Table 47. Higher education R&D expenditures in the physical sciences, ranked by all FY 2018 physical sciences: FYs 2015–18 and by subfield for FY 2018

(Dollars in thousands)

Institution	Rank	2015		2016		2017		2018
Institution	Rank	2015		2016		2017		All physical sciences		Astronomy and astrophysics		Chemistry		Materials science^a		Physics		Physical sciences, nec
All institutions	-	4,659,223		4,884,984		5,049,186		5,237,556		667,103		1,876,128		255,930		2,203,732		234,663
Johns Hopkins U.^b	1	167,009	i	181,885	i	189,415	i	243,916	i	41,913	i	23,237	i	4,881	i	150,439	i	23,446	i
California Institute of Technology	2	164,339		185,449		192,478		188,604		41,062		46,180		17,713		83,649		0
Michigan State U.	3	132,049		164,644		191,923		169,148		0		10,641		0		158,507		0
U. California, Berkeley	4	169,149		158,628		143,095		130,883		67,925		32,164		2		24,630		6,162
U. Arizona	5	167,875		125,247		126,361		127,847		104,785		13,525		3,332		6,151		54
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	6	119,516		137,188		127,856		124,145		28,851		31,921		3,613		44,041		15,719
Cornell U.	7	105,562		105,986		112,256		122,144		11,537		25,958		5,178		47,530		31,941
U. Maryland, College Park	8	91,974		98,474		103,561		104,606		32,187		10,672		0		58,116		3,631
Pennsylvania State U., University Park and Hershey Medical Center	9	51,598		72,314		87,175		93,913		16,678		18,013		33,043		26,179		0
U. Rochester	10	10,618		82,756		89,368		93,061		0		4,195		0		88,866		0
Stanford U.	11	96,039		100,544		92,056		88,010		8,649		22,807		16,564		35,411		4,579
U. Colorado Boulder	12	82,039		72,578		74,376		84,938		18,234		8,937		0		54,531		3,236
Harvard U.	13	72,929		82,643		84,679		84,054		15,000		29,444		0		36,953		2,657
Princeton U.	14	69,410		66,914		71,292		82,586		21,655		22,158		3,407		34,617		749
Northwestern U.	15	43,551		67,071		71,743		82,409		4,566		39,150		18,211		18,337		2,145
U. Texas, Austin	16	83,873		83,505		76,290		77,735		11,490		15,216		24,079		26,391		559
U. Wisconsin-Madison	17	73,139		75,530		71,282		73,381		5,780		24,620		0		24,980		18,001
U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign	18	67,182		71,513		65,579		69,612		12,033		31,819		0		25,760		0
Tufts U.	19	6,504		9,492		7,207		68,855		716		42,537		24,862		467		273
Florida State U.	20	64,275		60,372		63,307		67,753		249		22,901		498		43,927		178
U. California, San Diego	21	71,434		68,169		67,380		67,509		0		22,362		0		44,584		563
Yale U.	22	45,565		59,337		61,511		63,981		9,801		21,752		0		32,428		0
U. California, San Francisco	23	50,985		56,525		63,015		63,010		0		62,661		0		349		0
U. Michigan, Ann Arbor	24	52,449		54,868		60,437		59,815		5,708		29,285		0		24,822		0
U. California, Los Angeles	25	58,445		61,909		57,004		55,568		0		18,893		0		35,056		1,619
U. Pennsylvania	26	29,134		39,426		46,244		55,476		1,486		18,743		12,145		23,102		0
Texas A&M U., College Station and Health Science Center	27	53,824		56,123		54,015		54,890		6,979		24,441		2,170		19,108		2,192
U. Washington, Seattle	28	46,940		54,819		56,292		54,074		10,415		21,246		1,680		16,964		3,769
U. Chicago	29	51,611		49,128		55,752		51,285		10,536		23,476		3,906		13,301		66
U. California, Santa Barbara	30	37,981		34,037		58,251		49,160		2,495		11,676		17,272		17,663		54
U. Notre Dame	31	39,464		41,411		41,291		42,506		0		26,254		0		16,252		0
Iowa State U.	32	20,659		24,170		27,491		42,277		0		14,074		11,751		16,452		0
SUNY, Stony Brook U.	33	31,984		37,300		33,115		39,938		1,720		10,403		0		27,815		0
Ohio State U.	34	41,311		36,459		37,522		39,895		4,820		15,804		214		19,057		0
U. Minnesota, Twin Cities	35	40,497		40,569		38,747		39,527		1,853		18,303		0		19,371		0
Georgia Institute of Technology	36	47,279		40,248		37,000		37,983		487		26,409		0		11,087		0
U. California, Irvine	37	35,628		35,534		39,032		37,914		0		21,325		0		16,589		0
Purdue U., West Lafayette	38	30,775		33,624		34,740		37,542		0		22,723		0		14,819		0
U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill	39	27,727		35,524		33,807		35,118		466		22,770		0		8,318		3,564
Washington State U.	40	43,737		40,781		35,985		34,955		120		9,930		816		20,349		3,740
U. Houston	41	25,141		29,938		30,672		32,572		0		25,126		226		5,168		2,052
Columbia U. in the City of New York	42	46,022		37,518		46,452		32,070		7,992		11,038		2,755		10,285		0
U. Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh	43	27,229		29,135		32,546		30,869		4,033		17,627		0		9,209		0
Boston U.	44	33,547		25,220		27,450		29,879		2,403		13,092		0		14,384		0
U. California, Santa Cruz	45	30,254		30,051		27,698		29,547		14,889		6,840		0		7,803		15
Rice U.	46	34,639		33,165		32,195		29,448		1,686		13,430		272		14,060		0
Vanderbilt U. and Vanderbilt U. Medical Center	47	42,365		28,783		31,035		29,053		0		14,798		0		14,239		16
U. Nebraska, Lincoln	48	24,804		26,829		24,191		28,112		0		12,332		661		15,119		0
U. Central Florida	49	35,393		27,163		31,009		27,810		0		4,622		1		23,077		110
Rutgers, State U. New Jersey, New Brunswick	50	43,460		44,532		35,580		26,313		2,165		4,606		3,225		10,341		5,976
Indiana U., Bloomington	51	34,668		31,444		31,873		26,019		1,241		17,613		0		7,165		0
U. Florida	52	26,302		28,226		28,062		25,940		2,369		11,850		0		10,474		1,247
New Mexico State U.	53	16,454		18,748		31,843		25,308		7,510		6,411		0		1,625		9,762
U. Virginia, Charlottesville	54	21,665		31,756		34,663		25,154		2,622		11,746		0		10,786		0
U. Iowa	55	21,033		22,073		21,629		25,142		794		5,293		0		19,055		0
U. Utah	56	19,361		22,257		25,908		24,919	i	8,984	i	15,935	i	0	i	0	i	0	i
Arizona State U.	57	20,255		19,340		26,376		24,779		0		11,314		0		12,359		1,106
U. Massachusetts, Amherst	58	31,831		23,246		22,383		24,443		4,698		12,489		0		7,256		0
U. Tennessee, Knoxville	59	16,497		17,602		22,091		24,307		0		8,481		0		15,826		0
Louisiana State U., Baton Rouge	60	21,815		21,641		19,472		24,133		0		9,652		0		14,148		333
New York U.	61	15,295		17,360		20,631		23,915		0		12,254		0		11,661		0
U. Hawaii, Manoa	62	27,859		27,388		24,974		23,775		17,463		1,750		0		3,897		665
U. Delaware	63	15,947		23,187		23,387		23,634		1,073		8,752		8,204		5,605		0
U. California, Davis	64	35,150		32,156		27,092		23,212		0		11,110		0		10,035		2,067
Emory U.	65	26,032		23,528		21,099		22,517		0		19,743		0		2,773		1
Washington U., Saint Louis	66	14,249		18,899		21,811		22,345		0		11,486		4,585		6,274		0
North Carolina State U.	67	20,955		18,127		19,270		21,204		0		7,648		0		10,671		2,885
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U.	68	14,025		15,547		18,453		21,049		64		12,149		960		6,511		1,365
Brown U.	69	25,425	i	25,132		18,050		20,720		0		5,160		0		9,766		5,794
SUNY, Binghamton U.	70	11,994		14,161		16,304		20,446		0		13,084		0		6,720		642
Carnegie Mellon U.	71	14,162		14,883		18,921		20,096		0		9,028		0		9,912		1,156
Duke U.	72	18,093		19,074		17,992		19,322		0		9,293		0		10,029		0
Catholic U. of America	73	18,048		18,956		18,592		19,319		0		662		0		9,434		9,223
U. Georgia	74	11,700		13,066		11,280		19,257		334		15,528		64		3,331		0
Dartmouth C.	75	8,904		11,423		19,855		18,977		0		8,435		0		10,542		0
Florida International U.	76	8,314		8,447		13,119		18,688		0		11,455		0		6,587		646
Wayne State U.	77	17,181		15,652		14,693		17,898		0		10,072		0		5,025		2,801
U. Southern California	78	16,924		20,210		16,075		17,751		1,225		12,180		1,611		2,735		0
Northeastern U.	79	17,510		17,121		16,426		17,483		0		6,270		144		10,413		656
Georgia State U.	80	13,791		15,268		17,949		17,221		2,399		8,188		0		6,368		266
U. Connecticut	81	10,993		14,796		15,352		16,816		0		5,170		5,673		5,973		0
U. California, Riverside	82	14,759		17,972		17,562		16,505		0		8,602		0		7,903		0
U. Texas, Arlington	83	11,596		12,629		13,273		16,067		0		4,776		0		10,412		879
U. Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center	84	16,214		15,303		12,763		15,858		0		0		0		15,858		0
U. South Carolina, Columbia	85	15,023		14,476		12,942		15,601		0		9,958		1,733		3,910		0
Texas Tech U.	86	13,232		13,978		14,532		15,455		0		7,703		656		7,096		0
West Virginia U.	87	9,916		9,475		12,133		15,392		0		4,761		0		10,631		0
Temple U.	88	12,886		14,548		17,047		15,235		0		6,458		0		5,366		3,411
U. Oklahoma, Norman and Health Science Center	89	12,856		11,711		12,061		14,899		0		10,818		0		4,081		0
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	90	9,688		11,910		16,534		14,662		0		5,560		0		4,705		4,397
U. Alabama, Huntsville	91	9,075		9,888		10,415		14,459		10,761		1,648		0		1,656		394
U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee	92	11,375		12,875		13,372		14,409		0		4,080		0		10,329		0
U. Massachusetts, Lowell	93	15,085		13,841		13,425		14,184		0		3,948		0		10,236		0
Colorado State U., Fort Collins	94	13,059		12,926		10,825		13,908		177		9,944		754		2,772		261
U. Oregon	94	12,923		11,456		13,591		13,908		0		6,286		1,927		5,695		0
U. Maryland, Baltimore County	96	6,614		13,934		14,000		13,821		7,807		3,977		0		2,037		0
Kansas State U.	97	8,956		9,808		9,960		13,475		0		4,750		0		8,725		0
U. Southern Mississippi	98	10,862		11,550		11,528		13,416		0		11,054		148		281		1,933
SUNY, U. Buffalo	99	13,614		13,533		13,498		13,301		0		9,069		5		4,227		0
U. California, Office of the President	100	14,323		14,400		14,584		13,253		13,253		0		0		0		0
Syracuse U.	101	10,311		10,791		14,282		13,242		0		4,005		0		9,237		0
U. Alaska, Fairbanks	102	12,980		12,644		14,459		13,107		13,085		11		0		0		11
New Jersey Institute of Technology	103	7,571		9,006		12,988		13,042		6,445		2,538		0		4,059		0
U. Illinois, Chicago	104	11,360		13,920		13,332		12,602		0		7,653		0		4,949		0
Rochester Institute of Technology	105	11,153		11,992		12,393		12,578		0		929		0		3,316		8,333
U. South Florida, Tampa	106	9,923		10,427		11,895		12,528		0		6,929		0		4,813		786
U. Texas, Dallas	107	13,175		13,644		14,048		12,433		4,207		3,306		0		3,845		1,075
Clemson U.	108	9,028		9,288		9,963		12,320		0		4,957		0		5,148		2,215
Auburn U., Auburn	109	4,678		6,415		9,622		11,626		0		4,298		0		7,303		25
U. Texas, San Antonio	110	6,646		6,935		12,884		11,561		0		8,475		0		3,086		0
U. Nevada, Reno	111	6,347		6,324		6,594		11,017		293		4,285		69		4,126		2,244
U. Mississippi	112	9,033		12,648		13,606		10,951		3		3,599		0		7,349		0
Montana State U., Bozeman	113	15,638		15,519		12,248		10,912		0		6,178		0		4,734		0
CUNY, City C.	114	9,361		10,344		12,506		10,496		0		5,779		0		4,213		504
U. Akron	115	17,406		11,686		11,144		10,305		0		10,295		0		10		0
Brandeis U.	116	9,043	i	8,790		10,684	i	10,266		0		3,137		0		7,129		0
Mississippi State U.	117	7,635		8,942		8,992		10,131		130		5,228		0		4,773		0
U. Arkansas, Fayetteville	118	9,360		8,479		8,332		9,667		0		6,092		0		3,575		0
U. Nevada, Las Vegas	119	6,745		9,343		8,772		9,520		27		4,491		0		4,989		13
U. Cincinnati	120	6,775		8,398		8,699		9,056		0		4,704		0		4,352		0
Colorado School of Mines	121	6,643		12,741		9,396		8,980		0		3,576		751		3,128		1,525
U. New Mexico	122	8,853		8,400		8,789		8,970		948		3,678		0		4,344		0
Jackson State U.	123	7,213		7,699		7,259		8,859		0		7,222		0		1,637		0
U. Kansas	124	15,690		11,159		12,224		8,845		1,373		4,670		209		2,578		15
U. Toledo	125	10,467		6,974		7,360		8,752		692		2,367		0		5,693		0
Rockefeller U.	126	9,449		8,842		8,466		8,539		0		5,669		0		2,870		0
Oklahoma State U., Stillwater	127	8,636		6,788		8,398		8,503		0		5,074		0		3,429		0
Boston C.	128	8,297		7,978		8,233		8,313		0		6,530		0		1,783		0
SUNY, U. Albany	129	4,531		2,970		6,946		7,858		0		5,947		0		1,911		0
U. Texas, El Paso	130	6,990		8,117		7,737		7,841		0		6,456		0		1,385		0
U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa	131	6,118		6,841		6,275		7,501		41		4,382		0		3,078		0
U. Missouri, Columbia	132	6,364		7,156		7,091		7,461		0		4,888		0		2,573		0
U. Alabama, Birmingham	133	3,003		4,898		5,667		7,211		0		2,239		2,297		2,675		0
George Washington U.	134	4,291		6,301		6,494		7,191		0		3,492		0		3,699		0
U. Kentucky	135	7,163		8,254		7,525		7,069		0		4,703		0		2,366		0
Baylor U.	136	6,829		7,318		6,908		6,994		0		4,279		0		2,585		130
Xavier U. Louisiana	137	4,442		7,021		8,007		6,921		0		6,921		0		0		0
North Dakota State U.	138	10,951		10,684		8,121		6,900		0		4,067		2,351		482		0
Kent State U.	139	8,974		7,992		7,455		6,597		0		1,390		491		2,636		2,080
U. Montana, Missoula	140	3,203		5,260		5,060		6,570		0		2,184		0		318		4,068
Old Dominion U.	141	6,363		6,854		7,626		6,562		0		2,687		0		3,875		0
Georgetown U.	142	5,746		5,659		6,827		6,488		0		3,369		0		3,119		0
Northern Illinois U.	143	2,560		3,629		4,661		6,446		0		1,458		0		4,988		0
U. California, Merced	144	5,714		4,718		6,530		6,260		0		2,280		1,331		2,649		0
Naval Postgraduate School	145	11,234		8,486		6,377		6,105		0		299		197		4,310		1,299
Florida A&M U.	146	834		2,638		3,501		6,083		0		1,628		0		4,455		0
Utah State U.	147	4,366		3,965		4,873		5,962		0		3,075		0		1,919		968
San Diego State U.	148	8,216		7,315		5,488		5,873		948		3,581		0		1,344		0
Air Force Institute of Technology	149	5,764		4,807		4,668		5,871		0		0		0		5,871		0
U. Miami	150	7,826		8,009		7,502		5,861		0		1,782		0		4,079		0
Case Western Reserve U.	151	9,583		11,300		11,782		5,756		89		2,868		0		2,799		0
Tulane U.	152	4,946		6,205		6,900		5,732		0		1,866		0		3,866		0
U. Maine	153	1,405		3,389		3,978		5,451		0		888		0		4,442		121
Ohio U.	154	9,644	i	5,839	i	5,893	i	5,358	i	0	i	756	i	0	i	4,602	i	0	i
U. North Texas, Denton	154	7,331		4,270		6,424		5,358		0		3,314		0		2,044		0
C. of William and Mary and Virginia Institute of Marine Science	156	6,770		6,249		5,565		5,219		0		699		0		4,520		0
California State U., Los Angeles	157	1,129		1,575		4,409		5,202		0		4,040		0		1,162		0
Lehigh U.	158	5,290		4,607		4,731		5,081		0		3,184		0		1,897		0
Brigham Young U., Provo	159	4,869		5,172		4,894		4,905		0		2,942		0		1,963		0
Oregon State U.	160	2,968		5,280		4,131		4,801		0		2,916		748		906		231
George Mason U.	161	3,825		4,506		4,100		4,783		3,096		85		966		487		149
U. Wyoming	162	4,068		3,587		2,866		4,632		763		2,484		0		1,385		0
U. Denver	163	2,589		3,030		4,273		4,589		13		2,944		0		1,632		0
U. New Hampshire	164	2,312		3,734		2,234		4,554		0		1,677		1,454		1,423		0
CUNY, Hunter C.	165	5,585		4,379		3,628		4,500		96		3,119		0		1,285		0
Idaho State U.	166	6,997		4,680		3,900		4,490		0		418		0		4,072		0
California State U., Long Beach	167	1,321		2,722		3,808		4,445		167		3,819		441		18		0
Hampton U.	168	4,769		4,901		4,615		4,129		0		0		0		4,129		0
Howard U.	169	9,113		2,220		3,808		4,058		0		3,457		0		601		0
U. North Carolina, Charlotte	170	3,413		4,056		3,060		3,935		0		882		0		2,282		771
Illinois Institute of Technology	171	6,011		4,035		4,075		3,843		0		433		177		3,188		45
Drexel U.	172	2,327		2,223		2,663		3,806		0		1,494		0		2,312		0
Northern Arizona U.	173	1,074		1,303		2,755		3,763		1,945		1,355		16		324		123
U. Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras	174	9,100		8,085		6,260		3,739		0		1,809		0		1,930		0
Boise State U.	175	1,203		927		1,117		3,737		767		900		1,851		219		0
San Francisco State U.	176	3,590		2,745		3,779		3,734		270		2,106		1		1,169		188
U. Rhode Island	177	5,723		4,891		3,764		3,713		0		2,469		0		104		1,140
Delaware State U.	178	3,009		6,929		3,764		3,709		0		1,275		0		2,434		0
Missouri U. of Science and Technology	179	3,472		3,605		3,008		3,614		0		2,595		0		1,019		0
Virginia Commonwealth U.	180	6,350		3,049		2,873		3,607		0		2,287		0		1,320		0
North Carolina Central U.	181	3,932		3,406		4,019		3,575		0		128		0		2,850		597
American U.	182	1,945		1,809		2,504		3,545		0		1,300		0		2,245		0
U. North Carolina, Greensboro	183	2,492		2,998		3,748		3,494		0		2,701		0		106		687
Michigan Technological U.	184	3,103		3,843		3,285		3,486		0		1,556		0		1,930		0
Portland State U.	185	3,403		3,946		4,101		3,450		0		3,360		0		90		0
Southern Methodist U.	186	2,640		3,613		3,570		3,339		0		1,102		0		2,237		0
Texas State U.	187	3,007		3,088		3,671		3,248		0		1,513		0		1,735		0
Southern Illinois U., Carbondale	188	1,892		2,240		3,304		3,163		0		2,118		62		624		359
U. North Dakota	189	1,330		6,945		6,041		3,119		0		2,306		0		813		0
Bowling Green State U.	190	3,232		3,292		2,455		3,112		0		2,390		0		722		0
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	191	2,092		2,754		2,959		3,096		0		2,035		0		1,061		0
U. Louisiana, Lafayette	192	1,565		2,861		3,232		3,011		0		853		0		2,146		12
Wesleyan U.	193	2,052		2,685		2,904		2,998		597		1,371		0		1,030		0
South Dakota State U.	194	2,898		3,602		3,922		2,964		0		2,960		0		4		0
U. South Dakota	195	3,894		3,175		2,464		2,957		0		1,737		0		1,220		0
U. Metropolitana	196	3,642		3,568		4,033		2,868		2,868		0		0		0		0
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley	197	na		3,156		3,398		2,843		1,278		642		16		330		577
Marquette U.	198	1,907		1,990		1,933		2,789		0		2,639		0		150		0
Morehouse C.	199	2,632		2,150		2,136		2,740		0		391		0		223		2,126
Wright State U.	200	2,865		2,559		2,480		2,720		0		675		0		2,045		0
California State U., Northridge	201	3,441		3,315		3,302		2,672		421		385		0		1,865		1
Florida Atlantic U.	202	847		1,324		3,640		2,653		0		2,181		0		472		0
Duquesne U.	203	3,959		2,642		2,410		2,631		0		2,436		0		195		0
Alabama A&M U.	204	2,234	i	2,307	i	2,407	i	2,527	i	0	i	1,161	i	0	i	1,366	i	0	i
Central Michigan U.	205	1,998		1,904		1,993		2,426		113		192		0		2,121		0
U. Missouri, Saint Louis	206	1,753		1,855		2,034		2,333		209		1,985		0		139		0
U. Vermont	207	1,056		1,079		2,066		2,277		0		1,395		17		865		0
U. Massachusetts, Boston	208	2,147		1,726		1,763		2,273		0		1,252		0		1,021		0
Florida Institute of Technology	209	2,586		2,913		2,398		2,253		923		571		0		759		0
Villanova U.	210	1,565		1,377		1,983		2,248		622		1,371		0		255		0
CUNY, Lehman C.	211	657		1,927		1,952		2,181		0		1,821		0		360		0
U.S. Naval Academy	212	2,039		1,906		2,714		2,173		0		1,223		0		950		0
U. Missouri, Kansas City	213	1,923		1,925		2,193		2,168		219		312		0		1,637		0
Rutgers, State U. New Jersey, Newark	214	1,518		1,750		2,099		2,162		0		2,000		0		162		0
Indiana U.-Purdue U., Indianapolis	215	1,485		1,524		1,889		2,132		0		1,912		0		205		15
New Jersey City U.	216	ne		ne		1,185		2,105		0		130		0		0		1,975
Louisiana Tech U.	217	2,560		1,995		2,023		2,058		0		853		0		1,038		167
Oakland U.	218	2,487		2,487		2,192		2,026		0		1,136		0		890		0
Western Kentucky U.	219	3,406		2,218		2,793		2,019		1		1,063		0		955		0
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U.	220	1,017		764		849		1,954		125		0		0		631		1,198
U. New Orleans	221	3,314		2,606		2,090		1,939		0		1,328		0		611		0
Miami U.	222	3,004		1,286		1,955		1,913		3		1,786		0		124		0
California Polytechnic State U., San Luis Obispo	223	855		1,647		2,057		1,884		0		348		0		1,536		0
U. Memphis	224	1,549		1,880		1,414		1,883		0		1,409		0		474		0
U. Idaho	225	2,470		3,238		3,007		1,871		670		881		102		210		8
Hope C.	226	1,996		1,748		2,500		1,859		0		826		0		398		635
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	227	2,044		2,371		1,876		1,848		0		685		0		1,163		0
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State U.	228	503		709		1,083		1,808		0		917		0		891		0
U. Louisville	229	2,075		1,678		1,654		1,805		106		1,260		0		379		60
Wake Forest U.	230	3,304		3,048		2,162		1,755		27		391		0		1,337		0
Prairie View A&M U.	231	1,929		1,603		1,644		1,741		0		224		0		1,517		0
U. Puerto Rico, Mayaguez	232	3,514		2,795		2,371		1,739		0		618		0		1,121		0
Southern Illinois U., Edwardsville	233	425		582		876		1,720		0		1,026		0		694		0
California State Polytechnic U., Pomona	234	254		225		703		1,701		742		959		0		0		0
Mercer U.	235	19		10		20		1,694		0		1,613		0		81		0
Saint Louis U.	236	754		760		1,092		1,685		0		1,580		0		105		0
San Jose State U.	237	1,467		1,340		1,498		1,649		18		1,234		0		397		0
South Carolina State U.	238	589	i	897	i	1,552		1,630	i	47	i	5	i	0	i	743	i	835	i
U. Dayton	239	1,664		1,848		1,932		1,579		0		12		537		1,030		0
Southern U. and A&M C., Baton Rouge	240	640		915		1,895		1,556		0		592		0		964		0
U.S. Air Force Academy	241	4,044		5,231		3,433		1,521		50		627		0		844		0
Stevens Institute of Technology	242	503		1,226		1,461		1,520		0		51		0		1,469		0
Amherst C.	243	1,509		1,360		1,526		1,500		37		654		0		809		0
Tennessee Technological U.	244	761		1,671		1,255		1,491		0		820		0		671		0
East Carolina U.	245	436		353		613		1,464		0		868		0		596		0
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	245	2,261		3,415		1,288		1,464		19		624		0		821		0
CUNY, Queens C.	247	1,804		1,871		1,160		1,463		0		815		0		648		0
U. North Carolina, general administration	248	68		0		0		1,452		0		1,452		0		0		0
Creighton U.	249	1,747	i	1,824	i	1,699	i	1,381	i	154	i	583	i	0	i	644	i	0	i
Williams C.	250	1,424		1,963		1,265		1,372		479		155		0		197		541
California State U., San Bernardino	251	1,496		1,384		1,233		1,337		98		20		1,211		1		7
Western Washington U.	252	973		815		1,325		1,322		358		964		0		0		0
Cleveland State U.	253	923	i	1,638		1,750		1,318		0		763		0		555		0
Trinity U.	254	1,146		792		905		1,316		0		1,237		0		79		0
U. Maryland, Eastern Shore	255	0		0		69		1,305		0		0		0		0		1,305
James Madison U.	256	785		713		654		1,297		54		1,123		0		120		0
Bryn Mawr C.	257	1,129		1,345		1,375		1,285		0		510		0		775		0
Chapman U.	258	538		1,036		2,306		1,280		0		491		0		86		703
Western Michigan U. and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine	259	2,233		1,316		1,274		1,266		0		587		0		679		0
Mount Holyoke C.	260	1,408		1,302		1,547		1,248		952		263		0		0		33
CUNY, Brooklyn C.	261	1,744		1,882		1,749		1,240		0		1,168		0		72		0
Wellesley C.	261	516		1,895		926		1,240		726		438		0		76		0
U. Massachusetts, Dartmouth	263	1,918		1,358		1,217		1,208		0		996		0		212		0
Haverford C.	264	1,195	i	759	i	585	i	1,195	i	131	i	320	i	690	i	54	i	0	i
California State U., Fullerton	265	1,118		944		941		1,156		277		414		0		465		0
Furman U.	266	1,317		1,211		1,286		1,146		0		1,146		0		0		0
Loyola U., Chicago	267	1,057		1,132		907		1,128		0		1,111		0		17		0
Grinnell C.	268	572		571		978		1,127		87		621		0		419		0
Texas A&M U.-Commerce	269	1,032		671		550		1,125		0		227		0		898		0
Swarthmore C.	270	457		651		960		1,120		50		628		0		442		0
California State U., Fresno	271	556		1,061		1,069		1,114		0		562		0		391		161
California State U., San Marcos	272	49		34		203		1,106		232		0		0		330		544
Grambling State U.	273	1,098		983		1,250		1,063		0		525		0		267		271
Rowan U.	274	508		736		894		1,056		0		560		0		496		0
Clarkson U.	275	1,390		1,306		1,091		1,055		0		772		0		283		0
U. Minnesota, Duluth	276	1,513		1,046		914		1,005		0		775		0		230		0
Franklin and Marshall C.	277	515		465		635		994		87		780		0		127		0
Clark Atlanta U.	278	2,938		1,797		1,713		992		0		992		0		0		0
U. San Diego	279	616		640		832		975		0		673		0		292		10
Kennesaw State U.	280	286		363		1,895		944		0		798		0		146		0
U. Puerto Rico, Humacao	281	748		ne		ne		933		0		313		0		620		0
SUNY, Geneseo	282	639		839		879		932		0		63		0		869		0
Harvey Mudd C.	283	300		605		565		929		0		803		0		126		0
U. Arkansas, Little Rock	284	1,094		1,002		246		905		0		901		4		0		0
Towson U.	285	397		513		364		898		50		217		0		584		47
C. Charleston	286	1,626		1,043		1,255		880		353		245		194		88		0
Pacific U.	287	51		153		870		878		0		188		0		161		529
Salish Kootenai C.	288	0		561		665		869		0		869		0		0		0
U. Tulsa	289	1,017		1,075		1,291		866		0		300		0		566		0
Chicago State U.	290	ne		0		ne		865		0		865		0		0		0
Tougaloo C.	291	0		0		80		848		0		848		0		0		0
Georgia Southern U.	292	4,554		1,005		882		842		0		598		0		244		0
California State U., Dominguez Hills	293	581		701		734		837		0		778		0		59		0
U. Colorado Denver and Anschutz Medical Campus	294	678		741		942		829		0		741		0		71		17
Norfolk State U.	295	1,000		1,383		792		800		0		404		0		396		0
Dillard U.	296	748		568		1,123		797		0		12		0		785		0
Santa Clara U.	297	209		397		438		792		0		289		0		503		0
Texas Christian U.	298	1,004		914		873		784		0		649		0		135		0
St. Edward's U.	299	850		750		1,624		760		140		345		0		255		20
CUNY, Advanced Science Research Center	300	37		ne		1,130		747		0		340		0		329		78
Arkansas State U., Jonesboro	301	872		928		1,109		745		0		578		0		167		0
U. Northern Iowa	302	574		394		644		731		0		705		0		26		0
U. of the Sciences Philadelphia	303	503		335		495		730		0		669		0		61		0
U. Central Oklahoma	304	17		592		456		718		0		87		0		631		0
U. Wisconsin-Eau Claire	305	ne		685		901		716		0		405		311		0		0
New Mexico Highlands U.	306	ne		857		724		714		0		714		0		0		0
U. Maryland Center for Environmental Science	307	0		0		841		702		0		685		0		17		0
Ball State U.	308	220		435		398		700		0		677		0		11		12
Colgate U.	309	640		751		526		682		88		409		0		185		0
U. Houston-Clear Lake	310	56		555		463		676		0		38		0		0		638
Clark U.	311	656		681		633		664		0		243		0		421		0
CUNY, C. Staten Island	311	658		1,332		709		664	i	0	i	399	i	0	i	242	i	23	i
Illinois State U.	313	549		495		587		658		0		501		0		157		0
Pomona C.	314	559		761		588		652		152		391		0		109		0
Bucknell U.	315	878		541	i	595	i	650		254		396		0		0		0
Wichita State U.	316	715		629		666		649		0		607		0		0		42
West Chester U. Pennsylvania	317	378		530		739		648		28		229		0		391		0
C. Wooster	318	362	i	ne		338		642		0		554		0		88		0
Carleton C.	319	1,611		424		425		640		85		410		0		78		67
Grand Valley State U.	320	445		626		456		634		0		599		0		35		0
Southern Connecticut State U.	321	1,324	i	986		643		622		231		8		0		327		56
U. Central Arkansas	321	360		550		726		622		0		356		0		266		0
Spelman C.	323	294		170		184		620		0		620		0		0		0
Oberlin C.	324	532		551		800		616		0		381		0		235		0
Vassar C.	325	335	i	316		234		612	i	0	i	416	i	0	i	196	i	0	i
U. of the Incarnate Word	326	35		ne		ne		602		0		34		0		309		259
Claflin U.	327	630		656		484		600		0		600		0		0		0
U. Richmond	327	898		992		946		600		0		411		0		189		0
Bates C.	329	484		393		695		575		38		291		0		246		0
U. North Florida	330	637		696		667		568		0		343		0		225		0
Calvin C.	331	483	i	367		583		542		0		422		0		120		0
Connecticut C.	331	743		867		641		542		0		538		0		4		0
SUNY, Oswego	333	ne		ne		505		538		0		525		0		13		0
U. North Carolina, Wilmington	334	477		1,241		562		525		0		388		47		90		0
Augustana U.	335	156		ne		543		522		0		201		0		321		0
Barnard C.	336	824		1,138		739		520		0		361		0		159		0
Benedict C.	337	286		372		314		518		0		518		0		0		0
Colby C.	338	529		463		416		512		0		420		0		92		0
Tennessee State U.	339	874		964		951		511		258		14		0		239		0
Kenyon C.	340	ne		ne		ne		506		0		131		0		373		2
Kettering U.	341	104		237		721		503		0		133		0		370		0
Marshall U.	342	2,168		1,579		850		499		0		483		0		16		0
Northern Kentucky U.	343	626		598		420		490		14		292		0		178		6
U. Hawaii, Hilo	344	11		312		368		479		0		4		0		383		92
U. Colorado Colorado Springs	345	1,615		874		807		472		0		0		0		449		23
U. West Florida	345	191		270		488		472		0		0		0		0		472
Macalester C.	347	338		373		603		458		0		447		0		11		0
Smith C.	348	623		266		280		433		42		221		0		170		0
East Tennessee State U.	349	180		209		193		425	i	97	i	35	i	0	i	293	i	0	i
Middlebury C.	350	313		418		530		418		265		153		0		0		0
Black Hills State U.	351	496		798		695		414		0		26		0		388		0
Augsburg U.	352	590		611		558		411		0		119		0		292		0
U. Wisconsin-La Crosse	353	476		389		288		406		0		242		0		164		0
U. Arkansas, Pine Bluff	354	336		493		326		405		0		405		0		0		0
Gettysburg C.	355	ne		ne		92		399		0		149		0		39		211
U. del Turabo	356	158		285		295		396		0		362		0		34		0
SUNY, C. Plattsburgh	357	448		342		275		393		0		88		0		305		0
Sam Houston State U.	358	426		338		390		390		0		353		0		37		0
Middle Tennessee State U.	359	312		653		958		388		82		299		0		7		0
Allegheny C.	360	ne		285		298		387		0		385		0		2		0
Christopher Newport U.	361	411		358		413		386		0		18		0		368		0
Tuskegee U.	362	575	i	472	i	472	i	383		0		229		0		154		0
U. Wisconsin-River Falls	363	ne		ne		512		378		0		103		0		33		242
Reed C.	364	424		559		123		374		0		243		0		131		0
Siena C.	365	620		630		443		360		49		161		0		150		0
CUNY, Medgar Evers C.	366	211		ne		313		359		0		339		0		0		20
Winthrop U.	367	621		309		213		358		0		254		104		0		0
Eastern Michigan U.	368	171		503		359		357		9		150		176		22		0
Texas A&M U.-Corpus Christi	369	297		377		361		356		0		341		0		0		15
Occidental C.	370	372		160		229		355		0		191		0		62		102
West Virginia State U.	371	745		145		204		353		0		353		0		0		0
Willamette U.	371	234		217		225		353		11		225		0		117		0
Pace U.	373	386		332		350		349		0		349		0		0		0
Lafayette C.	374	196		134		256		348		0		177		0		146		25
Bowdoin C.	375	332		368		267		338		0		193		0		115		30
Davidson C.	376	157		122		489		333		0		294		0		0		39
Azusa Pacific U.	377	196		454		307		332		0		250		0		82		0
Roger Williams U.	378	560		775		645		331		0		234		0		0		97
Appalachian State U.	379	434		272		528		330		96		162		0		72		0
CUNY, John Jay C. of Criminal Justice	380	24		115		410		329		0		329		0		0		0
Central Washington U.	381	272		295		280		322		0		115		0		125		82
Lewis and Clark C.	382	710		548		498		313		0		160		0		153		0
U. North Carolina, Asheville	382	868		942		506		313		0		201		0		0		112
St. John's U., New York	384	913		747		950		311		0		248		0		63		0
Austin Peay State U.	385	111		122		234		309		0		25		76		155		53
Union C., Schenectady	385	198		202		290		309		0		41		0		268		0
C. New Jersey	387	ne		ne		216		305		0		27		0		278		0
Purdue U., Northwest	387	na		na		229		305		0		305		0		0		0
Southeastern Louisiana U.	389	551		229		254		304		0		216		0		88		0
Fayetteville State U.	390	298		616		616		300		0		0		0		300		0
Bowie State U.	391	195		21		111		293		0		83		0		0		210
CUNY, Baruch C.	391	229		278		232		293		0		0		0		241		52
Saint Joseph's U.	393	257		373		303		284		0		194		0		90		0
Trinity C., Hartford	394	40		102		214		278		0		275		0		3		0
U. South Alabama	394	535		326		319		278		0		278		0		0		0
Albion C.	396	ne		ne		406		273		52		108		0		72		41
Saint Michael's C.	396	169		70		135		273		66		146		0		61		0
California State U., Sacramento	398	86		162		283		267		7		156		0		104		0
Colorado C.	398	392		227		417		267		0		183		0		84		0
Loyola Marymount U.	400	269		23		266		266		0		249		0		17		0
Montclair State U.	401	593		123		187		256		0		256		0		0		0
Winston-Salem State U.	402	ne		474		309		255		0		180		0		0		75
St. Olaf C.	403	381		256		302		254		0		186		38		30		0
Skidmore C.	404	240		225		201		253		0		241		0		12		0
Doane U.	405	356		ne		ne		251		0		251		0		0		0
U. of the Pacific	406	396		354		164		248		70		114		1		63		0
DePaul U.	407	154		239		241		243		0		58		0		185		0
Hamilton C.	408	220		306		208		238		0		73		0		165		0
U. Northern Colorado	409	573		82		92		236		0		176		0		60		0
U. of St. Thomas (MN)	410	ne		363		323		234		0		187		0		47		0
U. Nebraska, Kearney	411	498		327		848		230		61		162		0		7		0
Johnson C. Smith U.	412	ne		69		0		228		0		228		0		0		0
Gallaudet U.	413	83		472		136		227		0		54		0		4		169
U. Nebraska, Omaha	414	261		314		310		223		0		34		0		189		0
Murray State U.	415	247		103		83		222		0		194		0		28		0
Indiana U., South Bend	416	365		375		236		219		0		0		0		219		0
Eastern Washington U.	417	113		148		106		212		0		179		0		33		0
Indiana U. Pennsylvania	418	ne		64		315		208		0		68		0		140		0
Seattle U.	418	244		209		152		208		6		63		0		139		0
U. New Haven	420	0		0		0		207		0		178		25		4		0
Fisk U.	421	2,872	i	3,046		2,725		197		0		108		0		89		0
Texas Southern U.	422	512		294		181		196		0		196		0		0		0
Western Carolina U.	422	0		174		157		196		0		196		0		0		0
U. Wisconsin-Stevens Point	424	223	i	186	i	194	i	191	i	0	i	94	i	0	i	97	i	0	i
William Paterson U.	425	ne		34		58		189		0		153		0		36		0
Missouri State U.	426	413		422		164		180		63		24		0		93		0
C. of Saint Benedict	427	197		320		209		179		0		140		0		39		0
Providence C.	428	144		100		165		175		0		175		0		0		0
SUNY, C. of Environmental Science and Forestry	428	411		327		336		175		0		133		0		0		42
New York Institute of Technology	430	0		0		0		174		0		174		0		0		0
Indiana State U.	431	27		312		148		168		0		42		0		126		0
Canisius C.	432	ne		ne		77		163		0		33		0		33		97
Elizabeth City State U.	433	746		817		566		160		0		160		0		0		0
Lamar U.	434	114		213		133		158		0		126		0		32		0
Quinnipiac U.	435	151	i	ne		162	i	156	i	0	i	156	i	0	i	0	i	0	i
Bradley U.	436	210		593		69		150		0		150		0		0		0
Elon U.	437	237		170		139		146		0		38		0		108		0
Niagara U.	438	121		44		144		145		0		145		0		0		0
Texas Woman's U.	438	70		44		93		145		0		0		0		145		0
U. of Mary Washington	440	31		ne		ne		143		0		4		0		136		3
Saint John's U., Collegeville	441	163		281		172		141		0		106		0		35		0
U. Puerto Rico, Cayey	442	99		36		231		138		0		41		0		97		0
Albany State U.	443	595		358		78		137		0		137		0		0		0
Rhode Island C.	444	80		54		154		130		0		0		0		0		130
Salisbury U.	445	93		182		177		128		0		111		0		17		0
Humboldt State U.	446	69		72		108		127		18		3		0		106		0
California State U., Chico	447	1		20		4		126		0		48		0		78		0
Tarleton State U.	448	0		40		98		125		0		70		0		0		55
Minnesota State U., Mankato	449	25		140		654		121		0		69		0		19		33
U.S. Military Academy	450	479		18		448		120		0		0		0		120		0
U. Wisconsin-Oshkosh	451	121	i	ne		113	i	119	i	18	i	45	i	0	i	56	i	0	i
Morgan State U.	452	1,184		916		285		116		0		3		0		113		0
Drake U.	453	ne		228		191		115		0		8		0		107		0
Montana Tech of U. Montana	454	261		276		243		110		0		110		0		0		0
Pepperdine U.	455	25		91		67		109		0		99		0		6		4
U. South Carolina, Aiken	456	0		435		8		108		0		108		0		0		0
U. Michigan, Dearborn	457	140		222		230		107		0		0		0		0		107
U. Texas of the Permian Basin	458	20		23		57		103		0		0		0		0		103
Pennsylvania State U., Behrend	459	151		124		112		98		0		49		0		49		0
Fairfield U.	460	405		392		702		95		0		14		0		41		40
Stephen F. Austin State U.	461	212		52		66		94		0		91		0		3		0
Wheaton C., Wheaton	462	168		ne		93		93		0		37		0		56		0
U. Nebraska, central administration	463	ne		ne		ne		92		0		0		0		92		0
Youngstown State U.	463	2,079		322		393		92		21		44		0		27		0
U. San Francisco	465	3		0		81		89		0		73		0		16		0
Fort Valley State U.	466	114		108		102		88		0		88		0		0		0
Northeastern Illinois U.	466	ne		ne		75		88		0		0		0		88		0
U. Wisconsin-Green Bay	468	98	i	98	i	76	i	87	i	0	i	42	i	0	i	45	i	0	i
Central State U.	469	39		27		37		83		0		83		0		0		0
Texas A&M U.-Kingsville	469	166		133		170		83		0		48		0		33		2
Biola U.	471	ne		71	i	73	i	78	i	0	i	34	i	0	i	44	i	0	i
U. Houston-Downtown	472	214		44		89		73		0		73		0		0		0
U. North Georgia	473	ne		ne		47		71		0		0		0		71		0
Fordham U.	474	135		194		295		68		0		63		0		5		0
Eastern Kentucky U.	475	144		237		305		65		0		65		0		0		0
Savannah State U.	476	62		16		157		63		0		63		0		0		0
U. Baltimore	477	0		0		15		62		0		0		0		0		62
Indiana U.-Purdue U., Fort Wayne	478	120		119		72		61		0		51		0		10		0
Long Island U.	479	ne		83		77		60		0		0		0		60		0
Eastern Connecticut State U.	480	0		4		0		58		0		6		0		0		52
Lawrence Technological U.	481	161		28		16		56		0		0		0		0		56
Pennsylvania State U., Harrisburg	482	6		23		29		55		0		13		24		18		0
U. Michigan, Flint	483	ne		ne		135		53		0		22		0		31		0
Saginaw Valley State U.	484	32		39		51		52		0		42		0		9		1
Whittier C.	485	ne		ne		ne		51		0		10		0		41		0
U. Louisiana, Monroe	486	1		12		2		50		0		50		0		0		0
Milwaukee School of Engineering	487	54		63		86		49		0		0		0		49		0
CUNY, New York City C. of Technology	488	ne		ne		ne		48		5		13		0		30		0
Rider U.	489	77		78		76		46		0		46		0		0		0
West Texas A&M U.	489	457		49		49		46		0		43		0		3		0
Augusta U.	491	0		0		102		43		0		43		0		0		0
Hofstra U.	492	38		25		62		42		24		8		0		10		0
U. Wisconsin-Superior	492	ne		ne		ne		42		0		42		0		0		0
Claremont McKenna C.	494	ne		0		67		40		0		40		0		0		0
La Sierra U.	495	109		130		13		38		0		33		0		5		0
U. Southern Maine	496	246	i	155		19		36		0		36		0		0		0
U. Washington, Bothell	497	0		10		0		35		0		0		0		0		35
California State U., Channel Islands	498	384		66		10		33		0		33		0		0		0
U. Texas, Tyler	498	26		37		41		33		0		33		0		0		0
Mills C.	500	13		248		46		31		0		0		0		0		31
Framingham State U.	501	ne		ne		17		28		0		28		0		0		0
U. New England	502	39		27		20		27		0		27		0		0		0
Northern Michigan U.	503	ne		53		14		26		0		26		0		0		0
St. Cloud State U.	504	627		94		33		23		0		1		4		18		0
SUNY, Buffalo State	504	37		45		43		23		0		0		0		23		0
Longwood U.	506	ne		ne		ne		22		0		22		0		0		0
Pittsburg State U.	507	28		33		33		21		0		21		0		0		0
Lincoln U. of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania	508	ne		ne		ne		20		0		0		0		20		0
Rutgers, State U. New Jersey, Camden	509	97		117		9		19		0		19		0		0		0
California State U., Stanislaus	510	0		0		17		17		0		17		0		0		0
Lincoln U., Jefferson City	510	9		47		71		17		0		3		0		14		0
U. Alaska, Anchorage	510	0		106		22		17		17		0		0		0		0
Dakota State U.	513	108		114		92		13		0		5		0		8		0
Texas A&M International U.	514	80		219		70		12		0		4		0		8		0
Western Illinois U.	514	3		ne		8		12		0		12		0		0		0
Alfred U.	516	19		43		9		11		11		0		0		0		0
U. Detroit Mercy	516	165		55		1		11		0		11		0		0		0
U. Tennessee, Chattanooga	518	22		40		61		10		0		10		0		0		0
Morehead State U.	519	259		11		9		7		6		0		0		1		0
California State U., Bakersfield	520	342		104		88		6		0		5		0		0		1
U. Hartford	520	0		0		0		6		0		0		0		0		6
SUNY, C. Brockport	522	46		88		5		4		0		0		0		4		0
Lake Superior State U.	523	15		19		494		3		0		0		0		0		3
Stockton U.	524	38		9		ne		1		0		1		0		0		0
All other surveyed institutions		8,182		3,324		3,436		0		0		0		0		0		0

Institution	Rank	2015		2016		2017		2018
Institution	Rank	2015		2016		2017		All physical sciences		Astronomy and astrophysics		Chemistry		Materials science^a		Physics		Physical sciences, nec

NOTES: FY 2016 R&D expenditure amounts in various fields may show increases or decreases from amounts reported in FY 2015 because of the reclassification of disciplines. See the FY 2016 Technical Notes, Appendix A (https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/herd/2016) for specific details about discipline changes. Institutions reporting zero expenditures in ranked total for FY 2018 are not listed in this table. Tied institutions are ranked alphabetically. Ranked institutions are geographically separate campuses headed by a campus-level president or chancellor. Some campuses are part of large, multi-campus universities; some are part of state university systems. For a complete list of campuses that belong to a larger university or system and their aggregate R&D expenditures, see table 6.