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Table 77. Headcount of R&D personnel at higher education institutions, by state, institutional control, and institution: FYs 2014–17 and by detail for FY 2017

State, institutional control, and institution 2014 2015 2016 2017
Total Principal investigators Other personnel
Alabama
Public
Alabama A&M U. 418 i 418 418 i 704 i 124 i 580 i
Alabama State U. 83 85 89 94 38 56
Auburn U., Auburn 2,275 i 2,275 1,690 2,229 733 1,496
Jacksonville State U. ne 57 61 61 i 6 i 55 i
U. Alabama, Birmingham 4,571 4,989 5,093 4,842 753 4,089
U. Alabama, Huntsville 1,101 1,051 1,134 1,258 161 1,097
U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa 1,126 1,232 1,223 1,258 268 990
U. South Alabama 642 481 464 425 124 301
Private
Tuskegee U. 47 i 47 i 47 47 7 40
Alaska
Public
U. Alaska, Anchorage 243 237 274 283 58 225
U. Alaska, Fairbanks 1,274 1,275 1,258 1,183 233 950
U. Alaska, Southeast 34 33 23 26 3 23
Private
Alaska Pacific U. ne 43 69 44 8 36
Arizona
Public
Arizona State U. 8,113 7,287 7,292 8,792 1,047 7,745
Northern Arizona U. 922 i 922 i 922 i 847 109 738
U. Arizona 8,040 8,036 7,884 7,968 1,458 6,510
Arkansas
Public
Arkansas State U., Jonesboro 301 295 314 279 41 238
U. Arkansas for Medical Sciences 1,089 1,126 1,213 1,145 388 757
U. Arkansas, Fayetteville 3,279 3,356 3,456 3,625 659 2,966
U. Arkansas, Little Rock 257 215 226 219 24 195
U. Arkansas, Pine Bluff 262 268 270 269 38 231
U. Central Arkansas 202 150 166 134 22 112
California
Public
California Maritime Academy 8 10 11 8 6 2
California Polytechnic State U., San Luis Obispo 651 705 731 795 158 637
California State Polytechnic U., Pomona 519 371 385 414 64 350
California State U., Bakersfield 102 55 115 195 26 169
California State U., Channel Islands 158 116 76 18 11 7
California State U., Chico 157 117 181 177 32 145
California State U., Dominguez Hills 164 i 164 167 82 4 78
California State U., Fresno 519 493 413 433 67 366
California State U., Fullerton 225 308 511 360 64 296
California State U., Long Beach 504 452 567 893 156 737
California State U., Los Angeles 92 116 96 181 55 126
California State U., Monterey Bay 83 124 163 148 25 123
California State U., Northridge 317 446 469 451 60 391
California State U., Sacramento 273 349 365 517 70 447
California State U., San Bernardino 557 579 377 686 43 643
California State U., San Marcos 117 207 213 215 40 175
California State U., Stanislaus 69 53 65 105 37 68
Humboldt State U. 878 i 878 i 878 939 75 864
Naval Postgraduate School 644 701 612 581 215 366
San Diego State U. 1,653 1,675 1,464 1,507 338 1,169
San Francisco State U. 542 627 747 732 298 434
San Jose State U. 646 645 647 674 90 584
U. California, Berkeley 10,012 9,558 9,755 9,439 1,161 8,278
U. California, Davis 10,614 10,673 10,723 10,561 1,153 9,408
U. California, Irvine 4,560 4,511 4,551 4,559 690 3,869
U. California, Los Angeles 11,637 11,547 11,748 11,759 1,451 10,308
U. California, Merced 592 714 723 819 159 660
U. California, Office of the President 100 102 102 90 0 90
U. California, Riverside 2,586 2,680 2,695 2,771 398 2,373
U. California, San Diego 10,690 10,552 10,745 10,843 1,067 9,776
U. California, San Francisco 8,159 8,529 8,727 8,939 588 8,351
U. California, Santa Barbara 3,554 3,428 3,450 3,302 420 2,882
U. California, Santa Cruz 2,372 2,410 2,429 2,299 254 2,045
Private
Azusa Pacific U. ne 464 546 511 67 444
Biola U. ne ne 123 i 240 i 65 i 175 i
California Institute of Technology 2,268 2,380 2,350 2,467 320 2,147
Chapman U. 150 164 168 210 65 145
Charles R. Drew U. of Medicine and Science 195 188 185 185 23 162
Claremont Graduate U. 159 i 138 i 214 i 328 i 79 i 249 i
Claremont McKenna C. 35 i ne 30 i 161 i 35 i 126 i
Fuller Theological Seminary 58 77 62 62 i 8 i 54 i
Harvey Mudd C. 271 294 286 255 28 227
Keck Graduate Institute 30 48 48 i 249 i 67 i 182 i
La Sierra U. 24 27 47 49 12 37
Loma Linda U. 364 374 279 313 155 158
Loyola Marymount U. 482 402 407 428 95 333
Marshall B. Ketchum U. 34 34 i 13 i 124 i 29 i 95 i
Mills C. 43 20 11 14 12 2
Occidental C. 55 51 56 59 12 47
Pepperdine U. 111 i 115 i 143 i 236 i 58 i 178 i
Pomona C. 329 321 361 328 33 295
Santa Clara U. 106 i 103 i 121 i 205 i 42 163 i
Scripps Research Institute 2,327 2,190 2,145 2,498 212 2,286
Stanford U. 11,065 9,186 9,476 9,773 1,474 8,299
Touro U., Vallejo 39 42 40 35 10 25
U. of the Pacific 187 149 84 54 12 42
U. San Diego 77 131 246 141 35 106
U. San Francisco 231 242 262 272 30 242
U. Southern California 6,334 6,395 6,689 6,973 1,009 5,964
Western U. of Health Sciences 85 65 74 77 14 63
Colorado
Public
Colorado School of Mines 1,322 1,257 1,391 1,152 219 933
Colorado State U., Fort Collins 4,695 i 5,989 i 9,193 i 4,806 i 968 3,838 i
U. Colorado Boulder 3,043 2,735 3,091 3,132 1,741 1,391
U. Colorado Colorado Springs 266 i 226 247 219 49 170
U. Colorado Denver and Anschutz Medical Campus 6,216 5,274 5,419 5,466 942 4,524
U. Northern Colorado 259 205 235 234 83 151
U.S. Air Force Academy 91 i 477 i 704 i 703 i 136 567 i
Private
Colorado C. 84 48 i 48 63 29 34
U. Denver 361 353 348 443 73 370
Connecticut
Public
Central Connecticut State U. 107 119 114 105 63 42
Eastern Connecticut State U. 69 63 70 70 20 50
Southern Connecticut State U. 178 i 175 i 175 165 75 90
U. Connecticut 4,859 4,801 4,892 5,034 753 4,281
Private
Connecticut C. 18 17 17 15 8 7
Fairfield U. 72 i 72 i 32 i 171 i 30 i 141 i
Quinnipiac U. ne 83 i ne 121 i 29 i 92 i
Trinity C., Hartford 55 52 57 55 10 45
U. Bridgeport ne ne ne 107 10 97
U. Hartford 37 i 105 i 149 i 162 i 20 142 i
U. New Haven 132 i 132 198 308 44 264
Wesleyan U. 202 220 204 200 28 172
Yale U. 6,806 7,478 8,425 7,882 1,284 6,598
Delaware
Public
Delaware State U. 213 312 278 227 49 178
U. Delaware 3,264 3,143 3,071 3,083 493 2,590
District of Columbia
Public
National Defense U. 37 38 46 47 30 17
U. of the District of Columbia 100 81 92 106 28 78
Private
American U. 1,017 1,025 1,116 1,132 155 977
Catholic U. of America 366 375 406 450 76 374
Gallaudet U. 156 97 82 142 10 132
George Washington U. 2,563 2,557 2,797 2,806 819 1,987
Georgetown U. 1,998 2,168 2,281 2,413 344 2,069
Howard U. 552 i 534 710 660 165 495
Florida
Public
Florida A&M U. 1,889 1,561 1,572 1,437 96 1,341
Florida Atlantic U. 617 564 416 563 149 414
Florida Gulf Coast U. 817 595 572 542 65 477
Florida International U. 1,598 2,933 3,307 3,641 382 3,259
Florida State U. 5,610 5,310 5,129 4,690 548 4,142
New C. Florida 34 ne ne 32 2 30
U. Central Florida 3,164 3,094 3,269 3,362 489 2,873
U. Florida 9,164 i 9,192 i 9,744 i 9,372 i 1,597 i 7,775 i
U. North Florida 173 246 341 347 48 299
U. South Florida, Saint Petersburg 140 153 240 152 91 61
U. South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee 45 57 66 63 38 25
U. South Florida, Tampa 3,820 3,911 4,197 4,327 1,489 2,838
U. West Florida 431 423 387 592 45 547
Private
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U. 201 211 148 140 91 49
Florida Institute of Technology 309 423 431 463 106 357
Nova Southeastern U. 329 290 339 361 67 294
U. Miami 3,932 3,312 3,829 3,943 792 3,151
Georgia
Public
Albany State U. 54 42 53 40 15 25
Augusta U. 928 890 1,502 1,544 352 1,192
Fort Valley State U. 176 201 210 225 15 210
Georgia Institute of Technology 3,421 i 3,398 i 3,297 i 3,445 1,411 2,034
Georgia Southern U. 380 517 477 486 81 405
Georgia State U. 4,194 4,701 4,795 4,616 453 4,163
Kennesaw State U. 45 86 95 427 77 350
Savannah State U. 498 471 466 494 38 456
U. Georgia 7,552 7,822 7,593 7,927 439 7,488
U. North Georgia ne ne ne 150 56 94
Private
Clark Atlanta U. 220 268 149 211 22 189
Emory U. 6,849 7,304 7,360 6,150 1,318 4,832
Mercer U. 408 404 361 356 50 306
Morehouse C. 131 136 127 144 22 122
Morehouse School of Medicine 532 495 460 445 70 375
Spelman C. 98 61 43 89 18 71
Hawaii
Public
U. Hawaii, Hilo 40 42 264 174 21 153
U. Hawaii, Manoa 5,336 4,983 3,929 3,486 415 3,071
Private
Hawaii Pacific U. 40 30 46 48 15 33
Idaho
Public
Boise State U. 641 i 676 i 728 i 740 i 130 i 610 i
Idaho State U. 656 543 596 726 69 657
U. Idaho 2,327 2,118 2,289 2,490 291 2,199
Illinois
Public
Eastern Illinois U. ne ne ne 87 26 61
Illinois State U. 784 766 721 771 101 670
Northeastern Illinois U. 28 i ne ne 42 19 23
Northern Illinois U. 637 697 712 669 148 521
Southern Illinois U., Carbondale 1,724 1,398 1,564 1,193 166 1,027
Southern Illinois U., Edwardsville 246 249 228 334 93 241
U. Illinois, Chicago 5,694 5,879 5,624 5,785 1,191 4,594
U. Illinois, Springfield 78 77 82 72 7 65
U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 11,271 11,324 11,366 12,889 1,213 11,676
Western Illinois U. 55 47 ne 61 20 41
Private
Bradley U. 164 187 154 157 28 129
DePaul U. 356 376 409 523 199 324
Erikson Institute 34 i 34 57 64 10 54
Illinois Institute of Technology 641 621 661 662 118 544
Loyola U., Chicago 878 869 907 854 168 686
Midwestern U. 336 348 431 493 11 482
Northwestern U. 8,699 7,684 7,947 9,333 1,263 8,070
Rosalind Franklin U. of Medicine and Science 242 185 186 194 45 149
Rush U. 871 877 776 748 292 456
Toyota Technological Institute, Chicago ne 20 31 53 11 42
U. Chicago 5,735 5,132 4,760 4,534 648 3,886
Wheaton C., Wheaton 129 113 ne 74 14 60
Indiana
Public
Ball State U. 242 343 361 404 90 314
Indiana State U. 80 84 76 83 21 62
Indiana U., Bloomington 4,344 6,901 7,360 7,675 1,087 6,588
Indiana U., South Bend 65 31 81 77 13 64
Indiana U.-Purdue U., Fort Wayne 284 216 229 257 45 212
Indiana U.-Purdue U., Indianapolis 4,236 1,462 1,396 1,516 264 1,252
Purdue U., Northwest na na na 293 55 238
Purdue U., West Lafayette 10,022 10,049 10,076 10,608 1,463 9,145
Private
U. Notre Dame 3,424 3,444 3,547 3,563 380 3,183
Valparaiso U. 157 170 86 86 i 16 i 70 i
Iowa
Public
Iowa State U. 5,957 5,679 5,649 5,617 729 4,888
U. Iowa 6,274 6,503 6,672 6,652 1,029 5,623
U. Northern Iowa 308 320 332 296 21 275
Private
Des Moines U. 2 ne 140 87 10 77
Drake U. ne ne 0 0 0 0
Grinnell C. 163 131 205 236 10 226
Palmer C. of Chiropractic, Davenport 20 i 20 19 17 7 10
Kansas
Public
Kansas State U. 4,565 4,341 4,331 4,440 370 4,070
Pittsburg State U. 70 65 68 68 i 11 i 57 i
U. Kansas 5,360 5,173 4,952 4,727 806 3,921
Wichita State U. 1,286 1,200 1,127 1,042 141 901
Kentucky
Public
Eastern Kentucky U. 108 92 92 94 21 73
Kentucky State U. 129 115 162 162 i 22 i 140 i
Morehead State U. 10 i 10 i 10 10 3 7
Murray State U. 132 144 123 116 14 102
Northern Kentucky U. 188 197 181 159 21 138
U. Kentucky 5,434 5,514 5,576 6,042 1,595 4,447
U. Louisville 3,198 2,573 2,656 2,657 474 2,183
Western Kentucky U. 318 265 381 396 55 341
Louisiana
Public
Grambling State U. 50 46 46 71 45 26
Louisiana State U., Baton Rouge 3,462 3,276 3,536 3,185 565 2,620
Louisiana State U., Health Sciences Center – New Orleans 575 549 539 517 99 418
Louisiana State U., Health Sciences Center - Shreveport 297 282 301 286 43 243
Louisiana Tech U. 579 501 456 417 91 326
McNeese State U. 151 166 156 151 133 18
Northwestern State U. Louisiana 23 ne 31 22 7 15
Southeastern Louisiana U. 57 72 65 57 9 48
Southern U. and A&M C., Agricultural Research and Extension Center 48 48 48 48 i 17 i 31 i
Southern U. and A&M C., Baton Rouge 115 i 115 135 144 37 107
U. Louisiana, Lafayette 483 933 i 926 i 876 75 801
U. Louisiana, Monroe 69 67 70 88 16 72
U. New Orleans 507 481 488 501 68 433
Private
Dillard U. 45 99 105 137 11 126
Tulane U. 1,747 1,328 1,402 1,530 294 1,236
Xavier U. Louisiana 263 348 325 256 25 231
Maine
Public
Maine Maritime Academy ne 8 i 8 20 4 16
U. Maine 862 923 737 1,673 344 1,329
U. Southern Maine 314 i 314 i 314 283 66 217
Private
Bates C. 64 67 105 103 14 89
Bowdoin C. 52 57 63 66 28 38
Colby C. 154 127 135 173 23 150
U. New England 232 233 220 187 35 152
Maryland
Public
Bowie State U. 102 67 106 133 24 109
Morgan State U. 289 296 301 308 64 244
Salisbury U. 274 293 280 277 70 207
Towson U. 199 271 98 162 35 127
U. Baltimore 119 98 135 128 23 105
U. Maryland Center for Environmental Science 321 324 399 408 162 246
U. Maryland, Baltimore 5,448 i 5,084 i 5,025 i 5,154 i 880 i 4,274 i
U. Maryland, Baltimore County 1,423 i 1,423 1,265 1,479 212 1,267
U. Maryland, College Park 8,522 8,596 10,269 8,479 1,050 7,429
U. Maryland, Eastern Shore 231 286 127 190 15 175
U.S. Naval Academy 187 192 199 218 127 91
Uniformed Services U. of the Health Sciences 68 56 73 67 15 52
Private
Johns Hopkins U.a 22,661 i 22,539 i 23,391 i 23,504 i 3,061 i 20,443 i
Massachusetts
Public
Framingham State U. ne ne ne 6 1 5
U. Massachusetts, Amherst 3,283 3,231 3,878 3,253 570 2,683
U. Massachusetts, Boston 1,205 1,373 1,403 1,306 150 1,156
U. Massachusetts, central office 57 81 69 79 4 75
U. Massachusetts, Dartmouth 429 448 473 308 71 237
U. Massachusetts, Lowell 1,358 1,241 1,445 1,417 274 1,143
U. Massachusetts, Medical School 2,172 2,247 2,780 2,869 623 2,246
Private
Amherst C. 319 270 251 314 23 291
Babson C. ne ne 50 i 111 i 21 i 90 i
Bentley U. ne ne ne 11 5 6
Boston C. 660 663 674 690 110 580
Boston U. 4,238 4,111 4,011 4,138 772 3,366
Brandeis U. 1,306 1,268 1,194 1,234 174 1,060
Clark U. 124 139 237 166 27 139
Emerson C. ne 112 95 75 30 45
Franklin W. Olin C. of Engineering 92 59 60 56 14 42
Harvard U. 7,052 7,464 7,573 7,496 1,136 6,360
Hult International Business School ne ne 37 i 119 i 28 i 91 i
Massachusetts C. of Pharmacy and Health Sciences ne ne ne 5 2 3
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 9,162 9,012 9,978 10,013 975 9,038
MGH Institute of Health Professions ne 46 46 43 25 18
Mount Holyoke C. 115 102 152 152 21 131
Northeastern U. 2,125 1,960 2,042 2,172 432 1,740
Smith C. 149 188 180 223 30 193
Suffolk U. 158 127 127 i 245 i 66 i 179 i
Tufts U. 3,384 3,501 3,196 1,913 247 1,666
Wellesley C. 291 320 386 334 53 281
Western New England U. ne ne 76 62 6 56
Williams C. 97 105 115 115 45 70
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 819 796 789 777 257 520
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 439 735 723 692 111 581
Michigan
Public
Central Michigan U. 505 522 718 574 37 537
Eastern Michigan U. 105 108 176 255 25 230
Grand Valley State U. 324 306 344 311 38 273
Lake Superior State U. ne 94 107 96 11 85
Michigan State U. 6,779 6,834 6,931 7,548 1,089 6,459
Michigan Technological U. 1,897 1,710 1,734 1,741 241 1,500
Northern Michigan U. ne ne 96 33 5 28
Oakland U. 769 367 429 450 71 379
Saginaw Valley State U. ne 93 143 135 25 110
U. Michigan, Ann Arbor 20,246 20,398 20,950 21,999 5,256 16,743
U. Michigan, Dearborn 279 302 341 383 144 239
U. Michigan, Flint ne ne ne 179 56 123
Wayne State U. 3,588 3,542 3,772 3,612 644 2,968
Western Michigan U. and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine 530 565 576 516 138 378
Private
Albion C. ne ne ne 5 3 2
Calvin C. 364 179 i 179 154 44 110
Hope C. 331 343 208 211 49 162
Kettering U. 122 151 144 101 58 43
Lawrence Technological U. 84 60 99 73 21 52
U. Detroit Mercy 73 74 91 96 40 56
Van Andel Research Institute ne 205 263 284 34 250
Minnesota
Public
Minnesota State U., Mankato 272 i 199 i 254 i 375 i 68 i 307 i
St. Cloud State U. 375 454 418 372 25 347
U. Minnesota, Duluth 788 646 650 655 122 533
U. Minnesota, Morris 107 91 91 92 9 83
U. Minnesota, Twin Cities 14,621 14,022 14,103 14,117 2,666 11,451
Private
Augsburg C. ne 63 64 35 9 26
C. of Saint Benedict 52 73 54 54 27 27
Carleton C. 303 298 369 416 20 396
Macalester C. 101 88 88 85 25 60
Saint John's U., Collegeville 69 70 53 53 28 25
St. Olaf C. 197 210 166 162 46 116
U. of St. Thomas (MN) 115 ne 133 116 19 97
Mississippi
Public
Alcorn State U. 104 311 273 353 37 316
Jackson State U. 390 415 441 401 46 355
Mississippi State U. 3,861 3,975 4,024 3,883 620 3,263
U. Mississippi 2,188 i 1,606 2,152 2,378 365 2,013
U. Southern Mississippi 782 718 i 718 733 352 381
Private
Tougaloo C. 31 34 25 60 15 45
Missouri
Public
Lincoln U., Jefferson City 273 216 146 133 42 91
Missouri State U. 218 177 151 136 23 113
Missouri U. of Science and Technology 927 878 1,012 1,051 166 885
U. Missouri, Columbia 3,454 3,487 4,625 4,466 616 3,850
U. Missouri, Kansas City 566 399 588 566 105 461
U. Missouri, Saint Louis 597 269 315 314 69 245
Private
A. T. Still U. 84 i 84 118 2 1 1
Saint Louis U. 1,521 1,593 1,541 1,561 243 1,318
Washington U., Saint Louis 7,785 7,538 7,810 7,998 1,400 6,598
Montana
Public
Montana State U., Bozeman 714 759 791 828 538 290
Montana Tech of U. Montana 135 160 160 250 75 175
U. Montana, Missoula 1,455 1,421 1,428 1,130 250 880
Private
Salish Kootenai C. 17 i 17 38 64 8 56
Nebraska
Public
U. Nebraska, Kearney 280 173 164 151 25 126
U. Nebraska, Lincoln 6,284 6,293 6,441 6,464 657 5,807
U. Nebraska, Medical Center 1,667 1,851 1,921 2,092 577 1,515
U. Nebraska, Omaha 469 474 579 506 79 427
Private
Creighton U. 343 i 46 i 331 i 442 i 96 i 346 i
Nevada
Public
Desert Research Institute 362 354 376 383 113 270
U. Nevada, Las Vegas 982 1,104 1,589 1,195 154 1,041
U. Nevada, Reno 2,367 2,065 2,160 2,203 404 1,799
Private
Roseman U. of Health Sciences 22 79 82 95 28 67
New Hampshire
Public
Keene State C. 223 85 ne 79 11 68
Plymouth State U. 268 i 234 61 63 14 49
U. New Hampshire 2,365 2,425 2,455 2,412 296 2,116
Private
Dartmouth C. 1,935 1,989 1,958 2,016 398 1,618
New Jersey
Public
C. New Jersey ne ne ne 52 15 37
Montclair State U. 261 221 224 151 68 83
New Jersey City U. ne ne ne 53 18 35
New Jersey Institute of Technology 1,009 1,207 1,232 1,273 158 1,115
Rowan U. 431 369 369 205 50 155
Rutgers, State U. New Jersey, Camden 347 i 336 i 362 i 311 i 36 275 i
Rutgers, State U. New Jersey, New Brunswick 8,296 i 7,838 i 7,810 i 8,039 i 1,374 6,665 i
Rutgers, State U. New Jersey, Newark 648 i 587 i 592 i 598 i 97 501 i
William Paterson U. ne ne 237 266 198 68
Private
Princeton U. 2,618 2,793 2,681 2,734 333 2,401
Rider U. 100 100 93 111 33 78
Seton Hall U. 107 123 143 148 53 95
Stevens Institute of Technology 417 448 502 490 104 386
New Mexico
Public
New Mexico Highlands U. 72 ne 91 63 10 53
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 590 531 560 513 95 418
New Mexico State U. 1,489 1,390 1,380 1,437 487 950
U. New Mexico 3,975 4,296 4,466 4,558 734 3,824
New York
Public
CUNY, Advanced Science Research Center na 1 ne 62 2 60
CUNY, Baruch C. 390 200 222 132 5 127
CUNY, Brooklyn C. 332 387 i 249 i 238 46 i 192 i
CUNY, C. Staten Island 419 i 419 288 290 i 90 200 i
CUNY, City C. 1,147 1,230 810 1,443 292 1,151
CUNY, Graduate Center 245 205 204 i 204 1 203
CUNY, Hunter C. 510 510 510 481 141 340
CUNY, John Jay C. of Criminal Justice 395 284 333 416 23 393
CUNY, Lehman C. 85 201 139 170 58 112
CUNY, Medgar Evers C. 62 59 ne 89 11 78
CUNY, Queens C. 553 480 398 364 11 353
CUNY, system office 23 32 32 41 4 37
SUNY, Binghamton U. 782 1,197 1,136 1,189 103 1,086
SUNY, Buffalo State 92 90 77 54 14 40
SUNY, C. Brockport 50 48 51 69 15 54
SUNY, C. of Environmental Science and Forestry 602 564 742 744 138 606
SUNY, C. of Optometry 40 37 38 29 11 18
SUNY, C. Plattsburgh 31 27 27 40 8 32
SUNY, Downstate Medical Center 239 178 165 147 49 98
SUNY, Geneseo 40 60 62 59 15 44
SUNY, Oswego ne ne ne 59 13 46
SUNY, Polytechnic Institute 631 647 647 537 31 506
SUNY, Stony Brook U. 2,686 2,500 2,565 2,571 570 2,001
SUNY, U. Albany 742 746 679 1,191 212 979
SUNY, U. Buffalo 5,064 i 4,671 i 4,830 i 4,870 i 832 i 4,038 i
SUNY, Upstate Medical U. 408 376 374 386 77 309
U.S. Military Academy 90 i 90 i 90 60 25 35
Private
Albany C. of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 75 65 74 38 14 24
Albany Medical C. 351 i 381 i 301 i 393 i 82 i 311 i
Albert Einstein C. of Medicine na na 2,111 i 2,111 403 1,708
Alfred U. 111 123 96 111 13 98
Barnard C. 80 75 116 106 19 87
Canisius C. ne ne ne 124 i 29 i 95 i
Clarkson U. 343 251 280 363 82 281
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 854 i 622 i 938 i 1,075 i 193 i 882 i
Colgate U. 213 250 250 272 23 249
Columbia U. in the City of New York 7,810 7,927 9,226 7,692 1,438 6,254
Columbia U., Teachers C. 306 i 360 i 393 i 416 i 82 334 i
Cornell U. 10,518 10,020 10,429 10,398 1,789 8,609
Fordham U. 311 325 312 324 115 209
Hamilton C. 142 146 127 125 3 122
Hobart and William Smith Colleges 36 24 ne 109 12 97
Hofstra U. 77 62 42 42 13 29
Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai 2,492 2,774 2,917 3,064 909 2,155
Long Island U. ne ne 59 58 9 49
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Graduate S. of Biomedical Sciences 33 30 33 29 10 19
New School 368 343 362 420 44 376
New York Institute of Technology 36 30 42 30 15 15
New York Medical C. 539 i 533 i 303 i 375 i 89 286 i
New York U. 6,712 6,950 6,727 6,308 1,532 4,776
Niagara U. 125 141 131 118 50 68
Pace U. 149 174 152 171 27 144
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1,465 1,415 1,884 2,102 250 1,852
Rochester Institute of Technology 973 986 1,382 1,572 208 1,364
Rockefeller U. 1,095 1,152 1,176 1,194 239 955
Siena C. 73 127 120 117 68 49
Skidmore C. 116 194 200 186 20 166
St. John's U., New York 69 i 69 i 135 i 253 i 67 i 186 i
Syracuse U. 1,670 1,866 2,005 1,730 222 1,508
U. Rochester 4,539 4,427 4,326 4,114 889 3,225
Union C., Schenectady 151 97 75 69 6 63
Vassar C. 61 183 31 29 9 20
Yeshiva U. 1,827 1,745 982 50 8 42
North Carolina
Public
Appalachian State U. 253 200 169 151 39 112
East Carolina U. 756 608 630 715 135 580
Elizabeth City State U. 100 81 35 33 9 24
Fayetteville State U. 453 459 469 471 47 424
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State U. 1,238 1,359 1,000 1,004 226 778
North Carolina Central U. 238 387 487 525 56 469
North Carolina State U. 5,005 4,824 4,590 4,460 1,055 3,405
U. North Carolina, Asheville 87 91 112 118 51 67
U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill 9,331 8,419 9,388 9,354 1,886 7,468
U. North Carolina, Charlotte 879 851 971 840 182 658
U. North Carolina, general administration ne 0 7 6 1 5
U. North Carolina, Greensboro 682 834 725 793 77 716
U. North Carolina, Wilmington 361 522 478 533 186 347
Western Carolina U. 76 58 65 85 18 67
Winston-Salem State U. ne ne 54 62 12 50
Private
Davidson C. 213 192 189 236 59 177
Duke U. 8,425 8,247 9,548 8,706 1,372 7,334
Elon U. 246 208 239 200 6 194
Johnson C. Smith U. ne ne 84 63 28 35
Wake Forest U. 1,745 1,397 1,816 1,934 619 1,315
North Dakota
Public
North Dakota State U. 3,134 2,811 3,103 2,748 621 2,127
U. North Dakota 205 i 205 i 248 1,722 550 1,172
Ohio
Public
Air Force Institute of Technology 278 354 352 515 106 409
Bowling Green State U. 302 229 529 718 71 647
Central State U. 109 88 74 91 12 79
Cleveland State U. 1,082 i 995 i 1,272 i 1,289 i 223 i 1,066 i
Kent State U. 754 1,071 1,048 1,255 114 1,141
Miami U. 655 583 550 505 125 380
Northeast Ohio Medical U. 176 208 236 264 38 226
Ohio State U. 10,121 9,076 9,332 9,452 2,044 7,408
Ohio U. 635 636 1,542 1,706 289 1,417
U. Akron 1,077 826 1,240 1,099 170 929
U. Cincinnati 3,216 3,336 3,563 3,612 557 3,055
U. Toledo 1,219 1,076 1,031 854 185 669
Wright State U. 996 1,153 982 920 197 723
Youngstown State U. 94 69 83 98 11 87
Private
C. Wooster 219 219 i ne 100 20 80
Case Western Reserve U. 3,120 3,064 3,022 2,641 562 2,079
Heidelberg U. 11 12 20 17 5 12
Oberlin C. 92 100 96 93 18 75
U. Dayton 896 1,016 1,095 1,149 225 924
Oklahoma
Public
Langston U. 46 40 40 40 i 10 i 30 i
Oklahoma State U., Center for Health Sciences 54 i 54 i 54 i 54 13 41
Oklahoma State U., Stillwater 2,096 i 2,096 i 2,096 1,982 683 1,299
U. Central Oklahoma 81 349 310 22 15 7
U. Oklahoma, Norman and Health Science Center 3,035 2,513 3,607 3,277 697 2,580
U. Oklahoma, Tulsa ne 113 123 104 24 80
Private
U. Tulsa 398 412 444 480 74 406
Oregon
Public
Oregon Health and Science U. 3,548 3,579 3,485 3,688 707 2,981
Oregon Institute of Technology ne 92 57 57 i 27 i 30 i
Oregon State U. 4,435 4,531 4,603 4,600 1,126 3,474
Portland State U. 896 941 1,285 i 1,285 235 1,050
U. Oregon 1,729 1,657 1,508 1,590 339 1,251
Private
Lewis and Clark C. 259 268 366 194 23 171
National C. of Natural Medicine ne ne ne 22 12 10
Pacific U. 110 i 112 i 137 i 337 i 95 242 i
Reed C. 65 45 46 46 13 33
Willamette U. 81 59 237 i 237 38 199
Pennsylvania
Public
Indiana U. Pennsylvania 58 ne 98 91 32 59
Pennsylvania State U., Behrend 100 i 235 i 176 i 139 i 26 113 i
Pennsylvania State U., Harrisburg 230 i 268 i 313 i 241 i 17 224 i
Pennsylvania State U., University Park and Hershey Medical Center 10,862 i 12,016 i 13,322 i 13,605 i 3,140 10,465 i
Temple U. 2,485 3,349 3,431 3,267 605 2,662
U. Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh 9,996 9,681 9,049 10,174 1,947 8,227
West Chester U. Pennsylvania 261 361 310 465 189 276
Private
Allegheny C. ne ne 273 178 55 123
Bryn Mawr C. 50 108 173 138 127 11
Bucknell U. 527 526 526 i 149 i 33 i 116 i
Carnegie Mellon U. 4,813 4,675 4,622 4,571 474 4,097
Dickinson C. 158 156 134 81 9 72
Drexel U. 2,482 2,855 2,337 2,373 341 2,032
Duquesne U. 464 465 446 390 43 347
Franklin and Marshall C. 100 336 323 286 24 262
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine 18 15 15 15 i 5 i 10 i
Gettysburg C. ne ne ne 65 30 35
Haverford C. 125 234 214 194 22 172
Lafayette C. 178 180 196 103 99 4
Lehigh U. 936 971 977 1,084 116 968
Mercyhurst U. 51 41 46 46 i 16 i 30 i
Philadelphia C. of Osteopathic Medicine 11 16 28 29 1 28
Saint Joseph's U. 94 82 87 78 12 66
Salus U. 15 14 17 15 6 9
Swarthmore C. 335 316 259 295 23 272
Thomas Jefferson U. 1,250 1,524 1,512 1,531 317 1,214
U. of the Sciences Philadelphia 141 140 145 114 29 85
U. Pennsylvania 13,254 13,011 12,579 12,875 1,702 11,173
Villanova U. 310 223 207 213 57 156
Rhode Island
Public
Naval War C. 0 i 0 i 0 0 i 0 i 0 i
Rhode Island C. 95 133 119 124 49 75
U. Rhode Island 1,129 1,656 1,716 1,713 213 1,500
Private
Brown U. 3,602 i 3,450 i 3,439 i 2,055 i 336 i 1,719 i
Providence C. ne 77 62 55 18 37
Rhode Island School of Design ne 225 225 i 121 i 29 i 92 i
Roger Williams U. 165 137 150 140 16 124
South Carolina
Public
C. Charleston 507 467 422 338 78 260
Clemson U. 1,497 1,557 1,885 1,494 300 1,194
Coastal Carolina U. 172 i 172 i 172 115 49 66
Medical U. South Carolina 1,480 1,563 1,639 1,649 751 898
South Carolina State U. 100 i 100 100 i 138 36 102
U. South Carolina, Aiken 44 44 20 119 5 114
U. South Carolina, Columbia 1,605 1,606 1,606 1,578 684 894
Winthrop U. 549 472 176 297 25 272
Private
Benedict C. 67 59 50 81 14 67
Claflin U. 98 92 96 146 8 138
Furman U. 128 150 77 95 15 80
South Dakota
Public
Black Hills State U. 94 98 91 72 15 57
Dakota State U. 24 22 54 36 9 27
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 370 203 411 420 85 335
South Dakota State U. 1,633 1,341 1,633 1,577 240 1,337
U. South Dakota 327 290 279 277 64 213
Private
Augustana U. 100 81 ne 64 15 49
Tennessee
Public
Austin Peay State U. 55 63 120 125 35 90
East Tennessee State U. 459 413 422 499 79 420
Middle Tennessee State U. 235 299 192 160 98 62
Tennessee State U. 417 574 510 454 61 393
Tennessee Technological U. 445 512 543 619 65 554
U. Memphis 749 1,348 1,610 1,598 197 1,401
U. Tennessee, Chattanooga 264 236 224 273 33 240
U. Tennessee, Health Science Center 1,087 1,063 1,011 1,041 154 887
U. Tennessee, Knoxville 3,761 3,754 3,708 3,768 342 3,426
U. Tennessee, Knoxville, Institute of Agriculture 1,430 1,476 1,404 1,436 106 1,330
Private
Fisk U. 22 47 i 47 47 i 12 i 35 i
Meharry Medical C. 138 147 145 176 37 139
Vanderbilt U. and Vanderbilt U. Medical Center 7,022 i 6,342 i 6,162 i 6,603 i 1,054 i 5,549 i
Texas
Public
Angelo State U. 65 ne ne 77 20 57
Lamar U. 124 138 135 146 30 116
Prairie View A&M U. 381 392 431 485 95 390
Sam Houston State U. 210 190 202 269 67 202
Stephen F. Austin State U. 198 i 200 269 198 46 152
Sul Ross State U. 84 82 84 88 8 80
Tarleton State U. 190 i 190 i 190 187 34 153
Texas A&M International U. 108 73 56 58 1 57
Texas A&M U., College Station and Health Science Center 12,203 12,224 12,996 13,016 2,572 10,444
Texas A&M U.-Commerce 134 132 196 100 29 71
Texas A&M U.-Corpus Christi 463 496 565 527 104 423
Texas A&M U.-Kingsville 564 692 691 671 64 607
Texas Southern U. 74 64 46 38 22 16
Texas State U. 1,046 1,372 1,157 1,146 248 898
Texas Tech U. 3,398 3,667 3,702 3,593 307 3,286
Texas Tech U., Health Sciences Center 804 814 877 787 105 682
Texas Tech U., Health Sciences Center, El Paso 241 215 207 191 32 159
Texas Woman's U. 140 157 151 149 46 103
U. Houston 1,852 1,821 2,007 2,395 363 2,032
U. Houston system administration ne 13 12 12 0 12
U. Houston-Clear Lake 62 69 133 82 9 73
U. Houston-Downtown 108 61 86 71 17 54
U. North Texas, Denton 752 748 602 615 95 520
U. North Texas, Health Science Center 596 497 497 581 164 417
U. Texas Health Science Center, Houston 2,758 2,758 3,721 3,906 828 3,078
U. Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 1,725 1,755 1,827 1,831 321 1,510
U. Texas Health Science Center, Tyler ne 73 114 93 28 65
U. Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center 6,477 i 6,477 6,738 6,739 682 6,057
U. Texas Medical Branch 1,631 1,528 1,617 1,540 283 1,257
U. Texas of the Permian Basin 68 73 73 50 5 45
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley na na 1,251 1,257 94 1,163
U. Texas Southwestern Medical Center 4,703 4,689 4,604 4,490 844 3,646
U. Texas, Arlington 939 1,383 1,428 1,810 417 1,393
U. Texas, Austin 3,812 3,798 3,825 3,777 775 3,002
U. Texas, Dallas 1,827 2,094 2,153 2,191 277 1,914
U. Texas, El Paso 1,607 1,739 1,757 1,881 104 1,777
U. Texas, San Antonio 890 i 890 824 2,621 310 2,311
U. Texas, Tyler 150 134 142 133 31 102
West Texas A&M U. 201 122 141 195 41 154
Private
Baylor C. of Medicine 3,480 3,503 5,605 5,268 1,096 4,172
Baylor U. 400 485 546 690 81 609
Rice U. 2,517 2,572 2,551 2,517 241 2,276
Southern Methodist U. 517 i 489 i 520 i 475 i 95 i 380 i
St. Edward's U. 60 94 102 105 45 60
Texas Christian U. 281 341 273 268 23 245
Trinity U. 85 91 72 78 27 51
Utah
Public
U. Utah 6,700 6,883 7,140 5,491 1,014 4,477
Utah State U. 3,403 2,770 3,403 3,381 424 2,957
Private
Brigham Young U., Provo 1,872 1,939 1,969 1,935 216 1,719
Vermont
Public
U. Vermont 1,626 1,628 1,587 1,572 307 1,265
Private
Middlebury C. 74 93 60 118 34 84
Norwich U. 102 80 85 62 28 34
Saint Michael's C. 121 125 121 86 7 79
Virginia
Public
C. of William and Mary and Virginia Institute of Marine Science 1,198 1,189 1,167 1,128 201 927
Christopher Newport U. 132 90 121 170 49 121
George Mason U. 1,897 2,100 1,958 2,183 435 1,748
James Madison U. 365 i 344 i 386 i 382 i 69 i 313 i
Norfolk State U. 205 102 151 190 32 158
Old Dominion U. 1,696 1,385 1,272 1,405 369 1,036
U. Virginia, Charlottesville 4,380 5,493 5,589 6,321 1,119 5,202
Virginia Commonwealth U. 2,523 2,990 2,971 3,631 551 3,080
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U. 8,275 8,140 8,086 8,116 1,061 7,055
Virginia State U. 226 190 158 144 23 121
Private
Eastern Virginia Medical School 249 257 285 282 50 232
Edward Via C. of Osteopathic Medicine 38 41 75 39 14 25
Hampton U. 287 293 505 323 63 260
U. Richmond 187 147 141 159 19 140
Washington
Public
Central Washington U. 374 346 293 338 75 263
Eastern Washington U. 56 i 108 i 108 i 123 i 24 99 i
U. Washington, Bothell 92 130 149 160 27 133
U. Washington, Seattle 13,314 13,253 14,372 13,694 2,104 11,590
U. Washington, Tacoma 116 136 116 90 24 66
Washington State U. 5,551 5,347 5,383 5,912 1,042 4,870
Western Washington U. 232 210 382 541 71 470
Private
Seattle Pacific U. 55 49 54 47 19 28
Seattle U. 75 171 317 128 57 71
U. Puget Sound ne ne ne 40 30 10
West Virginia
Public
Marshall U. 517 509 485 417 43 374
West Virginia State U. 54 56 115 113 34 79
West Virginia U. 3,440 3,538 3,659 3,575 539 3,036
Wisconsin
Public
U. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 122 ne 145 141 34 107
U. Wisconsin-Green Bay 2 i 2 i 2 i 363 i 66 i 297 i
U. Wisconsin-La Crosse 330 353 282 247 102 145
U. Wisconsin-Madison 17,579 17,315 17,147 17,396 2,880 14,516
U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1,887 1,773 1,569 1,491 257 1,234
U. Wisconsin-Oshkosh 113 i 227 i ne 113 i 45 i 68 i
U. Wisconsin-Platteville 0 i 0 i ne 117 i 24 i 93 i
U. Wisconsin-River Falls ne ne ne 95 26 69
U. Wisconsin-Stevens Point 204 i 204 i 204 204 i 58 i 146 i
Private
Marquette U. 786 923 996 1,226 130 1,096
Medical C. Wisconsin 2,055 2,058 2,044 2,050 464 1,586
Milwaukee School of Engineering 82 95 81 81 11 70
Wyoming
Public
U. Wyoming 1,194 1,194 1,232 2,809 262 2,547
Guam
Public
U. Guam 286 259 241 226 37 189
Puerto Rico
Public
U. Puerto Rico, Cayey 95 88 18 40 5 35
U. Puerto Rico, Mayaguez 669 556 468 222 120 102
U. Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus 266 280 268 377 170 207
U. Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras 445 768 388 350 65 285
Private
Ponce Health Sciences U. 392 104 137 149 25 124
U. Central del Caribe 133 130 133 132 42 90
U. del Este 54 56 48 34 2 32
U. del Turabo 110 197 168 182 62 120
U. Metropolitana 594 533 168 98 6 92
Virgin Islands
Public
U. of the Virgin Islands 466 452 455 261 40 221
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 12,991 total R&D personnel in FY 2017.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education Research and Development Survey.