Rankings by total R&D expenditures

Historical rankings based on the total R&D expenditures are provided in the table below. Data may be sorted by rank within each year.

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Institution Total R&D expenditures($000)
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures
Total R&D expenditures 68,807,857   67,351,035   67,144,309   65,872,295   65,274,305   61,253,743   57,288,415   54,113,750   51,590,017   49,645,341  
Johns Hopkins University [1] 1 1 2,305,679   1 1 2,242,478   1 1 2,168,568   1 1 2,106,185   1 1 2,145,308   1 1 2,004,482   1 1 1,866,243   1 1 1,691,469   1 1 1,566,392   1 1 1,512,066  
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 2 1.1 1,369,278   2 1.1 1,349,262   2 1.1 1,375,117   2 1.1 1,322,711   2 1.1 1,279,123   2 1.1 1,184,445  
University of Washington, Seattle 3 1.2 1,180,563   3 1.2 1,176,340   3 1.2 1,192,513   4 1.3 1,109,008   3 1.2 1,148,533   4 1.4 1,022,740  
University of California, San Francisco 4 1.3 1,126,620   5 1.4 1,084,031   6 1.6 1,042,841   6 1.6 1,032,673   7 1.7 995,226   8 1.9 935,509   4 1.4 947,697   5 1.6 885,182   5 1.6 842,840   6 1.8 796,149  
University of California, San Diego 5 1.4 1,101,466   6 1.6 1,067,388   5 1.4 1,075,554   5 1.4 1,073,864   6 1.5 1,009,378   6 1.7 943,219   6 1.7 883,653   6 1.7 844,877   6 1.7 801,823   7 1.9 757,157  
University of Wisconsin-Madison 6 1.5 1,069,077   4 1.3 1,108,564   4 1.3 1,123,501   3 1.2 1,169,779   4 1.3 1,111,642   3 1.3 1,029,295   3 1.3 1,013,649   2 1.1 944,626   2 1.1 912,219   2 1.2 904,787  
Duke University 7 1.7 1,036,698   7 1.7 1,036,813   8 1.8 992,821   7 1.7 1,009,911   5 1.4 1,022,207   5 1.5 983,289   7 1.8 807,652   8 2 769,893   8 2 783,784   11 2.5 658,783  
Stanford University 8 1.8 1,022,551   9 1.9 959,247   11 2.1 945,450   9 1.9 903,238   9 1.9 907,971   9 2.1 839,839   14 2.8 717,022   13 2.7 698,883   10 2.3 702,497   9 2.2 692,263  
University of California, Los Angeles 9 1.9 1,021,227   10 2 948,197   10 2 966,659   8 1.8 1,003,375   8 1.8 982,357   7 1.8 936,995   5 1.6 923,916   4 1.4 904,840   3 1.3 854,497   3 1.3 841,352  
Harvard University 10 2 1,013,753   11 2.1 933,975   7 1.7 1,012,766   17 2.8 799,432   27 3.8 649,774   30 4.9 583,361   31 5.2 525,452   31 5.3 505,832   27 4.9 493,920   24 4.5 506,987  
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The 11 2.1 966,781   8 1.8 989,766   9 1.9 973,007   11 2.1 884,791   13 2.3 869,174   15 2.9 755,284   19 3.5 651,308   27 4.7 530,515   29 5.1 484,160   32 5.7 448,509  
Cornell University 12 2.2 954,412   14 2.5 883,292   16 2.7 845,184   16 2.7 802,387   17 2.7 781,651   17 3.1 749,721   17 3.2 672,692   15 3 655,641   13 2.8 645,791   13 2.8 650,592  
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 13 2.3 930,719   12 2.2 908,017   12 2.2 900,524   15 2.6 824,130   20 3.1 723,610   23 3.9 677,138   11 2.4 759,649   14 2.9 682,058   15 3.1 637,621   14 3 623,343  
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 14 2.4 880,618   15 2.6 876,870   15 2.6 858,378   14 2.4 826,173   14 2.4 847,419   13 2.6 786,074  
Columbia University in the City of New York 15 2.5 868,159   13 2.3 890,642   13 2.3 889,188   10 2 889,487   12 2.2 878,900   12 2.5 807,235   23 4.1 604,660   24 4.3 548,704   22 4.1 545,996   22 4.2 529,946  
Texas A&M University, College Station 16 2.6 866,678   17 2.8 854,214   19 3 820,015   24 3.6 693,421   23 3.4 705,720   20 3.5 689,624   18 3.4 651,923   19 3.6 604,526   20 3.8 565,631   23 4.3 508,787  
University of Pennsylvania 17 2.8 864,068   18 2.9 828,350   18 2.9 828,422   13 2.3 847,077   11 2.1 886,036   10 2.2 836,322   12 2.5 758,159   9 2.1 740,410   11 2.5 668,105   8 2.1 696,443  
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh 18 2.9 861,205   16 2.7 856,806   14 2.5 872,736   12 2.2 866,638   10 2 899,386   11 2.3 822,491   22 3.9 629,088   20 3.7 599,800   21 4 564,994   21 4 535,186  
University of Texas M.D.Anderson Cancer Center, The 19 3 833,406   21 3.2 794,980   26 3.8 718,096   26 3.8 685,814   24 3.5 663,279   26 4.3 599,529   25 4.4 578,788   22 4 558,503   26 4.7 496,539   30 5.4 457,696  
Ohio State University, The 20 3.1 817,881   19 3 815,075   20 3.1 793,373   19 3 766,513   15 2.5 832,126   16 3 755,194   13 2.7 743,591   10 2.3 726,302   9 2.2 737,324   10 2.4 663,012  
Yale University 21 3.2 803,004   22 3.3 772,840   21 3.2 788,784   27 3.9 656,555   25 3.6 656,967   24 4.1 623,510   33 5.5 512,997   33 5.6 490,913   33 5.7 451,318   29 5.2 462,080  
Pennsylvania State University, The, University Park and Hershey Medical Center 22 3.3 791,031   20 3.1 800,773   17 2.8 837,880   18 2.9 797,679   16 2.6 794,846   14 2.7 770,449  
University of California, Berkeley 23 3.4 788,505   23 3.5 744,343   24 3.6 727,002   20 3.1 730,348   21 3.2 707,945   19 3.4 694,049   16 3.1 682,568   18 3.4 620,374   19 3.7 570,252   18 3.6 563,837  
Georgia Institute of Technology 24 3.5 765,370   24 3.6 725,550   23 3.5 730,488   25 3.7 688,905   26 3.7 655,375   25 4.2 615,833   28 4.8 565,487   28 4.9 524,888   30 5.3 476,138   33 5.8 444,959  
University of Florida 25 3.6 739,522   26 3.8 708,526   27 3.9 695,063   23 3.4 696,985   18 2.8 739,931   21 3.7 681,548   20 3.7 644,241   17 3.3 632,680   16 3.2 635,956   16 3.3 599,749  
University of California, Davis 26 3.7 721,077   25 3.7 711,721   25 3.7 725,734   21 3.2 713,292   22 3.3 707,896   22 3.8 679,915   15 3 687,690   16 3.2 647,691   17 3.4 604,512   17 3.4 576,096  
Washington University in St. Louis 27 3.8 694,069   29 4.1 664,752   28 4 684,847   22 3.3 706,410   19 3 725,039   18 3.3 695,974   21 3.8 630,141   21 3.9 566,378   18 3.5 575,846   19 3.7 551,333  
University of Southern California 28 4 691,031   27 3.9 687,222   29 4.1 645,636   30 4.2 623,544   31 4.3 603,294   27 4.5 592,791   29 4.9 556,807   26 4.6 540,366   24 4.4 528,466   27 4.9 475,696  
Northwestern University 29 4.1 656,167   30 4.2 645,333   30 4.2 639,781   28 4 631,078   29 4 618,980   31 5 575,078   30 5.1 555,510   29 5 518,572   31 5.4 473,060   31 5.5 449,782  
University of Texas at Austin, The 30 4.2 650,608   34 4.7 585,251   31 4.4 634,132   31 4.3 621,538   28 3.9 632,171   28 4.6 589,502   27 4.6 566,166   23 4.2 553,051   25 4.6 502,786   26 4.8 476,958  
Vanderbilt University 31 4.3 647,816   28 4 683,890   35 4.8 571,603   35 4.8 560,466   33 4.5 566,031   35 5.5 504,959   36 5.9 455,835   36 6 444,873   35 6 415,750   36 6.3 389,026  
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 32 4.4 639,817   32 4.5 621,733   22 3.4 743,487   33 4.6 583,754   35 4.7 545,669   34 5.4 515,133   24 4.2 581,805   30 5.2 518,333   28 5 492,347   25 4.6 494,748  
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 33 4.5 628,613   31 4.3 644,116   40 5.4 493,320   45 5.9 434,901   44 5.7 432,306   42 6.5 428,432  
University of Arizona, The 34 4.6 606,219   33 4.6 588,088   32 4.5 629,466   29 4.1 625,365   30 4.2 610,565   29 4.7 586,647   26 4.5 566,334   25 4.4 547,197   23 4.3 533,450   20 3.9 538,086  
New York University 35 4.7 602,041   38 5.1 523,623   42 5.6 471,909   39 5.2 458,645   46 5.9 430,752   54 8.1 365,944   59 9.1 338,839   55 8.8 337,093   57 9.3 319,728   58 9.6 304,022  
Emory University 36 4.8 585,210   36 4.9 558,600   34 4.7 575,943   34 4.7 565,766   34 4.6 547,316   33 5.3 529,453   35 5.8 459,067   34 5.7 463,317   37 6.3 412,503   44 7.5 349,867  
Purdue University, West Lafayette 37 4.9 558,611   35 4.8 564,923   33 4.6 595,739   32 4.4 602,501   32 4.4 578,231   32 5.1 548,980  
Michigan State University 38 5.1 558,248   37 5 526,906   36 4.9 515,707   36 4.9 507,061   39 5.1 454,248   41 6.3 431,373   41 6.6 405,961   41 6.7 392,242   38 6.5 395,611   37 6.4 388,845  
Baylor College of Medicine 39 5.2 520,220   40 5.4 496,314   37 5 508,799   38 5.1 474,700   38 5 466,061   38 5.9 447,874   37 6 449,031   35 5.9 449,301   34 5.9 438,280   28 5.1 462,375  
University of Utah, The 40 5.3 518,928   42 5.6 486,140   39 5.3 494,058   50 6.4 430,056   50 6.3 414,316   51 7.7 379,200   62 9.5 334,002   72 11.2 254,632   70 11.2 248,864   69 11.2 249,719  
University of Alabama at Birmingham, The 41 5.4 516,229   48 6.2 428,563   44 5.8 440,796   41 5.4 453,779   36 4.8 503,698   36 5.7 489,845   38 6.2 435,460   39 6.5 405,731   46 7.7 352,777   49 8.2 332,841  
Mount Sinai School of Medicine 42 5.5 508,353   44 5.8 463,429   49 6.4 428,654   53 6.8 400,680   52 6.5 405,527   53 7.9 370,666   63 9.7 318,407   61 9.6 296,380   63 10.2 269,451   60 9.9 273,216  
University of Maryland, College Park 43 5.6 505,699   43 5.7 485,051   41 5.5 491,998   37 5 502,406   37 4.9 495,382   37 5.8 451,415   40 6.5 417,365   40 6.6 405,569   42 7.1 371,696   41 7 368,989  
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 44 5.7 504,282   39 5.2 513,149   38 5.1 496,169   40 5.3 454,417   41 5.4 450,058   47 7.1 398,169   43 6.9 399,433   45 7.3 375,773   43 7.2 370,805   51 8.5 325,318  
University of South Florida, Tampa 45 5.8 485,354   41 5.5 488,641   43 5.7 459,409   43 5.7 443,206   55 6.9 394,963   50 7.5 385,029   48 7.6 371,037   52 8.3 342,665   52 8.6 337,169   56 9.3 304,804  
Indiana University, Bloomington 46 5.9 485,076   101 12.2 206,039   102 12.3 197,897   105 12.5 184,486   106 12.4 184,096   106 15 177,520  
North Carolina State University 47 6 468,293   46 6 446,112   51 6.6 417,468   52 6.7 404,225   58 7.2 378,154   57 8.5 360,795   45 7.2 383,193   47 7.6 367,422   53 8.7 333,027   50 8.4 330,936  
Arizona State University 48 6.1 458,412   49 6.4 426,651   53 6.8 405,154   58 7.3 385,959   62 7.6 355,215   64 9.4 329,345   65 10 311,461   65 10.2 273,532   74 11.8 238,054   84 13.5 211,396  
University of Iowa 49 6.3 443,218   45 5.9 449,147   47 6.2 435,377   42 5.6 446,429   43 5.6 443,893   39 6.1 444,034   61 9.4 334,937   60 9.5 300,422   41 6.9 374,905   43 7.3 356,169  
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, The 50 6.4 438,824   47 6.1 434,627   45 5.9 440,620   44 5.8 435,085   45 5.8 431,883   43 6.6 419,220   42 6.7 402,087   42 6.9 390,349   51 8.4 341,090   48 8.1 333,237  
Institution Total R&D expenditures($000)
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures
University of Cincinnati 51 6.5 436,028   50 6.5 422,873   46 6 438,642   46 6 433,668   42 5.5 448,936   46 7 411,269   50 7.9 369,906   50 8 359,011   50 8.3 344,526   55 9.1 304,815  
University of Chicago, The 52 6.6 421,061   55 7 390,082   54 6.9 402,621   51 6.5 419,631   40 5.2 453,562   40 6.2 437,721   47 7.4 381,194   49 7.9 360,047   54 8.9 325,161   53 8.8 308,557  
University of Colorado Boulder 53 6.7 420,775   58 7.4 379,475   58 7.4 385,849   55 7 392,004   56 7 390,677   62 9.1 349,449   68 10.4 299,892   66 10.3 272,191   65 10.5 267,314   67 10.9 254,805  
University of Colorado Denver and Anschutz Medical Campus 54 6.8 410,081   54 6.9 411,020   52 6.7 409,443   48 6.2 431,977   49 6.2 417,587   48 7.3 389,461   51 8 364,659   69 10.8 269,805   68 10.9 264,739   65 10.6 260,292  
Case Western Reserve University 55 6.9 401,527   51 6.6 419,011   50 6.5 425,788   49 6.3 431,090   47 6 429,206   44 6.7 418,164   39 6.3 418,012   38 6.3 420,441   39 6.6 379,347   39 6.7 374,714  
University of Maryland Baltimore 56 7 397,695   53 6.8 411,268   48 6.3 429,315   47 6.1 433,228   51 6.4 409,665   52 7.8 374,036   54 8.4 359,542   43 7 379,407   45 7.5 358,851   35 6.1 405,260  
Boston University 57 7.1 388,336   59 7.5 367,328   61 7.7 368,281   69 8.5 334,496   61 7.5 355,916   60 8.9 352,817   72 10.9 284,507   71 11.1 259,045   69 11.1 253,899   64 10.5 261,632  
Scripps Research Institute, The 58 7.2 384,161   57 7.3 386,231   55 7 399,899   54 6.9 398,673   53 6.7 400,768   49 7.4 387,298   46 7.3 382,275   48 7.8 366,047   44 7.4 360,511   42 7.2 367,375  
State University of New York at Buffalo 59 7.4 382,935   56 7.1 386,562   57 7.3 387,863   65 8.1 360,226   63 7.7 353,172   61 9 349,670   55 8.6 349,423   54 8.6 339,575   56 9.2 323,417   57 9.4 304,757  
California Institute of Technology 60 7.5 374,424   60 7.6 367,182   66 8.3 347,105   60 7.5 379,713   59 7.3 377,514   56 8.3 362,172   57 8.8 345,400   64 10.1 274,671   62 10 287,343   62 10.2 270,354  
University of Georgia 61 7.6 374,264   62 7.8 355,471   64 8.1 350,225   66 8.2 351,395   66 8.1 335,901   72 10.5 295,339   49 7.7 369,997   46 7.5 369,546   47 7.8 351,935   45 7.6 342,763  
University of Virginia 62 7.7 373,218   61 7.7 358,576   59 7.5 385,828   59 7.4 383,359   54 6.8 398,096   75 10.9 276,308   73 11.1 268,101   70 10.9 265,398   76 12.1 235,366   71 11.5 243,378  
University of Miami 63 7.8 365,574   65 8.1 345,805   67 8.4 344,757   62 7.8 365,301   69 8.4 323,486   74 10.8 280,671   79 11.9 250,339   78 12.1 244,067   85 13.4 212,532   80 12.9 215,491  
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 64 7.9 361,173   81 9.9 262,489   115 13.8 164,232   121 14.3 143,250   108 12.6 175,365   124 17.4 134,126   99 14.7 192,268   131 19.7 106,179   156 24 71,307   154 24.1 67,716  
University of Illinois at Chicago 65 8 354,560   64 8 347,888   62 7.8 367,848   57 7.2 388,625   57 7.1 380,828   55 8.2 362,939   56 8.7 347,118   53 8.5 339,704   49 8.1 344,815   47 7.9 337,180  
University of Rochester 66 8.1 346,932   63 7.9 353,419   56 7.2 389,355   56 7.1 389,612   48 6.1 429,034   45 6.9 414,655   44 7 398,187   44 7.2 378,368   40 6.8 377,016   40 6.9 369,487  
Brown University 67 8.2 342,040   66 8.3 341,531   63 7.9 361,010   63 7.9 365,120   65 8 344,090   63 9.3 335,838   102 15.1 187,380   99 15.1 182,596   99 15.5 175,623   89 14.3 195,710  
Washington State University 68 8.3 333,134   69 8.6 326,414   68 8.5 341,082   68 8.4 335,930   71 8.6 320,510   68 10 304,352   67 10.2 301,080   62 9.8 283,086   84 13.3 213,262   86 13.8 203,542  
University of Kentucky 69 8.4 331,705   68 8.5 328,239   69 8.6 339,764   64 8 360,776   60 7.4 372,932   58 8.6 359,944   53 8.3 360,254   51 8.2 345,355   48 8 348,835   46 7.8 337,646  
University of California, Irvine 70 8.6 329,798   67 8.4 340,056   65 8.2 347,773   67 8.3 350,030   64 7.9 344,678   65 9.6 327,594   60 9.3 336,345   57 9 334,279   58 9.4 316,178   54 9 306,257  
Oregon Health & Science University 71 8.7 326,915   73 9 314,802   73 9.1 308,767   72 8.9 305,530   67 8.2 334,324   66 9.7 314,990   66 10.1 309,675   59 9.3 301,396   61 9.9 287,430   61 10 272,174  
Rockefeller University, The 72 8.8 323,932   72 8.9 316,368   75 9.3 298,474   73 9 292,896   76 9.2 272,491   77 11.2 265,750   77 11.6 252,478   76 11.8 247,505   77 12.3 233,917   81 13.1 215,417  
Colorado State University, Fort Collins 73 8.9 317,219   75 9.3 307,978   72 9 313,238   61 7.7 375,919   68 8.3 330,784   70 10.2 302,896   64 9.8 311,720   58 9.2 302,613   60 9.7 296,020   63 10.3 267,453  
University of Hawaii at Manoa 74 9 316,497   70 8.7 324,342   71 8.8 326,750   71 8.8 312,311   72 8.7 318,316   69 10.1 303,085   70 10.7 290,707   67 10.5 271,835   67 10.8 266,447   68 11.1 250,694  
University of Kansas 75 9.1 311,383   77 9.5 301,534   74 9.2 298,498   75 9.2 286,262   75 9.1 274,727   76 11 267,961   81 12.2 236,544   83 12.8 227,433   82 13 219,535   82 13.2 214,768  
Yeshiva University 76 9.2 306,174   76 9.4 306,826   78 9.6 271,166   74 9.1 289,027   74 8.9 281,334   67 9.8 314,240   98 14.6 193,010   94 14.4 197,311   92 14.5 192,199   91 14.6 189,416  
Iowa State University 77 9.3 306,125   74 9.1 313,263   80 9.8 266,596   79 9.7 260,995   77 9.3 267,641   79 11.4 250,120   83 12.5 228,526   82 12.6 228,167   81 12.9 221,002   77 12.5 227,585  
State University of New York, Polytechnic Institute 78 9.4 295,313   52 6.7 412,851   618 70.1 1,125   639 71.8 1,074   677 74.5 811   628 84.8 713  
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 79 9.5 284,438   80 9.8 278,299   81 10 266,506   83 10.1 253,320   86 10.2 235,296   102 14.5 191,268   78 11.8 251,195   77 11.9 244,869   80 12.7 229,496   75 12.2 228,976  
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 80 9.7 281,154   79 9.7 290,076   76 9.4 283,400   76 9.3 285,395   73 8.8 287,841   73 10.6 289,872   69 10.5 294,780   63 9.9 280,081   66 10.6 266,895   66 10.8 256,248  
Princeton University 81 9.8 279,851   78 9.6 293,274   79 9.7 269,908   77 9.4 275,666   78 9.4 263,335   80 11.6 242,570   92 13.7 212,510   89 13.6 204,489   89 14 198,945   90 14.4 195,148  
University of Connecticut 82 9.9 259,397   82 10 258,056   86 10.5 242,251   80 9.8 256,854   82 9.8 253,792   83 12 237,908   82 12.3 232,944   80 12.4 233,246   78 12.4 233,774   78 12.6 225,274  
Florida State University 83 10 256,449   84 10.3 252,548   83 10.2 250,877   92 11.1 225,378   90 10.7 230,411   88 12.6 227,329   80 12.1 237,794   86 13.2 211,557   86 13.6 211,310   85 13.7 209,857  
University of Massachusetts Medical School 84 10.1 250,338   87 10.6 241,869   84 10.3 245,923   81 9.9 256,090   79 9.5 262,714   84 12.1 232,039   94 14 204,033   102 15.5 178,614   104 16.3 157,469   103 16.4 156,452  
University of Missouri, Columbia 85 10.2 246,684   88 10.7 237,266   88 10.7 236,423   86 10.4 239,810   88 10.5 230,957   82 11.8 238,500   76 11.5 253,527   74 11.5 251,894   71 11.4 244,429   74 12 231,170  
Oregon State University 86 10.3 245,317   91 11 230,963   90 11 232,677   85 10.3 240,507   91 10.8 228,814   93 13.3 216,595   74 11.2 257,564   79 12.2 233,358   79 12.6 231,895   76 12.3 227,693  
Medical University of South Carolina 87 10.4 243,534   86 10.5 242,594   85 10.4 245,451   87 10.5 236,586   95 11.2 213,346   90 12.9 224,632   90 13.5 216,778   97 14.8 189,369   96 15.1 184,624   98 15.6 176,055  
University of Oklahoma, The 88 10.5 242,367   83 10.2 253,344   82 10.1 255,674   84 10.2 240,974   83 9.9 249,297   92 13.2 218,089   91 13.6 213,720   88 13.5 204,765   94 14.8 187,454   92 14.7 186,349  
Carnegie Mellon University 89 10.6 242,004   85 10.4 251,222   77 9.5 271,277   82 10 255,933   85 10.1 242,882   91 13 222,790   88 13.2 217,687   87 13.4 210,988   90 14.2 198,139   83 13.4 213,338  
George Washington University, The 90 10.7 241,117   93 11.3 227,995   98 11.9 202,428   102 12.2 196,448   103 12.1 197,621   98 14 196,917   134 19.6 103,793   100 15.2 181,688   108 16.9 149,413   110 17.4 135,931  
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, The 91 10.9 234,299   89 10.8 233,737   89 10.9 233,256   88 10.7 236,250   80 9.6 261,172   81 11.7 240,772   89 13.3 217,623   95 14.5 197,252   93 14.6 191,724   99 15.8 175,154  
University of New Mexico, The 92 11 232,271   92 11.2 228,849   91 11.1 227,703   93 11.2 220,360   93 11 220,565   94 13.4 211,771   93 13.9 205,831   90 13.8 202,694   98 15.4 181,734   93 14.9 186,047  
Temple University 93 11.1 227,468   94 11.4 224,101   94 11.4 224,087   125 14.8 138,318   126 14.6 134,533   129 18.1 124,528   129 18.9 111,421   136 20.4 99,815   138 21.3 90,773   139 21.8 84,114  
Mississippi State University 94 11.2 226,359   99 11.9 209,729   96 11.6 206,424   90 10.9 233,197   92 10.9 226,070   85 12.2 231,675   85 12.8 225,426   84 12.9 219,017   87 13.7 211,271   88 14.1 196,119  
University of California, Santa Barbara 95 11.3 222,870   90 10.9 231,322   87 10.6 236,497   89 10.8 233,883   89 10.6 230,435   89 12.8 225,730   84 12.6 227,221   85 13.1 214,441   88 13.9 200,504   97 15.5 179,857  
State University of New York, Stony Brook University 96 11.4 220,580   98 11.8 211,631   92 11.2 225,712   94 11.3 219,744   96 11.3 211,356   96 13.7 204,728   101 15 189,299   96 14.7 190,712   64 10.3 268,541   73 11.8 236,095  
Virginia Commonwealth University 97 11.5 218,925   102 12.3 201,858   103 12.4 196,015   100 12 201,366   99 11.7 207,756   97 13.8 197,709   108 16 162,283   104 15.8 171,637   107 16.7 151,197   101 16.1 167,748  
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 98 11.6 216,592   95 11.5 220,016   101 12.2 198,232   98 11.8 204,352   101 11.9 198,775   105 14.9 181,746   111 16.4 157,289   110 16.7 150,720   118 18.3 137,410   122 19.2 121,888  
University of Central Florida 99 11.7 215,519   105 12.6 185,555   135 16 126,681   138 16.2 116,891   141 16.2 109,190   133 18.6 117,985   116 17.1 148,809   114 17.2 147,092   113 17.6 141,140   118 18.6 122,879  
University of Massachusetts Amherst 100 11.8 213,902   103 12.4 200,199   105 12.6 190,739   104 12.4 194,775   107 12.5 181,297   108 15.3 169,141   109 16.1 160,666   109 16.5 156,817   110 17.2 146,323   109 17.3 140,184  
Institution Total R&D expenditures($000)
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures
Wayne State University 101 12 213,878   96 11.6 218,435   93 11.3 224,331   91 11 227,070   81 9.7 259,895   78 11.3 254,492   75 11.4 257,207   73 11.3 253,604   73 11.7 238,738   79 12.8 225,034  
Dartmouth College 102 12.1 209,646   97 11.7 212,606   99 12 201,591   103 12.3 195,930   97 11.4 210,631   99 14.1 194,141   100 14.9 190,425   98 14.9 188,122   91 14.3 192,846   87 14 200,329  
University of South Carolina, Columbia 103 12.2 208,736   100 12 206,173   97 11.8 203,365   95 11.4 214,901   100 11.8 201,592   87 12.5 229,145  
Medical College of Wisconsin 104 12.3 199,283   104 12.5 199,713   100 12.1 201,237   96 11.5 209,040   94 11.1 215,358   101 14.4 191,816   104 15.4 176,237   106 16.1 165,529   103 16.1 158,171   107 17 147,140  
University of Notre Dame 105 12.4 190,954   108 12.9 182,228   113 13.5 175,220   118 14 157,691   127 14.7 134,410   137 19.2 110,369   133 19.5 104,866   134 20.1 103,311   143 22 82,272   142 22.2 82,137  
Kansas State University 106 12.5 188,721   106 12.7 184,945   107 12.9 183,096   110 13.1 176,141   113 13.2 169,167   111 15.7 160,679   114 16.8 151,376   118 17.8 141,535   120 18.6 126,864   116 18.3 126,960  
University of Louisville 107 12.6 179,499   107 12.8 183,376   106 12.8 186,772   101 12.1 196,842   104 12.2 197,438   103 14.6 189,090   106 15.7 167,178   107 16.2 164,123   101 15.8 163,434   106 16.8 148,246  
Georgetown University 108 12.7 176,131   113 13.5 172,726   111 13.3 178,995   108 12.9 180,308   111 13 169,916   112 15.8 159,355   115 17 151,064   117 17.7 144,957   114 17.7 140,710   120 18.9 122,135  
University of Delaware 109 12.8 175,724   112 13.4 175,563   110 13.2 179,967   111 13.2 170,174   112 13.1 169,746   116 16.4 153,311   122 17.9 126,788   122 18.4 126,971   123 19.1 120,431   125 19.7 116,982  
Utah State University 110 12.9 175,353   115 13.7 169,605   118 14.1 158,352   119 14.1 157,355   109 12.7 174,167   119 16.8 149,169   118 17.4 145,240   112 16.9 148,257   111 17.3 142,784   108 17.1 142,935  
University of Tennessee, The, Knoxville 111 13 173,533   109 13.1 179,041   104 12.5 193,054   109 13 179,252   114 13.3 167,456   118 16.6 150,671  
University of Texas Medical Branch, The 112 13.2 173,506   110 13.2 178,014   109 13.1 180,198   107 12.8 180,888   105 12.3 193,555   104 14.8 188,399   103 15.3 184,845   101 15.4 180,026   97 15.2 183,492   96 15.3 179,915  
Wake Forest University 113 13.3 171,926   111 13.3 176,380   108 13 182,721   99 11.9 204,328   98 11.6 209,134   100 14.2 192,034   95 14.2 201,701   93 14.2 200,750   95 14.9 186,175   95 15.2 183,843  
Clemson University 114 13.4 171,215   117 13.9 161,070   120 14.3 152,444   122 14.4 142,096   116 13.5 166,350   107 15.2 174,693   96 14.3 193,924   92 14.1 200,789   83 13.2 216,959   94 15 184,940  
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, The 115 13.5 170,277   114 13.6 172,716   112 13.4 175,983   106 12.7 184,298   102 12 198,655   95 13.6 207,115   87 13 221,535   91 13.9 201,323   102 16 160,282   105 16.7 150,040  
West Virginia University 116 13.6 170,145   116 13.8 164,454   114 13.7 167,144   112 13.3 169,303   115 13.4 166,420   115 16.2 154,926   117 17.2 145,656   116 17.5 145,107   117 18.2 138,800   117 18.5 124,046  
Tufts University 117 13.7 168,314   118 14.1 160,825   119 14.2 156,525   116 13.8 160,922   120 13.9 156,395   114 16.1 156,106   112 16.5 154,575   115 17.4 145,169   119 18.5 135,868   113 17.9 133,628  
Texas Tech University 118 13.8 163,897   119 14.2 159,308   125 14.9 142,676   126 14.9 138,026   122 14.2 149,399   125 17.6 133,360   144 21 92,058   169 25.1 60,165   167 25.6 59,439   164 25.6 59,929  
Florida International University 119 13.9 163,033   131 15.5 132,531   134 15.9 128,070   136 16 118,058   140 16.1 110,006   138 19.3 110,271   137 20 101,322   130 19.5 107,025   130 20.1 108,015   138 21.6 84,697  
North Dakota State University 120 14 153,542   122 14.5 154,437   122 14.6 150,173   129 15.2 135,493   128 14.8 134,064   128 18 126,419   128 18.8 114,260   127 19.1 116,327   131 20.3 107,337   131 20.6 104,505  
Tulane University 121 14.1 152,658   120 14.3 157,825   117 14 160,414   115 13.7 164,373   110 12.9 171,703   109 15.4 165,513   107 15.8 163,572   105 15.9 165,678   115 17.9 140,321   124 19.5 118,828  
University of California, Santa Cruz 122 14.3 151,713   123 14.6 151,734   121 14.4 150,777   120 14.2 155,516   121 14.1 155,617   121 17 143,919   105 15.6 170,461   108 16.4 162,100   109 17 147,396   112 17.7 134,458  
University of Houston 123 14.4 150,628   126 15 140,597   133 15.8 130,844   140 16.4 116,288   137 15.8 113,709   130 18.2 119,811   135 19.8 102,917   144 21.5 87,691   145 22.3 78,381   143 22.4 80,984  
University of New Hampshire 124 14.5 144,735   124 14.7 147,544   123 14.7 147,446   114 13.5 165,156   124 14.4 143,002   134 18.8 115,562   126 18.5 117,546   124 18.7 121,092   122 18.9 120,463   121 19.1 121,952  
Rice University 125 14.6 144,679   128 15.2 138,536   132 15.7 131,003   137 16.1 117,223   139 16 110,235   144 20.1 97,903   157 22.8 79,431   157 23.4 74,720   154 23.7 72,112   155 24.2 67,045  
University of California, Riverside 126 14.7 144,511   130 15.4 133,558   131 15.6 132,617   128 15.1 135,494   131 15.1 132,238   126 17.7 130,288   120 17.7 139,536   120 18.1 139,319   116 18 139,960   111 17.6 135,603  
University of Nebraska Medical Center 127 14.8 143,999   127 15.1 139,126   128 15.2 137,485   123 14.5 141,619   129 14.9 133,036   122 17.2 138,219   123 18.1 123,629   129 19.4 112,887   128 19.8 111,751   127 20 108,012  
University of Alaska Fairbanks 128 14.9 142,742   121 14.4 155,769   116 13.9 162,658   117 13.9 160,407   118 13.7 165,530   110 15.6 161,986   110 16.3 157,600   111 16.8 149,313   105 16.4 155,147   104 16.5 154,441  
Georgia State University 129 15 139,596   137 16.2 123,915   141 16.7 111,999   152 17.8 91,148   151 17.3 92,725   158 22 81,015   158 23 78,920   140 21 94,429   159 24.4 65,900   158 24.7 64,624  
Auburn University, Auburn 130 15.1 135,899   125 14.8 142,487   124 14.8 147,229   130 15.3 133,013   119 13.8 163,335   120 16.9 145,115  
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 131 15.2 133,660   136 16.1 125,824   136 16.1 125,501   134 15.8 123,199   135 15.6 120,007   135 18.9 113,909   127 18.6 117,448   128 19.2 115,397   127 19.7 113,773   126 19.8 109,609  
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 132 15.3 132,451   132 15.6 131,438   130 15.4 133,677   132 15.5 129,056   134 15.5 122,066   131 18.4 119,518   131 19.2 106,314   125 18.8 117,440   129 20 108,551   128 20.1 107,871  
New Mexico State University 133 15.5 132,377   129 15.3 134,262   126 15 142,365   124 14.7 141,151   125 14.5 139,062   113 16 157,872   113 16.7 154,363   119 18 141,523   106 16.6 152,104   100 15.9 168,502  
Oklahoma State University 134 15.6 131,593   135 16 128,348   129 15.3 136,637   113 13.4 168,645   117 13.6 165,601   117 16.5 151,650   125 18.4 120,445   123 18.5 121,226   133 20.6 101,629   133 20.9 100,323  
Drexel University 135 15.7 128,027   133 15.7 131,170   137 16.2 123,813   139 16.3 116,768   136 15.7 115,020   132 18.5 118,349   132 19.3 105,020   133 20 103,558   136 21 98,010   134 21 97,675  
Northeastern University 136 15.8 122,915   139 16.4 116,245   138 16.3 116,088   143 16.8 107,862   157 18 86,783   159 22.1 79,949   166 24.1 67,174   160 23.8 66,315   146 22.5 78,220   149 23.3 72,329  
Thomas Jefferson University 137 15.9 119,631   138 16.3 118,378   154 18.1 89,273   147 17.2 100,506   143 16.4 104,923   142 19.8 103,064   138 20.2 101,188   138 20.7 99,275   132 20.4 107,288   129 20.3 106,986  
University of Vermont 138 16 114,547   142 16.7 109,701   139 16.5 115,486   141 16.5 115,697   130 15 132,356   127 17.8 129,856   124 18.2 122,991   126 19 116,463   126 19.5 114,172   119 18.8 122,814  
State University of New York University at Albany 139 16.1 111,705   134 15.8 130,955   127 15.1 137,759   127 15 137,758   123 14.3 148,625   59 8.7 359,364   58 9 341,624   68 10.6 271,187   59 9.6 309,438   59 9.7 277,841  
New Jersey Institute of Technology 140 16.2 110,512   143 16.8 106,081   143 16.9 107,310   146 17.1 102,851   148 17 100,491   149 20.8 92,318   143 20.9 92,891   142 21.3 89,792   139 21.5 88,699   145 22.7 77,583  
Montana State University, Bozeman 141 16.3 108,414   140 16.5 113,348   140 16.6 113,136   133 15.7 124,228   132 15.3 125,966   123 17.3 135,084   121 17.8 126,844   121 18.2 130,120   121 18.8 124,833   123 19.4 121,534  
George Mason University 142 16.4 106,410   148 17.4 98,680   148 17.5 95,913   154 18 90,198   156 17.9 88,089   153 21.3 84,120   148 21.6 85,306   154 23 76,838   163 25 61,068   163 25.4 60,168  
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy 143 16.6 102,841   144 17 105,608   152 17.9 92,495   150 17.5 92,720   158 18.1 84,834   154 21.4 83,952   159 23.1 78,188   153 22.8 77,967   148 22.8 77,679   151 23.6 71,382  
University of Texas at Dallas, The 144 16.7 98,551   146 17.2 99,727   147 17.4 98,842   153 17.9 90,700   150 17.2 93,230   155 21.6 82,044   168 24.4 65,804   171 25.4 59,300   183 28 46,477   179 27.8 44,198  
University of Dayton 145 16.8 98,182   156 18.3 86,881   157 18.5 84,252   160 18.6 81,030   153 17.5 90,557   148 20.6 93,309   142 20.7 95,043   146 21.8 83,293   150 23.1 76,166   150 23.5 72,070  
University of Idaho 146 16.9 97,493   150 17.6 95,594   149 17.6 95,891   148 17.3 97,227   149 17.1 96,229   151 21 87,207   146 21.3 89,242   147 22 82,489   142 21.9 83,690   137 21.5 88,284  
University of Mississippi, The 147 17 94,040   141 16.6 109,922   142 16.8 108,168   135 15.9 121,731   133 15.4 122,765   139 19.4 110,020   139 20.3 100,102   137 20.5 99,413   125 19.4 117,522   130 20.4 105,029  
University of Rhode Island 148 17.1 93,828   151 17.7 91,706   144 17 101,898   142 16.6 114,323   145 16.7 102,630   150 20.9 90,016   149 21.7 84,989   152 22.7 78,871   149 22.9 76,237   152 23.8 70,696  
San Diego State University 149 17.2 93,572   149 17.5 95,674   156 18.4 86,733   149 17.4 92,867   142 16.3 106,591   143 20 99,137   145 21.2 91,074   148 22.1 81,385   151 23.2 74,686   140 21.9 83,398  
University of Nevada, Reno 150 17.3 90,138   155 18.2 87,324   153 18 89,797   156 18.2 85,726   155 17.8 89,740   146 20.4 95,423   130 19.1 109,151   132 19.8 104,841   135 20.9 99,286   132 20.7 100,643  
Institution Total R&D expenditures($000)
2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures
University of Texas at El Paso, The 151 17.4 89,418   158 18.5 79,537   158 18.6 83,249   164 19.1 79,649   167 19.1 74,069   172 23.8 68,870   172 24.9 59,983   180 26.7 50,603   181 27.7 47,410   180 28 42,882  
Naval Postgraduate School 152 17.5 89,170   147 17.3 99,032   150 17.7 94,880   131 15.4 132,450   147 16.9 101,363   141 19.7 103,510   152 22.1 82,451   141 21.1 89,940   158 24.3 66,972   159 24.8 62,714  
University of Alabama in Huntsville, The 153 17.6 88,439   153 18 89,325   145 17.1 101,016   155 18.1 87,388   162 18.5 75,724   161 22.4 75,683   162 23.5 74,340   156 23.3 75,818   152 23.4 73,760   160 25 61,831  
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 154 17.8 84,653   159 18.6 76,733   160 18.8 78,236   158 18.4 84,072   154 17.6 89,913  
State University of New York, Binghamton U. 155 17.9 79,895   161 18.9 71,382   163 19.1 76,005   161 18.8 81,000   170 19.4 72,539   164 22.8 72,057   163 23.7 71,912   164 24.4 62,959   196 29.9 37,382   211 32.6 29,966  
University of Oregon 156 18 79,698   152 17.9 91,203   151 17.8 94,522   144 16.9 105,030   144 16.6 103,019   147 20.5 94,107   147 21.4 86,371   151 22.6 78,934   155 23.8 71,362   156 24.4 66,602  
University of Maine 157 18.1 79,500   145 17.1 101,247   161 18.9 77,583   151 17.6 92,135   138 15.9 111,600   136 19 111,282   136 19.9 101,344   139 20.8 96,755   134 20.7 100,072   135 21.2 93,867  
Rush University 158 18.2 79,048   157 18.4 80,551   159 18.7 81,770   162 18.9 80,300   161 18.4 79,212   162 22.5 73,398   140 20.5 96,975   143 21.4 89,513   140 21.6 84,370   141 22.1 83,194  
University of Texas at Arlington, The 159 18.3 77,798   154 18.1 89,175   155 18.2 86,735   165 19.2 78,556   171 19.5 72,483   166 23 71,414   182 26.3 55,005   184 27.3 48,475   205 31.2 33,324   212 32.8 29,408  
University of Louisiana at Lafayette 160 18.4 77,300   167 19.5 67,580   179 20.9 61,887   179 20.8 65,275   174 19.8 69,978   171 23.7 69,412   161 23.4 75,474   161 24 65,462   164 25.2 60,203   170 26.5 55,427  
Brandeis University 161 18.5 74,700   160 18.7 74,992   162 19 76,060   168 19.5 74,660   164 18.7 74,889   168 23.3 71,006   169 24.5 65,586   179 26.6 51,686   168 25.8 58,925   166 25.9 59,250  
University of Massachusetts Lowell 162 18.6 70,384   172 20.1 64,591   178 20.8 63,136   184 21.3 60,624   185 21 60,013   178 24.6 59,345   177 25.6 56,664   193 28.6 40,873   199 30.3 36,117   213 32.9 29,383  
Syracuse University 163 18.7 69,896   170 19.9 66,321   166 19.5 70,967   157 18.3 85,649   159 18.2 83,686   140 19.6 107,024   155 22.6 79,950   165 24.6 62,098   169 25.9 58,342   171 26.6 53,784  
Michigan Technological University 164 18.9 69,607   163 19.1 68,526   168 19.7 70,689   169 19.6 71,989   173 19.7 70,089   175 24.2 63,471   171 24.8 60,395   168 25 60,356   173 26.5 56,640   178 27.7 44,200  
University of Maryland, Baltimore County 165 19 68,688   165 19.3 67,833   165 19.4 71,819   167 19.4 74,993   152 17.4 91,657   152 21.2 87,156   154 22.4 81,056   158 23.6 72,057   157 24.1 71,201   153 23.9 68,205  
Georgia Regents University 166 19.1 67,737   173 20.2 64,118   176 20.6 64,033  
University of Tennessee, The, Institute of Agriculture 167 19.2 67,059   168 19.6 67,171   172 20.2 67,887   173 20.1 68,480   180 20.5 62,786   179 24.8 59,212  
University of Tennessee, The, Health Science Center 168 19.3 65,771   164 19.2 67,841   164 19.3 71,902   166 19.3 77,754   160 18.3 81,220   156 21.7 81,904  
Old Dominion University 169 19.4 65,092   169 19.8 67,037   146 17.2 99,138   145 17 104,579   146 16.8 102,192   145 20.2 97,176   141 20.6 96,186   145 21.7 87,594   153 23.5 73,549   157 24.5 65,357  
University of North Dakota 170 19.5 64,384   166 19.4 67,595   171 20 68,942   163 19 80,149   165 18.8 74,882   160 22.2 76,560   164 23.8 71,858   162 24.1 65,185   161 24.7 63,298   169 26.3 56,301  
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 171 19.6 63,414   179 20.9 60,752   189 22.1 56,587   180 20.9 61,771   176 20 65,648   167 23.2 71,181   178 25.8 56,196   177 26.3 52,443   177 27.1 52,523   177 27.5 45,219  
University of Massachusetts Boston 172 19.7 62,374   177 20.6 61,186   183 21.4 60,380   185 21.4 60,086   192 21.8 57,040   183 25.3 56,416   189 27.3 47,028   198 29.3 38,018   195 29.8 37,441   232 35.8 22,347  
College of William and Mary 173 19.8 61,554   181 21.1 59,015   187 21.8 57,940   195 22.5 55,805   187 21.2 58,919   180 24.9 57,461   174 25.2 59,638   163 24.3 63,400   166 25.5 59,894   162 25.3 60,813  
Ohio University 174 19.9 61,078   178 20.8 60,800   185 21.6 59,734   192 22.2 57,203   190 21.6 57,643   192 26.5 50,440   195 28.2 43,097   195 28.9 38,984   191 29.2 39,008   185 28.7 39,167  
University of Montana,The, Missoula 175 20.1 60,485   185 21.5 55,032   184 21.5 60,189   187 21.6 59,313   184 20.9 60,159   174 24.1 63,540   173 25.1 59,791   173 25.7 58,557   174 26.6 56,119   172 26.8 53,333  
Wichita State University 176 20.2 59,940   182 21.2 58,859   181 21.2 61,388   181 21 61,279   178 20.3 63,538   189 26.1 51,524   160 23.3 75,655   167 24.9 60,640   176 26.9 53,392   191 29.6 37,934  
University of Akron, The 177 20.3 58,512   162 19 69,528   169 19.8 69,640   175 20.3 66,413   183 20.8 60,352   187 25.9 52,884   211 30.4 34,853   224 33 27,415   221 33.6 27,399   216 33.4 28,675  
South Dakota State University 178 20.4 58,373   183 21.3 58,334   177 20.7 63,843   172 20 68,743   175 19.9 69,680   173 24 67,552   180 26.1 55,584   185 27.4 48,063   190 29 39,564   200 31 33,496  
Colorado School of Mines 179 20.5 58,349   180 21 59,695   186 21.7 59,091   188 21.8 58,836   201 22.8 48,704   197 27.2 44,879   199 28.7 40,117   211 31.2 34,050   213 32.4 29,939   215 33.2 28,729  
American University 180 20.6 58,325   174 20.3 63,628   182 21.3 61,087   209 24.1 43,526   204 23.1 46,611   208 28.7 39,747   210 30.3 35,194   266 39.1 15,742   276 41.8 13,107   385 58.9 3,843  
University of Alabama, The, Tuscaloosa 181 20.7 58,234   188 21.9 53,140   190 22.2 55,443   194 22.4 55,885   195 22.1 53,633   206 28.4 40,762   205 29.6 36,889   212 31.3 33,477   198 30.2 36,807   196 30.4 35,642  
Cleveland State University 182 20.8 57,662   176 20.5 61,783   174 20.4 67,378   183 21.2 61,111   194 22 55,502   222 30.5 34,235   278 39.8 14,345   271 39.8 15,027   247 37.5 17,819   256 39.4 16,076  
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 183 20.9 57,509   171 20 65,256   167 19.6 70,854   170 19.8 71,097   172 19.6 71,130   170 23.6 69,924   167 24.2 66,658   159 23.7 67,435   160 24.6 65,074   147 23 75,564  
University of Wyoming 184 21 56,996   191 22.2 51,422   175 20.5 65,490   177 20.5 65,611   191 21.7 57,549   185 25.6 55,319   156 22.7 79,684   155 23.1 76,711   144 22.2 80,041   136 21.3 89,707  
Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis 185 21.2 55,973   71 8.8 324,261   70 8.7 332,760   70 8.7 316,914   70 8.5 322,617   71 10.4 296,194  
University of Texas at San Antonio, The 186 21.3 54,949   197 22.9 47,061   194 22.6 53,626   191 22.1 57,233   189 21.5 58,667   184 25.4 56,279   190 27.5 46,521   209 30.9 34,601   207 31.5 32,321   205 31.7 32,317  
Wright State University 187 21.4 54,289   186 21.6 54,985   199 23.2 50,489   205 23.6 46,213   202 22.9 48,501   194 26.8 48,575   187 27 48,215   186 27.6 47,803   179 27.4 49,798   175 27.2 47,749  
Portland State University 188 21.5 53,872   187 21.8 54,787   191 22.3 55,435   189 21.9 58,489   186 21.1 58,975   181 25 56,533   194 28 44,574   203 30 35,705   212 32.3 30,203   206 31.9 32,308  
City University of New York, The City College 189 21.6 53,223   189 22 52,654   192 22.4 55,138   190 22 57,982   182 20.7 60,648   196 27.1 46,699   202 29.1 37,538   207 30.6 35,096   204 31.1 33,712   207 32 31,071  
University of Toledo, The 190 21.7 52,354   175 20.4 61,900   170 19.9 69,072   174 20.2 68,228   166 19 74,149   169 23.4 70,399   165 24 67,464   166 24.7 61,082   175 26.8 54,342   203 31.4 32,745  
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science 191 21.8 52,235   192 22.3 50,814   193 22.5 53,683   201 23.2 48,224   199 22.5 50,007   203 28 42,670   196 28.3 41,670   194 28.7 40,556   187 28.6 40,720   183 28.4 40,146  
University of Southern Mississippi, The 192 21.9 51,840   190 22.1 51,938   195 22.7 51,962   186 21.5 60,079   205 23.2 46,591   205 28.3 42,059   188 27.2 47,205   187 27.7 47,582   180 27.5 48,595   182 28.3 40,845  
Loyola University Chicago 193 22 48,664   193 22.4 50,774   196 22.8 51,676   206 23.8 45,903   209 23.6 42,708   201 27.7 43,903   207 29.8 36,519   206 30.5 35,307   201 30.6 35,420   186 28.9 38,611  
University of California Office of the President 194 22.1 48,341   194 22.5 50,103   173 20.3 67,447   176 20.4 65,627   179 20.4 63,420   163 22.6 72,542   151 22 83,108   135 20.3 100,189   124 19.2 119,109   114 18 128,992  
Boston College 195 22.2 47,761   195 22.7 49,724   198 23.1 50,702   198 22.9 51,442   198 22.4 52,253   191 26.4 50,537   192 27.7 45,795   190 28.2 44,413   186 28.4 41,710   189 29.3 38,309  
Texas State University 196 22.4 47,694   211 24.4 39,265   215 25 37,053   218 25.1 36,664   231 26 33,487   233 32 30,560   241 34.6 24,497   252 37.1 19,309   293 44.3 10,320   295 45.3 9,496  
Howard University 197 22.5 47,322   208 24.1 40,771   207 24.1 42,789   208 24 45,486   211 23.8 42,341   207 28.5 40,080   212 30.5 34,714   199 29.4 38,010   193 29.5 38,583   194 30.1 36,817  
Louisiana State University, Health Sciences Center, New Orleans 198 22.6 46,840   200 23.2 45,486   201 23.4 49,443   196 22.6 53,712   193 21.9 57,007   177 24.5 59,776   175 25.4 59,111   170 25.3 60,007   137 21.2 91,498   144 22.5 79,927  
University of Memphis, The 199 22.7 46,675   184 21.4 55,566   203 23.6 48,141   199 23 51,194   203 23 48,321   193 26.7 49,517   183 26.5 54,970   175 26 56,075   171 26.2 57,264   168 26.2 56,686  
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 200 22.8 46,522   199 23.1 46,367   197 23 51,149   197 22.8 52,263   196 22.2 53,326   186 25.7 53,474   235 33.8 27,018   232 34.2 25,515   248 37.6 17,695   193 29.9 36,824  
Institution Total R&D expenditures($000)
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Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures
University of North Texas, Health Science Center 201 22.9 46,335   198 23 47,002   204 23.7 44,904   204 23.5 46,865   206 23.3 45,943   211 29.1 38,862   224 32.2 29,582   222 32.8 28,179   218 33.2 28,187   224 34.6 25,124  
San Jose State University 202 23 45,037   205 23.8 43,509   212 24.6 38,326   222 25.5 34,727   216 24.4 40,149   213 29.3 38,241   181 26.2 55,213   178 26.4 52,408   182 27.8 47,256   173 26.9 49,267  
Saint Louis University 203 23.1 44,457   202 23.4 44,481   202 23.5 48,231   200 23.1 49,086   197 22.3 53,179   195 26.9 46,839   200 28.9 38,075   172 25.6 59,236   172 26.3 56,921   174 27.1 48,248  
University of South Alabama 204 23.2 43,722   207 24 41,681   208 24.2 40,590   212 24.4 40,172   212 24 42,233   218 30 35,500   217 31.2 32,882   218 32.2 29,895   226 34.3 26,181   240 37 19,729  
University of North Texas, Denton 205 23.3 43,628   203 23.5 44,180   200 23.3 49,518   202 23.3 46,943   210 23.7 42,475   228 31.3 31,496   242 34.7 24,120   254 37.4 18,066   258 39.1 15,981   246 37.9 18,285  
University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus 206 23.5 43,316   209 24.2 40,444   206 24 43,374   207 23.9 45,649   177 20.1 64,017   209 28.8 39,134   197 28.4 41,668   205 30.3 35,570   192 29.3 38,863   188 29.2 38,424  
Eastern Virginia Medical School 207 23.6 42,296   204 23.7 43,917   205 23.8 44,183   215 24.8 37,745   222 25 36,569   200 27.6 44,420   206 29.7 36,678   216 31.9 30,777   208 31.7 31,453   201 31.1 33,013  
University of Nevada, Las Vegas 208 23.7 42,000   210 24.3 39,448   221 25.6 35,935   223 25.6 34,543   219 24.7 39,526   199 27.5 44,457   198 28.6 41,652   176 26.1 53,320   170 26 57,768   167 26 58,618  
Van Andel Institute 209 23.8 40,502  
Rochester Institute of Technology 210 23.9 40,442   217 25.1 35,945   218 25.3 36,613   217 25 36,935   227 25.6 34,889   212 29.2 38,663   215 31 33,393   226 33.3 27,025   229 34.8 24,106   225 34.8 24,703  
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock 211 24 40,438   215 24.9 38,015   180 21 61,412   182 21.1 61,219   188 21.3 58,774   190 26.3 51,282   203 29.3 37,363   236 34.8 24,716   241 36.6 21,006   234 36.1 22,013  
Brigham Young University 212 24.1 39,126   214 24.8 38,051   219 25.4 36,562   224 25.8 33,843   221 24.9 37,142   223 30.7 32,997   222 31.9 29,901   220 32.5 28,988   215 32.7 29,635   210 32.5 30,013  
United States Air Force Academy 213 24.2 38,326   201 23.3 44,663   188 21.9 57,164   193 22.3 56,044   168 19.2 73,607   176 24.4 62,097   184 26.6 50,452   189 28 45,445   256 38.8 16,345   287 44.1 10,547  
Kent State University 214 24.3 38,069   239 27.6 25,666   251 29 23,149   247 28.3 26,507   248 27.9 27,455   250 34.3 26,331   233 33.5 27,275   230 33.9 26,168   236 35.8 22,201   253 39 16,506  
Lehigh University 215 24.4 36,788   216 25 37,066   222 25.8 35,220   231 26.5 31,992   234 26.3 32,086   214 29.5 37,332   214 30.8 34,352   196 29 38,190   194 29.6 38,307   197 30.5 35,046  
City University of New York, Hunter College 216 24.5 36,368   213 24.7 38,879   210 24.4 40,059   211 24.3 41,022   218 24.6 39,772   210 28.9 38,900   204 29.4 37,349   208 30.7 34,644   210 32 31,023   195 30.2 36,039  
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 217 24.7 36,130   227 26.2 29,929   243 28.1 25,298   269 30.7 20,232   265 29.7 22,137   272 37.2 18,613   269 38.5 15,645   265 38.9 15,887   268 40.6 14,308   259 39.9 15,345  
Missouri University of Science and Technology 218 24.8 35,842   212 24.6 39,065   209 24.3 40,397   213 24.5 38,588   215 24.3 41,581   204 28.1 42,263   209 30.1 35,672   200 29.6 36,533   209 31.8 31,168   184 28.6 39,274  
Northern Arizona University 219 24.9 35,206   222 25.7 31,590   229 26.5 30,516   243 27.9 28,100   239 26.9 30,785   238 32.7 28,803   236 33.9 26,723   231 34 26,160   223 33.9 27,030   219 33.8 27,892  
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University 220 25 35,172   218 25.2 35,047   224 26 33,994   220 25.3 35,103   226 25.5 34,930   219 30.1 35,297   229 32.9 28,615   219 32.3 29,036   228 34.6 24,138   228 35.2 23,948  
Illinois Institute of Technology 221 25.1 34,336   223 25.8 31,356   216 25.1 36,722   229 26.3 32,576   207 23.4 44,463   215 29.6 36,554   238 34.2 25,709   233 34.3 25,289   225 34.2 26,740   226 34.9 24,654  
Stevens Institute of Technology 222 25.2 34,082   224 25.9 30,826   234 27.1 28,908   234 26.9 31,929   214 24.2 41,622   217 29.9 35,544   227 32.6 28,660   217 32 30,493   202 30.8 34,383   199 30.8 33,600  
Morehouse School of Medicine 223 25.3 33,367   206 23.9 41,858   217 25.2 36,638   216 24.9 37,586   229 25.8 33,946   231 31.7 30,669i 232 33.3 27,392   225 33.2 27,077   220 33.5 27,886   217 33.5 28,378  
Mercer University 224 25.4 32,838   226 26.1 30,209   235 27.2 28,892   236 27.1 31,376   242 27.2 29,039   243 33.3 27,298   247 35.4 21,974   251 36.9 19,739   245 37.2 18,163   241 37.2 19,622  
State University of New York Upstate Medical University 225 25.5 32,453   219 25.3 33,460   223 25.9 34,286   219 25.2 35,897   217 24.5 39,988   202 27.9 43,824   216 31.1 33,194   201 29.7 36,359   189 28.9 39,699   192 29.8 37,181  
Boise State University 226 25.6 31,341   238 27.5 26,568   242 28 25,690   244 28 27,920   260 29.2 24,204   271 37.1 18,731   291 41.6 12,305   291 42.7 11,592   285 43.1 11,520   300 46.1 8,997  
University of West Florida 227 25.8 31,232   268 30.8 19,579   269 31 19,332   286 32.6 16,221   268 30 21,710   275 37.6 17,757   285 40.8 13,288   276 40.5 14,137   262 39.7 14,903   270 41.5 13,376  
University of California, Merced 228 25.9 29,688   243 28 23,916   253 29.2 22,909   257 29.4 22,656   270 30.3 21,328   263 36 21,591   246 35.3 22,013   257 37.8 17,403   284 42.9 11,600   312 47.9 7,931  
Southern Methodist University 229 26 29,282   221 25.6 32,401   254 29.3 22,544   253 29 24,397   259 29.1 24,453   270 36.9 18,742   263 37.7 16,741   238 35.1 22,902   253 38.3 16,985   257 39.6 15,823  
Alabama A&M University 230 26.1 29,202   229 26.4 29,461   231 26.8 29,720i 238 27.3 29,979i 240 27 30,238i 235 32.3 30,497   275 39.4 14,752   312 45.7 8,959   271 41 13,672   263 40.5 14,431  
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center 231 26.2 28,652   220 25.4 33,331   211 24.5 39,354   210 24.2 43,257   213 24.1 41,993   224 30.8 32,512   226 32.5 29,184   214 31.6 32,299   214 32.6 29,809   208 32.2 31,064  
University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras 232 26.3 28,579   232 26.8 28,793   232 26.9 29,234   225 25.9 33,099   233 26.2 32,582   234 32.1 30,515   218 31.4 31,592   204 30.2 35,665   235 35.7 22,345   231 35.7 22,623  
University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez 233 26.4 28,100   235 27.1 27,152   233 27 29,225   230 26.4 32,115   228 25.7 34,424   248 34 26,475   250 35.9 20,991   250 36.8 20,094i 238 36.1 21,738   233 36 22,337  
University of Minnesota, Duluth 234 26.5 27,550   254 29.2 21,904   258 29.8 21,383   262 30 21,530   261 29.3 23,400   265 36.3 21,150  
Air Force Institute of Technology 235 26.6 26,866   244 28.1 23,902   239 27.7 27,592   227 26.1 32,746   236 26.6 31,879   229 31.5 31,259   231 33.2 27,458   248 36.5 20,527   252 38.2 17,173   242 37.3 19,394  
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 236 26.7 26,776   233 26.9 28,219   240 27.8 27,326   256 29.3 22,732   255 28.6 25,644   252 34.5 25,725   252 36.1 20,669   245 36.1 20,925   244 37 20,120   238 36.7 20,389  
University of Missouri, Kansas City 237 26.8 26,595   231 26.7 29,164   236 27.3 28,829   241 27.6 29,227   232 26.1 32,769   236 32.4 30,163   228 32.8 28,657   221 32.6 28,892   211 32.1 30,944   220 34 27,572  
East Carolina University 238 27 26,549   228 26.3 29,925   213 24.7 38,271   232 26.6 31,990   245 27.5 28,114   255 34.9 23,995   240 34.5 24,922   259 38.1 16,880   255 38.6 16,372   262 40.3 14,539  
San Francisco State University 239 27.1 26,345   230 26.6 29,457   225 26.1 33,885   237 27.2 30,291   251 28.2 26,198   253 34.7 25,615   239 34.3 25,323   242 35.6 21,382   222 33.8 27,244   218 33.7 28,307  
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 240 27.2 26,265   196 22.8 48,338   227 26.3 32,499   214 24.6 37,875   208 23.5 43,857   188 26 51,696   153 22.3 81,742   150 22.4 79,437   141 21.7 83,742   148 23.2 73,792  
University of South Dakota, The 241 27.3 25,661   225 26 30,700   226 26.2 33,187   233 26.7 31,982   243 27.3 28,959   232 31.9 30,616   213 30.7 34,690   240 35.3 22,742   240 36.4 21,473   229 35.4 22,892  
Tuskegee University 242 27.4 25,652   242 27.9 24,945   260 30 21,150   287 32.7 15,991   292 32.7 15,685   285 38.9 15,581   258 37 18,543   260 38.2 16,606   259 39.2 15,905   274 42.1 12,982  
Loma Linda University 243 27.5 25,519   248 28.6 23,375   228 26.4 31,715   235 27 31,772   220 24.8 39,409   216 29.7 35,990   201 29 37,557   202 29.9 35,890   219 33.3 28,020   204 31.6 32,451  
University of Tulsa 244 27.6 25,066   236 27.2 27,077   257 29.7 21,757   268 30.6 20,270   273 30.6 19,489   256 35.1 23,387   281 40.2 13,769   267 39.2 15,576   257 38.9 16,218   271 41.7 13,209  
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, The 245 27.7 24,870   249 28.7 23,342   246 28.4 24,764   251 28.7 25,141   247 27.8 27,533   226 31.1 31,814   225 32.4 29,272   234 34.5 25,196   224 34 26,974   230 35.5 22,656  
Marquette University 246 27.8 24,816   246 28.3 23,633   262 30.2 20,856   278 31.7 18,606   272 30.5 19,876   292 39.9 14,310   304 43.4 10,470   294 43.1 10,602   294 44.4 9,917   283 43.5 11,051  
Baylor University 247 27.9 24,642   258 29.7 20,729   294 33.8 13,616   326 37.1 10,161   306 34.2 12,343   310 42.3 10,925   279 39.9 14,035   280 41.1 12,655   289 43.7 10,794   311 47.7 8,105  
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 248 28 24,507   256 29.5 21,321   279 32.1 17,418   288 32.9 15,776   282 31.6 17,509   277 37.9 17,266   280 40.1 13,858   285 41.8 12,289   275 41.6 13,178   276 42.4 12,827  
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark 249 28.2 24,387   234 27 28,083   214 24.9 37,134   221 25.4 34,797   223 25.2 35,774   241 33.1 27,745  
Catholic University of America, The 250 28.3 24,265   253 29.1 22,331   250 28.9 23,235   252 28.9 24,971   256 28.7 25,397   264 36.1 21,454   254 36.4 20,400   246 36.2 20,767   243 36.9 20,484   245 37.8 18,412  
Institution Total R&D expenditures($000)
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Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures
Louisiana State University Medical Center Shreveport 251 28.4 24,069   241 27.8 25,004   237 27.4 28,266   240 27.5 29,365   238 26.8 31,021   230 31.6 30,817   219 31.5 31,293   213 31.5 33,458  
Jackson State University 252 28.5 23,908   237 27.3 26,609   220 25.5 36,264   202 23.3 46,943   200 22.6 49,998   198 27.3 44,862   193 27.9 44,884   192 28.4 42,739   197 30 36,888   190 29.5 38,273  
Louisiana Tech University 253 28.6 23,827   252 29 22,942   244 28.2 24,949   246 28.2 26,546   246 27.7 27,583   251 34.4 26,020   248 35.6 21,458   239 35.2 22,768   251 38.1 17,190   247 38.1 18,095  
Creighton University 254 28.7 23,825   240 27.7 25,560   230 26.6 29,983   228 26.2 32,594   237 26.7 31,443   242 33.2 27,700   234 33.6 27,104   227 33.5 26,872   217 33 28,374   222 34.3 25,615  
Columbia University, Teachers College 255 28.8 23,269   263 30.2 20,538   267 30.8 19,649   266 30.4 20,805   278 31.1 18,406   278 38 17,167   259 37.1 18,399   258 37.9 17,104   265 40.1 14,561   273 42 13,113  
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, The 256 28.9 23,026   259 29.8 20,723   284 32.7 16,590   276 31.5 19,080   252 28.3 26,121   259 35.5 22,436   257 36.8 19,811   263 38.6 16,451   272 41.2 13,574   266 40.9 13,724  
Desert Research Institute 257 29 22,103   245 28.2 23,778   238 27.5 27,695   226 26 33,056   225 25.4 35,331   221 30.4 34,367   208 30 36,490   197 29.2 38,045   188 28.7 40,238   187 29 38,511  
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry 258 29.1 22,051   270 31 19,027   259 29.9 21,239   255 29.2 23,132i 258 29 25,024i 246 33.7 26,916   253 36.3 20,513   229 33.8 26,359   231 35.1 23,854   248 38.2 17,954i
Florida Atlantic University 259 29.3 21,214   251 28.9 22,997   248 28.7 23,967   178 20.6 65,377   181 20.6 62,024   182 25.2 56,472   179 25.9 56,127   181 26.9 49,410   184 28.1 46,055   209 32.3 30,393  
Fordham University 260 29.4 20,939   276 31.7 17,961   272 31.3 18,822   274 31.3 19,311   279 31.2 18,350   269 36.8 19,289   267 38.2 15,676   262 38.5 16,492   273 41.3 13,268   278 42.7 12,525  
Texas A&M University-Kingsville 261 29.5 20,894   255 29.3 21,819   273 31.5 18,653   283 32.3 17,419   283 31.7 17,114   276 37.7 17,378   266 38.1 16,217   274 40.2 14,495   267 40.4 14,381   265 40.8 13,785  
University of the Virgin Islands 262 29.6 20,630   265 30.5 20,371   265 30.6 20,041   249 28.5 25,719   266 29.8 21,994   225 30.9 32,350   245 35.2 22,019   253 37.2 18,099   246 37.3 17,842   249 38.4 17,495  
Tennessee State University 263 29.7 19,955   267 30.7 20,068   286 32.9 16,177   293 33.4 15,439   300 33.5 13,468   301 41.1 12,432   289 41.3 12,581   281 41.2 12,571   277 41.9 12,982   260 40 14,693  
Marshall University 264 29.8 19,936   264 30.4 20,382   268 30.9 19,617   277 31.6 18,998   250 28.1 26,723   254 34.8 24,501   243 34.9 23,645   237 34.9 23,022   234 35.5 22,755   239 36.9 19,957  
Western Michigan University 265 29.9 19,679   272 31.2 18,942   271 31.2 18,979   265 30.3 21,073   257 28.9 25,051   249 34.1 26,391   244 35 22,579   228 33.6 26,649   227 34.5 25,779   223 34.5 25,470  
City University of New York, Queens College 266 30 19,092   247 28.5 23,434   266 30.7 19,762   258 29.5 22,399   262 29.4 23,219   279 38.1 16,845   286 40.9 13,115   287 42.1 11,989   295 44.6 9,840   321 49.2 7,462  
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 267 30.1 19,051   273 31.4 18,915   241 27.9 25,807   245 28.1 26,992   230 25.9 33,736   227 31.2 31,781   185 26.8 49,139   188 27.9 47,268   185 28.3 44,650   181 28.1 42,457  
University of New Orleans 268 30.2 18,960   261 30 20,614   247 28.5 24,607   242 27.7 28,450   224 25.3 35,359   220 30.3 35,021   220 31.7 30,801   223 32.9 27,917   216 32.9 28,972   221 34.2 26,520  
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso 269 30.3 18,889   250 28.8 23,282  
Illinois State University 270 30.5 18,742   269 30.9 19,159   278 32 17,589   280 32 17,760   281 31.5 17,833   274 37.5 18,417   322 45.9 8,727   339 49.6 7,110   328 49.5 7,528   348 53.3 6,298  
Albany Medical College 271 30.6 18,043   282 32.4 16,093   292 33.6 15,093   282 32.2 17,735   271 30.4 20,876   258 35.3 22,953   261 37.4 17,776   270 39.7 15,108   260 39.4 15,029   254 39.1 16,227  
California State University, Sacramento 272 30.7 17,930   299 34.3 13,136   290 33.4 15,564   301 34.3 14,053   289 32.3 16,344   287 39.2 15,207   276 39.5 14,461   374 54.6 4,718   664 99.3 183   652 99.1 212i
Idaho State University 273 30.8 17,866   262 30.1 20,610   256 29.6 22,147   264 30.2 21,179   269 30.2 21,450   266 36.4 20,495   249 35.7 21,405   241 35.5 21,627   242 36.7 20,569   251 38.7 17,119  
Northern Illinois University 274 30.9 17,722   281 32.3 16,427   252 29.1 23,027   261 29.9 21,823   267 29.9 21,748   244 33.5 27,036   230 33.1 27,938   243 35.8 21,179   239 36.3 21,483   236 36.4 21,048  
New York Medical College 275 31 17,653   277 31.8 17,908   264 30.5 20,243   254 29.1 23,277   249 28 27,316   240 32.9 28,400   221 31.8 30,584   215 31.7 31,644   203 30.9 34,365   198 30.7 34,397  
University of Alaska Anchorage 276 31.1 17,436   280 32.1 17,150   263 30.3 20,255   270 30.9 20,194   276 30.9 18,620   281 38.4 16,709   283 40.5 13,400   278 40.8 13,353   263 39.8 14,751   252 38.8 16,520  
Georgia Southern University 277 31.2 17,152   266 30.6 20,245   277 31.9 18,069   384 43.5 5,719   419 46.5 3,912   414 56.2 3,704   377 53.7 4,739   383 55.9 4,204   343 51.7 6,600   345 52.8 6,332  
Oakland University 278 31.3 17,108   286 32.8 15,196   282 32.5 16,767   279 31.9 18,194   291 32.5 15,868   298 40.7 12,856   298 42.6 11,275   301 44.1 9,812   305 46.1 9,038   294 45.2 9,554  
Northeast Ohio Medical University 279 31.4 17,103   283 32.5 15,916   302 34.7 12,722   305 34.7 13,358   299 33.4 13,581   311 42.4 10,819   307 43.8 10,077   309 45.3 9,165   368 55.4 4,984   360 55.1 5,294  
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science 280 31.6 16,604   278 31.9 17,794   280 32.2 17,401   291 33.2 15,587   297 33.2 14,261   302 41.2 12,426   284 40.6 13,375   286 42 12,128   280 42.3 12,199   284 43.6 10,981  
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 281 31.7 16,312   287 32.9 15,096   287 33 16,067   284 32.4 17,412   288 32.2 16,532   268 36.7 19,732   256 36.7 19,857   269 39.5 15,196   261 39.5 14,970   275 42.3 12,956  
Duquesne University 282 31.8 16,159   288 33 15,025   289 33.3 15,661   292 33.3 15,547   287 32.1 16,814   283 38.7 15,804   292 41.7 11,856   288 42.2 11,982   287 43.4 11,175   288 44.2 10,515  
University of Denver 283 31.9 16,116   275 31.6 18,183   270 31.1 19,262   295 33.6 15,237   285 31.9 17,004   284 38.8 15,748   264 37.8 16,727   272 39.9 14,657   269 40.7 14,178   261 40.2 14,585  
Miami University 284 32 16,108   257 29.6 21,216   249 28.8 23,924   248 28.4 26,311   253 28.4 26,093   247 33.9 26,521   223 32.1 29,808   235 34.6 25,052   233 35.4 23,729   243 37.5 19,229  
Delaware State University 285 32.1 15,980   279 32 17,679   281 32.4 17,295   290 33.1 15,668   274 30.7 19,019   288 39.3 15,200   308 44 9,924   323 47.3 8,384   323 48.7 7,729   318 48.8 7,642  
University of North Carolina at Wilmington, The 286 32.2 15,564   292 33.5 14,648   276 31.8 18,145   271 31 19,722   263 29.5 22,593   257 35.2 23,143   260 37.3 18,287   249 36.6 20,326   249 37.8 17,603   264 40.6 14,212  
California State University, San Bernardino 287 32.3 15,317   298 34.1 13,582   309 35.5 11,942   335 38.1 9,303   313 34.9 11,591   401 54.4 4,188   310 44.3 9,871   282 41.4 12,487   290 43.8 10,734   269 41.4 13,514  
United States Military Academy 288 32.4 15,312   290 33.3 14,819   311 35.7 11,630   309 35.2 12,227   298 33.3 13,799   260 35.6 22,171   312 44.5 9,563   295 43.2 10,549   310 46.8 8,526   316 48.5 7,722i
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology 289 32.5 14,970   310 35.5 10,524   306 35.2 12,156   275 31.4 19,140   235 26.5 32,070   239 32.8 28,572   277 39.6 14,373   261 38.4 16,503   266 40.3 14,480   277 42.6 12,589  
Hampton University 290 32.6 14,895   307 35.2 11,169   304 34.9 12,641   294 33.5 15,356   305 34.1 12,414   291 39.7 14,455   288 41.2 12,847   244 35.9 21,089   230 34.9 24,017   214 33.1 28,819  
Nova Southeastern University 291 32.8 14,775   296 33.9 13,716   303 34.8 12,712   307 35 12,908   308 34.4 12,322   317 43.2 10,116   320 45.7 9,018   334 48.8 7,603   340 51.2 6,697   342 52.4 6,445  
Villanova University 292 32.9 14,512   297 34 13,700   357 40.9 7,049   345 39.2 8,547i 321 35.8 10,044   318 43.4 10,066i 309 44.1 9,919i 303 44.4 9,484   288 43.5 10,962   296 45.5 9,473i
University of Hawaii at Hilo 293 33 14,495   320 36.6 9,323   288 33.1 16,009   260 29.7 22,003   323 36 9,934   289 39.5 14,857   255 36.6 20,202   273 40.1 14,500   254 38.5 16,674   244 37.6 18,564  
Florida Institute of Technology 294 33.1 14,282   293 33.6 14,255   295 33.9 13,298   285 32.5 17,100   296 33.1 14,523   304 41.5 12,054   296 42.3 11,523   308 45.1 9,232   322 48.6 7,732   301 46.2 8,990  
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science 295 33.2 14,128   260 29.9 20,686   274 31.6 18,547   267 30.5 20,580   264 29.6 22,150   261 35.7 22,152   176 25.5 57,604   182 27 49,224   178 27.2 52,118   176 27.4 47,188  
Meharry Medical College 296 33.3 13,998   271 31.1 18,997   255 29.4 22,532   250 28.6 25,559   241 27.1 29,055   245 33.6 27,001   237 34 26,587   210 31 34,152   206 31.4 33,218   202 31.3 32,878  
Fayetteville State University 297 33.4 13,746   291 33.4 14,732   283 32.6 16,698   289 33 15,719   294 32.9 14,618   305 41.6 11,865   303 43.3 10,541   317 46.4 8,647   315 47.5 8,124   578 87.9 632  
Morgan State University 298 33.5 13,577   284 32.6 15,720   291 33.5 15,475   281 32.1 17,751   304 34 12,803   299 40.8 12,804   290 41.5 12,433   284 41.7 12,336   286 43.2 11,257   268 41.2 13,523  
Clarkson University 299 33.6 13,406   295 33.8 13,750   307 35.3 12,061   297 33.9 14,809   280 31.4 17,951   273 37.3 18,584   272 38.9 15,047   256 37.6 17,724   250 37.9 17,257   255 39.3 16,176  
California State University, Northridge 300 33.7 13,333   300 34.4 12,991   323 37.1 9,640   239 27.4 29,491   254 28.5 25,654   237 32.5 29,469   251 36 20,822   247 36.3 20,574   237 36 21,866   250 38.5 17,140  
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Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures
Prairie View A&M University 301 33.9 13,123   302 34.6 12,292   296 34 13,198   298 34 14,552   293 32.8 15,243   300 40.9 12,565   294 42 11,556   293 43 10,800   282 42.6 12,036   281 43.2 11,521  
Central Michigan University 302 34 12,880   289 33.1 15,015   299 34.4 12,879   316 36 10,907   339 37.8 8,671   347 47.2 7,483   364 51.8 5,758   370 54 4,928   367 55.2 5,082   370 56.6 4,664  
South Carolina State University 303 34.1 12,607   301 34.5 12,709   300 34.5 12,809i 306 34.9 12,909   322 35.9 10,037i 352 47.9 7,167   327 46.6 8,535   327 47.8 8,123   388 58.4 3,796   386 59 3,796  
North Carolina Central University 304 34.2 12,448   305 34.9 11,537   334 38.3 8,979   315 35.8 11,076   330 36.8 9,496   360 49 6,870   368 52.4 5,379   349 51 6,323   379 57 4,337   338 51.8 6,597  
University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler 305 34.3 12,191  
University of Missouri, Saint Louis 306 34.4 12,061   274 31.5 18,618   261 30.1 20,869   273 31.2 19,356   277 31 18,461   290 39.6 14,628   268 38.4 15,665   275 40.4 14,374   274 41.5 13,214   267 41.1 13,587  
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 307 34.5 11,942   285 32.7 15,393   285 32.8 16,484   272 31.1 19,376   290 32.4 16,289   303 41.3 12,189   300 42.9 10,899   341 49.9 7,004   319 48.1 7,930   286 43.9 10,628i
University of Southern Maine 308 34.6 11,930   304 34.8 11,714   310 35.6 11,725   302 34.4 13,915   286 32 16,938   282 38.5 16,358   186 26.9 48,255   183 27.2 48,891   200 30.5 35,725   237 36.6 20,971  
Bryn Mawr College 309 34.7 11,692   325 37.2 9,143   326 37.4 9,452   327 37.2 9,837   345 38.4 8,388   348 47.4 7,476   342 48.7 7,296   333 48.7 7,658   372 56 4,640   366 56 4,889  
Montana Tech of University of Montana 310 34.8 11,595   306 35 11,348   313 35.9 11,059   310 35.3 11,765   368 40.9 6,705   350 47.6 7,424   328 46.8 8,395   329 48.1 7,883   332 50.1 7,142   314 48.2 7,843  
University of Texas-Pan American, The 311 34.9 11,266   303 34.7 11,739   327 37.5 9,425   340 38.6 9,062