Table 40. Federally financed higher education R&D expenditures in the geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, ranked by all FY 2016 geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences: FYs 2013–16 and by subfield for FY 2016
(Dollars in thousands)
Rank
Institution
2013
2014
2015
2016
All geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciencesa
Atmospheric science and meteorologya
Geological and earth sciencesa
Ocean sciences and marine sciencesa
Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences, neca
All institutions
2,094,690
2,049,492
2,065,967
1,992,990
513,275
605,706
665,121
208,888
1
U. Colorado Boulder
90,634
90,720
123,179
135,477
111,086
11,558
812
12,021
2
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
105,787
110,763
97,457
111,160
0
0
111,160
0
3
U. Washington, Seattle
100,663
98,395
96,457
100,006
46,472
6,712
46,310
512
4
U. California, San Diego
89,805
87,910
90,156
94,236
11,694
12,928
69,614
0
5
Texas A&M U., College Station and Health Science Center
81,881
81,904
82,591
84,670
3,803
11,302
63,004
6,561
6
Columbia U. in the City of New York
80,138
78,284
77,913
72,326
11,506
25,608
35,212
0
7
U. Hawaii, Manoa
66,856
62,140
58,643
60,650
4,140
10,922
38,281
7,307
8
U. Alaska, Fairbanks
47,556
49,523
46,010
47,328
2,677
21,511
18,132
5,008
9
U. Maryland, College Park
34,797
34,745
37,464
45,402
34,677
9,368
1,357
0
10
U. New Hampshire
51,927
49,415
42,520
45,381
18,402
11,004
15,975
0
11
U. Miami
41,533
46,922
42,845
42,242
28,732
38
12,152
1,320
12
U. Wisconsin-Madison
37,285
36,405
36,534
40,990
27,379
8,663
0
4,948
13
Oregon State U.
39,415
40,016
39,410
40,711
1,706
5,996
18,258
14,751
14
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
35,161
38,927
38,881
37,527
8,930
8,880
7,850
11,867
15
Colorado State U., Fort Collins
82,378
88,524
102,038
34,160
34,160
0
0
0
16
Johns Hopkins U.b
35,698
31,806
29,004
30,987
3,004
9,458
4,606
13,919
17
Arizona State U.
25,211
27,250
28,288
30,385
0
30,385
0
0
18
Pennsylvania State U., University Park and Hershey Medical Center
33,124
38,211
34,521
27,911
12,269
12,459
1,846
1,337
19
U. Oklahoma, Norman and Health Science Center
22,223
19,779
23,200
26,632
23,405
3,227
0
0
20
U. Rhode Island
32,677
27,643
26,460
25,531
261
3,478
19,213
2,579
21
Harvard U.
22,728
23,315
22,822
24,391
286
4,166
25
19,914
22
California Institute of Technology
15,374
18,722
23,607
23,918
5,718
18,144
56
0
23
Rutgers, State U. New Jersey, New Brunswick
19,167
19,218
20,311
23,175
2,315
366
17,080
3,414
24
U. Texas, Austin
25,405
21,481
22,345
22,562
0
18,618
3,259
685
25
U. California, Los Angeles
14,247
14,485
18,212
19,859
4,915
12,645
0
2,299
26
Desert Research Institute
20,821
18,277
16,179
18,735
6,656
12,079
0
0
27
Princeton U.
11,877
11,592
13,918
17,790
9,130
3,744
52
4,864
28
North Carolina State U.
13,195
13,645
15,201
15,323
6,321
0
1,578
7,424
29
U. Arizona
16,261
14,880
16,684
15,085
5,036
8,402
1,278
369
30
U. Southern California
11,697
12,421
15,564
14,939
0
10,913
4,026
0
31
C. of William and Mary and Virginia Institute of Marine Science
11,981
11,467
12,669
13,937
0
204
13,733
0
32
U. California, Santa Barbara
8,916
9,675
14,325
13,722
101
3,862
9,759
0
33
U. Maryland, Baltimore County
13,134
12,917
13,770
13,538
0
13,059
479
0
34
SUNY, U. Albany
3,343
3,606
4,270
12,673
12,673
0
0
0
35
SUNY, Stony Brook U.
12,734
14,063
14,008
12,594
0
4,577
8,017
0
36
U. Delaware
14,922
14,318
13,049
11,976
0
1,975
6,763
3,238
37
U. Wyoming
25,755
14,931
18,898
11,513
4,079
7,434
0
0
38
U. California, Santa Cruz
13,333
13,197
12,352
10,700
0
1,890
4,778
4,032
39
U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill
20,106
18,499
17,326
10,565
0
5,000
3,455
2,110
40
George Mason U.
7,585
8,240
7,745
10,495
6,103
4,289
103
0
41
U. Maine
10,114
10,517
11,375
10,457
0
3,061
7,396
0
42
U. Kansas
13,863
11,219
10,127
9,947
398
9,331
187
31
43
U. Maryland, Center for Environmental Science
16,852
13,202
11,275
9,791
0
2,361
7,430
0
44
U. Southern Mississippi
12,712
12,571
10,270
9,761
2,425
2,484
4,603
249
45
U. Alabama, Huntsville
7,925
9,449
8,981
9,752
9,477
275
0
0
46
U. South Florida, Tampa
8,898
7,624
8,752
9,541
0
1,801
7,740
0
47
U. Florida
8,123
9,160
8,461
9,264
0
7,106
2,142
16
48
U. Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
8,265
8,636
9,338
9,080
0
1,128
0
7,952
49
San Jose State U.
6,696
9,196
11,912
8,687
947
160
7,563
17
50
Stanford U.
10,871
11,838
10,310
8,194
0
6,185
2,009
0
51
U. California, Davis
9,003
8,796
9,183
8,177
33
3,650
434
4,060
52
Florida State U.
11,697
10,370
8,655
8,169
2,607
1,928
3,146
488
53
West Virginia U.
4,464
4,800
5,499
7,986
0
7,308
0
678
54
Louisiana State U., Baton Rouge
7,420
8,985
8,595
7,948
0
1,378
4,930
1,640
55
Michigan Technological U.
9,140
10,660
10,049
7,860
1,327
42
1,498
4,993
56
U. Nevada, Reno
7,820
7,595
7,367
7,709
993
6,716
0
0
57
Duke U.
11,334
10,936
11,559
7,572
0
2,518
5,054
0
58
U. Utah
8,348
8,305
8,112
7,483
4,279
3,204
0
0
59
U. Georgia
5,859
7,726
7,886
7,461
0
502
6,959
0
60
U. Minnesota, Twin Cities
6,312
6,827
7,580
7,227
0
7,227
0
0
61
U. Michigan, Ann Arbor
10,117
9,526
7,590
7,192
0
7,192
0
0
62
Ohio State U.
6,055
6,479
6,268
7,126
0
7,126
0
0
63
Georgia Institute of Technology
11,542
11,543
14,223
7,076
0
0
253
6,823
64
Northern Arizona U.
3,007
3,957
5,694
6,896
36
3,521
20
3,319
65
U. California, Berkeley
7,659
6,645
6,686
6,757
0
6,757
0
0
66
U. Chicago
5,922
7,197
7,278
6,561
0
6,561
0
0
67
Naval Postgraduate School
14,282
10,401
11,033
6,386
2,283
875
3,198
30
68
U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
7,156
7,160
5,880
6,266
2,932
3,334
0
0
69
U. California, Irvine
7,491
7,444
5,693
6,220
0
0
0
6,220
70
U. North Dakota
6,834
6,669
6,880
6,208
2,709
3,499
0
0
71
U. Connecticut
6,082
5,754
6,488
5,879
0
0
5,879
0
72
Stevens Institute of Technology
1,495
835
3,474
5,719
1,643
16
593
3,467
73
Oregon Health and Science U.
10,070
7,437
6,878
5,464
0
1,980
3,484
0
74
Boston U.
4,971
5,866
5,663
5,258
0
5,258
0
0
75
U. Central Florida
9,659
4,123
4,952
5,256
5,256
0
0
0
76
Washington U., Saint Louis
8,904
8,556
5,484
5,174
0
5,174
0
0
77
U. New Mexico
5,175
4,982
4,650
5,068
1,150
3,918
0
0
78
Boise State U.
4,035
4,627
3,424
4,944
79
3,595
0
1,270
79
Southern Methodist U.
4,146
9,694
4,046
4,665
0
4,665
0
0
80
South Dakota State U.
3,331
3,623
4,603
4,655
0
4,655
0
0
81
Morgan State U.
5,969
5,787
5,119
4,578
0
4,578
0
0
82
Texas A&M U.-Corpus Christi
4,118
4,633
5,760
4,515
655
342
1,306
2,212
83
Montana State U., Bozeman
6,382
10,699
9,091
4,499
0
1,031
0
3,468
84
Washington State U.
2,796
2,550
4,291
4,351
885
1,388
46
2,032
85
U. California, Riverside
4,444
4,961
3,991
4,295
0
2,815
0
1,480
86
Boston C.
7,183
5,279
4,237
4,268
3,774
494
0
0
87
Yale U.
4,093
2,894
3,020
4,005
0
4,005
0
0
88
Old Dominion U.
3,741
4,869
3,355
3,831
0
0
3,831
0
89
Cornell U.
8,906
9,101
9,266
3,767
32
3,653
82
0
90
U. Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
4,757
4,312
4,553
3,710
0
481
3,229
0
91
U. Massachusetts, Boston
2,057
2,580
3,163
3,609
0
1,955
1,654
0
92
Nova Southeastern U.
2,544
2,496
2,427
3,559
0
0
3,559
0
93
Hampton U.
3,286
4,244
4,829
3,537
3,069
0
468
0
94
Texas Tech U.
3,195
3,704
3,400
3,414
240
3,082
0
92
95
Howard U.
2,580
1,026
2,479
3,366
0
0
3,366
0
96
U. Maryland, Eastern Shore
3,802
3,942
4,724
3,190
0
0
3,190
0
97
Vanderbilt U.
2,069
3,311
3,227
3,124
0
3,124
0
0
98
U. Tennessee, Knoxville
4,929
4,713
3,703
3,087
0
1,851
0
1,236
99
Purdue U., West Lafayette
3,959
3,984
3,155
3,082
3,082
0
0
0
100
U. Virginia, Charlottesville
3,569
3,498
3,406
3,060
0
0
0
3,060
101
Colorado School of Mines
2,703
2,553
2,702
2,997
0
2,997
0
0
102
U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee
4,162
4,738
2,875
2,992
1,954
710
328
0
103
U. Idaho
4,592
3,970
2,864
2,887
112
2,775
0
0
104
Florida A&M U.
3,722
3,223
2,943
2,874
0
0
2,801
73
105
U. South Carolina, Columbia
5,048
5,039
1,956
2,867
0
2,867
0
0
106
Florida International U.
4,415
3,100
3,223
2,828
1,321
499
1,008
0
107
U. Massachusetts, Dartmouth
4,090
3,479
3,105
2,826
0
0
2,826
0
108
Brown U.
8,240
2,789
2,642
2,804
222
968
144
1,470
109
Rice U.
3,533
2,481
3,095
2,756
0
2,756
0
0
110
San Diego State U.
1,349
1,464
1,393
2,734
0
920
1,262
552
111
U. Minnesota, Duluth
4,711
3,725
7,567
2,702
0
2,702
0
0
112
U. Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
2,438
2,402
3,713
2,674
208
77
0
2,389
113
U. Oregon
3,010
3,853
2,905
2,671
0
1,654
405
612
114
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U.
3,647
3,457
2,993
2,663
0
2,663
0
0
115
U. Massachusetts, Amherst
2,886
2,861
2,980
2,643
0
2,643
0
0
116
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
6,667
4,853
4,853
2,622
0
2,622
0
0
117
Humboldt State U.
818
571
1,789
2,532
26
47
305
2,154
118
New Jersey Institute of Technology
58
544
160
2,531
2,519
12
0
0
119
Auburn U., Auburn
2,048
2,606
2,371
2,447
112
591
186
1,558
120
U. Guam
1,081
1,256
1,384
2,407
0
0
1,414
993
121
U. Alaska, Anchorage
2,580
2,494
3,036
2,287
78
1,850
89
270
122
SUNY, U. Buffalo
2,041
1,951
1,775
2,130
0
2,130
0
0
123
U. Toledo
2,289
2,231
678
2,124
0
2,124
0
0
124
San Francisco State U.
4,048
3,261
2,712
2,035
0
386
1,622
27
125
Idaho State U.
1,420
1,045
1,789
1,989
0
1,989
0
0
126
U. New Orleans
2,071
1,949
2,076
1,952
0
1,952
0
0
127
U. Rochester
1,040
1,062
1,319
1,900
0
1,900
0
0
128
California State U., Northridge
1,253
1,571
1,880
1,816
0
545
1,206
65
129
U. Nebraska, Lincoln
3,339
1,933
1,977
1,809
0
1,809
0
0
130
New Mexico State U.
984
1,976
1,154
1,787
1
345
0
1,441
131
Northeastern U.
1,676
1,614
1,618
1,773
0
50
1,723
0
132
Jackson State U.
144
1,895
1,710
1,755
30
0
0
1,725
133
Tulane U.
944
708
355
1,711
0
1,711
0
0
134
U. Texas, El Paso
3,057
1,887
2,583
1,676
0
1,676
0
0
135
U. Arkansas, Fayetteville
937
1,178
1,253
1,640
318
1,322
0
0
136
Indiana U., Bloomington
2,934
2,663
1,727
1,590
0
1,548
0
42
137
Utah State U.
2,627
2,385
1,882
1,586
1,586
0
0
0
138
Air Force Institute of Technology
373
79
112
1,585
1,585
0
0
0
139
U. Montana, Missoula
1,456
1,044
775
1,577
0
963
614
0
140
Alabama A&M U.
1,506
i
1,503
i
1,501
i
1,535
i
0
i
1,535
i
0
i
0
i
141
U. Pennsylvania
3,283
1,776
1,270
1,497
0
1,497
0
0
142
Michigan State U.
618
717
1,083
1,434
0
1,434
0
0
143
Kansas State U.
265
355
1,010
1,405
0
1,405
0
0
144
Dartmouth C.
1,943
2,162
2,420
1,341
0
1,341
0
0
145
U. California, Merced
1,363
1,452
1,549
1,331
0
1,331
0
0
146
U. Memphis
1,776
1,529
1,789
1,326
0
1,326
0
0
147
CUNY, City C.
4,116
1,283
1,204
1,303
0
1,303
0
0
148
U. Nevada, Las Vegas
7,951
6,730
2,954
1,293
0
1,293
0
0
149
East Carolina U.
978
851
1,204
1,224
0
218
1,006
0
150
California State U., Bakersfield
1,241
750
1,189
1,223
0
1,223
0
0
151
Portland State U.
4,714
4,333
4,606
1,183
0
1,183
0
0
152
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2,178
1,451
1,361
1,170
0
1,170
0
0
153
Northwestern U.
946
1,185
1,014
1,156
0
1,156
0
0
154
U. Louisiana, Lafayette
400
492
866
1,137
0
119
0
1,018
155
U. San Diego
834
1,251
967
1,123
0
0
1,066
57
156
Rutgers, State U. New Jersey, Newark
1,637
1,688
1,235
1,085
0
889
103
93
157
Syracuse U.
996
794
1,151
1,051
0
1,051
0
0
158
Pennsylvania State U., Behrend
1,043
1,286
1,049
1,047
0
13
1,034
0
159
Central Washington U.
736
677
1,240
1,045
0
1,045
0
0
160
Iowa State U.
1,916
1,868
1,183
1,035
0
1,035
0
0
161
Mississippi State U.
3,233
2,354
2,711
1,031
380
327
324
0
162
Oklahoma State U., Stillwater
545
702
1,364
1,019
0
1,019
0
0
163
U. Alabama, Birmingham
284
262
2,200
1,007
1,007
0
0
0
164
Western Washington U.
1,103
1,043
1,118
1,003
0
470
533
0
165
U. South Alabama
812
877
813
995
0
18
977
0
166
U. Houston
1,725
1,303
1,056
993
0
993
0
0
167
Savannah State U.
1,406
1,079
977
987
0
175
812
0
168
Emory U.
606
645
923
939
0
0
0
939
169
U. Missouri, Columbia
1,422
986
1,194
921
0
914
0
7
170
C. Charleston
1,837
1,336
979
884
119
375
390
0
171
U. Kentucky
1,421
1,014
980
856
0
856
0
0
172
Montana Tech of U. Montana
1,795
1,286
957
851
0
851
0
0
173
U. North Carolina, Wilmington
2,139
1,257
1,068
844
35
159
650
0
174
U. New England
703
1,110
1,006
838
0
82
711
45
175
Tarleton State U.
109
5
4
821
261
85
0
475
176
Union C., Schenectady
419
149
246
818
0
818
0
0
177
Indiana U.-Purdue U., Indianapolis
555
389
591
778
0
778
0
0
178
Saint Louis U.
614
624
731
775
685
90
0
0
179
Texas State U.
1,627
825
732
773
0
83
0
690
180
Lehigh U.
1,445
1,524
995
737
0
737
0
0
181
Coastal Carolina U.
1,447
1,079
898
733
0
0
733
0
181
Texas A&M U.-Kingsville
540
1,318
875
733
41
18
0
674
181
Virginia Commonwealth U.
374
413
553
733
0
0
0
733
184
Case Western Reserve U.
899
737
810
715
0
715
0
0
185
U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa
533
663
767
714
0
714
0
0
186
U. Washington, Tacoma
0
0
1,213
705
0
0
705
0
187
California State U., Monterey Bay
2,021
1,089
703
687
23
124
540
0
187
U.S. Naval Academy
380
442
371
687
0
0
687
0
189
Bowdoin C.
787
487
321
654
0
464
190
0
190
California Polytechnic State U., San Luis Obispo
1,064
789
640
647
0
0
647
0
191
U. Iowa
701
784
976
641
0
593
0
48
192
Western Michigan U. and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
555
437
506
633
51
534
48
0
193
SUNY, Buffalo State
297
380
559
629
0
102
0
527
194
U. Cincinnati
431
518
377
622
0
622
0
0
195
SUNY, C. of Environmental Science and Forestry
606
i
433
i
405
605
50
441
46
68
196
Delaware State U.
418
516
620
597
0
0
597
0
197
Rochester Institute of Technology
402
366
551
592
0
0
0
592
198
Plymouth State U.
557
748
777
590
141
420
29
0
199
CUNY, Brooklyn C.
208
124
454
588
0
588
0
0
200
Appalachian State U.
533
721
606
587
155
152
0
280
201
California State U., Sacramento
0
7
91
562
0
562
0
0
202
U. Texas, Arlington
740
845
639
551
0
551
0
0
203
Ohio U.
631
367
1,346
543
40
503
0
0
204
U. North Carolina, Asheville
581
443
306
540
0
79
0
461
205
Western Kentucky U.
195
375
229
533
0
533
0
0
206
Temple U.
248
329
479
530
0
530
0
0
207
Pomona C.
497
644
464
527
0
473
0
54
208
Carnegie Mellon U.
391
81
229
515
0
0
0
515
209
U. Mississippi
1,796
1,439
1,863
475
0
15
460
0
210
U. Texas, Permian Basin
233
327
490
462
0
0
0
462
211
Baylor U.
460
459
344
460
115
345
0
0
212
Clark U.
822
619
615
450
0
209
241
0
213
U. Missouri, Kansas City
286
89
223
449
112
337
0
0
214
U. Hawaii, Hilo
5,642
193
401
445
236
209
0
0
215
Western Carolina U.
246
176
320
427
0
12
415
0
216
U. Washington, Bothell
0
510
489
419
419
0
0
0
217
Southern Illinois U., Edwardsville
395
400
430
417
0
417
0
0
218
California State U., Chico
261
352
305
416
0
416
0
0
219
Roger Williams U.
544
286
424
404
0
0
386
18
220
Brigham Young U., Provo
310
335
347
386
0
386
0
0
221
North Carolina Central U.
100
221
214
375
0
375
0
0
222
George Washington U.
450
465
462
370
0
235
0
135
223
Eastern Michigan U.
72
43
194
368
0
368
0
0
224
Benedict C.
964
701
498
359
0
359
0
0
225
Macalester C.
248
213
148
350
0
208
0
142
226
Grand Valley State U.
796
602
489
349
0
26
0
323
226
Miami U.
1,687
1,016
1,072
349
0
349
0
0
226
SUNY, Binghamton U.
440
274
229
349
0
349
0
0
229
Chapman U.
1,033
1,009
619
341
0
166
175
0
230
Northern Illinois U.
1,370
448
498
335
0
335
0
0
230
Wayne State U.
143
183
371
335
0
335
0
0
232
Georgia State U.
521
251
319
330
0
330
0
0
233
Alaska Pacific U.
ne
ne
411
322
0
111
211
0
233
Wright State U.
328
189
329
322
0
322
0
0
235
Dickinson C.
195
143
75
306
0
227
0
79
236
U. Maryland, Baltimore
763
830
358
305
0
0
305
0
237
Southern U. and A&M C., Baton Rouge
432
0
456
300
0
0
0
300
238
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State U.