Table 53. Federally financed higher education R&D expenditures in the social sciences, ranked by all FY 2018 social sciences: FYs 2015–18 and by subfield for FY 2018
(Dollars in thousands)
Institution
Rank
2015
2016
2017
2018
All social sciences
Anthropologya
Economics
Political science and government
Sociology, demography, and population studies
Social sciences, nec
All institutions
-
919,930
897,813
931,536
945,478
43,407
102,053
98,089
285,375
416,554
U. Michigan, Ann Arbor
1
75,359
86,171
106,574
100,114
1,060
27,658
11,577
15,522
44,297
U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2
63,068
73,124
86,345
91,658
46
0
2,186
82,564
6,862
U. Maryland, College Park
3
53,892
24,803
33,545
38,328
297
203
1,116
3,998
32,714
Harvard U.
4
16,065
15,823
23,808
24,768
354
1,735
2,138
722
19,819
U. Wisconsin-Madison
5
20,211
19,403
19,454
21,506
44
502
415
4,133
16,412
U. Southern California
6
12,122
15,888
18,027
20,665
0
411
99
17
20,138
Duke U.
7
17,557
18,946
21,311
20,189
765
1,239
6,696
10,773
716
U. South Florida, Tampa
8
12,811
20,884
20,699
19,044
450
0
0
2,155
16,439
Arizona State U.
9
17,635
17,544
15,310
18,301
2,563
1,099
2,351
1,471
10,817
Mississippi State U.
10
7,578
12,849
14,147
17,953
0
271
0
6,641
11,041
U. Minnesota, Twin Cities
11
18,815
19,401
19,720
17,575
98
2,425
3,596
9,908
1,548
U. Pennsylvania
12
17,124
16,373
15,142
15,056
170
490
46
13,073
1,277
Pennsylvania State U., University Park and Hershey Medical Center
13
19,743
20,856
18,471
12,966
1,688
825
997
9,456
0
U. Colorado Boulder
14
6,658
7,920
11,287
11,913
25
285
54
9,381
2,168
Cornell U.
15
13,987
13,647
13,661
11,736
54
1,218
140
8,413
1,911
U. California, Los Angeles
16
6,715
8,189
7,507
11,416
0
0
25
890
10,501
U. Washington, Seattle
17
9,231
12,027
11,349
10,318
19
14
4,916
4,059
1,310
Texas A&M U., College Station and Health Science Center
18
3,675
6,042
7,168
9,652
360
3,461
344
325
5,162
U. California, Davis
19
10,797
13,825
11,924
9,557
0
3,890
637
718
4,312
George Washington U.
20
6,084
8,201
9,356
9,194
1,334
433
276
2,083
5,068
Indiana U., Bloomington
21
6,235
7,623
8,627
9,127
166
631
4,295
842
3,193
U. Texas, Austin
22
6,676
7,090
9,029
9,066
967
230
131
5,495
2,243
U. Chicago
23
5,973
6,963
8,054
8,647
123
1,465
1,130
2,963
2,966
U. Oklahoma, Norman and Health Science Center
24
8,904
8,512
8,134
8,099
2,447
18
1,070
0
4,564
Michigan State U.
25
18,191
7,225
7,242
7,979
471
158
254
576
6,520
Brown U.
26
3,116
2,666
4,463
7,936
0
246
0
83
7,607
U. Maryland, Baltimore County
27
7,477
7,196
6,175
7,698
0
177
5,631
917
973
Ohio State U.
28
14,929
7,313
7,533
7,671
411
704
184
2,857
3,515
Brandeis U.
29
13,345
13,264
9,821
7,395
0
0
84
7,311
0
U. Delaware
30
7,054
7,463
6,378
7,286
0
1,133
29
1,531
4,593
U. Georgia
31
4,368
3,592
5,890
6,882
382
696
141
153
5,510
Carnegie Mellon U.
32
4,804
5,913
5,664
6,788
0
142
492
0
6,154
Johns Hopkins U.b
33
9,945
8,242
9,345
6,083
36
38
0
5,753
256
Georgetown U.
34
3,829
5,003
6,612
6,057
0
25
5,232
0
800
South Carolina State U.
35
0
143
i
5,550
5,798
i
0
i
0
i
0
i
0
i
5,798
i
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
36
2,669
3,557
4,934
5,763
0
2,548
474
0
2,741
U. California, Berkeley
37
14,971
9,193
6,402
5,761
111
2,720
211
319
2,400
U. Central Florida
38
1,942
2,672
5,183
5,608
151
1,154
0
114
4,189
New York U.
39
4,021
5,022
5,106
5,584
0
723
446
1,162
3,253
C. of William and Mary and Virginia Institute of Marine Science
40
5,804
5,671
5,218
5,574
119
0
82
0
5,373
Stanford U.
41
5,687
6,971
7,010
5,498
88
1,387
127
152
3,744
U. Nebraska, Lincoln
42
3,269
2,819
3,821
5,467
10
1,127
5
4,109
216
Northwestern U.
43
9,875
8,892
7,225
5,326
83
323
0
30
4,890
Columbia U., Teachers C.
44
6,775
7,617
6,682
5,262
0
2,586
0
0
2,676
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U.
45
1,122
2,106
5,787
5,024
0
949
22
3,041
1,012
U. Arizona
46
8,063
7,595
6,222
4,993
1,326
369
204
755
2,339
Colorado State U., Fort Collins
47
3,590
4,067
3,601
4,918
594
1,360
137
2,248
579
American U.
48
3,791
3,522
3,492
4,905
0
265
592
494
3,554
Washington State U.
49
5,568
4,599
3,949
4,860
21
456
29
334
4,020
SUNY, U. Albany
50
3,781
4,996
5,174
4,784
59
55
2,229
2,441
0
U. California, San Diego
51
6,076
6,606
5,875
4,671
0
904
3,489
277
1
U. Florida
52
5,574
4,142
3,746
4,583
315
930
922
15
2,401
U. Kansas
53
1,900
2,696
3,103
4,497
222
710
459
270
2,836
U. Utah
54
3,784
2,211
3,775
4,479
744
0
3
3,732
0
Naval War C.
55
0
0
3,797
i
4,384
0
0
4,384
0
0
U. New Mexico
56
3,540
3,575
4,137
4,220
1,463
210
0
674
1,873
U. Connecticut
57
3,082
3,211
3,222
4,117
196
1,466
0
1,703
752
Northeastern U.
58
4,460
3,745
4,658
4,097
0
0
932
907
2,258
Purdue U., West Lafayette
59
7,375
4,814
3,833
4,049
269
0
132
3,486
162
North Dakota State U.
60
7,929
5,930
5,352
4,043
0
0
19
252
3,772
Columbia U. in the City of New York
61
3,507
3,912
4,121
4,042
2
0
0
2,158
1,882
U. South Carolina, Columbia
62
1,271
1,368
1,535
3,533
1,378
14
71
491
1,579
Naval Postgraduate School
63
7,260
3,783
4,554
3,480
0
23
2,000
0
1,457
U. Montana, Missoula
64
2,970
5,905
4,108
3,445
1,418
1,232
72
520
203
George Mason U.
65
5,458
3,949
3,839
3,375
0
194
389
291
2,501
U. Tennessee, Knoxville
66
4,275
2,820
2,522
3,207
1,114
1,315
355
2
421
Georgia State U.
67
1,681
2,913
3,590
3,176
126
323
695
1,063
969
Clemson U.
68
2,659
3,547
3,253
3,092
0
0
29
82
2,981
U. New Haven
69
0
0
0
3,077
0
0
0
0
3,077
Georgia Institute of Technology
70
5,134
4,575
2,715
3,059
0
185
0
796
2,078
Boston C.
71
85
2,561
2,540
3,046
0
82
0
2,649
315
U. Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
72
2,354
2,905
2,948
2,976
92
185
1,283
0
1,416
Indiana U.-Purdue U., Indianapolis
73
1,644
1,818
2,004
2,925
2
31
2,782
68
42
North Carolina State U.
74
5,052
2,565
2,387
2,923
0
1,788
298
837
0
Oregon State U.
75
2,256
2,885
3,203
2,852
34
640
0
534
1,644
Princeton U.
76
6,646
6,425
4,967
2,818
24
434
343
2,017
0
U. Wyoming
77
2,346
1,788
3,108
2,816
349
2,232
0
0
235
U. New Hampshire
78
3,446
5,117
4,160
2,799
0
0
0
2,408
391
U. Massachusetts, Boston
79
1,505
3,008
2,561
2,794
538
99
330
1,606
221
Yale U.
80
2,689
2,695
2,703
2,708
510
923
0
775
500
U. Alabama, Huntsville
81
570
1,777
2,309
2,682
0
2,365
298
19
0
U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
82
8,794
2,891
2,499
2,672
927
106
259
1
1,379
Auburn U., Auburn
83
2,368
2,126
2,609
2,666
0
297
0
0
2,369
Boise State U.
84
526
624
2,301
2,539
0
52
12
4
2,471
Syracuse U.
85
2,642
2,783
2,422
2,509
246
0
1,333
500
430
U. Cincinnati
86
1,471
1,947
1,883
2,500
211
0
52
581
1,656
U. Iowa
87
2,092
1,940
1,954
2,465
0
394
137
0
1,934
U. Texas, El Paso
88
3,158
2,970
2,360
2,405
2,266
0
0
0
139
U. California, Irvine
89
2,398
2,792
2,409
2,386
521
57
346
406
1,056
Tufts U.
90
9,829
10,699
858
2,365
94
218
0
124
1,929
SUNY, U. Buffalo
91
1,765
2,273
2,065
2,326
1,763
0
92
413
58
U. Notre Dame
92
708
1,479
1,460
2,310
233
287
948
842
0
U. Denver
93
84
846
1,189
2,235
0
0
1,515
0
720
National Defense U.
94
4,772
5,670
5,673
2,219
0
0
0
0
2,219
Texas State U.
95
2,059
1,296
1,626
2,110
0
0
0
989
1,121
U. Southern Maine
96
2,190
i
1,646
2,116
2,085
0
175
0
0
1,910
Vanderbilt U. and Vanderbilt U. Medical Center
97
4,075
3,196
1,884
2,022
68
258
1,534
127
35
Alcorn State U.
98
2,220
1,889
1,954
1,961
0
1,961
0
0
0
U. Alabama, Tuscaloosa
99
901
1,188
1,823
1,926
178
1
96
321
1,330
Case Western Reserve U.
100
1,751
1,695
1,491
1,866
62
52
0
1
1,751
U. Southern Mississippi
101
472
699
1,588
1,833
0
1,087
499
0
247
Hampton U.
102
2,108
2,516
2,543
1,804
0
0
0
0
1,804
U. Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
103
1,538
1,561
1,982
1,787
0
0
0
1,787
0
U. Oregon
104
1,805
1,908
2,292
1,774
125
146
488
192
823
U. Texas, San Antonio
105
497
1,949
1,722
1,768
389
55
0
767
557
Drexel U.
106
119
962
1,545
1,714
0
0
196
90
1,428
U. North Carolina, Charlotte
107
1,523
1,224
1,203
1,706
78
21
511
884
212
U. Virginia, Charlottesville
108
828
1,782
2,076
1,666
65
81
130
122
1,268
Portland State U.
109
3,675
5,632
2,401
1,645
589
19
112
132
793
Temple U.
110
1,746
2,165
1,716
1,637
0
67
62
92
1,416
U. Nevada, Reno
111
485
686
732
1,634
408
585
75
234
332
U. Baltimore
112
2,284
3,402
2,904
1,606
0
875
0
0
731
CUNY, Graduate Center
113
1,059
706
i
584
1,601
166
0
375
34
1,026
U. Illinois, Chicago
114
5,311
2,988
1,626
1,543
0
63
0
0
1,480
California State U., Los Angeles
115
14
630
1,400
1,530
0
0
0
17
1,513
SUNY, Binghamton U.
116
1,828
1,661
1,682
1,513
419
0
139
0
955
U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee
117
1,378
823
678
1,465
345
49
97
934
40
Florida State U.
118
4,242
3,636
1,700
1,463
0
42
201
720
500
U. Arkansas, Fayetteville
119
563
710
888
1,450
542
298
47
406
157
Florida International U.
120
814
617
786
1,439
97
0
204
0
1,138
CUNY, John Jay C. of Criminal Justice
121
243
18
98
1,392
17
0
1,375
0
0
U. California, Santa Cruz
122
1,539
1,037
1,001
1,363
0
137
12
369
845
Sam Houston State U.
123
380
793
1,192
1,334
0
0
0
43
1,291
Louisiana State U., Baton Rouge
124
2,607
1,264
1,496
1,303
0
10
6
399
888
Clark U.
125
566
432
898
1,207
0
621
0
0
586
U. Rhode Island
126
3,116
1,031
903
1,195
0
723
0
154
318
Colorado School of Mines
127
174
1,016
1,024
1,193
165
1,027
0
0
1
U. Hawaii, Manoa
128
1,192
1,329
999
1,186
29
45
0
0
1,112
U. Massachusetts, Amherst
129
1,324
1,332
1,474
1,128
115
401
124
271
217
Rochester Institute of Technology
130
726
1,313
884
1,114
0
0
7
9
1,098
U. Illinois, Springfield
131
248
425
1,169
1,108
0
0
0
120
988
U. Idaho
132
1,296
1,347
1,092
1,104
0
145
114
22
823
U. North Carolina, Greensboro
133
1,438
1,272
455
1,088
741
148
0
0
199
Rutgers, State U. New Jersey, Newark
134
554
521
1,579
1,073
0
0
0
48
1,025
Kent State U.
135
1,721
1,380
1,005
1,039
0
31
110
152
746
Bowling Green State U.
136
1,168
1,285
1,027
1,010
0
125
0
748
137
California State U., Sacramento
137
299
473
446
1,007
79
0
0
703
225
U. Houston
138
1,692
1,609
1,963
999
0
0
266
344
389
U. Vermont
139
136
793
880
984
54
13
0
0
917
Utah State U.
140
752
710
488
979
0
0
183
796
0
U. Alaska, Fairbanks
141
1,615
1,346
923
952
633
45
0
53
221
Boston U.
142
1,001
1,066
979
950
167
212
80
166
325
U. Nevada, Las Vegas
143
430
571
586
910
586
0
0
0
324
SUNY, Stony Brook U.
144
372
536
532
906
71
148
277
85
325
Rutgers, State U. New Jersey, New Brunswick
145
13,737
11,195
4,381
903
189
132
94
72
416
East Tennessee State U.
146
10
187
102
890
0
0
0
890
0
U. Texas, Dallas
147
450
686
1,107
885
0
59
672
132
22
CUNY, Hunter C.
148
294
360
475
880
348
176
0
356
0
U. Massachusetts, Lowell
149
1,883
1,312
1,312
858
0
0
0
392
466
Emory U.
150
1,648
1,502
655
852
0
461
25
356
10
U. Missouri, Saint Louis
151
691
712
871
847
0
27
0
0
820
Iowa State U.
152
4,663
3,917
1,923
844
0
320
229
295
0
Rice U.
153
859
1,519
1,084
842
164
126
500
52
0
U. Louisville
154
111
187
371
829
36
0
66
4
723
Old Dominion U.
155
93
107
566
827
0
29
57
724
17
CUNY, Lehman C.
156
746
704
646
814
686
0
0
128
0
U. Alaska, Anchorage
157
567
450
941
788
0
25
0
115
648
U. Northern Iowa
158
859
1,154
953
786
0
0
0
0
786
San Francisco State U.
159
767
696
659
771
0
38
0
419
314
Tulane U.
159
979
756
666
771
70
652
0
26
23
U. Nebraska, Omaha
161
211
412
445
769
0
46
539
83
101
San Diego State U.
162
1,889
1,977
1,019
743
158
0
0
22
563
Kansas State U.
163
3,361
771
858
725
0
0
46
294
385
Miami U.
164
885
548
514
719
0
258
0
367
94
U. Kentucky
164
1,675
972
754
719
86
0
106
183
344
Alabama A&M U.
166
659
i
674
i
698
i
712
i
0
i
0
i
80
i
267
i
365
i
Michigan Technological U.
167
859
674
568
705
0
0
0
0
705
U. California, Santa Barbara
168
5,987
6,103
1,376
696
195
66
13
245
177
U. Louisiana, Lafayette
169
577
738
627
680
0
0
64
0
616
Dillard U.
170
7,994
1,376
957
675
0
0
0
0
675
U. New Orleans
171
764
695
592
616
0
0
0
0
616
U. California, Merced
172
380
576
926
614
91
0
136
0
387
Washington U., Saint Louis
173
417
451
586
582
204
0
214
164
0
Dartmouth C.
174
625
471
541
570
211
0
0
50
309
Howard U.
175
195
591
494
567
0
149
0
418
0
Brigham Young U., Provo
176
790
640
596
559
174
212
121
52
0
West Virginia U.
177
799
1,011
984
552
0
41
40
253
218
U. Maryland, Eastern Shore
178
0
0
0
502
0
0
77
335
90
Northwestern State U. Louisiana
179
ne
490
458
486
0
0
0
0
486
U. Richmond
180
375
403
474
481
0
471
0
10
0
South Dakota State U.
181
1,476
536
407
465
0
175
0
178
112
North Carolina Central U.
182
434
642
519
450
0
0
450
0
0
U. North Texas, Denton
183
462
314
462
447
0
0
272
165
10
U. California, Riverside
184
1,927
783
1,239
446
0
8
0
224
214
California State U., San Marcos
185
41
298
200
441
0
180
0
261
0
East Carolina U.
186
111
491
641
440
15
101
0
0
324
New Mexico State U.
187
46
32
74
432
9
327
65
0
31
Middle Tennessee State U.
188
61
23
57
429
0
0
0
429
0
U. Memphis
189
933
726
494
412
0
47
3
14
348
Gettysburg C.
190
ne
ne
282
395
106
0
289
0
0
Oklahoma State U., Stillwater
191
2,371
206
1,313
393
0
0
0
393
0
U. North Texas, Health Science Center
192
0
0
0
391
0
0
0
0
391
Western Washington U.
193
127
52
185
385
0
0
11
238
136
Missouri State U.
194
110
230
391
379
0
0
0
91
288
U. Maine
194
1,014
878
554
379
0
107
0
0
272
Hawaii Pacific U.
196
94
312
438
378
0
0
0
378
0
Virginia Commonwealth U.
197
161
167
448
367
0
44
323
0
0
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
198
1,114
535
247
363
0
0
0
0
363
Minnesota State U., Mankato
199
0
399
208
353
353
0
0
0
0
California State U., Long Beach
200
140
112
127
346
65
48
9
0
224
U. Missouri, Columbia
201
5,344
399
217
321
40
160
0
107
14
U. Colorado Denver and Anschutz Medical Campus
202
77
187
323
314
0
0
0
30
284
U. South Alabama
203
213
210
276
310
0
0
0
82
228
Ohio U.
204
15
0
280
308
0
27
0
61
220
California State U., Chico
205
0
25
46
300
201
1
10
0
88
Montana State U., Bozeman
206
901
781
383
295
0
0
73
209
13
Louisiana Tech U.
207
165
315
231
293
0
0
0
293
0
CUNY, Baruch C.
208
479
735
396
285
0
2
39
244
0
Illinois Institute of Technology
209
481
543
482
251
0
0
0
0
251
U. North Florida
210
53
186
131
248
0
86
0
0
162
CUNY, Queens C.
211
308
260
140
246
205
41
0
0
0
Cleveland State U.
212
446
556
505
240
0
0
0
0
240
Mount Holyoke C.
213
91
30
130
235
80
0
0
155
0
Northern Illinois U.
213
298
213
251
235
137
17
6
2
73
U. Louisiana, Monroe
213
137
147
125
235
0
0
0
0
235
California State U., Fresno
216
19
10
0
227
0
0
0
0
227
Western Michigan U. and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine