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Table 77. Headcount of R&D personnel at higher education institutions, by state, institutional control, and institution: FYs 2013–16 and by detail for FY 2016

State, institutional control, and institution 2013 2014 2015 2016
Total Principal investigators Other personnel
Alabama
Public
Alabama A&M U. 418 i 418 i 418 418 i 56 i 362 i
Alabama State U. 42 83 85 89 36 53
Auburn U., Auburn 2,275 i 2,275 i 2,275 1,690 551 1,139
Jacksonville State U. ne ne 57 61 6 55
U. Alabama, Birmingham 4,656 4,571 4,989 5,093 739 4,354
U. Alabama, Huntsville 1,094 1,101 1,051 1,134 191 943
U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa 1,109 1,126 1,232 1,223 247 976
U. South Alabama 689 642 481 464 110 354
Private
Oakwood U. ne 173 ne 92 6 86
Tuskegee U. 93 47 i 47 i 47 7 40
Alaska
Public
U. Alaska, Anchorage 272 243 237 274 49 225
U. Alaska, Fairbanks 1,307 1,274 1,275 1,258 230 1,028
U. Alaska, Southeast 29 34 33 23 5 18
Private
Alaska Pacific U. ne ne 43 69 25 44
Arizona
Public
Arizona State U. 7,601 8,113 7,287 7,292 946 6,346
Northern Arizona U. 739 i 770 i 783 i 917 i 184 733 i
U. Arizona 8,346 8,040 8,036 7,884 1,464 6,420
Arkansas
Public
Arkansas State U., Jonesboro 308 301 295 314 44 270
U. Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1,211 1,089 1,126 1,213 403 810
U. Arkansas, Fayetteville 2,927 3,279 3,356 3,456 624 2,832
U. Arkansas, Little Rock 245 257 215 226 32 194
U. Arkansas, Pine Bluff 262 262 268 270 39 231
U. Central Arkansas 119 202 150 166 29 137
California
Public
California Maritime Academy 26 8 10 11 5 6
California Polytechnic State U., San Luis Obispo 654 651 705 731 167 564
California State Polytechnic U., Pomona 528 519 371 385 65 320
California State U., Bakersfield 44 102 55 115 27 88
California State U., Channel Islands 4 158 116 76 16 60
California State U., Chico 194 157 117 181 46 135
California State U., Dominguez Hills 134 164 i 164 167 11 156
California State U., East Bay 43 ne ne 134 14 120
California State U., Fresno 435 519 493 413 69 344
California State U., Fullerton 551 225 308 511 62 449
California State U., Long Beach 382 504 452 567 109 458
California State U., Los Angeles 94 92 116 96 47 49
California State U., Monterey Bay 96 83 124 163 21 142
California State U., Northridge 275 317 446 469 85 384
California State U., Sacramento 246 273 349 365 73 292
California State U., San Bernardino 383 557 579 377 57 320
California State U., San Marcos 92 117 207 213 38 175
California State U., Stanislaus 62 69 53 65 15 50
Humboldt State U. 878 i 878 i 878 i 878 50 828
Naval Postgraduate School 708 644 701 612 211 401
San Diego State U. 1,677 1,653 1,675 1,464 334 1,130
San Francisco State U. 455 542 627 747 293 454
San Jose State U. 652 646 645 647 85 562
Sonoma State U. 71 77 53 51 13 38
U. California, Berkeley 10,214 10,012 9,558 9,755 1,842 7,913
U. California, Davis 10,677 10,614 10,673 10,723 1,806 8,917
U. California, Irvine 4,742 4,560 4,511 4,551 1,326 3,225
U. California, Los Angeles 11,929 11,637 11,547 11,748 2,216 9,532
U. California, Merced 594 592 714 723 221 502
U. California, Office of the President 108 100 102 102 1 101
U. California, Riverside 2,550 2,586 2,680 2,695 771 1,924
U. California, San Diego 10,640 10,690 10,552 10,745 1,555 9,190
U. California, San Francisco 7,952 8,159 8,529 8,727 642 8,085
U. California, Santa Barbara 3,631 3,554 3,428 3,450 907 2,543
U. California, Santa Cruz 2,478 2,372 2,410 2,429 584 1,845
Private
Azusa Pacific U. ne ne 464 546 79 467
Biola U. ne ne ne 123 i 53 i 70 i
California Institute of Technology 2,344 2,268 2,380 2,350 305 2,045
Chapman U. 110 150 164 168 56 112
Charles R. Drew U. of Medicine and Science 195 195 188 185 23 162
Claremont Graduate U. 159 159 i 138 i 214 i 67 i 147 i
Claremont McKenna C. 125 i 35 i ne 30 i 17 13 i
Fuller Theological Seminary 42 58 77 62 8 54
Harvey Mudd C. 271 i 271 294 286 32 254
Keck Graduate Institute 30 i 30 48 48 i 10 i 38 i
La Sierra U. ne 24 27 47 11 36
Loma Linda U. 489 364 374 279 140 139
Loyola Marymount U. 499 482 402 407 98 309
Marshall B. Ketchum U. ne 34 34 i 13 i 12 i 1 i
Mills C. 31 43 20 11 6 5
National U. 245 25 25 29 4 25
Occidental C. 50 55 51 56 9 47
Pepperdine U. 263 i 111 i 115 i 143 i 56 i 87 i
Pomona C. 266 329 321 361 31 330
Santa Clara U. 263 i 117 i 114 i 134 i 55 i 79 i
Scripps Research Institute 2,457 2,327 2,190 2,145 237 1,908
Stanford U. 10,411 11,065 9,186 9,476 1,724 7,752
Touro U., Vallejo 20 39 42 40 9 31
U. of the Pacific 178 187 149 84 19 65
U. San Diego 137 77 131 246 46 200
U. San Francisco 226 i 231 242 262 26 236
U. Southern California 5,955 6,334 6,395 6,689 927 5,762
Western U. of Health Sciences 74 85 65 74 15 59
Colorado
Public
Colorado School of Mines 1,396 1,322 1,257 1,391 213 1,178
Colorado State U., Fort Collins 4,706 i 4,695 i 5,989 i 9,193 i 2,635 6,558 i
U. Colorado Boulder 3,113 3,043 2,735 3,091 1,251 1,840
U. Colorado Colorado Springs 265 i 266 i 226 247 48 199
U. Colorado Denver and Anschutz Medical Campus 5,234 6,216 5,274 5,419 863 4,556
U. Northern Colorado 160 259 205 235 78 157
U.S. Air Force Academy 84 91 i 477 i 704 i 126 578 i
Private
Colorado C. 110 84 48 i 48 22 26
U. Denver 464 361 353 348 70 278
Connecticut
Public
Central Connecticut State U. 107 107 119 114 51 63
Eastern Connecticut State U. ne 69 63 70 23 47
Southern Connecticut State U. 22 178 i 175 i 175 28 147
U. Connecticut 4,333 4,859 4,801 4,892 741 4,151
Private
Connecticut C. 28 18 17 17 7 10
Fairfield U. 159 i 72 i 72 i 32 i 18 i 14 i
Trinity C., Hartford 48 55 52 57 8 49
U. Hartford 83 i 37 i 105 i 149 i 20 129 i
U. New Haven 132 i 132 i 132 198 38 160
Wesleyan U. 236 202 220 204 32 172
Yale U. 7,201 6,806 7,478 8,425 1,259 7,166
Delaware
Public
Delaware State U. 286 213 312 278 50 228
U. Delaware 3,233 3,264 3,143 3,071 506 2,565
District of Columbia
Public
National Defense U. 34 37 38 46 31 15
U. of the District of Columbia 102 100 81 92 23 69
Private
American U. 1,063 1,017 1,025 1,116 161 955
Catholic U. of America 378 366 375 406 126 280
Gallaudet U. 114 156 97 82 12 70
George Washington U. 2,236 2,563 2,557 2,797 892 1,905
Georgetown U. 2,066 1,998 2,168 2,281 345 1,936
Howard U. 562 i 552 i 534 710 160 550
Florida
Public
Florida A&M U. 1,554 1,889 1,561 1,572 103 1,469
Florida Atlantic U. 642 617 564 416 113 303
Florida Gulf Coast U. 762 817 595 572 75 497
Florida International U. 1,522 1,598 2,933 3,307 377 2,930
Florida State U. 5,448 5,610 5,310 5,129 563 4,566
U. Central Florida 3,171 3,164 3,094 3,269 435 2,834
U. Florida 9,038 i 9,164 i 9,192 i 9,744 i 1,735 i 8,009 i
U. North Florida 202 173 246 341 49 292
U. South Florida, Saint Petersburg 114 140 153 240 128 112
U. South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee ne 45 57 66 39 27
U. South Florida, Tampa 3,089 3,820 3,911 4,197 1,503 2,694
U. West Florida 415 431 423 387 102 285
Private
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U. 237 201 211 148 82 66
Florida Institute of Technology 110 309 423 431 127 304
Nova Southeastern U. 354 329 290 339 60 279
U. Miami 4,124 3,932 3,312 3,829 752 3,077
U. Tampa 39 58 14 23 19 4
Georgia
Public
Albany State U. 62 54 42 53 11 42
Augusta U. 931 928 890 1,502 338 1,164
Fort Valley State U. 174 176 201 210 13 197
Georgia Institute of Technology 8,599 i 8,737 i 8,579 i 8,503 i 1,263 7,240 i
Georgia Southern U. 291 380 517 477 73 404
Georgia State U. 3,469 4,194 4,701 4,795 412 4,383
Kennesaw State U. 85 45 86 95 45 50
Savannah State U. 535 498 471 466 26 440
U. Georgia 7,221 7,552 7,822 7,593 389 7,204
Private
Clark Atlanta U. 254 220 268 149 17 132
Emory U. 5,856 6,849 7,304 7,360 1,400 5,960
Mercer U. 396 408 404 361 52 309
Morehouse C. 127 131 136 127 22 105
Morehouse School of Medicine 532 i 532 495 460 75 385
Spelman C. 95 98 61 43 13 30
Hawaii
Public
U. Hawaii, Hilo 40 i 40 42 264 17 247
U. Hawaii, Manoa 4,452 5,336 4,983 3,929 402 3,527
Private
Hawaii Pacific U. 34 40 30 46 13 33
Idaho
Public
Boise State U. 618 i 641 i 676 i 728 i 130 i 598 i
Idaho State U. 582 656 543 596 102 494
U. Idaho 2,415 2,327 2,118 2,289 324 1,965
Illinois
Public
Chicago State U. ne ne ne 14 4 10
Illinois State U. 801 784 766 721 101 620
Northern Illinois U. 671 637 697 712 130 582
Southern Illinois U., Carbondale 1,997 1,724 1,398 1,564 335 1,229
Southern Illinois U., Edwardsville 219 246 249 228 65 163
U. Illinois, Chicago 5,944 5,694 5,879 5,624 1,120 4,504
U. Illinois, Springfield 97 78 77 82 8 74
U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 11,120 11,271 11,324 11,366 1,124 10,242
Private
Bradley U. 208 164 187 154 29 125
DePaul U. 295 356 376 409 155 254
Erikson Institute 25 34 i 34 57 10 47
Illinois Institute of Technology 637 641 621 661 121 540
Loyola U., Chicago 862 878 869 907 192 715
Midwestern U. 157 336 348 431 11 420
Northwestern U. 9,237 8,699 7,684 7,947 1,196 6,751
Rosalind Franklin U. of Medicine and Science 239 242 185 186 46 140
Rush U. 846 871 877 776 322 454
Toyota Technological Institute, Chicago ne ne 20 31 9 22
U. Chicago 5,573 5,735 5,132 4,760 677 4,083
Indiana
Public
Ball State U. 385 242 343 361 58 303
Indiana State U. 88 80 84 76 14 62
Indiana U., Bloomington 4,372 4,344 6,901 7,360 1,238 6,122
Indiana U., South Bend 103 65 31 81 9 72
Indiana U.-Purdue U., Fort Wayne 281 284 216 229 40 189
Indiana U.-Purdue U., Indianapolis 5,023 4,236 1,462 1,396 305 1,091
Purdue U., Calumet 291 269 312 310 49 261
Purdue U., North Central 65 32 35 26 16 10
Purdue U., West Lafayette 9,923 10,022 10,049 10,076 1,443 8,633
Private
Earlham C. ne ne ne 12 10 2
U. Notre Dame 3,427 3,424 3,444 3,547 379 3,168
Valparaiso U. 149 157 170 86 16 70
Iowa
Public
Iowa State U. 6,065 5,957 5,679 5,649 728 4,921
U. Iowa 6,495 6,274 6,503 6,672 1,025 5,647
U. Northern Iowa 249 308 320 332 22 310
Private
Des Moines U. ne 2 ne 140 8 132
Drake U. 0 ne ne 0 0 0
Grinnell C. 167 163 131 205 9 196
Palmer C. of Chiropractic, Davenport 20 i 20 i 20 19 6 13
Kansas
Public
Kansas State U. 4,660 4,565 4,341 4,331 370 3,961
Pittsburg State U. 74 70 65 68 11 57
U. Kansas 5,015 5,360 5,173 4,952 807 4,145
Wichita State U. 1,308 1,286 1,200 1,127 106 1,021
Kentucky
Public
Eastern Kentucky U. 130 108 92 92 14 78
Kentucky State U. 80 129 115 162 22 140
Morehead State U. 10 i 10 i 10 i 10 3 7
Murray State U. 130 132 144 123 14 109
Northern Kentucky U. 154 188 197 181 22 159
U. Kentucky 5,482 5,434 5,514 5,576 1,558 4,018
U. Louisville 2,268 3,198 2,761 2,566 546 2,020
Western Kentucky U. 229 318 265 381 44 337
Louisiana
Public
Grambling State U. 50 50 46 46 22 24
Louisiana State U., Baton Rouge 3,412 3,462 3,276 3,536 601 2,935
Louisiana State U., Health Sciences Center – New Orleans 658 575 549 539 119 420
Louisiana State U., Health Sciences Center - Shreveport 315 297 282 301 46 255
Louisiana Tech U. 600 579 501 456 94 362
McNeese State U. 145 151 166 156 133 23
Nicholls State U. 108 99 82 47 12 35
Northwestern State U. Louisiana 26 23 ne 31 9 22
Southeastern Louisiana U. 86 57 72 65 16 49
Southern U. and A&M C., Agricultural Research and Extension Center 48 48 48 48 17 31
Southern U. and A&M C., Baton Rouge 115 i 115 i 115 135 18 117
U. Louisiana, Lafayette 575 483 491 i 1,019 i 125 894 i
U. Louisiana, Monroe 69 i 69 67 70 14 56
U. New Orleans 629 507 481 488 70 418
Private
Dillard U. 50 45 99 105 10 95
Tulane U. 1,760 1,747 1,328 1,402 222 1,180
Xavier U. Louisiana 308 263 348 325 24 301
Maine
Public
Maine Maritime Academy ne ne 8 i 8 3 5
U. Maine 1,782 862 923 737 115 622
U. Southern Maine 149 314 i 314 i 314 29 285
Private
Bates C. 73 64 67 105 12 93
Bowdoin C. 80 52 57 63 23 40
Colby C. 149 154 127 135 15 120
U. New England 178 232 233 220 39 181
Maryland
Public
Bowie State U. 92 102 67 106 16 90
Morgan State U. 295 289 296 301 63 238
Salisbury U. 319 274 293 280 59 221
Towson U. 186 199 271 98 47 51
U. Baltimore 148 119 98 135 21 114
U. Maryland, Center for Environmental Science 321 321 324 399 150 249
U. Maryland, Baltimore 5,697 i 5,448 i 5,084 i 5,025 i 895 i 4,130 i
U. Maryland, Baltimore County 1,423 i 1,423 i 1,423 1,265 201 1,064
U. Maryland, College Park 8,431 8,522 8,596 10,269 1,312 8,957
U. Maryland, Eastern Shore 278 231 286 127 18 109
U.S. Naval Academy 182 187 192 199 117 82
Uniformed Services U. of the Health Sciences 56 68 56 73 19 54
Private
Johns Hopkins U.a 21,816 i 22,661 i 22,539 i 23,391 i 3,089 i 20,302 i
Massachusetts
Public
U. Massachusetts, Amherst 3,407 3,283 3,231 3,878 567 3,311
U. Massachusetts, Boston 1,112 1,205 1,373 1,403 134 1,269
U. Massachusetts, central office 58 57 81 69 4 65
U. Massachusetts, Dartmouth 519 429 448 473 76 397
U. Massachusetts, Lowell 1,162 1,358 1,241 1,445 260 1,185
U. Massachusetts, Medical School 2,191 2,172 2,247 2,780 626 2,154
Private
Amherst C. 267 319 270 251 24 227
Babson C. ne ne ne 50 i 12 i 38 i
Boston C. 724 660 663 674 108 566
Boston U. 4,247 4,238 4,111 4,011 695 3,316
Brandeis U. 1,429 1,306 1,268 1,194 145 1,049
Clark U. 124 124 139 237 33 204
Emerson C. ne ne 112 95 56 39
Franklin W. Olin C. of Engineering 55 92 59 60 21 39
Harvard U. 7,197 7,052 7,464 7,573 1,131 6,442
Hult International Business School ne ne ne 37 i 11 i 26 i
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 8,949 9,162 9,012 9,978 994 8,984
MGH Institute of Health Professions ne ne 46 46 24 22
Mount Holyoke C. 178 115 102 152 14 138
New England C. of Optometry 24 18 19 18 10 8
Northeastern U. 1,840 2,125 1,960 2,042 416 1,626
Smith C. 193 149 188 180 23 157
Suffolk U. 214 158 127 127 i 47 i 80 i
Tufts U. 3,489 3,384 3,501 3,196 396 2,800
Wellesley C. 299 291 320 386 62 324
Western New England U. ne ne ne 76 9 67
Williams C. 100 97 105 115 45 70
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 869 819 796 789 269 520
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 502 439 735 723 127 596
Michigan
Public
Central Michigan U. 505 i 505 522 718 72 646
Eastern Michigan U. 138 105 108 176 29 147
Grand Valley State U. 317 324 306 344 37 307
Lake Superior State U. ne ne 94 107 17 90
Michigan State U. 6,719 6,779 6,834 6,931 986 5,945
Michigan Technological U. 1,925 1,897 1,710 1,734 230 1,504
Northern Michigan U. ne ne ne 96 11 85
Oakland U. 366 769 367 429 51 378
Saginaw Valley State U. 62 ne 93 143 20 123
U. Michigan, Ann Arbor 20,439 20,246 20,398 20,950 4,874 16,076
U. Michigan, Dearborn 235 279 302 341 147 194
Wayne State U. 3,720 3,588 3,542 3,772 688 3,084
Western Michigan U. and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine 569 530 565 576 141 435
Private
Calvin C. 364 i 364 179 i 179 73 106
Hope C. 186 331 343 208 51 157
Kettering U. 107 122 151 144 45 99
Lawrence Technological U. 74 84 60 99 25 74
U. Detroit Mercy ne 73 74 91 7 84
Van Andel Institute ne ne 205 263 31 232
Minnesota
Public
Minnesota State U., Mankato 164 i 272 i 199 i 254 i 50 i 204 i
St. Cloud State U. 310 375 454 418 24 394
U. Minnesota, Duluth 765 788 646 650 121 529
U. Minnesota, Morris 84 107 91 91 10 81
U. Minnesota, Twin Cities 14,584 14,621 14,022 14,103 2,724 11,379
Private
Augsburg C. 43 ne 63 64 11 53
C. of Saint Benedict 50 52 73 54 27 27
Carleton C. 252 303 298 369 13 356
Macalester C. 113 101 88 88 28 60
Saint John's U., Collegeville 70 69 70 53 28 25
St. Olaf C. 83 197 210 166 46 120
U. of St. Thomas (MN) 165 115 ne 133 23 110
Mississippi
Public
Alcorn State U. 298 104 311 273 30 243
Jackson State U. 433 390 415 441 56 385
Mississippi State U. 3,521 3,861 3,975 4,024 631 3,393
U. Mississippi 1,934 i 2,188 i 1,606 2,152 313 1,839
U. Southern Mississippi 815 782 2,389 i 2,389 254 2,135
Private
Tougaloo C. 15 31 34 25 12 13
Missouri
Public
Lincoln U., Jefferson City 246 273 216 146 40 106
Missouri State U. 186 218 177 151 23 128
Missouri U. of Science and Technology 1,075 927 878 1,012 153 859
U. Missouri, Columbia 3,454 i 3,454 3,487 4,625 604 4,021
U. Missouri, Kansas City 597 566 399 588 118 470
U. Missouri, Saint Louis 475 597 269 315 47 268
Private
A. T. Still U. 84 i 84 i 84 118 45 73
Kansas City U. of Medicine and Biosciences ne ne ne 2 1 1
Saint Louis U. 1,703 1,521 1,593 1,541 238 1,303
Washington U., Saint Louis 7,962 7,785 7,538 7,810 1,368 6,442
Montana
Public
Montana State U., Bozeman 732 714 759 791 511 280
Montana Tech of U. Montana 125 135 160 160 60 100
U. Montana, Missoula 1,921 1,455 1,421 1,428 244 1,184
Private
Salish Kootenai C. 34 17 i 17 38 6 32
Nebraska
Public
U. Nebraska, Kearney 243 280 173 164 18 146
U. Nebraska, Lincoln 6,002 6,284 6,293 6,441 610 5,831
U. Nebraska, Medical Center 1,667 1,667 1,851 1,921 535 1,386
U. Nebraska, Omaha 474 469 474 579 42 537
Private
Creighton U. 533 i 343 i 46 i 331 i 84 i 247 i
Nevada
Public
Desert Research Institute 392 362 354 376 109 267
U. Nevada, Las Vegas 932 982 1,104 1,589 140 1,449
U. Nevada, Reno 1,879 2,367 2,065 2,160 489 1,671
Private
Roseman U. of Health Sciences ne 22 79 82 24 58
New Hampshire
Public
Plymouth State U. 244 i 268 i 234 61 10 51
U. New Hampshire 2,368 2,365 2,425 2,455 286 2,169
Private
Dartmouth C. 2,157 1,935 1,989 1,958 409 1,549
New Jersey
Public
Kean U. 46 ne 8 i 8 5 3
Montclair State U. 265 261 221 224 67 157
New Jersey Institute of Technology 1,052 1,009 1,207 1,232 150 1,082
Rowan U. 208 431 369 369 76 293
Rutgers, State U. New Jersey, Camden 367 i 370 i 361 i 397 i 71 i 326 i
Rutgers, State U. New Jersey, New Brunswick 6,502 i 8,359 i 7,860 i 7,830 i 1,394 i 6,436 i
Rutgers, State U. New Jersey, Newark 761 i 660 i 592 i 603 i 108 i 495 i
Stockton U. ne 98 102 112 17 95
William Paterson U. ne ne ne 237 206 31
Private
Monmouth U. ne 41 ne 57 11 46
Princeton U. 2,626 2,618 2,793 2,681 342 2,339
Rider U. 61 100 100 93 29 64
Seton Hall U. 90 107 123 143 51 92
Stevens Institute of Technology 459 417 448 502 106 396
New Mexico
Public
Eastern New Mexico U., Portales ne ne ne 7 7 0
New Mexico Highlands U. 75 72 ne 91 23 68
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 605 590 531 560 84 476
New Mexico State U. 1,400 1,489 1,390 1,380 310 1,070
U. New Mexico 3,886 3,975 4,296 4,466 717 3,749
New York
Public
CUNY, Baruch C. 114 390 200 222 6 216
CUNY, Brooklyn C. 332 i 332 387 i 249 i 63 186 i
CUNY, C. Staten Island 280 419 i 419 288 88 200
CUNY, City C. 1,048 1,147 1,230 810 299 511
CUNY, Graduate Center 268 245 205 233 10 223
CUNY, Hunter C. 475 510 510 510 150 360
CUNY, John Jay C. of Criminal Justice 268 395 284 333 12 321
CUNY, Lehman C. 79 85 201 139 35 104
CUNY, Queens C. 464 553 480 398 8 390
CUNY, system office 18 23 32 32 4 28
SUNY, Binghamton U. 767 782 1,197 1,136 170 966
SUNY, Buffalo State 78 92 90 77 19 58
SUNY, C. Brockport 65 50 48 51 11 40
SUNY, C. of Environmental Science and Forestry 602 i 602 564 742 107 635
SUNY, C. of Optometry 41 40 37 38 12 26
SUNY, C. Plattsburgh ne 31 27 27 4 23
SUNY, Downstate Medical Center 386 239 178 165 32 133
SUNY, Farmingdale State C. 13 12 10 10 i 3 i 7 i
SUNY, Geneseo 76 40 60 62 21 41
SUNY, Polytechnic Institute na 631 647 647 36 611
SUNY, Stony Brook U. 2,717 2,686 2,500 2,565 570 1,995
SUNY, U. Albany 906 742 746 679 186 493
SUNY, U. Buffalo 5,012 i 5,064 i 4,671 i 4,830 i 864 i 3,966 i
SUNY, Upstate Medical U. 436 408 376 374 78 296
U.S. Military Academy 90 i 90 i 90 i 90 60 30
Private
Albany C. of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 79 75 65 74 10 64
Albany Medical C. 384 i 351 i 381 i 301 i 80 i 221 i
Albert Einstein C. of Medicine na na na 1,745 i 345 i 1,400 i
Alfred U. 126 111 123 96 12 84
Barnard C. 74 80 75 116 22 94
Clarkson U. 373 343 251 280 61 219
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 1,009 i 854 i 622 i 938 i 175 i 763 i
Colgate U. 220 213 250 250 15 235
Columbia U. in the City of New York 7,980 7,810 7,927 9,226 1,334 7,892
Columbia U., Teachers C. 399 i 306 i 360 i 393 i 68 325 i
Cornell U. 10,077 10,518 10,020 10,429 1,738 8,691
Fordham U. 306 311 325 312 117 195
Hamilton C. 103 142 146 127 6 121
Hofstra U. 79 77 62 42 11 31
Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai 2,497 2,492 2,774 2,917 859 2,058
Long Island U. 36 ne ne 59 7 52
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Graduate S. of Biomedical Sciences 47 33 30 33 11 22
New School 302 368 343 362 36 326
New York Institute of Technology 23 36 30 42 23 19
New York Medical C. 600 i 539 i 533 i 303 i 89 214 i
New York U. 4,990 6,712 6,950 6,727 1,265 5,462
Niagara U. 122 125 141 131 48 83
Pace U. 143 149 174 152 28 124
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1,523 1,465 1,415 1,884 252 1,632
Rochester Institute of Technology 1,044 973 986 1,382 203 1,179
Rockefeller U. 1,068 1,095 1,152 1,176 223 953
Siena C. 67 73 127 120 65 55
Skidmore C. 80 116 194 200 21 179
St. Bonaventure U. ne ne ne 39 21 18
St. John's U., Manhattan 69 69 i 69 i 135 i 55 i 80 i
Syracuse U. 1,469 1,670 1,866 2,005 288 1,717
U. Rochester 4,850 4,539 4,427 4,326 904 3,422
Union C., Schenectady 143 151 97 75 6 69
Vassar C. 30 61 183 31 9 22
Yeshiva U. 1,536 1,827 1,745 982 303 679
North Carolina
Public
Appalachian State U. 235 253 200 169 49 120
East Carolina U. 858 756 608 630 128 502
Elizabeth City State U. 90 100 81 35 10 25
Fayetteville State U. 660 453 459 469 48 421
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State U. 1,058 1,238 1,359 1,000 177 823
North Carolina Central U. 269 238 387 487 75 412
North Carolina State U. 4,684 5,005 4,824 4,590 1,048 3,542
U. North Carolina, Asheville 88 87 91 112 45 67
U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill 9,480 9,331 8,419 9,388 1,858 7,530
U. North Carolina, Charlotte 962 879 851 971 177 794
U. North Carolina, general administration ne ne 0 7 1 6
U. North Carolina, Greensboro 490 682 834 725 89 636
U. North Carolina, Wilmington 490 361 522 478 133 345
Western Carolina U. 87 76 58 65 20 45
Winston-Salem State U. 29 ne ne 54 9 45
Private
Davidson C. 191 213 192 189 39 150
Duke U. 8,587 8,425 8,247 9,548 1,566 7,982
Elon U. 159 246 208 239 8 231
Johnson C. Smith U. ne ne ne 84 39 45
Shaw U. ne 7 8 i 8 1 7
Wake Forest U. 1,722 1,745 1,397 1,816 624 1,192
North Dakota
Public
North Dakota State U. 2,975 3,134 2,811 3,103 645 2,458
U. North Dakota 209 i 205 i 205 i 248 208 40
Ohio
Public
Air Force Institute of Technology 295 278 354 352 108 244
Bowling Green State U. 391 302 229 529 61 468
Central State U. 135 109 88 74 10 64
Cleveland State U. 1,142 i 1,082 i 995 i 1,272 i 227 i 1,045 i
Kent State U. 796 754 1,071 1,048 111 937
Miami U. 725 655 583 550 132 418
Northeast Ohio Medical U. 170 176 208 236 32 204
Ohio State U. 9,364 10,121 9,076 9,332 1,964 7,368
Ohio U. 704 635 636 1,542 260 1,282
U. Akron 1,060 1,077 826 1,240 149 1,091
U. Cincinnati 3,655 3,216 3,336 3,563 569 2,994
U. Toledo 1,146 1,219 1,076 1,031 220 811
Wright State U. 1,061 996 1,153 982 222 760
Youngstown State U. 106 94 69 83 10 73
Private
Case Western Reserve U. 2,321 3,120 3,064 3,022 842 2,180
Heidelberg U. 11 11 12 20 4 16
Oberlin C. 109 92 100 96 16 80
U. Dayton 877 896 1,016 1,095 237 858
Oklahoma
Public
Langston U. 31 46 40 40 10 30
Oklahoma State U., Center for Health Sciences 323 i 330 i 321 i 374 i 67 i 307 i
Oklahoma State U., Stillwater 2,096 i 2,096 i 2,096 i 2,096 725 1,371
U. Central Oklahoma 90 81 349 310 15 295
U. Oklahoma, Norman and Health Science Center 3,905 3,035 2,513 3,607 688 2,919
U. Oklahoma, Tulsa ne ne 113 123 25 98
Private
U. Tulsa 378 398 412 444 70 374
Oregon
Public
Oregon Health and Science U. 4,748 3,548 3,579 3,485 921 2,564
Oregon Institute of Technology ne ne 92 57 27 30
Oregon State U. 4,569 4,435 4,531 4,603 1,106 3,497
Portland State U. 832 896 941 941 i 283 i 658 i
U. Oregon 5,121 4,550 1,657 1,508 316 1,192
Private
Lewis and Clark C. 224 259 268 366 23 343
Pacific U. 27 i 110 i 112 i 137 i 55 i 82 i
Reed C. 56 65 45 46 21 25
U. Western States 21 12 8 7 1 6
Willamette U. 53 81 59 59 i 15 i 44 i
Pennsylvania
Public
Indiana U. Pennsylvania 106 58 ne 98 34 64
Pennsylvania State U., Behrend 160 i 100 i 235 i 176 i 45 131 i
Pennsylvania State U., Harrisburg 209 i 230 i 268 i 313 i 43 270 i
Pennsylvania State U., University Park and Hershey Medical Center 11,652 i 10,862 i 12,016 i 13,322 i 3,017 10,305 i
Temple U. 2,987 2,485 3,349 3,431 597 2,834
U. Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh 10,257 9,996 9,681 9,049 1,856 7,193
West Chester U. Pennsylvania 111 261 361 310 171 139
Private
Allegheny C. ne ne ne 273 75 198
Bryn Mawr C. 52 50 108 173 157 16
Bucknell U. 478 527 526 526 i 104 i 422 i
Carnegie Mellon U. 4,828 4,813 4,675 4,622 470 4,152
Commonwealth Medical C. 22 18 15 15 5 10
Dickinson C. 124 158 156 134 11 123
Drexel U. 2,372 2,482 2,855 2,337 336 2,001
Duquesne U. 790 464 465 446 59 387
Franklin and Marshall C. 102 100 336 323 28 295
Haverford C. 98 125 234 214 21 193
La Salle U. 24 26 29 29 i 29 i 0 i
Lafayette C. 174 178 180 196 138 58
Lehigh U. 925 936 971 977 99 878
Mercyhurst U. 45 51 41 46 16 30
Philadelphia C. of Osteopathic Medicine 11 11 16 28 3 25
Saint Joseph's U. 303 94 82 87 12 75
Salus U. 26 15 14 17 7 10
Swarthmore C. 258 335 316 259 19 240
Thomas Jefferson U. 1,108 1,250 1,524 1,512 258 1,254
U. of the Sciences Philadelphia 104 141 140 145 24 121
U. Pennsylvania 13,570 13,254 13,011 12,579 1,665 10,914
Villanova U. 310 i 310 223 207 48 159
Rhode Island
Public
Naval War C. 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0 0
Rhode Island C. 99 95 133 119 44 75
U. Rhode Island 1,820 1,129 1,656 1,716 213 1,503
Private
Brown U. 3,790 i 3,602 i 3,450 i 3,439 i 540 i 2,899 i
Providence C. 54 ne 77 62 21 41
Rhode Island School of Design ne ne 225 225 i 180 i 45 i
Roger Williams U. 165 i 165 137 150 28 122
South Carolina
Public
C. Charleston 539 507 467 422 88 334
Clemson U. 2,017 1,497 1,557 1,885 311 1,574
Coastal Carolina U. 172 i 172 i 172 i 172 45 127
Medical U. South Carolina 1,341 1,480 1,563 1,639 770 869
South Carolina State U. 100 i 100 i 100 100 i 30 i 70 i
U. South Carolina, Aiken 45 44 44 20 9 11
U. South Carolina, Columbia 1,598 1,605 1,606 1,606 691 915
Winthrop U. 430 549 472 176 23 153
Private
Benedict C. 36 67 59 50 17 33
Claflin U. 111 98 92 96 8 88
Furman U. 134 128 150 77 18 59
South Dakota
Public
Black Hills State U. 161 94 98 91 18 73
Dakota State U. 11 24 22 54 12 42
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 383 370 203 411 86 325
South Dakota State U. 1,687 1,633 1,341 1,633 227 1,406
U. South Dakota 392 327 290 279 66 213
Tennessee
Public
Austin Peay State U. 43 55 63 120 30 90
East Tennessee State U. 546 459 413 422 81 341
Middle Tennessee State U. 235 235 299 192 127 65
Tennessee State U. 485 417 574 510 74 436
Tennessee Technological U. 445 445 512 543 66 477
U. Memphis 710 749 1,348 1,610 276 1,334
U. Tennessee, Chattanooga 295 264 236 224 33 191
U. Tennessee, Health Science Center 1,107 1,087 1,063 1,011 154 857
U. Tennessee, Knoxville 3,734 3,761 3,754 3,708 342 3,366
U. Tennessee, Knoxville, Institute of Agriculture 1,459 1,430 1,476 1,404 106 1,298
Private
Fisk U. 22 i 22 47 i 47 12 35
Meharry Medical C. 185 138 147 145 81 64
Sewanee: U. of the South ne 55 65 58 6 52
Vanderbilt U. 5,862 i 7,022 i 6,342 i 6,162 i 947 i 5,215 i
Texas
Public
Lamar U. 99 124 138 135 25 110
Prairie View A&M U. 438 381 392 431 81 350
Sam Houston State U. 195 210 190 202 59 143
Stephen F. Austin State U. 198 i 198 i 200 269 46 223
Sul Ross State U. 82 84 82 84 7 77
Tarleton State U. 190 i 190 i 190 i 190 37 153
Texas A&M International U. 108 i 108 73 56 0 56
Texas A&M U., College Station and Health Science Center 12,110 12,203 12,224 12,996 2,876 10,120
Texas A&M U.-Commerce 111 134 132 196 49 147
Texas A&M U.-Corpus Christi 468 463 496 565 87 478
Texas A&M U.-Kingsville 700 564 692 691 59 632
Texas Southern U. 72 74 64 46 26 20
Texas State U. 803 1,046 1,372 1,157 216 941
Texas Tech U. 3,315 3,398 3,667 3,702 308 3,394
Texas Tech U., Health Sciences Center 996 804 814 877 112 765
Texas Tech U., Health Sciences Center, El Paso ne 241 215 207 44 163
Texas Woman's U. 146 140 157 151 30 121
U. Houston 2,719 1,852 1,821 2,007 406 1,601
U. Houston system administration ne ne 13 12 0 12
U. Houston-Clear Lake 76 62 69 133 14 119
U. Houston-Downtown 67 108 61 86 52 34
U. North Texas, Denton 819 752 748 602 87 515
U. North Texas, Health Science Center 693 596 497 497 196 301
U. Texas Health Science Center, Houston 2,741 2,758 2,758 3,721 787 2,934
U. Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 1,969 1,725 1,755 1,827 331 1,496
U. Texas Health Science Center, Tyler ne ne 73 114 31 83
U. Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center 6,477 i 6,477 i 6,477 6,738 655 6,083
U. Texas Medical Branch 2,687 1,631 1,528 1,617 297 1,320
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley na na na 1,251 192 1,059
U. Texas Southwestern Medical Center 4,517 4,703 4,689 4,604 789 3,815
U. Texas, Arlington 939 939 1,383 1,428 259 1,169
U. Texas, Austin 3,451 3,812 3,798 3,825 721 3,104
U. Texas, Dallas 1,820 1,827 2,094 2,153 260 1,893
U. Texas, El Paso 1,877 1,607 1,739 1,757 127 1,630
U. Texas, Permian Basin 45 68 73 73 6 67
U. Texas, San Antonio 890 890 i 890 824 247 577
U. Texas, Tyler 116 150 134 142 22 120
West Texas A&M U. 176 201 122 141 26 115
Private
Baylor C. of Medicine 3,817 3,480 3,503 5,347 722 4,625
Baylor U. 380 400 485 546 93 453
Rice U. 2,496 2,517 2,572 2,551 235 2,316
Southern Methodist U. 458 i 517 i 489 i 520 i 104 i 416 i
St. Edward's U. 72 60 94 102 34 68
Texas Christian U. 303 281 341 273 29 244
Trinity U. 61 85 91 72 25 47
Wiley C. 49 45 43 43 i 5 i 38 i
Utah
Public
U. Utah 6,839 6,700 6,883 7,140 840 6,300
Utah State U. 2,848 3,403 2,770 3,403 397 3,006
Private
Brigham Young U., Provo 1,849 1,872 1,939 1,969 191 1,778
Vermont
Public
U. Vermont 1,752 1,626 1,628 1,587 343 1,244
Private
Middlebury C. 124 74 93 60 20 40
Norwich U. 84 102 80 85 69 16
Saint Michael's C. 137 121 125 121 7 114
Virginia
Public
C. of William and Mary and Virginia Institute of Marine Science 1,250 1,198 1,189 1,167 248 919
Christopher Newport U. 64 132 90 121 44 77
George Mason U. 1,877 1,897 2,100 1,958 425 1,533
James Madison U. 368 i 365 i 344 i 386 i 69 i 317 i
Norfolk State U. 315 205 102 151 35 116
Old Dominion U. 1,764 1,696 1,385 1,272 283 989
U. Virginia, Charlottesville 4,384 4,380 5,493 5,589 973 4,616
Virginia Commonwealth U. 3,086 2,523 2,990 2,971 612 2,359
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U. 8,156 8,275 8,140 8,086 1,047 7,039
Virginia State U. 251 226 190 158 30 128
Private
Eastern Virginia Medical School 366 249 257 285 75 210
Edward Via C. of Osteopathic Medicine 69 38 41 75 10 65
Hampton U. 287 287 293 505 45 460
U. Richmond 230 187 147 141 24 117
Washington
Public
Central Washington U. 157 374 346 293 65 228
Eastern Washington U. 47 i 56 i 108 i 108 i 24 84 i
U. Washington, Bothell 86 92 130 149 26 123
U. Washington, Seattle 13,680 13,314 13,253 14,372 2,458 11,914
U. Washington, Tacoma 123 116 136 116 38 78
Washington State U. 5,678 5,551 5,347 5,383 1,002 4,381
Western Washington U. 235 232 210 382 61 321
Private
Bastyr U. 27 32 32 i 33 i 11 i 22 i
Gonzaga U. 38 23 20 33 9 24
Seattle Pacific U. 41 55 49 54 16 38
Seattle U. ne 75 171 317 81 236
West Virginia
Public
Marshall U. 485 517 509 485 67 418
West Virginia State U. 28 54 56 115 37 78
West Virginia U. 3,455 3,440 3,538 3,659 471 3,188
Private
Wheeling Jesuit U. 79 62 50 33 6 27
Wisconsin
Public
U. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 147 122 ne 145 48 97
U. Wisconsin-Green Bay 2 i 2 i 2 i 2 i 0 i 2 i
U. Wisconsin-La Crosse 303 330 353 282 100 182
U. Wisconsin-Madison 18,740 17,579 17,315 17,147 2,821 14,326
U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1,914 1,887 1,773 1,569 250 1,319
U. Wisconsin-Stevens Point 253 204 i 204 i 204 58 146
Private
Marquette U. 661 786 923 996 120 876
Medical C. Wisconsin 2,125 2,055 2,058 2,044 464 1,580
Milwaukee School of Engineering 73 82 95 81 11 70
Wyoming
Public
U. Wyoming 1,194 1,194 1,194 1,232 278 954
American Samoa
Public
American Samoa Community C. ne ne 35 36 1 35
Guam
Public
U. Guam 202 286 259 241 117 124
Puerto Rico
Public
U. Puerto Rico, Cayey 68 95 88 18 8 10
U. Puerto Rico, Mayaguez 701 669 556 468 120 348
U. Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus 258 266 280 268 115 153
U. Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras 617 445 768 766 49 717
Private
Ponce Health Sciences U. 193 392 104 137 53 84
U. Central del Caribe 120 133 130 133 41 92
U. del Este 56 54 56 48 3 45
U. del Turabo 164 110 197 168 73 95
U. Metropolitana 454 594 533 168 12 156
Virgin Islands
Public
U. of the Virgin Islands 219 466 452 455 35 420
i = imputed. na = not applicable; institution did not exist or did not exist as a separate entity. ne = not eligible; institution did not meet the criteria for inclusion.
a Johns Hopkins University includes the Applied Physics Laboratory, with 13,116 total R&D personnel in FY 2016.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education Research and Development Survey.