
29
0
0
0
12
0
142
U. North Carolina, Asheville
405
0
283
0
0
0
0
109
0
0
13
143
U. Texas, San Antonio
393
0
0
273
0
41
0
0
0
79
0
143
U. Toledo
393
0
0
393
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
145
U. Maryland, Baltimore
383
0
0
383
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
146
Oregon Health and Science U.
381
0
0
381
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
147
U. Illinois, Chicago
377
0
0
368
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
148
California Institute of Technology
373
0
0
373
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
149
New Jersey Institute of Technology
370
0
0
0
0
144
0
0
0
226
0
150
Illinois Institute of Technology
364
0
0
364
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
151
U. South Florida, Tampa
350
0
6
323
0
0
0
0
0
18
3
152
Missouri State U.
349
0
0
345
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
153
Columbia U. in the City of New York
345
0
261
84
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
154
U. Central Florida
344
0
3
17
0
51
0
42
0
231
0
155
U. Texas Health Science Center, Houston
338
0
0
338
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
156
Syracuse U.
336
16
0
30
0
0
0
270
0
20
0
157
Rice U.
332
0
0
126
0
0
0
10
0
196
0
158
U. California, Merced
330
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
317
0
159
U. California, Los Angeles
328
0
67
260
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
160
U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa
326
0
82
150
0
0
0
64
0
0
30
161
U. North Carolina, Greensboro
322
0
0
0
0
0
0
322
0
0
0
162
Emory U.
316
0
111
205
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
163
U. Southern California
310
0
0
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
279
164
Boston U.
308
0
256
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
165
U. California, San Diego
306
0
68
211
0
27
0
0
0
0
0
166
California State Polytechnic U., Pomona
305
0
0
271
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
166
Princeton U.
305
0
261
6
0
0
0
38
0
0
0
168
U. Chicago
304
122
0
32
0
150
0
0
0
0
0
169
San Diego State U.
301
0
0
262
0
0
0
39
0
0
0
170
California State U., Fullerton
297
0
0
110
0
0
0
187
0
0
0
171
Columbia U., Teachers C.
291
0
0
291
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
171
Middle Tennessee State U.
291
18
74
141
0
0
0
0
0
58
0
173
U. Washington, Bothell
285
0
0
285
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
174
George Mason U.
284
229
13
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
175
Washington U., Saint Louis
282
0
0
282
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
176
Pittsburg State U.
277
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
277
0
177
U. Virginia, Charlottesville
272
13
8
236
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
178
Kent State U.
264
0
0
264
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
179
Southeastern Louisiana U.
263
0
0
263
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
180
Georgia State U.
239
0
0
97
0
1
0
140
0
0
1
181
U. South Alabama
234
0
0
0
0
162
0
72
0
0
0
182
U. North Texas, Denton
230
72
0
158
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
183
Chapman U.
229
0
56
173
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
184
U. Memphis
226
0
0
204
0
0
0
2
0
20
0
185
Harvard U.
225
0
180
18
0
0
0
0
27
0
0
186
Stanford U.
220
0
96
42
0
0
0
0
0
82
0
187
California State U., San Marcos
219
0
0
219
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
187
U. Minnesota, Duluth
219
0
219
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
189
SUNY, Stony Brook U.
213
0
67
69
0
75
0
0
0
2
0
190
Southern U. and A&M C., Baton Rouge
212
0
20
192
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
191
Winthrop U.
210
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
210
192
North Carolina Central U.
208
0
0
208
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
193
Vanderbilt U.
207
0
0
102
0
58
0
0
0
47
0
194
Rush U.
203
0
0
203
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
195
U. Louisville
201
0
0
157
0
0
0
0
0
0
44
196
Heidelberg U.
200
0
200
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
197
Dartmouth C.
199
0
32
123
0
0
0
0
44
0
0
198
U. Baltimore
185
0
0
0
0
0
0
185
0
0
0
199
Louisiana Tech U.
182
0
0
182
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
Clarkson U.
172
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
168
4
201
Loyola U., Chicago
168
0
117
51
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
202
Georgia Southern U.
162
0
0
117
0
45
0
0
0
0
0
202
Salish Kootenai C.
162
0
46
116
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
204
American U.
160
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
105
0
55
205
U. Northern Colorado
159
0
0
159
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
206
Roger Williams U.
156
0
156
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
207
U. Nevada, Las Vegas
153
0
87
66
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
208
U. Louisiana, Lafayette
150
0
68
24
0
0
0
7
0
51
0
209
Appalachian State U.
143
51
3
89
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
209
U. Texas Medical Branch
143
0
0
143
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
211
C. of William and Mary and Virginia Institute of Marine Science
142
0
103
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
212
U. Texas, Arlington
136
0
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
93
0
213
U. California, Office of the President
135
0
0
135
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
214
Eastern Michigan U.
132
0
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
121
0
214
SUNY, U. Albany
132
0
10
122
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
216
Yeshiva U.
131
0
0
131
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
217
Plymouth State U.
129
0
129
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
218
Baylor U.
125
0
23
0
0
0
0
102
0
0
0
219
Texas Woman's U.
123
0
0
123
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
220
U. California, Santa Barbara
122
0
120
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
221
Western Washington U.
121
0
25
6
0
0
0
0
90
0
0
222
U. Massachusetts, Dartmouth
117
0
0
117
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
223
Grand Valley State U.
116
0
7
109
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
223
Montclair State U.
116
0
116
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
225
Idaho State U.
115
0
74
23
0
0
0
5
0
0
13
226
Indiana U.-Purdue U., Fort Wayne
114
0
0
114
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
227
Texas A&M U.-Corpus Christi
113
0
0
113
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
227
U. California, Irvine
113
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
113
0
229
U. Akron
109
0
0
0
109
0
0
0
0
0
0
230
U. Maryland, Center for Environmental Science
108
0
55
53
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
231
U. Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
107
0
0
39
0
0
0
0
0
68
0
232
Ohio U.
106
0
0
0
0
106
0
0
0
0
0
233
Illinois State U.
105
0
0
66
0
0
0
0
0
0
39
234
Tuskegee U.
104
i
1
i
0
i
74
i
0
i
0
i
1
i
24
i
0
i
2
i
2
i
235
Central State U.
103
0
36
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
236
Rider U.
99
0
0
0
0
0
0
99
0
0
0
237
U. Wisconsin-Stevens Point
94
i
0
i
7
i
72
i
0
i
0
i
0
i
6
i
0
i
9
i
0
i
238
U. Cincinnati
93
0
0
60
0
0
0
14
0
19
0
239
Louisiana State U., Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
90
0
0
90
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
239
U. Southern Maine
90
i
1
i
15
i
43
i
1
i
2
i
1
i
17
i
0
i
9
i
1
i
241
Bowling Green State U.
89
0
0
89
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
241
Indiana U.-Purdue U., Indianapolis
89
0
89
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
243
Alabama State U.
88
0
0
88
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
244
Sam Houston State U.
86
0
0
84
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
245
Oakland U.
84
0
0
0
0
0
84
0
0
0
0
246
California State U., Sacramento
83
0
0
28
0
0
0
52
0
0
3
247
Clark Atlanta U.
82
0
0
0
0
82
0
0
0
0
0
248
Wright State U.
81
0
0
81
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
249
Rochester Institute of Technology
80
0
0
0
0
80
0
0
0
0
0
250
Wake Forest U.
79
0
0
79
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
251
Santa Clara U.
78
0
78
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
252
Swarthmore C.
77
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
50
0
252
U. Alabama, Birmingham
77
0
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
61
0
252
Western U. of Health Sciences
77
0
0
77
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
255
U. of the Sciences Philadelphia
76
0
0
0
0
76
0
0
0
0
0
255
Western Michigan U. and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine