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Table 73. Headcount of R&D personnel at higher education institutions, by state, institutional control, and institution: FYs 2012–15 and by detail for FY 2015

State, institutional control, and institution 2012 2013 2014 2015
All personnel Postdocsa
Total Principal investigators Other personnel
Alabama
Public
Alabama A&M U. 418 i 418 i 418 i 418 56 362 2
Alabama State U. 134 42 83 85 33 52 11
Auburn U., Auburn 2,275 i 2,275 i 2,275 i 2,275 425 1,850 85
Jacksonville State U. ne ne ne 57 10 47 0
U. Alabama, Birmingham 4,959 4,656 4,571 4,989 727 4,262 248
U. Alabama, Huntsville 1,064 1,094 1,101 1,051 193 858 13
U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa 1,274 1,109 1,126 1,232 241 991 86
U. South Alabama 733 689 642 592 109 483 51
Private
Tuskegee U. 93 i 93 93 i 64 i 7 i 57 i 4 i
Alaska
Public
U. Alaska, Anchorage 250 272 243 237 48 189 5
U. Alaska, Fairbanks 1,278 1,307 1,274 1,275 242 1,033 49
U. Alaska, Southeast 30 29 34 33 7 26 0
Private
Alaska Pacific U. ne ne ne 43 11 32 0
Arizona
Public
Arizona State U. 6,855 7,601 8,113 9,850 865 8,985 430
Northern Arizona U. 644 i 678 i 702 i 725 i 126 i 599 i 22
U. Arizona 8,937 8,346 8,040 8,036 1,699 6,337 610
Arkansas
Public
Arkansas State U., Jonesboro 309 308 301 295 57 238 13 i
U. Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1,484 1,211 1,089 1,126 404 722 58
U. Arkansas, Fayetteville 3,295 2,927 3,279 3,356 624 2,732 79
U. Arkansas, Little Rock 245 i 245 257 215 27 188 10
U. Arkansas, Pine Bluff 278 262 262 268 38 230 3
U. Central Arkansas 176 119 202 150 25 125 0
California
Public
California Maritime Academy 20 26 8 10 4 6 0
California Polytechnic State U., San Luis Obispo 703 654 651 705 153 552 0
California State Polytechnic U., Pomona 500 528 519 371 61 310 40
California State U., Bakersfield 41 44 102 55 10 45 1
California State U., Channel Islands ne 4 158 116 19 97 0
California State U., Chico 129 194 157 117 39 78 1
California State U., Dominguez Hills 96 134 164 i 164 14 150 0
California State U., Fresno 381 435 519 493 68 425 4
California State U., Fullerton 625 551 225 308 37 271 4
California State U., Long Beach 382 i 382 504 452 101 351 0
California State U., Los Angeles 143 94 92 116 53 63 2
California State U., Monterey Bay 104 96 83 124 19 105 0
California State U., Northridge 975 275 317 446 92 354 28
California State U., Sacramento 229 246 273 349 119 230 0
California State U., San Bernardino 363 383 557 579 53 526 0
California State U., San Marcos 92 i 92 117 207 37 170 0
California State U., Stanislaus 62 62 69 53 12 41 0
Humboldt State U. 244 i 172 i 143 i 228 i 46 i 182 i 0
Naval Postgraduate School 795 708 644 701 274 427 22
San Diego State U. 1,693 1,677 1,653 1,675 265 1,410 36
San Francisco State U. 413 455 542 627 152 475 15
San Jose State U. 685 652 646 645 89 556 0
Sonoma State U. ne 71 77 53 11 42 1
U. California, Berkeley 10,397 10,214 10,012 9,558 1,665 7,893 1,445
U. California, Davis 11,035 10,677 10,614 10,673 1,637 9,036 1,119
U. California, Irvine 4,752 4,742 4,560 4,511 1,149 3,362 454
U. California, Los Angeles 12,386 11,929 11,637 11,547 2,101 9,446 1,293
U. California, Merced 591 594 592 714 194 520 56
U. California, Office of the President 108 108 100 102 3 99 1
U. California, Riverside 2,647 2,550 2,586 2,680 735 1,945 219
U. California, San Diego 10,556 10,640 10,690 10,552 1,431 9,121 1,641
U. California, San Francisco 8,191 7,952 8,159 8,529 1,218 7,311 1,368
U. California, Santa Barbara 3,621 3,631 3,554 3,428 824 2,604 376
U. California, Santa Cruz 2,605 2,478 2,372 2,410 547 1,863 167
Private
Azusa Pacific U. 8 i ne ne 349 28 321 0
California Institute of Technology 3,001 2,344 2,268 2,380 364 2,016 562
Chapman U. 101 110 150 164 34 130 8
Charles R. Drew U. of Medicine and Science 207 195 195 188 25 163 2
Claremont Graduate U. 152 159 159 i 138 i 49 i 89 i 8 i
Fuller Theological Seminary ne 42 58 77 14 63 6
Harvey Mudd C. 271 i 271 i 271 294 29 265 3
Keck Graduate Institute 44 30 i 30 48 10 38 1
La Sierra U. ne ne 24 27 8 19 0
Loma Linda U. 478 489 364 374 205 169 40
Loyola Marymount U. 258 499 482 402 107 295 3
Marshall B. Ketchum U. ne ne 34 34 i 33 i 1 i 0 i
Mills C. 22 31 43 20 10 10 0
National U. 256 245 25 25 5 20 10
Occidental C. 69 50 55 51 8 43 0
Pepperdine U. 140 i 263 i 111 i 115 i 52 i 63 i 2 i
Pomona C. 267 266 329 321 36 285 4
Santa Clara U. 147 i 263 i 117 i 114 i 53 i 61 i 2 i
Scripps Research Institute 2,732 2,457 2,327 2,190 246 1,944 562
Stanford U. 9,525 10,411 11,065 9,186 1,482 7,704 1,525
Touro U., Vallejo 31 20 39 42 8 34 1
U. of the Pacific 189 178 187 149 26 123 5
U. Redlands 27 23 19 19 8 11 1
U. San Diego 125 137 77 131 29 102 6
U. San Francisco 223 i 226 i 231 242 19 223 0
U. Southern California 5,893 5,955 6,334 6,395 901 5,494 462
Western U. of Health Sciences 71 74 85 65 16 49 7
Colorado
Public
Colorado School of Mines 1,285 1,396 1,322 1,257 156 1,101 80
Colorado State U., Fort Collins 5,198 i 4,706 i 4,695 i 5,989 i 1,387 4,602 i 413 i
U. Colorado Boulder 3,165 3,113 3,043 2,735 1,066 1,669 6
U. Colorado Colorado Springs 317 i 265 i 266 i 226 50 176 0
U. Colorado Denver and Anschutz Medical Campus 5,363 5,234 6,216 5,274 962 4,312 317
U. Northern Colorado 169 160 259 205 90 115 5
U.S. Air Force Academy 111 i 84 91 i 477 i 77 400 i 3
Private
Colorado C. 95 110 84 84 i 8 i 76 i 3 i
U. Denver 391 464 361 353 78 275 32
Connecticut
Public
Central Connecticut State U. 125 107 107 119 51 68 0
Eastern Connecticut State U. ne ne 69 63 22 41 0
Southern Connecticut State U. 51 i 22 31 i 132 i 5 i 127 i 6 i
U. Connecticut 4,401 4,333 4,859 4,801 772 4,029 296
Private
Connecticut C. 30 28 18 17 7 10 0
Fairfield U. 70 i 159 i 72 i 72 i 16 i 56 i 2 i
Quinnipiac U. 17 i 83 i ne 83 i 17 i 66 i 1 i
Trinity C., Hartford 73 48 55 52 12 40 0
U. Hartford 89 i 83 i 37 i 105 i 20 85 i 0
U. New Haven 120 132 i 132 i 132 15 117 3 i
Wesleyan U. 256 236 202 220 28 192 5
Yale U. 6,394 7,201 6,806 7,478 1,189 6,289 1,272
Delaware
Public
Delaware State U. 419 286 213 312 45 267 18
U. Delaware 3,288 3,233 3,264 3,143 480 2,663 251
District of Columbia
Public
National Defense U. ne 34 37 38 30 8 0
U. of the District of Columbia 125 102 100 81 14 67 0
Private
American U. 592 1,063 1,017 1,025 153 872 1
Catholic U. of America 366 378 366 375 93 282 32
Gallaudet U. 103 114 156 97 8 89 1
George Washington U. 1,848 2,236 2,563 2,557 822 1,735 145
Georgetown U. 1,817 2,066 1,998 2,168 307 1,861 128
Howard U. 724 562 i 552 i 534 134 400 51
Florida
Public
Florida A&M U. 174 1,554 1,889 1,561 104 1,457 19
Florida Atlantic U. 673 642 617 564 105 459 6
Florida Gulf Coast U. 714 762 817 595 77 518 0
Florida International U. 1,445 1,522 1,598 2,933 406 2,527 117
Florida Polytechnic U. na na na 37 i 2 35 i 0
Florida State U. 5,182 5,448 5,610 5,310 556 4,754 195
U. Central Florida 3,377 3,171 3,164 3,094 417 2,677 77
U. Florida 9,246 i 9,038 i 9,164 i 9,192 i 1,633 i 7,559 i 634 i
U. North Florida 213 202 173 246 40 206 1
U. South Florida, Saint Petersburg 111 114 140 153 93 60 0
U. South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee ne ne 45 57 30 27 0
U. South Florida, Tampa 3,208 3,089 3,820 3,911 1,437 2,474 303
U. West Florida 382 415 431 423 36 387 0
Private
Barry U. 93 100 118 118 i 18 i 100 i 0
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U. 270 237 201 211 91 120 13 i
Florida Institute of Technology 101 110 309 423 72 351 21
Nova Southeastern U. 324 354 329 290 47 243 14
U. Miami 4,124 i 4,124 3,932 4,000 861 3,139 218
U. Tampa ne 39 58 14 14 0 0
Georgia
Public
Albany State U. 56 62 54 42 17 25 2
Fort Valley State U. 226 174 176 201 14 187 1
Georgia Institute of Technology 8,712 i 8,599 i 8,737 i 8,579 i 1,364 7,215 i 592 i
Georgia Regents U. na 931 928 890 208 682 127
Georgia Southern U. 225 291 380 517 61 456 17
Georgia State U. 3,555 3,469 4,194 4,701 375 4,326 110
Kennesaw State U. 85 i 85 45 86 39 47 3
Savannah State U. 553 535 498 471 23 448 0
U. Georgia 7,338 7,221 7,552 7,822 366 7,456 368
U. West Georgia 162 190 123 55 15 40 0
Private
Clark Atlanta U. 296 254 220 268 17 251 7
Emory U. 5,869 5,856 6,849 7,304 1,375 5,929 632
Mercer U. 468 396 408 404 58 346 6
Morehouse C. 125 127 131 136 26 110 0
Morehouse School of Medicine 1,185 532 i 532 495 93 402 20
Spelman C. 91 95 98 61 19 42 5
Hawaii
Public
U. Hawaii, Hilo 40 i 40 i 40 42 10 32 5
U. Hawaii, Manoa 3,651 4,452 5,336 4,983 328 4,655 53
Private
Hawaii Pacific U. 40 34 40 30 12 18 0
Idaho
Public
Boise State U. 640 i 618 i 641 i 676 i 117 i 559 i 29 i
Idaho State U. 571 582 656 543 95 448 5
U. Idaho 2,494 2,415 2,327 2,118 339 1,779 80
Illinois
Public
Illinois State U. 775 801 784 766 99 667 3
Northern Illinois U. 787 671 637 697 140 557 31 i
Southern Illinois U., Carbondale 2,098 1,997 1,724 1,398 335 1,063 23
Southern Illinois U., Edwardsville 278 219 246 249 60 189 8
U. Illinois, Chicago 6,041 5,944 5,694 5,879 1,139 4,740 358
U. Illinois, Springfield 85 97 78 77 7 70 0
U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 12,529 11,120 11,271 11,324 1,106 10,218 665
Western Illinois U. 45 55 55 47 17 30 0
Private
Bradley U. 188 208 164 187 24 163 0
DePaul U. 311 295 356 376 144 232 0
Erikson Institute 27 25 34 i 34 10 24 1
Illinois Institute of Technology 672 637 641 621 103 518 63
Loyola U., Chicago 848 862 878 869 130 739 81
Midwestern U. 120 157 336 348 11 337 4
Northwestern U. 8,854 9,237 8,699 7,684 1,174 6,510 623
Rosalind Franklin U. of Medicine and Science 197 239 242 185 45 140 30
Rush U. 916 846 871 877 320 557 54
Toyota Technological Institute, Chicago ne ne ne 20 8 12 1
U. Chicago 5,581 5,573 5,735 5,158 914 4,244 552
Wheaton C., Wheaton 68 ne 129 113 14 99 0
Indiana
Public
Ball State U. 410 385 242 343 52 291 1
Indiana State U. 109 88 80 84 18 66 1
Indiana U., Bloomington 4,668 4,372 4,344 4,994 935 4,059 424
Indiana U., South Bend 70 103 65 31 7 24 3
Indiana U.-Purdue U., Fort Wayne 327 281 284 216 49 167 0
Indiana U.-Purdue U., Indianapolis 4,264 5,023 4,236 1,462 236 1,226 49
Purdue U., Calumet 313 291 269 312 48 264 2
Purdue U., North Central 57 65 32 35 11 24 0
Purdue U., West Lafayette 10,144 9,923 10,022 10,049 1,513 8,536 483
Private
U. Notre Dame 2,969 3,427 3,424 3,444 366 3,078 258
Valparaiso U. 123 149 157 170 29 141 3
Iowa
Public
Iowa State U. 6,111 6,065 5,957 5,679 724 4,955 351
U. Iowa 6,627 6,495 6,274 6,503 983 5,520 363
U. Northern Iowa 337 249 308 320 31 289 0
Private
Grinnell C. 115 167 163 131 8 123 0
Palmer C. of Chiropractic, Davenport 35 20 i 20 i 20 5 15 0
Kansas
Public
Kansas State U. 4,245 4,660 4,565 4,341 389 3,952 66
Pittsburg State U. 72 74 70 65 9 56 11
U. Kansas 4,671 5,015 5,360 5,173 822 4,351 259
Wichita State U. 1,312 1,308 1,286 1,200 96 1,104 114
Kentucky
Public
Eastern Kentucky U. 149 130 108 92 18 74 0
Kentucky State U. 59 80 129 115 15 100 15
Morehead State U. 211 i 164 i 255 i 187 i 32 i 155 i 0
Murray State U. 138 130 132 144 13 131 3
Northern Kentucky U. 168 154 188 197 24 173 1
U. Kentucky 5,881 5,482 5,434 5,514 1,541 3,973 423
U. Louisville 2,320 2,268 3,198 2,761 640 2,121 190
Western Kentucky U. 268 229 318 265 54 211 3
Louisiana
Public
Grambling State U. 40 50 50 46 22 24 0
Louisiana State U., Baton Rouge 3,584 3,412 3,462 3,276 599 2,677 63
Louisiana State U., Health Sciences Center – New Orleans 696 658 575 549 124 425 39
Louisiana State U., Health Sciences Center - Shreveport 435 315 297 282 31 251 55
Louisiana Tech U. 597 600 579 501 101 400 20
McNeese State U. 143 145 151 166 134 32 0
Nicholls State U. 139 108 99 82 14 68 0
Southeastern Louisiana U. 102 86 57 72 17 55 0
Southern U. and A&M C., Agricultural Research and Extension Center 48 48 48 48 17 31 1
Southern U. and A&M C., Baton Rouge 166 115 i 115 i 115 30 85 4 i
U. Louisiana, Lafayette 340 575 483 491 i 132 359 i 8
U. Louisiana, Monroe 68 69 i 69 67 16 51 0
U. New Orleans 635 629 507 481 77 404 5
Private
Dillard U. 79 50 45 99 10 89 0
Tulane U. 1,958 1,760 1,747 1,328 189 1,139 121
Xavier U. Louisiana 351 308 263 348 31 317 0
Maine
Public
Maine Maritime Academy ne ne ne 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
U. Maine 2,268 1,782 862 923 153 770 24
U. Southern Maine 171 149 149 i 210 i 19 i 191 i 9 i
Private
Bates C. 78 73 64 67 14 53 1
Bowdoin C. 132 80 52 57 26 31 2
Colby C. 125 149 154 127 13 114 1
U. New England 168 178 232 233 33 200 3
Maryland
Public
Bowie State U. 91 i 92 102 67 11 56 10
Morgan State U. 304 295 289 296 64 232 13 i
Salisbury U. 347 319 274 293 35 258 0
Towson U. 243 186 199 271 63 208 0
U. Baltimore 199 148 119 98 18 80 0
U. Maryland, Center for Environmental Science 263 321 321 324 175 149 0
U. Maryland, Baltimore 5,856 i 5,697 i 5,448 i 5,084 i 902 i 4,182 i 351 i
U. Maryland, Baltimore County 1,423 i 1,423 i 1,423 i 1,423 188 1,235 44
U. Maryland, College Park 8,500 8,431 8,522 8,596 1,385 7,211 337
U. Maryland, Eastern Shore 129 278 231 286 22 264 3
U.S. Naval Academy 192 182 187 192 130 62 7
Uniformed Services U. of the Health Sciences 38 56 68 56 27 29 0
Private
Johns Hopkins U.b 21,088 i 21,816 i 22,661 i 22,539 i 3,014 i 19,525 i 2,612 i
Massachusetts
Public
U. Massachusetts, Amherst 4,027 3,407 3,283 3,231 541 2,690 229
U. Massachusetts, Boston 1,034 1,112 1,205 1,373 156 1,217 37
U. Massachusetts, central office 48 58 57 81 4 77 0
U. Massachusetts, Dartmouth 549 519 429 448 72 376 2
U. Massachusetts, Lowell 1,378 1,162 1,358 1,241 248 993 16
U. Massachusetts, Medical School 2,280 2,191 2,172 2,247 565 1,682 399
Private
Amherst C. 267 i 267 319 270 24 246 3
Boston C. 758 724 660 663 90 573 49
Boston U. 4,328 4,247 4,238 4,111 881 3,230 383
Brandeis U. 1,100 1,429 1,306 1,268 134 1,134 111
Clark U. 151 124 124 139 23 116 6
Emerson C. ne ne ne 112 70 42 2
Franklin W. Olin C. of Engineering 71 55 92 59 17 42 0
Harvard U. 6,835 7,197 7,052 7,464 1,160 6,304 1,488
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 8,942 8,949 9,162 9,012 989 8,023 1,776
MGH Institute of Health Professions ne ne ne 46 22 24 5
Mount Holyoke C. 173 178 115 102 15 87 7
New England C. of Optometry 24 24 18 19 10 9 1
Northeastern U. 1,821 1,840 2,125 1,960 391 1,569 118
Smith C. 193 193 149 188 26 162 5
Suffolk U. 188 214 158 127 47 80 0
Tufts U. 3,176 3,489 3,384 3,501 461 3,040 241
Wellesley C. 286 299 291 320 63 257 10
Williams C. 100 100 97 105 40 65 4 i
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 777 869 819 796 278 518 65
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 498 502 439 735 119 616 55
Michigan
Public
Central Michigan U. 505 i 505 i 505 522 55 467 10
Eastern Michigan U. 710 138 105 108 23 85 1
Grand Valley State U. 317 i 317 324 306 40 266 1
Lake Superior State U. ne ne ne 94 12 82 0
Michigan State U. 5,911 6,719 6,779 6,834 981 5,853 561
Michigan Technological U. 1,896 1,925 1,897 1,710 237 1,473 25
Oakland U. 517 366 769 367 67 300 9
Saginaw Valley State U. 79 62 ne 93 6 87 0
U. Michigan, Ann Arbor 20,868 20,439 20,246 20,398 4,735 15,663 1,731
U. Michigan, Dearborn 244 235 279 302 141 161 8
Wayne State U. 3,733 3,720 3,588 3,542 660 2,882 132
Western Michigan U. and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine 592 569 530 565 133 432 9
Private
Calvin C. 376 364 i 364 364 i 30 i 334 i 0 i
Hope C. 260 186 331 343 62 281 1
Kettering U. 90 107 122 151 59 92 0
Lawrence Technological U. 79 74 84 60 12 48 1
U. Detroit Mercy 65 ne 73 74 7 67 2
Van Andel Institute ne ne ne 205 29 176 40
Minnesota
Public
Minnesota State U., Mankato 372 i 164 i 272 i 199 i 35 i 164 i 0
St. Cloud State U. 374 310 375 454 37 417 0
U. Minnesota, Duluth 787 765 788 646 106 540 17
U. Minnesota, Morris ne 84 107 91 11 80 0
U. Minnesota, Twin Cities 14,289 14,584 14,621 14,022 2,628 11,394 1,112
Private
Augsburg C. 40 43 ne 63 8 55 1
C. of Saint Benedict ne 50 52 73 34 39 0
Carleton C. 310 252 303 298 12 286 0
Macalester C. 98 113 101 88 28 60 0
Saint John's U., Collegeville ne 70 69 70 34 36 0
St. Olaf C. 97 83 197 210 53 157 3
Mississippi
Public
Alcorn State U. 303 298 104 311 33 278 9 i
Jackson State U. 326 433 390 415 55 360 12
Mississippi State U. 4,167 3,521 3,861 3,975 635 3,340 90
U. Mississippi 1,803 i 1,934 i 2,188 i 1,606 320 1,286 57
U. Southern Mississippi 800 815 782 782 i 97 i 685 i 34 i
Private
Tougaloo C. 10 15 31 34 11 23 2
Missouri
Public
Lincoln U., Jefferson City 227 246 273 216 55 161 7
Missouri State U. 171 186 218 177 25 152 0
Missouri U. of Science and Technology 1,075 i 1,075 927 878 148 730 32
U. Missouri, Columbia 3,454 i 3,454 i 3,454 3,487 583 2,904 234
U. Missouri, Kansas City 597 i 597 566 399 117 282 22
U. Missouri, Saint Louis 475 i 475 597 269 63 206 7
Private
A. T. Still U. 84 i 84 i 84 i 84 32 52 1
Saint Louis U. 771 1,703 1,521 1,593 261 1,332 45
Washington U., Saint Louis 8,287 7,962 7,785 7,538 1,314 6,224 719
Montana
Public
Montana State U., Bozeman 797 732 714 759 479 280 49
Montana Tech of U. Montana 121 125 135 160 60 100 4
U. Montana, Missoula 2,288 1,921 1,455 1,421 310 1,111 41
Private
Salish Kootenai C. 48 34 17 i 17 5 12 0
Nebraska
Public
U. Nebraska, Kearney 264 243 280 173 14 159 0
U. Nebraska, Lincoln 5,573 6,002 6,284 6,293 625 5,668 334
U. Nebraska, Medical Center 1,778 1,667 1,667 1,735 613 1,122 118
U. Nebraska, Omaha 488 474 469 474 72 402 1
Private
Creighton U. 290 i 533 i 343 i 46 i 4 i 42 i 3 i
Doane C. 51 ne 27 45 9 36 1
Nevada
Public
Desert Research Institute 429 392 362 354 117 237 15
U. Nevada, Las Vegas 859 932 982 1,104 129 975 31
U. Nevada, Reno 1,856 1,879 2,367 2,065 357 1,708 99
Private
Roseman U. of Health Sciences ne ne 22 79 15 64 7
New Hampshire
Public
Keene State C. 214 i 214 223 85 9 76 9
Plymouth State U. 161 i 244 i 268 i 237 i 22 215 i 0
U. New Hampshire 2,401 2,368 2,365 2,425 280 2,145 50
Private
Dartmouth C. 1,996 2,157 1,935 1,989 402 1,587 102
New Jersey
Public
Kean U. 46 i 46 ne 46 i 19 i 27 i 0
Montclair State U. 244 265 261 221 63 158 3
New Jersey Institute of Technology 1,183 1,052 1,009 1,207 128 1,079 35
Rowan U. 206 208 431 369 60 309 14
Rutgers, State U. New Jersey, Camden 330 i 367 i 370 i 361 i 61 i 300 i 16 i
Rutgers, State U. New Jersey, New Brunswick 5,876 i 6,502 i 8,359 i 7,860 i 1,396 i 6,464 i 542 i
Rutgers, State U. New Jersey, Newark 729 i 761 i 660 i 592 i 102 i 490 i 26 i
Stockton U. 53 i ne 98 102 17 85 0
Private
Princeton U. 2,603 2,626 2,618 2,793 338 2,455 776
Rider U. 47 61 100 100 40 60 0
Seton Hall U. 85 90 107 123 48 75 10
Stevens Institute of Technology 459 i 459 417 448 114 334 25
New Mexico
Public
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 529 605 590 531 90 441 1
New Mexico State U. 1,579 1,400 1,489 1,390 471 919 22
U. New Mexico 3,890 3,886 3,975 4,296 689 3,607 190
New York
Public
CUNY, Advanced Science Research Center na na na 1 0 1 1
CUNY, Baruch C. 380 114 390 200 5 195 1
CUNY, Brooklyn C. 332 i 332 i 332 332 i 8 i 324 i 16 i
CUNY, C. Staten Island 400 280 419 i 419 185 234 12
CUNY, City C. 1,025 1,048 1,147 1,230 360 870 117
CUNY, Graduate Center 308 268 245 205 11 194 10
CUNY, Hunter C. 489 475 510 510 151 359 40
CUNY, John Jay C. of Criminal Justice 252 268 395 284 8 276 2
CUNY, Lehman C. 1,355 79 85 201 28 173 6
CUNY, Medgar Evers C. 63 63 62 59 16 43 0
CUNY, Queens C. 530 464 553 480 45 435 34
CUNY, system office 21 18 23 32 4 28 2
CUNY, York C. 30 i 30 ne 30 i 1 i 29 i 0
SUNY, Binghamton U. 846 767 782 1,197 146 1,051 34
SUNY, Buffalo State 89 78 92 90 27 63 0
SUNY, C. Brockport 41 65 50 48 14 34 0
SUNY, C. of Environmental Science and Forestry 602 i 602 i 602 564 159 405 19
SUNY, C. of Optometry 46 41 40 37 14 23 9
SUNY, C. Plattsburgh 40 ne 31 27 12 15 0
SUNY, Downstate Medical Center 431 386 239 178 43 135 8
SUNY, Farmingdale State C. 11 13 12 10 3 7 3
SUNY, Geneseo 80 76 40 60 18 42 0
SUNY, Polytechnic Institute na na 631 647 39 608 15
SUNY, Stony Brook U. 2,798 2,717 2,686 2,500 475 2,025 187
SUNY, U. Albany 926 906 742 746 213 533 30
SUNY, U. Buffalo 4,979 i 5,012 i 5,064 i 4,671 i 813 i 3,858 i 322 i
SUNY, Upstate Medical U. 494 436 408 376 95 281 25
U.S. Military Academy 339 i 54 i 148 i 109 i 21 i 88 i 0
Private
Albany C. of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 40 79 75 65 6 59 11
Albany Medical C. 392 i 384 i 351 i 381 i 80 i 301 i 23 i
Alfred U. 133 126 111 123 11 112 7
Barnard C. 150 74 80 75 18 57 2
Clarkson U. 420 373 343 251 75 176 62
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 959 i 1,009 i 854 i 622 i 94 i 528 i 68 i
Colgate U. 209 220 213 250 11 239 0
Columbia U. in the City of New York 8,175 7,980 7,810 7,927 1,306 6,621 893
Columbia U., Teachers C. 309 i 399 i 306 i 360 i 67 293 i 22 i
Cornell U. 8,676 10,077 10,518 10,020 1,753 8,267 987
Fordham U. 402 306 311 325 113 212 6
Hamilton C. 88 103 142 146 11 135 0
Hobart and William Smith Colleges 40 32 36 24 10 14 0
Hofstra U. 79 79 77 62 11 51 0
Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai 2,403 2,497 2,492 2,774 841 1,933 427
Ithaca C. 37 40 37 43 24 19 1
Marist C. ne ne ne 53 5 48 0
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Graduate S. of Biomedical Sciences 86 47 33 30 16 14 0
New School 294 302 368 343 37 306 6
New York Institute of Technology 33 23 36 30 17 13 0
New York Medical C. 683 i 600 i 539 i 533 i 125 408 i 32 i
New York U. 4,768 4,990 6,712 6,950 1,138 5,812 661
Niagara U. 114 122 125 141 38 103 0
Pace U. 159 143 149 174 25 149 0
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1,539 1,523 1,465 1,415 242 1,173 94
Rochester Institute of Technology 937 1,044 973 986 186 800 18
Rockefeller U. 1,118 1,068 1,095 1,152 225 927 219
Siena C. 72 67 73 127 65 62 0
Skidmore C. 37 80 116 194 23 171 1
St. John's U., Manhattan 87 69 69 i 69 i 13 i 56 i 1 i
Syracuse U. 1,755 1,469 1,670 1,866 204 1,662 62
U. Rochester 5,061 4,850 4,539 4,427 918 3,509 290
Union C., Schenectady 127 143 151 97 13 84 4
Vassar C. 78 30 61 183 25 158 3
Yeshiva U. 1,584 1,536 1,827 1,745 345 1,400 419
North Carolina
Public
Appalachian State U. 213 235 253 200 56 144 3
East Carolina U. 911 858 756 608 103 505 24
Elizabeth City State U. 90 90 100 81 19 62 0
Fayetteville State U. 647 660 453 459 45 414 28
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State U. 1,016 1,058 1,238 1,359 160 1,199 20
North Carolina Central U. 429 269 238 387 80 307 24
North Carolina State U. 5,088 4,684 5,005 4,824 913 3,911 630
U. North Carolina, Asheville 43 88 87 91 36 55 3
U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill 10,577 9,480 9,331 8,419 1,756 6,663 746
U. North Carolina, Charlotte 1,650 962 879 851 153 698 21
U. North Carolina, general administration ne ne ne 0 0 0 0
U. North Carolina, Greensboro 536 490 682 834 89 745 28
U. North Carolina, Wilmington 370 490 361 522 133 389 4
Western Carolina U. 76 87 76 58 13 45 0
Private
Davidson C. 90 191 213 192 61 131 3
Duke U. 8,125 8,587 8,425 8,247 1,499 6,748 645
Elon U. 141 159 246 208 5 203 0
Shaw U. 28 i ne 7 7 i 2 i 5 i 0 i
Wake Forest U. 2,212 1,722 1,745 1,397 613 784 124
North Dakota
Public
North Dakota State U. 2,782 2,975 3,134 2,811 669 2,142 60
U. North Dakota 213 i 631 i 1,009 i 1,009 i 165 844 i 18
Ohio
Public
Air Force Institute of Technology 289 295 278 354 88 266 7
Bowling Green State U. 270 391 302 229 94 135 16
Central State U. 120 135 109 88 11 77 14
Cleveland State U. 1,068 i 1,142 i 1,082 i 995 i 174 i 821 i 43 i
Kent State U. 753 796 754 1,071 111 960 45
Miami U. 775 725 655 583 140 443 98
Northeast Ohio Medical U. 154 170 176 208 42 166 21
Ohio State U. 9,381 9,364 10,121 9,076 1,726 7,350 637
Ohio U. 1,342 704 635 636 187 449 43
U. Akron 764 1,060 1,077 826 190 636 58
U. Cincinnati 3,580 3,655 3,216 3,336 570 2,766 187
U. Toledo 1,195 1,146 1,219 1,076 296 780 39
Wright State U. 1,005 1,061 996 1,153 222 931 49
Youngstown State U. 150 106 94 69 7 62 3
Private
C. Wooster 176 ne 219 219 i 18 i 201 i 0 i
Case Western Reserve U. 2,339 2,321 3,120 3,064 859 2,205 188
Heidelberg U. ne 11 11 12 4 8 1
Oberlin C. 109 109 92 100 19 81 0
U. Dayton 885 877 896 1,016 222 794 6
Oklahoma
Public
East Central U. 97 i ne 43 34 6 28 0
Langston U. 60 31 46 40 10 30 10
Oklahoma State U., Center for Health Sciences 307 i 323 i 330 i 321 i 54 i 267 i 12 i
Oklahoma State U., Stillwater 2,422 i 1,988 i 1,889 i 1,862 i 328 i 1,534 i 80 i
U. Central Oklahoma 107 90 81 349 7 342 0
U. Oklahoma, Norman and Health Science Center 3,530 3,905 3,035 2,513 461 2,052 196
U. Oklahoma, Tulsa ne ne ne 113 23 90 1
Private
U. Tulsa 378 378 398 412 61 351 6
Oregon
Public
Oregon Health and Science U. 3,994 4,748 3,548 3,579 701 2,878 494
Oregon Institute of Technology ne ne ne 92 13 79 0
Oregon State U. 4,625 4,569 4,435 4,531 1,089 3,442 176
Portland State U. 1,245 832 896 941 283 658 15
U. Oregon 4,428 5,121 4,550 1,657 348 1,309 51
Private
Lewis and Clark C. 181 224 259 268 12 256 0
Pacific U. 27 27 i 110 i 112 i 52 i 60 i 2 i
Reed C. 55 56 65 45 15 30 5
U. Western States ne 21 12 8 1 7 0
Willamette U. 60 53 81 59 15 44 0
Pennsylvania
Public
Pennsylvania State U., Behrend 170 i 160 i 100 i 235 i 64 171 i 0
Pennsylvania State U., Harrisburg 222 i 209 i 230 i 268 i 32 236 i 0
Pennsylvania State U., University Park and Hershey Medical Center 11,723 i 11,652 i 10,862 i 12,016 i 2,517 9,499 i 276
Temple U. 2,426 2,987 2,485 3,349 592 2,757 227
U. Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh 10,574 10,257 9,996 9,681 1,703 7,978 581
West Chester U. Pennsylvania 194 i 111 261 361 131 230 0
Private
Bryn Mawr C. 54 52 50 108 91 17 3
Bucknell U. 490 478 527 526 104 422 4
Carnegie Mellon U. 4,595 4,828 4,813 4,675 567 4,108 200
Commonwealth Medical C. 43 22 18 15 7 8 0
Dickinson C. 152 124 158 156 14 142 2
Drexel U. 4,995 2,372 2,482 2,855 381 2,474 129
Duquesne U. 539 790 464 465 51 414 8
Franklin and Marshall C. 22 102 100 336 20 316 0
Haverford C. 98 98 125 234 17 217 11
La Salle U. 25 24 26 29 29 0 0
Lafayette C. 181 174 178 180 135 45 0
Lehigh U. 887 925 936 971 108 863 40
Mercyhurst U. 50 45 51 41 11 30 0
Philadelphia C. of Osteopathic Medicine 15 11 11 16 5 11 2
Saint Joseph's U. 292 303 94 82 13 69 0
Salus U. 27 26 15 14 5 9 0
Swarthmore C. 271 258 335 316 28 288 4
Thomas Jefferson U. 1,093 1,108 1,250 1,524 291 1,233 156
U. of the Sciences Philadelphia 114 104 141 140 18 122 5
U. Pennsylvania 14,017 13,570 13,254 13,011 1,733 11,278 276
Villanova U. 310 i 310 i 310 223 49 174 9
Rhode Island
Public
Naval War C. 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
Rhode Island C. 78 99 95 133 45 88 1
U. Rhode Island 1,996 1,820 1,129 1,656 237 1,419 44
Private
Brown U. 3,881 i 3,790 i 3,602 i 3,450 i 559 i 2,891 i 375 i
Providence C. ne 54 ne 77 18 59 0
Rhode Island School of Design ne ne ne 225 180 45 0
Roger Williams U. 136 165 i 165 137 23 114 0
South Carolina
Public
C. Charleston 473 539 507 467 75 392 4
Clemson U. 2,504 2,017 1,497 1,557 299 1,258 27
Coastal Carolina U. 150 i 102 i 335 i 322 i 54 i 268 i 12 i
Medical U. South Carolina 1,409 1,341 1,480 1,563 746 817 88
South Carolina State U. 70 100 i 100 i 100 30 70 60
U. South Carolina, Aiken ne 45 44 44 7 37 1
U. South Carolina, Beaufort ne ne ne 15 9 6 0
U. South Carolina, Columbia 1,608 1,598 1,605 1,606 694 912 473
Winthrop U. 382 430 549 472 52 420 0
Private
Benedict C. 41 36 67 59 19 40 1
Claflin U. 128 111 98 92 13 79 0
Furman U. 156 134 128 150 14 136 3
South Dakota
Public
Black Hills State U. 183 161 94 98 18 80 2
Dakota State U. 27 11 24 22 5 17 0
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 422 383 370 203 81 122 17
South Dakota State U. 1,540 1,687 1,633 1,341 198 1,143 35
U. South Dakota 599 392 327 290 71 219 21
Private
Augustana C., Sioux Falls 116 i 116 100 81 9 72 0
Tennessee
Public
Austin Peay State U. 44 43 55 63 23 40 0
East Tennessee State U. 544 i 546 459 413 80 333 18 i
Middle Tennessee State U. 371 235 235 299 98 201 1
Tennessee State U. 447 485 417 574 67 507 6
Tennessee Technological U. 482 445 445 512 57 455 2
U. Memphis 713 710 749 1,348 276 1,072 35
U. Tennessee, Chattanooga 315 295 264 236 37 199 0
U. Tennessee, Health Science Center 1,135 1,107 1,087 1,063 152 911 111
U. Tennessee, Knoxville 3,593 3,734 3,761 3,754 330 3,424 218
U. Tennessee, Knoxville, Institute of Agriculture 1,480 1,459 1,430 1,476 113 1,363 50
Private
Fisk U. 19 22 i 22 22 i 12 i 10 i 0 i
Meharry Medical C. 194 185 138 147 80 67 20
Sewanee: U. of the South 36 ne 55 65 15 50 0
Vanderbilt U. 5,842 i 5,862 i 7,022 i 6,342 i 1,010 i 5,332 i 690 i
Texas
Public
Lamar U. 109 99 124 138 24 114 2
Prairie View A&M U. 465 438 381 392 80 312 4
Sam Houston State U. 157 195 210 190 66 124 3
Stephen F. Austin State U. 239 i 198 i 198 i 200 47 153 0
Sul Ross State U. 81 82 84 82 4 78 0
Tarleton State U. 402 i 419 i 446 i 418 i 71 i 347 i 18 i
Texas A&M International U. 42 108 i 108 73 2 71 0
Texas A&M U., College Station and Health Science Center 10,855 12,110 12,203 12,224 2,458 9,766 731
Texas A&M U.-Commerce 104 111 134 132 13 119 7
Texas A&M U.-Corpus Christi 454 468 463 496 69 427 16
Texas A&M U.-Kingsville 697 700 564 692 67 625 196
Texas Southern U. 71 72 74 64 33 31 5
Texas State U. 692 803 1,046 1,372 187 1,185 166
Texas Tech U. 3,227 3,315 3,398 3,667 290 3,377 121
Texas Tech U., Health Sciences Center 996 996 804 814 126 688 33
Texas Tech U., Health Sciences Center, El Paso ne ne 241 215 79 136 23
Texas Woman's U. 95 146 140 157 41 116 0
U. Houston 2,644 2,719 1,852 1,821 294 1,527 191
U. Houston system administration ne ne ne 13 0 13 0
U. Houston-Clear Lake 76 76 62 69 8 61 1
U. Houston-Downtown 44 67 108 61 53 8 0
U. North Texas, Denton 863 819 752 748 104 644 46
U. North Texas, Health Science Center 555 693 596 497 170 327 34
U. Texas Health Science Center, Houston 2,838 2,741 2,758 2,758 733 2,025 255
U. Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 2,466 1,969 1,725 1,755 308 1,447 89
U. Texas Health Science Center, Tyler ne ne ne 73 23 50 18
U. Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center 6,222 6,477 i 6,477 i 6,477 665 5,812 653
U. Texas Medical Branch 2,350 2,687 1,631 1,528 282 1,246 172
U. Texas Pan American 561 505 646 808 49 759 2
U. Texas Southwestern Medical Center 4,861 4,517 4,703 4,689 767 3,922 551
U. Texas, Arlington 946 939 939 1,383 214 1,169 38
U. Texas, Austin 3,523 3,451 3,812 3,798 708 3,090 390
U. Texas, Brownsville 264 179 119 193 25 168 8 i
U. Texas, Dallas 1,343 1,820 1,827 2,094 268 1,826 90 i
U. Texas, El Paso 2,044 1,877 1,607 1,739 188 1,551 45
U. Texas, Permian Basin 35 45 68 73 6 67 0
U. Texas, San Antonio 1,259 890 890 i 890 190 700 54
U. Texas, Tyler 157 116 150 134 19 115 0
West Texas A&M U. 165 176 201 122 26 96 0
Private
Baylor C. of Medicine 3,572 3,817 3,480 3,503 628 2,875 511
Baylor U. 332 380 400 485 76 409 34
Rice U. 2,399 2,496 2,517 2,572 240 2,332 304
Southern Methodist U. 461 i 458 i 517 i 489 i 97 i 392 i 29 i
St. Edward's U. 60 72 60 94 28 66 4
Texas Christian U. 249 303 281 341 33 308 10
Trinity U. 40 61 85 91 22 69 8
U. of the Incarnate Word ne ne ne 29 3 26 1
Wiley C. 47 49 45 43 5 38 0
Utah
Public
U. Utah 6,779 6,839 6,700 6,883 804 6,079 503
Utah State U. 3,198 2,848 3,403 2,770 350 2,420 35
Private
Brigham Young U., Provo 1,829 1,849 1,872 1,939 216 1,723 56
Vermont
Public
U. Vermont 1,850 1,752 1,626 1,628 344 1,284 124
Private
Middlebury C. 151 124 74 93 25 68 0
Norwich U. 49 84 102 80 64 16 0
Saint Michael's C. ne 137 121 125 5 120 0
Virginia
Public
C. of William and Mary and Virginia Institute of Marine Science 1,217 1,250 1,198 1,189 344 845 36
Christopher Newport U. 55 64 132 90 46 44 0
George Mason U. 1,802 1,877 1,897 2,100 481 1,619 29
James Madison U. 396 i 368 i 365 i 344 i 58 i 286 i 13 i
Norfolk State U. 303 315 205 102 23 79 23
Old Dominion U. 1,808 1,764 1,696 1,385 358 1,027 41
U. of Mary Washington 30 ne ne 36 21 15 0
U. Virginia, Charlottesville 5,055 4,384 4,380 4,279 883 3,396 293
Virginia Commonwealth U. 3,527 3,086 2,523 2,990 674 2,316 224
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U. 7,739 8,156 8,275 8,140 1,242 6,898 284
Virginia State U. 333 251 226 190 32 158 0
Private
Eastern Virginia Medical School 336 366 249 257 60 197 18
Edward Via C. of Osteopathic Medicine 41 69 38 41 6 35 0
Hampton U. 283 287 287 293 47 246 0
U. Richmond 297 230 187 147 28 119 8
Washington and Lee U. ne 21 ne 26 3 23 0
Washington
Public
Central Washington U. 131 157 374 346 77 269 0
Eastern Washington U. 326 i 47 i 56 i 108 i 21 87 i 0
Northwest Indian C. 100 98 98 i 22 i 17 i 5 i 1 i
U. Washington, Bothell 63 86 92 130 36 94 4
U. Washington, Seattle 12,435 13,680 13,314 13,253 2,694 10,559 1,278
U. Washington, Tacoma 55 123 116 136 37 99 4
Washington State U. 5,560 5,678 5,551 5,347 997 4,350 220
Western Washington U. 234 235 232 210 56 154 2
Private
Bastyr U. 29 27 32 32 i 10 i 22 i 0 i
Gonzaga U. 49 38 23 20 7 13 0
Seattle Pacific U. 56 41 55 49 17 32 0
Seattle U. 54 ne 75 171 64 107 0
West Virginia
Public
Marshall U. 496 485 517 509 69 440 4
West Virginia State U. 28 28 54 56 23 33 4
West Virginia U. 3,207 3,455 3,440 3,538 496 3,042 88
Private
Wheeling Jesuit U. 101 79 62 50 7 43 4
Wisconsin
Public
U. Wisconsin-Green Bay 2 i 2 i 2 i 2 i 0 i 2 i 0 i
U. Wisconsin-La Crosse 252 303 330 353 128 225 0
U. Wisconsin-Madison 19,067 18,740 17,579 17,315 2,807 14,508 1,005
U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1,657 1,914 1,887 1,773 248 1,525 117
U. Wisconsin-Oshkosh 116 113 113 i 227 i 45 i 182 i 8 i
U. Wisconsin-Platteville ne ne 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i
U. Wisconsin-Stevens Point 250 253 253 i 121 i 3 i 118 i 4 i
Private
Marquette U. 627 661 786 923 106 817 17
Medical C. Wisconsin 2,122 2,125 2,055 2,058 486 1,572 158
Milwaukee School of Engineering 81 73 82 95 20 75 0
Wyoming
Public
U. Wyoming 1,194 i 1,194 1,194 1,194 207 987 81
American Samoa
Public
American Samoa Community C. ne ne ne 35 2 33 3
Guam
Public
U. Guam 201 202 286 259 86 173 21
Puerto Rico
Public
U. Puerto Rico, Cayey 103 68 95 88 9 79 0
U. Puerto Rico, Humacao 25 18 14 11 5 6 0
U. Puerto Rico, Mayaguez 377 701 669 556 147 409 5
U. Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus 266 258 266 280 118 162 15
U. Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras 686 617 445 768 49 719 23
Private
Ponce Health Sciences U. 496 193 392 104 25 79 3
U. Central del Caribe 142 120 133 130 42 88 3
U. del Este 81 56 54 56 4 52 0
U. del Turabo 232 164 110 197 56 141 0
U. Metropolitana 562 454 594 533 6 527 0
Virgin Islands
Public
U. of the Virgin Islands 219 i 219 466 452 32 420 2
i = imputed. na = not applicable; institution did not exist or did not exist as a separate entity. NA = not available; institution was unable to provide these data. ne = not eligible; institution did not meet the criteria for inclusion.
a Postdocs are included in totals reported for all personnel. Postdocs are personnel with doctoral degrees generally awarded within last 5 years and who are working for an institution under a limited-term appointment for training in research.
b Johns Hopkins University includes Applied Physics Laboratory, with 12,388 total personnel in FY 2015.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education Research and Development Survey, FY 2015.