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)
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
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 86,435,054 83,689,270 79,176,651 75,291,024 71,910,615 68,694,164 67,351,146 67,144,666 65,872,505 65,274,393
Johns Hopkins U. [1] 1 1 3,110,494 1 1 2,917,436 1 1 2,661,033 1 1 2,562,307 1 1 2,431,180 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
U. Michigan, Ann Arbor 2 1.1 1,673,862 2 1.1 1,675,805 2 1.1 1,600,869 2 1.1 1,530,139 2 1.1 1,436,448 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
U. California, San Francisco 3 1.2 1,651,073 3 1.2 1,595,098 3 1.2 1,595,732 3 1.2 1,409,398 4 1.3 1,294,261 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 1.6 995,226
U. Pennsylvania 4 1.3 1,579,364 4 1.3 1,506,285 4 1.3 1,441,931 4 1.3 1,374,293 3 1.2 1,296,429 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
U. Washington, Seattle 5 1.4 1,456,902 5 1.4 1,425,601 5 1.4 1,413,902 5 1.4 1,348,220 5 1.4 1,277,679 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
U. California, San Diego 6 1.5 1,403,735 6 1.5 1,353,763 7 1.6 1,265,196 7 1.7 1,133,454 7 1.7 1,087,117 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
U. California, Los Angeles 7 1.6 1,392,941 7 1.6 1,306,376 6 1.5 1,318,110 12 2.2 1,076,917 12 2.2 1,037,528 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
U. Wisconsin-Madison 8 1.8 1,363,931 8 1.8 1,297,331 8 1.8 1,205,518 6 1.6 1,193,413 6 1.6 1,157,680 6 1.6 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
Harvard U. 9 1.9 1,239,983 9 1.9 1,239,736 9 1.9 1,173,371 9 1.9 1,123,160 8 1.8 1,077,253 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
Stanford U. 10 2 1,203,950 11 2.1 1,204,116 11 2.1 1,157,597 10 2 1,109,708 9 1.9 1,066,269 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
Duke U. 11 2.1 1,196,638 10 2 1,226,517 10 2 1,167,611 8 1.8 1,126,924 10 2 1,055,778 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
Cornell U. 12 2.2 1,190,063 13 2.3 1,144,534 13 2.3 1,071,621 13 2.3 984,478 13 2.3 974,199 12 2.2 954,412 14 2.4 883,292 16 2.7 845,184 16 2.7 802,387 17 2.7 781,651
U. North Carolina, The, Chapel Hill 13 2.3 1,159,725 12 2.2 1,153,773 12 2.2 1,136,158 11 2.1 1,102,063 11 2.1 1,045,338 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
Texas A&M U., College Station 14 2.4 1,130,803 22 3.3 952,156 20 3.1 922,178 19 3 905,474 16 2.7 892,718 16 2.7 866,678 17 2.8 854,214 19 3 820,015 24 3.6 693,421 23 3.4 705,720
U. Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh 15 2.5 1,105,532 15 2.5 1,080,951 14 2.4 1,006,513 16 2.7 939,706 17 2.8 889,793 18 2.9 861,205 16 2.7 856,806 14 2.5 872,736 12 2.2 866,638 10 2 899,386
U. Maryland, The [2] 16 2.6 1,103,062 14 2.4 1,096,600
Yale U. 17 2.7 1,094,135 16 2.6 1,072,309 15 2.5 990,399 15 2.6 951,084 18 2.9 881,765 21 3.2 803,004 22 3.4 772,840 21 3.2 788,784 27 3.9 656,555 25 3.6 656,967
U. Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, The 18 2.8 1,051,297 20 3.1 969,496 19 3 929,710 21 3.2 888,029 19 3 852,095 19 3 833,406 21 3.2 794,980 26 3.8 718,096 26 3.8 685,814 24 3.5 663,279
Georgia Institute of Technology 19 3 1,048,988 21 3.2 960,167 22 3.3 891,728 24 3.5 804,301 25 3.7 790,706 24 3.6 765,370 24 3.6 725,550 23 3.5 730,488 25 3.7 688,905 26 3.7 655,375
U. Minnesota, Twin Cities 20 3.1 1,042,382 17 2.7 1,013,112 17 2.7 954,683 17 2.8 921,681 15 2.6 910,181 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
Columbia U. in the City of New York 21 3.2 1,032,909 19 3 1,003,615 18 2.8 947,504 20 3.1 893,062 20 3.1 837,312 15 2.6 868,159 13 2.3 890,642 13 2.4 889,188 10 2 889,487 12 2.2 878,900
Pennsylvania State U., The, University Park and Hershey Medical Center 22 3.3 991,923 23 3.4 949,679 21 3.2 908,708 23 3.4 854,815 21 3.2 825,561 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
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 23 3.4 987,968 18 2.8 1,009,466 16 2.6 964,336 14 2.4 952,017 14 2.4 946,159 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
Ohio State U., The 24 3.5 968,260 25 3.6 929,250 25 3.6 875,014 22 3.3 864,327 22 3.3 818,464 20 3.1 817,881 19 3 815,075 20 3.1 793,373 19 3 766,513 15 2.5 832,126
New York U. 25 3.6 947,293 24 3.5 934,720 24 3.5 887,558 18 2.9 917,744 23 3.4 809,739 35 4.8 602,041 38 5.1 523,623 42 5.6 471,909 39 5.2 458,645 46 5.9 430,752
U. Florida 26 3.7 942,223 26 3.7 928,639 26 3.7 865,093 25 3.6 801,418 24 3.6 791,294 25 3.7 739,522 26 3.8 708,526 27 3.9 695,063 23 3.4 696,985 18 2.8 739,931
U. Southern California 27 3.8 941,198 27 3.8 909,683 23 3.4 891,625 27 3.9 764,322 30 4.2 702,866 28 4 691,031 27 3.9 687,222 29 4.1 645,636 30 4.2 623,544 31 4.3 603,294
Washington U., Saint Louis 28 3.9 920,215 28 3.9 887,088 27 3.8 816,139 28 4 754,462 28 4 741,115 27 3.9 694,069 29 4.1 664,752 28 4 684,847 22 3.3 706,410 19 3 725,039
Northwestern U. 29 4 874,671 29 4 857,069 28 3.9 805,672 29 4.1 751,809 29 4.1 713,491 29 4.1 656,167 30 4.2 645,333 30 4.2 639,781 28 4 631,078 29 4 618,980
U. California, Berkeley 30 4.1 840,000 31 4.2 802,931 29 4 796,505 26 3.8 770,822 26 3.8 774,255 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
Vanderbilt U. 31 4.2 824,803 33 4.5 776,937 31 4.3 738,620 31 4.3 712,036 31 4.3 640,842 30 4.2 647,816 28 4 683,890 35 4.8 571,603 35 4.8 560,466 33 4.5 566,031
U. California, Davis 32 4.4 816,693 30 4.1 804,282 30 4.2 788,832 30 4.2 738,347 27 3.9 741,892 26 3.8 721,077 25 3.7 711,721 25 3.7 725,734 21 3.2 713,292 22 3.3 707,896
Emory U. 33 4.5 808,792 32 4.4 794,928 33 4.5 712,417 34 4.6 664,888 35 4.8 614,527 36 4.9 585,210 36 4.9 558,600 34 4.7 575,943 34 4.7 565,766 34 4.6 547,316
U. Texas, The, Austin 34 4.6 797,199 37 4.9 696,111 36 4.8 679,781 35 4.8 652,187 34 4.7 621,692 34 4.6 604,376 34 4.7 585,251 31 4.4 634,132 31 4.3 621,538 28 3.9 632,171
U. Arizona 35 4.7 760,975 34 4.6 734,270 35 4.7 687,066 38 5.1 622,200 38 5.1 604,464 33 4.5 606,219 33 4.6 588,088 32 4.5 629,466 29 4.1 625,365 30 4.2 610,565
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 36 4.8 747,014 36 4.8 722,241 38 5 640,141 40 5.3 575,448 40 5.3 540,296 42 5.5 508,353 44 5.8 463,429 49 6.4 428,654 53 6.8 400,680 52 6.6 405,527
Indiana U., Bloomington 37 4.9 728,554 39 5.1 668,157 43 5.6 566,907 45 5.9 540,421 45 5.9 508,766 46 6 485,076 101 12.2 206,039 102 12.3 197,897 105 12.5 184,486 106 12.4 184,096
Michigan State U. 38 5 713,197 35 4.7 725,708 32 4.4 715,290 32 4.4 694,917 36 4.9 613,369 38 5.1 558,248 37 5 526,906 36 4.9 515,707 36 4.9 507,061 39 5.1 454,248
U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 39 5.1 689,176 38 5 677,523 37 4.9 652,709 36 4.9 642,084 33 4.6 625,180 31 4.3 639,817 32 4.5 621,733 22 3.4 743,487 33 4.6 583,754 35 4.7 545,669
Rutgers, The State U. New Jersey, New Brunswick 40 5.2 688,077 41 5.3 657,249 34 4.6 706,282 33 4.5 681,719 32 4.4 630,212 32 4.4 628,613 31 4.4 644,116 40 5.4 493,320 45 5.9 434,901 44 5.7 432,306
Purdue U., West Lafayette 41 5.3 687,144 40 5.2 663,927 39 5.1 631,574 37 5 622,813 37 5 606,302 37 5 558,611 35 4.8 564,923 33 4.6 595,739 32 4.4 602,501 32 4.4 578,231
Baylor C. Medicine 42 5.4 685,641 42 5.4 651,920 40 5.2 623,396 39 5.2 604,952 39 5.2 572,527 39 5.2 520,220 40 5.4 496,314 37 5 508,799 38 5.1 474,700 38 5 466,061
Arizona State U. 43 5.6 673,357 43 5.6 639,637 41 5.4 617,717 44 5.8 545,016 44 5.8 518,239 48 6.2 458,412 49 6.4 426,651 53 6.8 405,154 58 7.3 385,959 62 7.6 355,215
U. Virginia, Charlottesville 44 5.7 652,002 44 5.7 613,938 45 5.8 551,761 51 6.5 469,682 56 7.1 397,458 62 7.8 373,218 61 7.7 358,576 59 7.5 385,828 59 7.4 383,359 54 6.8 398,096
U. Alabama, The, Birmingham 45 5.8 618,226 45 5.8 607,863 42 5.5 588,207 41 5.4 561,851 42 5.6 537,825 41 5.4 516,229 48 6.3 428,563 44 5.8 440,796 41 5.4 453,779 36 4.8 503,698
U. Utah, The 46 5.9 607,061 46 5.9 601,133 44 5.7 552,306 61 7.6 380,295 63 7.9 350,212 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
U. Texas Southwestern Medical Center, The 47 6 595,939 54 6.8 496,697 55 6.9 474,260 52 6.6 461,797 51 6.6 442,666 50 6.4 438,824 47 6.2 434,627 45 5.9 440,620 44 5.8 435,085 45 5.8 431,883
Boston U. 48 6.1 583,267 50 6.3 534,205 52 6.6 484,205 57 7.2 421,360 57 7.2 395,921 57 7.2 388,336 59 7.5 367,328 61 7.7 368,281 69 8.6 334,496 61 7.5 355,916
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U. 49 6.2 556,341 48 6.1 541,969 47 6 531,636 46 6 522,425 43 5.7 521,773 44 5.8 504,282 39 5.2 513,149 38 5.2 496,169 40 5.3 454,417 41 5.4 450,058
U. Colorado Denver and Anschutz Medical Campus 50 6.3 554,643 47 6 542,732 48 6.1 525,531 50 6.4 480,598 50 6.4 443,705 54 6.9 410,081 54 6.9 411,020 52 6.7 409,443 48 6.2 431,977 49 6.2 417,587
Institution Total R&D expenditures($000)
2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
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
North Carolina State U. 51 6.4 546,290 49 6.2 541,100 51 6.4 509,841 47 6.1 500,445 47 6.1 489,918 47 6.1 468,293 46 6 446,112 51 6.6 417,468 52 6.7 404,225 58 7.2 378,154
U. Iowa 52 6.5 538,583 53 6.6 508,353 50 6.3 511,973 49 6.3 494,280 48 6.2 473,362 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
U. Cincinnati 53 6.6 530,138 51 6.4 529,796 53 6.7 480,095 54 6.8 455,250 52 6.7 430,579 51 6.5 436,028 50 6.5 422,873 46 6 438,642 46 6 433,668 42 5.5 448,936
U. Colorado Boulder 54 6.7 525,674 52 6.5 513,822 49 6.2 514,573 48 6.2 499,389 49 6.3 453,123 52 6.6 420,775 58 7.4 379,475 58 7.4 385,849 55 7 392,004 56 7 390,677
U. California, Irvine 55 6.8 490,597 57 7.1 448,967 58 7.2 426,610 65 8.1 361,414 67 8.3 345,319 70 8.6 329,798 67 8.4 340,056 65 8.2 347,773 67 8.3 350,030 64 7.8 344,678
U. Georgia 56 7 482,786 55 6.9 477,536 56 7 453,249 53 6.7 455,432 54 6.9 410,345 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
U. Chicago, The 57 7.1 458,891 56 7 459,171 59 7.3 423,993 55 7 433,328 53 6.8 420,997 53 6.8 412,536 55 7 390,082 54 6.9 402,621 51 6.6 419,631 40 5.2 453,562
California Institute of Technology 58 7.2 449,651 64 7.8 399,931 63 7.8 391,003 60 7.5 400,312 60 7.6 371,060 60 7.5 374,424 60 7.6 367,182 66 8.3 347,105 60 7.6 379,713 59 7.3 377,514
Oregon Health and Science U. 59 7.3 446,890 61 7.5 415,629 66 8.1 372,180 69 8.5 348,449 72 8.9 331,524 71 8.8 326,915 73 9 314,802 73 9.1 308,767 72 8.9 305,530 67 8.2 334,324
Scripps Research Institute, The 60 7.4 444,964 59 7.3 427,734 61 7.5 396,839 66 8.2 354,582 61 7.7 364,670 58 7.3 384,161 57 7.3 386,231 55 7 399,899 54 6.9 398,673 53 6.7 400,768
Case Western Reserve U. 61 7.5 439,778 58 7.2 438,994 57 7.1 434,441 58 7.3 408,609 55 7 405,655 55 7 401,527 51 6.6 419,011 50 6.5 425,788 49 6.3 431,090 47 6 429,206
State U. New York, The, Buffalo 62 7.6 422,038 62 7.6 413,817 60 7.4 410,220 59 7.4 401,591 59 7.4 389,569 59 7.4 382,935 56 7.2 386,562 57 7.3 387,863 65 8.1 360,226 63 7.8 353,172
U. Kentucky 63 7.7 417,674 63 7.7 410,581 62 7.6 393,034 62 7.7 378,374 64 8 349,661 68 8.4 331,705 68 8.5 328,239 69 8.6 339,764 64 8 360,776 60 7.4 372,932
U. Illinois, Chicago 64 7.8 412,147 69 8.4 382,949 69 8.4 361,690 63 7.8 372,619 68 8.4 337,296 64 8 354,560 64 8 347,888 62 7.8 367,848 57 7.2 388,625 57 7.1 380,828
Colorado State U., Fort Collins 65 7.9 407,302 65 7.9 398,477 65 8 374,955 70 8.6 338,404 71 8.8 331,862 73 9 317,219 75 9.3 307,978 72 9 313,238 61 7.7 375,919 68 8.3 330,784
U. Rochester 66 8 397,211 66 8 393,960 67 8.2 370,645 67 8.3 353,003 66 8.2 346,165 65 8.1 346,932 63 7.9 353,419 56 7.2 389,355 56 7.1 389,612 48 6.1 429,034
Princeton U. 67 8.2 396,502 68 8.3 385,739 68 8.3 365,007 71 8.7 334,125 76 9.3 307,653 81 9.9 279,851 78 9.6 293,274 79 9.8 269,908 77 9.4 275,666 78 9.4 263,335
Carnegie Mellon U. 68 8.3 386,996 71 8.6 359,720 75 9 331,383 73 9 328,100 74 9.1 319,168 89 10.7 242,004 85 10.4 251,222 77 9.5 271,277 82 10 255,933 85 10.1 242,882
U. Miami 69 8.4 381,410 70 8.5 360,716 71 8.6 357,104 64 8 367,877 62 7.8 358,441 69 8.5 331,036 65 8.2 345,805 67 8.4 344,757 62 7.8 365,301 69 8.4 323,486
U. Kansas 70 8.5 368,811 74 8.9 352,643 73 8.8 339,046 78 9.5 300,319 78 9.6 297,933 75 9.2 311,383 77 9.5 301,534 74 9.2 298,498 75 9.2 286,262 75 9 274,727
Iowa State U. 71 8.6 363,107 72 8.7 358,474 70 8.5 361,206 74 9.1 323,584 73 9 328,385 77 9.4 306,125 74 9.2 313,263 80 9.9 266,596 79 9.7 260,995 77 9.3 267,641
U. Oklahoma, The 72 8.7 362,209 81 9.7 302,679 83 9.9 283,638 85 10.3 272,239 86 10.4 259,998 88 10.6 242,367 83 10.2 253,344 82 10.1 255,674 84 10.2 240,974 83 9.9 249,297
Rockefeller U., The 73 8.8 356,217 75 9 351,089 72 8.7 353,142 68 8.4 348,845 69 8.6 335,136 72 8.9 323,932 72 8.9 316,368 75 9.3 298,474 73 9 292,896 76 9.2 272,491
State U. New York Polytechnic Institute 74 8.9 355,651 73 8.8 352,889 93 11 257,358 75 9.2 308,861 75 9.2 316,680 78 9.5 295,313 52 6.7 412,851 617 70.1 1,125 639 71.8 1,074 677 74.5 811
Florida State U. 75 9 350,430 78 9.4 329,205 79 9.5 297,661 83 10 282,901 83 10.1 268,288 83 10.1 256,449 84 10.3 252,548 83 10.2 250,877 92 11.1 225,378 90 10.7 230,411
Washington State U. 76 9.1 335,201 76 9.1 344,997 74 8.9 331,424 72 8.8 331,051 70 8.7 334,082 67 8.3 333,134 69 8.6 326,414 68 8.5 341,082 68 8.4 335,930 71 8.6 320,510
U. South Florida, Tampa 77 9.2 333,344 67 8.2 391,325 64 7.8 385,686 42 5.5 557,889 46 6 505,965 45 5.9 485,354 41 5.5 488,641 43 5.7 459,409 43 5.7 443,206 55 6.9 394,963
U. Missouri, Columbia 78 9.3 332,180 80 9.6 310,421 81 9.7 294,686 80 9.7 293,006 82 10 280,051 85 10.3 246,684 88 10.7 237,266 88 10.8 236,423 86 10.4 239,810 88 10.5 230,957
Dartmouth C. 79 9.4 326,349 77 9.2 342,142 76 9.2 323,927 76 9.3 308,445 94 11.3 233,636 102 12.2 209,646 97 11.7 212,606 99 12 201,591 103 12.3 195,930 97 11.4 210,631
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 80 9.6 324,510 60 7.4 417,300 77 9.3 308,326 79 9.6 298,370 87 10.5 256,203 63 7.9 361,173 81 10 262,489 115 13.8 164,232 121 14.3 143,250 108 12.6 175,365
U. Nebraska, Lincoln 81 9.7 320,463 79 9.5 316,820 78 9.4 308,053 77 9.4 302,204 79 9.7 294,856 79 9.6 284,438 80 9.8 278,299 81 10 266,507 83 10.1 253,321 86 10.2 235,296
U. Tennessee, The, Knoxville 82 9.8 320,407 98 11.5 247,693 91 10.8 259,607 106 12.6 203,800 111 13.2 183,268 110 13.1 173,533 109 13.1 179,041 104 12.6 193,054 109 13 179,252 114 13.3 167,456
Utah State U. 83 9.9 304,256 87 10.3 283,917 104 12.2 219,397 115 13.6 187,314 113 13.4 180,590 109 13 175,353 115 13.8 169,605 118 14.1 158,352 119 14.1 157,355 109 12.8 174,167
Temple U. 84 10 299,707 86 10.2 284,301 86 10.2 276,011 86 10.4 268,385 90 10.9 246,392 93 11.2 227,468 94 11.4 224,101 94 11.4 224,087 125 14.8 138,318 126 14.6 134,533
Albert Einstein College of Medicine 85 10.1 288,654 82 9.8 298,824 80 9.6 297,328 82 9.9 289,685 81 9.9 289,660
Louisiana State U., Baton Rouge 86 10.2 286,733 83 9.9 296,497 82 9.8 286,726 89 10.7 265,168 80 9.8 291,972 80 9.8 281,154 79 9.7 290,076 76 9.4 283,400 76 9.3 285,395 73 8.8 287,841
Virginia Commonwealth U. 87 10.3 283,874 96 11.3 255,648 95 11.2 246,190 97 11.6 235,464 98 11.8 225,999 97 11.6 218,925 102 12.3 201,858 103 12.4 196,015 100 12 201,366 99 11.7 207,756
Mississippi State U. 88 10.4 280,485 92 10.9 264,526 98 11.6 244,102 94 11.3 240,972 92 11.1 239,446 94 11.3 226,359 99 12 209,729 96 11.6 206,424 90 10.9 233,197 92 10.9 226,070
U. Connecticut 89 10.5 280,131 85 10.1 285,764 89 10.6 269,685 87 10.5 267,647 84 10.2 265,522 82 10 259,397 82 10.1 258,056 86 10.5 242,251 80 9.8 256,854 82 9.8 253,792
U. Massachusetts, Medical School 90 10.6 279,096 88 10.4 281,507 87 10.4 274,211 84 10.2 279,884 89 10.8 253,099 84 10.2 250,338 87 10.6 241,869 84 10.3 245,923 81 9.9 256,090 79 9.5 262,714
U. Hawaii, Manoa 91 10.8 275,929 89 10.5 280,416 85 10.1 276,388 81 9.8 292,021 77 9.4 304,476 74 9.1 316,497 70 8.7 324,342 71 8.8 326,750 71 8.8 312,311 72 8.7 318,316
U. Texas Health Science Center, The, Houston 92 10.9 273,862 90 10.6 271,525 92 10.9 258,411 92 11 246,060 93 11.2 237,016 91 11 234,299 89 10.8 233,737 89 10.9 233,256 88 10.7 236,250 80 9.6 261,172
Medical U. South Carolina 93 11 272,590 84 10 295,600 84 10 282,253 90 10.8 262,267 85 10.3 260,098 87 10.5 243,534 86 10.5 242,594 85 10.4 245,451 87 10.5 236,586 95 11.2 213,346
George Washington U., The 94 11.1 270,369 91 10.8 269,799 90 10.7 260,656 93 11.2 245,519 95 11.4 231,829 90 10.9 241,117 93 11.3 227,995 98 11.9 202,428 102 12.2 196,448 103 12.1 197,621
Oregon State U. 95 11.2 268,385 93 11 263,830 88 10.5 272,433 88 10.6 267,068 88 10.7 254,275 86 10.4 245,317 91 11.1 230,963 90 11 232,677 85 10.3 240,507 91 10.8 228,814
Brown U. 96 11.3 266,127 95 11.2 256,954 97 11.4 244,838 102 12.2 212,290 65 8.1 347,016 66 8.2 342,040 66 8.3 341,531 63 8 361,010 63 7.9 365,120 65 8 344,090
Medical C. Wisconsin 97 11.4 264,325 97 11.4 251,300 101 11.9 229,436 104 12.4 209,618 104 12.4 199,925 104 12.4 199,283 104 12.5 199,713 100 12.1 201,237 96 11.5 209,040 94 11.1 215,358
Stony Brook U. 98 11.5 263,470 94 11.1 260,813 96 11.3 245,016 95 11.4 238,612 96 11.5 230,621 96 11.5 220,580 98 11.8 211,631 92 11.2 225,712 94 11.3 219,744 96 11.3 211,356
Georgetown U. 99 11.6 258,659 101 11.8 240,960 102 12 221,449 101 12 212,319 110 13.1 183,788 107 12.7 176,131 113 13.5 172,726 111 13.3 178,995 108 12.9 180,308 111 13 169,916
Auburn U., Auburn 100 11.7 255,281 105 12.3 231,619 109 12.8 212,925 113 13.4 190,340 126 14.9 152,381 130 15.3 135,899 125 14.9 142,487 124 14.8 147,229 130 15.3 133,013 118 13.7 163,335
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
U. California, Santa Barbara 101 11.8 254,434 100 11.7 243,778 100 11.8 235,164 96 11.5 238,246 97 11.6 230,139 95 11.4 222,870 90 11 231,322 87 10.6 236,497 89 10.8 233,883 89 10.6 230,435
Wake Forest U. 102 11.9 244,643 104 12.2 238,933 116 13.5 191,371 119 14 182,227 120 14.2 170,006 112 13.3 171,926 111 13.3 176,380 108 13 182,721 99 11.9 204,328 98 11.6 209,134
U. New Mexico 103 12 243,375 103 12.1 239,696 94 11.1 251,322 91 10.9 246,597 91 11 239,550 92 11.1 232,271 92 11.2 228,849 91 11.1 227,703 93 11.2 220,360 93 11 220,565
Wayne State U. 104 12.2 243,259 99 11.6 244,217 99 11.7 238,859 98 11.7 227,728 99 11.9 221,537 101 12.1 213,878 96 11.6 218,435 93 11.3 224,331 91 11 227,070 81 9.7 259,895
U. Central Florida 105 12.3 239,343 108 12.6 225,085 106 12.4 215,332 107 12.7 200,387 105 12.5 198,211 99 11.8 215,519 105 12.6 185,555 135 16 126,681 138 16.2 116,891 141 16.2 109,190
Florida International U. 106 12.4 236,842 107 12.5 225,864 114 13.3 196,180 122 14.4 177,292 119 14.1 170,846 119 14.1 163,033 131 15.5 132,531 134 15.9 128,070 136 16 118,058 140 16.1 110,006
Clemson U. 107 12.5 228,597 110 12.8 218,760 107 12.5 213,458 111 13.1 193,268 109 13 183,965 113 13.4 171,215 117 14 161,070 120 14.3 152,444 122 14.4 142,096 116 13.5 166,350
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 108 12.6 227,573 106 12.4 229,143 112 13.1 204,400 110 13 194,088 101 12.1 212,374 98 11.7 216,592 95 11.5 220,016 101 12.2 198,232 98 11.8 204,352 101 11.9 198,775
U. Notre Dame 109 12.7 227,535 102 12 240,078 103 12.1 219,993 100 11.9 212,823 103 12.3 202,216 105 12.5 190,954 108 13 182,228 113 13.6 175,220 118 14 157,691 127 14.7 134,410
George Mason U. 110 12.8 221,006 122 14.1 186,267 133 15.4 149,138 146 17 112,404 144 16.9 108,899 142 16.6 106,410 148 17.4 98,680 148 17.5 95,913 154 18 90,198 156 17.9 88,089
U. Delaware 111 12.9 220,445 113 13.1 206,270 118 13.7 186,192 118 13.9 183,428 115 13.6 176,295 108 12.8 175,724 112 13.4 175,563 110 13.2 179,967 111 13.2 170,174 112 13.1 169,746
U. South Carolina, Columbia 112 13 219,464 114 13.2 205,940 111 13 206,355 105 12.5 208,670 102 12.2 209,271 103 12.3 208,736 100 12.1 206,173 97 11.8 203,365 95 11.4 214,901 100 11.8 201,592
U. Massachusetts, Amherst 113 13.1 219,389 109 12.7 223,177 110 12.9 211,140 103 12.3 210,416 100 12 214,576 100 12 213,902 103 12.4 200,199 105 12.7 190,739 104 12.4 194,775 107 12.5 181,297
Tufts U. 114 13.2 216,241 112 13 213,285 108 12.6 213,457 99 11.8 223,409 108 12.9 189,085 116 13.7 168,314 118 14.1 160,825 119 14.2 156,525 116 13.8 160,922 120 14 156,395
Kansas State U. 115 13.4 213,900 111 12.9 218,622 105 12.3 218,299 109 12.9 196,478 107 12.8 193,254 106 12.6 188,721 106 12.8 184,945 107 12.9 183,096 110 13.1 176,141 113 13.2 169,167
Tulane U. 116 13.5 204,430 115 13.4 196,933 115 13.4 193,294 120 14.1 180,993 121 14.3 165,438 121 14.3 152,658 120 14.3 157,825 117 14 160,414 115 13.6 164,373 110 12.9 171,703
U. Texas Health Science Center, The, San Antonio 117 13.6 202,572 120 13.9 188,483 122 14.2 179,219 125 14.7 169,200 106 12.6 194,885 114 13.5 170,277 114 13.6 172,716 112 13.4 175,983 106 12.6 184,298 102 12 198,655
Georgia State U. 118 13.7 202,451 116 13.5 195,572 113 13.2 201,235 108 12.8 200,171 123 14.5 161,314 129 15.2 139,596 137 16.2 123,915 141 16.7 111,999 152 17.8 91,148 151 17.3 92,725
U. Nebraska, Medical Center 119 13.8 202,406 118 13.7 194,455 124 14.4 177,245 123 14.5 171,491 129 15.2 150,694 124 14.6 145,009 127 15.1 139,126 128 15.2 137,485 123 14.5 141,619 129 14.9 133,036
U. Houston 120 13.9 200,428 117 13.6 195,398 123 14.3 177,484 124 14.6 169,431 122 14.4 162,049 123 14.5 150,628 126 15 140,597 133 15.8 130,844 140 16.4 116,288 137 15.8 113,709
Northeastern U. 121 14 200,068 124 14.3 183,998 129 14.9 166,711 135 15.8 142,349 134 15.8 129,040 136 16 122,915 139 16.4 116,245 138 16.4 116,088 143 16.8 107,862 157 18 86,783
Texas Tech U. 122 14.1 199,643 119 13.8 193,923 119 13.8 185,742 112 13.2 191,482 117 13.9 172,521 117 13.8 163,897 119 14.2 159,308 125 14.9 142,676 126 14.9 138,026 122 14.2 149,399
U. Louisville 123 14.2 198,818 128 14.8 177,862 125 14.5 176,655 121 14.2 177,588 116 13.8 172,907 118 14 163,262 107 12.9 183,376 106 12.8 186,772 101 12.1 196,842 104 12.2 197,438
Rice U. 124 14.3 198,681 125 14.4 182,564 131 15.1 161,831 126 14.8 167,277 125 14.8 154,543 126 14.8 144,679 128 15.2 138,536 132 15.7 131,003 137 16.1 117,223 139 16 110,235
U. Vermont 125 14.4 191,147 145 16.6 135,859 143 16.4 128,293 144 16.8 117,667 141 16.5 115,611 138 16.2 114,547 142 16.8 109,701 139 16.5 115,486 141 16.5 115,697 130 15 132,356
West Virginia U. 126 14.5 188,452 121 14 187,512 120 14 185,110 116 13.7 185,606 118 14 172,477 115 13.6 170,145 116 13.9 164,454 114 13.7 167,144 112 13.3 169,303 115 13.4 166,420
Oklahoma State U., Stillwater 127 14.6 187,060 123 14.2 184,276 117 13.6 188,756 114 13.5 189,024 112 13.3 181,617 134 15.7 129,968 135 16 126,543 129 15.4 134,500 113 13.4 166,523 119 13.8 162,786
U. California, Riverside 128 14.8 184,894 129 14.9 177,655 128 14.8 167,847 127 14.9 163,632 127 15 152,233 127 15 144,511 130 15.4 133,558 131 15.6 132,617 128 15.1 135,494 131 15.1 132,238
U. Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, The 129 14.9 180,595 130 15 175,372 121 14 181,831 117 13.8 185,106 114 13.5 179,541 111 13.2 173,506 110 13.2 178,014 109 13.1 180,198 107 12.8 180,888 105 12.3 193,555
U. Arkansas for Medical Sciences 130 15 174,549 137 15.8 153,135 141 16.2 139,187 141 16.4 128,508 136 16 125,378 132 15.5 132,451 132 15.6 131,438 130 15.5 133,677 132 15.5 129,056 134 15.5 122,066
Thomas Jefferson U. 131 15.1 171,377 131 15.1 170,458 134 15.5 148,573 134 15.7 142,569 137 16.1 122,396 137 16.1 119,631 138 16.3 118,378 154 18.2 89,273 147 17.2 100,506 143 16.4 104,923
Montana State U., Bozeman 132 15.2 166,285 135 15.5 154,811 145 16.7 125,129 140 16.3 129,622 142 16.6 112,073 141 16.5 108,414 140 16.6 113,348 140 16.6 113,136 133 15.6 124,228 132 15.2 125,966
U. Arkansas, Fayetteville 133 15.3 165,887 127 14.7 180,225 126 14.6 175,498 128 15 157,791 130 15.3 145,020 131 15.4 133,660 136 16.1 125,824 136 16.1 125,501 134 15.8 123,199 135 15.6 120,007
U. Louisiana at Lafayette 134 15.4 164,070 143 16.4 144,187 146 16.8 124,713 153 17.8 100,956 159 18.5 80,099 160 18.6 77,300 167 19.6 67,580 179 21 61,887 179 20.8 65,275 174 19.8 69,978
U. Dayton 135 15.5 163,718 132 15.2 165,343 136 15.7 147,001 138 16.1 135,214 140 16.4 116,589 145 17 98,182 156 18.3 86,881 157 18.5 84,252 160 18.6 81,030 153 17.5 90,557
U. Nevada, Reno 136 15.6 159,790 139 16 152,128 139 16 144,426 148 17.2 105,869 152 17.8 95,475 150 17.5 90,138 155 18.2 87,324 153 18 89,797 156 18.2 85,726 155 17.8 89,740
U. New Hampshire 137 15.7 156,901 141 16.2 148,980 137 15.8 146,430 133 15.6 145,375 131 15.4 145,015 125 14.7 144,735 124 14.8 147,544 123 14.7 147,446 114 13.5 165,156 124 14.4 143,002
New Jersey Institute of Technology 138 15.8 155,715 133 15.3 161,232 130 15 162,349 136 15.9 142,164 133 15.6 130,812 140 16.4 110,512 143 16.9 106,081 143 16.9 107,310 146 17.1 102,851 148 17 100,491
North Dakota State U. 139 16 155,645 138 15.9 152,381 138 15.9 145,669 130 15.2 153,119 124 14.6 156,297 120 14.2 153,542 122 14.5 154,437 122 14.6 150,173 129 15.2 135,493 128 14.8 134,064
Wichita State U. 140 16.1 153,816 147 16.8 128,795 167 19.1 81,137 165 19.1 78,514 173 20.1 65,930 176 20.4 59,940 182 21.2 58,859 181 21.2 61,388 181 21 61,279 178 20.3 63,538
U. Alaska, Fairbanks 141 16.2 152,299 142 16.3 144,457 140 16.1 140,917 131 15.4 152,694 132 15.5 144,259 128 15.1 142,742 121 14.4 155,769 116 13.9 162,658 117 13.9 160,407 117 13.6 165,530
U. California, Santa Cruz 142 16.3 150,400 144 16.5 142,958 144 16.6 127,538 143 16.7 124,344 128 15.1 151,192 122 14.4 151,713 123 14.6 151,734 121 14.4 150,777 120 14.2 155,516 121 14 155,617
Syracuse U. 143 16.4 149,652 136 15.6 154,366 135 15.6 147,751 132 15.5 145,705 158 18.4 84,651 163 18.9 69,896 170 19.9 66,321 166 19.5 70,967 157 18.3 85,649 159 18.2 83,686
Drexel U. 144 16.5 143,123 140 16.1 149,481 132 15.2 155,908 137 16 138,577 135 15.9 127,909 135 15.8 128,027 133 15.8 131,170 137 16.2 123,813 139 16.3 116,768 136 15.7 115,020
U. Texas, The, San Antonio 145 16.6 138,586 166 18.9 84,326 170 19.4 72,682 171 19.8 70,163 182 21.1 59,831 186 21.5 54,949 197 22.9 47,061 194 22.6 53,626 191 22.1 57,233 189 21.4 58,667
State U. New York, The, Albany 146 16.7 138,088 126 14.6 181,531 127 14.7 173,031 129 15.1 156,386 139 16.3 120,232 139 16.3 111,705 134 15.9 130,955 127 15.1 137,759 127 15 137,758 123 14.3 148,625
U. Texas, The, Arlington 147 16.8 133,793 150 17.2 123,858 155 17.8 105,688 158 18.3 97,197 156 18.2 87,386 159 18.5 77,798 154 18.1 89,175 155 18.3 86,735 165 19.2 78,556 171 19.5 72,483
U. Texas, The, Dallas 148 16.9 132,192 149 17 126,661 149 17.1 113,315 145 16.9 113,205 146 17.1 106,205 144 16.8 98,551 146 17.2 99,727 147 17.4 98,842 153 17.9 90,700 150 17.2 93,230
U. Maine 149 17 132,184 146 16.7 129,913 154 17.6 106,694 155 18 99,502 160 18.6 79,222 157 18.3 79,500 145 17.1 101,247 161 18.9 77,583 151 17.6 92,135 138 15.9 111,600
U. Alabama, The, Huntsville 150 17.1 131,648 155 17.7 109,744 158 18.1 99,405 161 18.7 94,376 151 17.6 96,865 153 17.8 88,439 153 18 89,325 145 17.1 101,016 155 18.1 87,388 162 18.5 75,724
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
U. Mississippi, The 151 17.2 122,960 134 15.4 158,809 142 16.3 137,521 139 16.2 134,542 138 16.2 121,665 147 17.2 94,040 141 16.7 109,922 142 16.8 108,168 135 15.9 121,731 133 15.4 122,765
SUNY, Binghamton U. 152 17.4 117,870 158 18 104,297 148 17 113,851 156 18.1 98,089 157 18.3 85,192 155 18 79,895 161 18.9 71,382 163 19.2 76,005 161 18.8 81,000 170 19.4 72,539
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 153 17.5 115,198 148 16.9 126,773 147 16.9 115,870 157 18.2 97,288 155 18.1 88,943 154 17.9 84,653 159 18.7 76,733 160 18.8 78,236 158 18.4 84,072 154 17.6 89,913
U. Oregon 154 17.6 114,259 154 17.6 110,664 151 17.3 111,896 159 18.4 95,974 149 17.4 100,754 156 18.2 79,698 152 17.9 91,203 151 17.8 94,522 144 16.9 105,030 144 16.6 103,019
U. Idaho 155 17.7 112,810 152 17.4 113,107 152 17.4 111,590 147 17.1 109,537 147 17.2 102,457 146 17.1 97,493 150 17.7 95,594 149 17.6 95,891 148 17.3 97,227 149 17.1 96,229
U. North Dakota 156 17.8 111,663 153 17.5 110,836 153 17.5 109,865 150 17.4 102,823 167 19.4 70,275 170 19.7 64,384 166 19.5 67,595 171 20.1 68,942 163 19 80,149 165 18.8 74,882
U. Montana, Missoula 157 17.9 110,218 157 17.9 104,665 162 18.5 90,563 163 18.9 85,044 169 19.6 70,059 175 20.3 60,485 185 21.6 55,032 184 21.5 60,189 187 21.6 59,313 184 20.9 60,159
U. Rhode Island 158 18 109,967 151 17.3 115,160 156 17.9 104,490 152 17.7 101,871 150 17.5 97,900 148 17.3 93,828 151 17.8 91,706 144 17 101,898 142 16.6 114,323 145 16.7 102,630
U. Texas, The, El Paso 159 18.1 108,628 156 17.8 106,809 161 18.4 91,032 160 18.6 94,565 153 17.9 91,330 151 17.6 89,418 158 18.6 79,537 158 18.6 83,249 164 19.1 79,649 167 19.1 74,069
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 160 18.2 107,623 159 18.1 103,739 157 18 100,856 149 17.3 104,797 148 17.3 101,127 143 16.7 102,841 144 17 105,608 152 17.9 92,495 150 17.5 92,720 158 18.1 84,834
New Mexico State U. 161 18.3 107,275 160 18.2 101,457 160 18.3 96,270 151 17.6 102,218 145 17 106,282 133 15.6 132,377 129 15.3 134,262 126 15 142,365 124 14.6 141,151 125 14.5 139,062
U. Nevada, Las Vegas 162 18.4 105,872 161 18.4 99,445 165 18.8 83,800 176 20.3 66,285 177 20.5 62,825 208 23.9 42,000 210 24.4 39,448 221 25.7 35,935 223 25.6 34,543 219 24.7 39,526
Augusta U. 163 18.6 103,961 163 18.6 96,502 159 18.2 99,081 154 17.9 99,661 166 19.3 71,338 166 19.3 67,737 173 20.2 64,118 176 20.6 64,033
U. Tennessee, The, Health Science Center 164 18.7 99,716 162 18.5 96,979 168 19.2 79,460 167 19.3 73,393 165 19.2 71,547 168 19.5 65,771 164 19.2 67,841 164 19.3 71,902 166 19.3 77,754 160 18.3 81,220
San Diego State U. 165 18.8 97,710 165 18.8 92,964 164 18.7 88,177 162 18.8 89,187 154 18 90,722 149 17.4 93,572 149 17.6 95,674 156 18.4 86,733 149 17.4 92,867 142 16.3 106,591
U. Alabama, The, Tuscaloosa 166 18.9 95,200 168 19.1 83,317 172 19.6 71,992 179 20.6 63,282 178 20.6 62,549 181 20.9 58,234 188 21.9 53,140 190 22.2 55,443 194 22.4 55,885 195 22.1 53,633
Rush U. 167 19 94,438 164 18.7 96,267 163 18.6 89,101 166 19.2 74,062 163 19 73,351 158 18.4 79,048 157 18.4 80,551 159 18.7 81,770 162 18.9 80,300 161 18.4 79,212
U. Wyoming 168 19.1 93,061 171 19.4 80,353 150 17.2 113,063 142 16.6 125,032 143 16.8 112,056 184 21.3 56,996 191 22.2 51,422 175 20.5 65,490 177 20.5 65,611 191 21.7 57,549
U. Massachusetts, Lowell 169 19.2 92,216 167 19 83,996 171 19.5 72,266 173 20 69,677 172 20 68,494 162 18.8 70,384 172 20.1 64,591 178 20.8 63,136 184 21.3 60,624 185 21 60,013
U. North Texas, Denton 170 19.3 84,239 173 19.6 78,691 204 23.1 44,025 205 23.5 43,789 217 25 37,106 205 23.6 43,628 203 23.6 44,180 200 23.3 49,518 202 23.3 46,943 210 23.7 42,475
U. Maryland, Baltimore County 171 19.4 83,867 169 19.2 80,632 173 19.7 71,481 169 19.5 70,406 168 19.5 70,166 165 19.2 68,688 165 19.4 67,833 165 19.4 71,819 167 19.4 74,993 152 17.4 91,657
Colorado School of Mines 172 19.5 78,517 177 20.1 70,397 186 21.1 60,372 184 21.2 59,477 180 20.9 60,931 179 20.7 58,349 180 21 59,695 186 21.7 59,091 188 21.8 58,836 201 22.8 48,704
Cleveland State U. 173 19.6 78,189 172 19.5 80,077 166 19 83,641 164 19 83,762 161 18.8 77,720 182 21 57,662 176 20.6 61,783 174 20.4 67,378 183 21.2 61,111 194 22 55,502
Michigan Technological U. 174 19.7 77,927 170 19.3 80,443 169 19.3 78,678 168 19.4 71,629 164 19.1 72,536 164 19 69,607 163 19.1 68,526 168 19.7 70,689 169 19.6 71,989 173 19.7 70,089
U. Southern Mississippi, The 175 19.8 72,322 174 19.8 76,464 183 20.8 61,336 180 20.8 61,659 184 21.3 59,363 192 22.2 51,840 190 22.1 51,938 195 22.8 51,962 186 21.5 60,079 205 23.2 46,591
American U. 176 20 71,839 176 20 71,053 180 20.5 61,741 189 21.8 56,034 188 21.8 57,064 180 20.8 58,325 174 20.4 63,628 182 21.3 61,087 209 24.1 43,526 204 23.1 46,611
Indiana U.-Purdue U., Indianapolis 177 20.1 71,387 179 20.3 67,635 184 20.9 60,501 187 21.5 58,056 187 21.6 57,853 185 21.4 55,973 71 8.8 324,261 70 8.7 332,760 70 8.7 316,914 70 8.5 322,617
Texas State U. 178 20.2 70,714 185 21 64,554 177 20.2 64,322 182 21 60,741 194 22.4 54,298 196 22.6 47,694 211 24.5 39,265 215 25 37,053 218 25.1 36,664 231 26 33,487
Saint Louis U. 179 20.3 69,528 183 20.7 66,103 185 21 60,380 188 21.6 56,402 207 23.9 42,151 203 23.4 44,457 202 23.5 44,481 202 23.5 48,231 200 23.1 49,086 197 22.3 53,179
U. Memphis, The 180 20.4 69,463 192 21.7 58,700 178 20.3 64,297 195 22.4 49,695 198 22.9 48,321 199 22.9 46,675 184 21.5 55,566 203 23.6 48,141 199 23 51,194 203 23 48,321
William & Mary 181 20.5 66,763 184 20.8 64,835 176 20 65,269 177 20.4 64,127 176 20.4 63,027 173 20 61,554 181 21.1 59,015 187 21.8 57,940 195 22.5 55,805 187 21.2 58,919
Old Dominion U. 182 20.6 65,704 180 20.4 67,425 187 21.2 60,321 175 20.2 67,990 170 19.8 70,054 169 19.6 65,092 169 19.8 67,037 146 17.3 99,138 145 17 104,579 146 16.8 102,192
Northern Arizona U. 183 20.7 64,456 191 21.6 58,914 196 22.2 52,899 201 23.1 46,253 213 24.5 39,580 219 25.1 35,206 222 25.7 31,590 229 26.6 30,516 243 27.9 28,100 239 26.9 30,785
U. Massachusetts, Boston 184 20.8 64,219 187 21.2 62,018 182 20.7 61,473 172 19.9 70,019 175 20.3 64,223 172 19.9 62,374 177 20.7 61,186 183 21.4 60,380 185 21.4 60,086 192 21.8 57,040
Brandeis U. 185 20.9 63,201 190 21.5 60,825 181 20.6 61,639 174 20.1 68,437 162 18.9 73,435 161 18.7 74,700 160 18.8 74,992 162 19 76,060 168 19.5 74,660 164 18.7 74,889
Boston C. 186 21 63,063 188 21.3 61,956 189 21.4 57,030 186 21.4 58,088 193 22.3 54,469 195 22.5 47,761 195 22.7 49,724 198 23.1 50,702 198 22.9 51,442 198 22.4 52,253
Naval Postgraduate School 187 21.2 62,903 181 20.5 67,323 188 21.3 59,213 183 21.1 60,386 174 20.2 65,529 152 17.7 89,170 147 17.3 99,032 150 17.7 94,880 131 15.4 132,450 147 16.9 101,363
U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 188 21.2 61,069 197 22.2 53,773 190 21.6 55,771 192 22.1 54,181 183 21.2 59,813 171 19.8 63,414 179 20.9 60,752 189 22.1 56,587 180 20.9 61,771 176 20 65,648
South Dakota State U. 189 21.4 60,939 182 20.6 66,794 179 20.4 63,465 178 20.5 63,412 181 21 60,677 178 20.6 58,373 183 21.4 58,334 177 20.7 63,843 172 20 68,743 175 19.9 69,680
U. California, Office of the President 190 21.5 60,686 178 20.2 67,702 191 21.7 55,676 200 23 46,399 214 24.6 39,051 194 22.4 48,341 194 22.6 50,103 173 20.3 67,447 176 20.4 65,627 179 20.4 63,420
Van Andel Research Institute 191 21.6 58,982 189 21.4 61,738 192 21.8 55,171 204 23.4 44,578 212 24.4 40,040 209 24 40,502
East Carolina U. 192 21.7 57,820 195 22 55,611 216 24.4 39,074 242 27.6 26,117 246 28.2 25,273 238 27.2 26,549 228 26.4 29,925 213 24.8 38,271 232 26.6 31,990 245 27.6 28,114
Rochester Institute of Technology 193 21.8 57,777 193 21.8 58,175 200 22.6 49,413 193 22.2 51,263 202 23.3 45,518 210 24.1 40,442 217 25.2 35,945 218 25.3 36,613 217 25 36,935 227 25.6 34,889
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley, The 194 21.9 56,702 201 22.7 52,016 243 27.3 27,125 233 26.6 29,500 230 26.4 31,007
U. Maryland Center for Environmental Science 195 22 54,560 194 21.9 56,033 193 21.9 54,136 190 21.9 55,078 192 22.2 54,974 191 22 52,235 192 22.4 50,814 193 22.5 53,683 201 23.2 48,224 199 22.5 50,007
U. Toledo, The 196 22.1 54,100 196 22.1 55,006 197 22.3 50,320 194 22.3 50,030 197 22.8 50,019 190 21.9 52,354 175 20.5 61,900 170 20 69,072 174 20.2 68,228 166 19 74,149
Florida Atlantic U. 197 22.2 53,845 202 22.8 51,085 201 22.8 48,024 202 23.2 46,025 241 27.6 26,750 258 29.5 21,214 251 29 22,997 248 28.7 23,967 178 20.6 65,377 181 20.6 62,024
Ohio U. 198 22.3 51,914 198 22.4 53,735 195 22.1 53,303 181 20.9 61,092 185 21.4 59,117 174 20.2 61,078 178 20.8 60,800 185 21.6 59,734 192 22.2 57,203 190 21.6 57,643
U. South Alabama 199 22.4 51,102 200 22.6 52,540 210 23.7 41,056 209 24 41,431 199 23 46,670 204 23.5 43,722 207 24 41,681 208 24.2 40,590 212 24.4 40,172 212 24 42,233
Kent State U. 200 22.6 50,307 206 23.2 47,188 206 23.3 42,792 208 23.8 42,003 221 25.4 34,661 214 24.6 38,069 239 27.6 25,666 251 29 23,149 247 28.3 26,507 248 27.9 27,455
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
U. North Carolina, The, Charlotte 201 22.7 50,050 207 23.3 47,187 213 24.1 39,888 244 27.8 26,097 237 27.2 27,815 244 27.9 24,870 249 28.7 23,342 246 28.5 24,764 251 28.8 25,141 247 27.8 27,533
Wright State U. 202 22.8 49,825 186 21.1 64,208 175 19.9 68,035 185 21.3 59,379 190 22 55,484 187 21.6 54,289 186 21.7 54,985 199 23.2 50,489 205 23.6 46,213 202 22.9 48,501
Mercer U. 203 22.9 49,116 212 23.9 44,128 225 25.4 34,197 234 26.7 29,447 229 26.3 31,735 224 25.7 32,838 226 26.2 30,209 235 27.2 28,892 236 27.1 31,376 242 27.2 29,039
U. North Texas, Health Science Center 204 23 47,392 203 22.9 50,124 199 22.5 49,503 197 22.6 48,476 196 22.6 50,567 201 23.2 46,335 198 23 47,002 204 23.8 44,904 204 23.5 46,865 206 23.3 45,943
San Jose State U. 205 23.1 47,301 210 23.7 44,309 208 23.5 41,366 214 24.5 39,192 208 24 41,662 202 23.3 45,037 205 23.8 43,509 212 24.7 38,326 222 25.5 34,727 216 24.4 40,149
Missouri U. Science and Technology 206 23.2 47,001 205 23.1 47,807 205 23.2 42,986 215 24.6 38,243 220 25.3 35,756 218 25 35,842 212 24.6 39,065 209 24.3 40,397 213 24.5 38,588 215 24.3 41,581
U. California, Merced 207 23.3 45,966 209 23.6 44,890 219 24.7 38,226 223 25.5 35,093 234 26.9 29,370 228 26.1 29,688 243 28.1 23,916 253 29.2 22,909 257 29.4 22,656 270 30.3 21,328
CUNY, City C. 208 23.4 45,632 199 22.5 52,738 194 22 53,979 191 22 54,627 179 20.8 62,484 189 21.8 53,223 189 22 52,654 192 22.4 55,138 190 22 57,982 182 20.7 60,648
Howard U. 209 23.5 44,933 211 23.8 44,163 203 23 45,965 203 23.3 45,768 209 24.1 41,038 197 22.7 47,322 208 24.2 40,771 207 24.1 42,789 208 24 45,486 211 23.8 42,341
Stevens Institute of Technology 210 23.6 44,747 229 25.7 36,695 231 26 33,060 222 25.4 35,144 219 25.2 35,765 222 25.5 34,082 224 26 30,826 234 27.1 28,908 234 26.9 31,929 214 24.2 41,622
Texas Tech U. Health Sciences Center 211 23.8 44,135 213 24 44,072 221 24.9 37,819 212 24.3 39,767 211 24.3 40,235 211 24.3 40,438 215 24.9 38,015 180 21.1 61,412 182 21.1 61,219 188 21.3 58,774
Portland State U. 212 23.8 43,667 204 23 50,045 202 22.9 46,911 196 22.5 48,964 189 21.9 56,572 188 21.7 53,872 187 21.8 54,787 191 22.3 55,435 189 21.9 58,489 186 21.1 58,975
Louisiana State U., Health Sciences Center, New Orleans 213 24 43,419 219 24.6 40,914 217 24.5 38,989 211 24.2 40,785 204 23.5 43,067 198 22.8 46,840 200 23.3 45,486 201 23.4 49,443 196 22.6 53,712 193 21.9 57,007
Boise State U. 214 24.1 43,307 221 24.9 39,824 207 23.4 41,382 225 25.7 34,992 226 26 32,085 226 25.9 31,341 238 27.5 26,568 242 28 25,690 244 28 27,920 260 29.2 24,204
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 215 24.2 43,092 220 24.8 39,878 230 25.9 33,067 226 25.8 33,368 216 24.9 37,822 217 24.9 36,130 227 26.3 29,929 243 28.1 25,298 269 30.7 20,232 265 29.7 22,137
Southern Methodist U. 216 24.3 43,081 215 24.2 42,562 235 26.5 31,140 232 26.5 29,879 228 26.2 31,819 229 26.2 29,282 221 25.6 32,401 254 29.4 22,544 253 29 24,397 259 29.1 24,453
U.S. Air Force Academy 217 24.4 42,197 214 24.1 43,941 223 25.2 35,925 199 22.8 48,287 191 22.1 55,358 213 24.5 38,326 201 23.4 44,663 188 22 57,164 193 22.3 56,044 168 19.2 73,607
Southern Illinois U., Carbondale 218 24.5 41,617 218 24.5 41,729 198 22.4 49,636 198 22.7 48,416 195 22.5 53,172 183 21.2 57,509 171 20 65,256 167 19.6 70,854 170 19.8 71,097 172 19.6 71,130
State U. New York, Upstate Medical U. 219 24.6 41,557 225 25.3 38,091 222 25 36,674 221 25.3 35,551 227 26.1 31,892 225 25.8 32,453 219 25.4 33,460 223 25.9 34,286 219 25.2 35,897 217 24.5 39,988
U. Denver 220 24.7 41,349 230 25.8 36,551 241 27.1 27,270 258 29.4 22,289 261 29.9 21,326 283 32.2 16,116 275 31.6 18,183 270 31.2 19,262 296 33.7 15,237 285 31.9 17,004
Florida A&M U. 221 24.8 41,319 216 24.3 42,470 214 24.2 39,682 216 24.7 37,578 203 23.4 45,390 200 23 46,522 199 23.2 46,367 197 23 51,149 197 22.8 52,263 196 22.2 53,326
U. West Florida 222 24.9 40,051 217 24.4 41,977 211 23.8 41,035 224 25.6 35,054 210 24.2 40,815 227 26 31,232 268 30.9 19,579 269 31 19,332 287 32.7 16,221 268 30 21,710
Baylor U. 223 25 39,765 234 26.3 33,304 234 26.4 31,936 236 26.9 29,400 240 27.5 26,767 246 28.1 24,642 258 29.8 20,729 294 33.8 13,616 326 37.1 10,161 307 34.3 12,343
Loyola U., Chicago 224 25.2 39,365 223 25.1 39,223 215 24.3 39,332 213 24.4 39,738 205 23.6 42,672 193 22.3 48,664 193 22.5 50,774 196 22.9 51,676 206 23.8 45,903 209 23.6 42,708
Brigham Young U., Provo 225 25.3 38,569 222 25 39,582 212 24 40,755 206 23.6 43,406 206 23.8 42,304 212 24.4 39,126 214 24.8 38,051 219 25.4 36,562 224 25.8 33,843 221 24.9 37,142
CUNY, Hunter C. 226 25.4 38,345 227 25.5 37,478 226 25.5 33,702 229 26.2 31,273 218 25.1 37,094 216 24.8 36,368 213 24.7 38,879 210 24.4 40,059 211 24.3 41,022 218 24.6 39,772
Lehigh U. 227 25.5 38,064 224 25.2 38,185 218 24.6 38,674 218 25 36,969 224 25.8 32,941 215 24.7 36,788 216 25 37,066 222 25.8 35,220 231 26.5 31,992 234 26.4 32,086
U. Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus 228 25.6 37,217 208 23.4 45,014 209 23.6 41,216 207 23.7 42,423 200 23.1 46,232 206 23.7 43,316 209 24.3 40,444 206 24 43,374 207 23.9 45,649 177 20.2 64,017
Marquette U. 229 25.7 37,136 226 25.4 37,777 233 26.2 32,471 230 26.3 30,034 235 27 28,422 245 28 24,816 246 28.4 23,633 262 30.3 20,856 278 31.7 18,606 272 30.5 19,876
U. Missouri, Kansas City 230 25.8 36,356 237 26.6 31,956 248 27.9 25,136 246 28 25,123 242 27.8 26,292 237 27.1 26,595 231 26.7 29,164 236 27.4 28,829 241 27.6 29,227 232 26.1 32,769
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State U. 231 25.9 36,151 228 25.6 37,339 220 24.8 38,140 217 24.8 37,379 222 25.5 33,759 220 25.2 35,172 218 25.3 35,047 224 26 33,994 220 25.3 35,103 226 25.5 34,930
Air Force Institute of Technology 232 26 35,584 233 26.2 34,016 227 25.6 33,360 220 25.2 35,733 231 26.5 29,998 235 26.9 26,866 244 28.2 23,902 239 27.7 27,592 227 26.1 32,746 236 26.6 31,879
SUNY, Downstate Health Sciences U. 233 26.1 33,204 231 25.9 36,015 224 25.3 34,661 228 26 31,873 223 25.6 33,735 231 26.5 28,652 220 25.5 33,331 211 24.5 39,354 210 24.2 43,257 213 24.1 41,993
San Francisco State U. 234 26.2 33,078i 238 26.7 31,888 237 26.7 30,903 231 26.4 29,940 236 27.1 28,273 239 27.4 26,345 230 26.6 29,457 225 26.1 33,885 237 27.2 30,291 251 28.2 26,198
Texas A&M U.-Corpus Christi 235 26.4 32,284 235 26.4 32,944 238 26.8 30,253 239 27.3 27,993 249 28.5 24,786 247 28.2 24,507 256 29.5 21,321 279 32.2 17,418 289 33 15,776 282 31.6 17,509
Illinois State U. 236 26.4 32,260 245 27.5 27,082 265 29.7 21,055 269 30.6 20,080 269 30.7 20,408 270 30.8 18,742 269 31 19,159 278 32.1 17,589 280 32 17,760 281 31.5 17,833
Morehouse School of Medicine 237 26.6 29,813 239 26.8 31,289 229 25.8 33,215 219 25.1 36,925 215 24.8 38,774 223 25.6 33,367 206 23.9 41,858 217 25.2 36,638 216 24.9 37,586 229 25.8 33,946
State U. New York C. Environmental Science and Forestry 238 26.7 29,296 242 27.1 29,137 245 27.6 26,610 240 27.4 27,923 250 28.6 24,504 257 29.4 22,051 270 31.1 19,027 259 29.9 21,239 255 29.2 23,132i 258 29 25,024i
U. South Dakota, The 239 26.8 29,279 236 26.5 32,028 236 26.6 30,943 238 27.2 28,358 243 27.9 25,864 241 27.6 25,661 225 26.1 30,700 226 26.2 33,187 233 26.8 31,982 243 27.3 28,959
Illinois Institute of Technology 240 26.9 29,122 232 26 34,334 228 25.7 33,280 227 25.9 32,659 232 26.6 29,826 221 25.4 34,336 223 25.8 31,356 216 25.1 36,722 229 26.3 32,576 207 23.4 44,463
U. North Carolina, The, Greensboro 241 27 28,966 251 28.1 26,325 257 28.8 22,743 251 28.6 23,231 252 28.9 23,965 255 29.1 23,026 259 29.9 20,723 284 32.7 16,590 276 31.5 19,080 252 28.3 26,121
Rutgers, The State U. New Jersey, Newark 242 27.1 28,006 249 27.9 26,661 242 27.2 27,206 245 27.9 25,898 260 29.8 21,492 248 28.4 24,387 234 27.1 28,083 214 24.9 37,134 221 25.4 34,797 223 25.2 35,774
U. Massachusetts, Dartmouth 243 27.2 26,836 243 27.2 28,036 244 27.4 26,626 243 27.7 26,102 239 27.4 26,824 236 27 26,776 233 27 28,219 240 27.8 27,326 256 29.3 22,732 255 28.6 25,644
Chapman U. 244 27.3 26,660 276 30.8 19,592 304 34 14,141 325 36.8 10,626 371 42.1 6,554 384 43.4 5,353 394 45 4,794 406 46.4 4,463 448 50.6 3,314 436 48.3 3,547
California Polytechnic State U., San Luis Obispo 245 27.4 26,605 254 28.4 25,249 293 32.8 16,352 278 31.6 17,979 280 32 18,081 281 32 16,312 287 33 15,096 287 33.1 16,067 284 32.4 17,412 288 32.2 16,532
Louisiana Tech U. 246 27.5 26,585 253 28.3 26,143 250 28.1 24,655 253 28.8 22,741 257 29.4 23,104 252 28.8 23,827 252 29.1 22,942 244 28.2 24,949 246 28.2 26,546 246 27.6 27,583
U. Puerto Rico, Mayaguez 247 27.6 26,553 248 27.8 26,877 249 28 24,769 241 27.5 26,130 244 28 25,491 233 26.7 28,100 235 27.2 27,152 233 27 29,225 230 26.4 32,115 228 25.7 34,424
Desert Research Institute 248 27.8 26,428 247 27.7 26,991 240 27 27,875 235 26.8 29,440 233 26.8 29,422 256 29.2 22,103 245 28.3 23,778 238 27.6 27,695 226 26 33,056 225 25.4 35,331
U. Minnesota, Duluth 249 27.9 26,137 244 27.4 27,530 247 27.8 25,189 247 28.2 24,956 238 27.3 27,528 234 26.8 27,550 254 29.3 21,904 258 29.8 21,383 262 30 21,530 261 29.3 23,400
Nova Southeastern U. 250 28 26,035 258 28.9 24,567 253 28.4 23,296 256 29.1 22,508 273 31.2 19,559 291 33.1 14,775 296 34 13,716 303 34.9 12,712 307 35 12,908 309 34.5 12,322
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
Rowan U. 251 28.1 26,018 266 29.7 22,892 294 32.9 16,247 312 35.3 12,856 325 37 10,212 342 38.8 8,044 338 38.7 8,202 440 50.2 3,407 427 48.3 3,783 446 49.4 3,247
Villanova U. 252 28.2 25,505 267 29.8 22,837 266 29.8 20,730 272 30.9 19,037 299 34.1 14,903 292 33.2 14,512 297 34.1 13,700 357 40.9 7,049 345 39.2 8,547i 321 35.8 10,044
Northern Illinois U. 253 28.3 25,420 250 28 26,570 254 28.5 23,280 271 30.8 19,150 264 30.2 21,225 274 31.2 17,722 281 32.3 16,427 252 29.1 23,027 261 29.9 21,823 267 29.9 21,748
Louisiana State U., Health Sciences Center, Shreveport 254 28.4 25,321 252 28.2 26,262 252 28.3 24,463 255 29 22,560 256 29.3 23,353 250 28.6 24,069 241 27.8 25,004 237 27.5 28,266 240 27.5 29,365 238 26.8 31,021
Catholic U. America, The 255 28.5 25,221 259 29 24,484 246 27.6 25,497 249 28.4 24,282 247 28.3 25,139 249 28.5 24,265 253 29.2 22,331 250 28.9 23,235 252 28.9 24,971 256 28.7 25,397
Loma Linda U. 256 28.6 25,077i 260 29.1 24,408i 255 28.6 22,922i 259 29.5 21,846 258 29.5 22,977 242 27.7 25,519 248 28.6 23,375 228 26.4 31,715 235 27 31,772 220 24.8 39,409
California State U., Sacramento 257 28.7 24,939 263 29.4 23,544 258 29 21,429 261 29.7 21,106 267 30.5 20,676 272 31 17,930 299 34.3 13,136 290 33.4 15,564 301 34.3 14,053 289 32.3 16,344
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 258 28.8 24,591 257 28.8 24,616 259 29.1 21,383 267 30.4 20,491 272 31.1 19,598 240 27.5 26,265 196 22.8 48,338 227 26.3 32,499 214 24.6 37,875 208 23.5 43,857
Western Michigan U. 259 29 24,541 255 28.5 25,071 262 29.4 21,184 257 29.2 22,372 276 31.5 18,927 265 30.2 19,679 272 31.3 18,942 271 31.3 18,979 265 30.3 21,073 257 28.8 25,051
Miami U. 260 29 24,489 268 30 22,380 271 30.4 19,658 281 31.9 17,239 292 33.3 16,057 284 32.3 16,108 257 29.6 21,216 249 28.8 23,924 248 28.4 26,311 253 28.4 26,093
Delaware State U. 261 29.2 23,876i 265 29.6 23,017 260 29.2 21,377 266 30.2 20,793 262 30 21,320 285 32.4 15,980 279 32.1 17,679 281 32.4 17,295 291 33.2 15,668 274 30.7 19,019
U. Nebraska, central administration 262 29.3 23,672 278 31 18,860 311 34.7 13,352
Albany Medical C. 263 29.4 23,510 264 29.5 23,028 261 29.3 21,187 268 30.5 20,443 270 30.9 20,166 271 30.9 18,043 282 32.4 16,093 292 33.6 15,093 282 32.2 17,735 271 30.4 20,876
U. Akron, The 264 29.5 23,496 241 27 30,020 232 26.1 32,582 210 24.1 41,326 186 21.5 58,817 177 20.5 58,512 162 19 69,528 169 19.8 69,640 175 20.3 66,413 183 20.8 60,352
U. Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras 265 29.6 22,895 261 29.2 24,088 283 31.7 17,085 260 29.6 21,204 255 29.2 23,491 232 26.6 28,579 232 26.8 28,793 232 26.9 29,234 225 25.9 33,099 233 26.2 32,582
Texas A&M U.-Kingsville 266 29.7 22,745 269 30.1 22,268 263 29.5 21,150 254 28.9 22,633 263 30.1 21,309 260 29.7 20,894 255 29.4 21,819 273 31.5 18,653 283 32.3 17,419 283 31.7 17,114
U. Alaska, Anchorage 267 29.8 22,713 270 30.2 21,724 264 29.6 21,096 264 30 20,861 271 31 19,883 276 31.4 17,436 280 32.2 17,150 263 30.4 20,255 270 30.9 20,194 276 30.9 18,620
Teachers C., Columbia U. 268 29.9 22,630 256 28.6 24,865 251 28.2 24,477 250 28.5 24,194 251 28.8 24,124 254 29 23,269 263 30.3 20,538 267 30.8 19,649 266 30.4 20,805 278 31.1 18,406
Marshall U. 269 30 22,250 274 30.6 19,622 270 30.3 20,050 275 31.2 18,348 266 30.4 20,687 264 30.1 19,936 264 30.4 20,382 268 30.9 19,617 277 31.6 18,998 250 28.1 26,723
U. Texas Health Science Center, The, Tyler 270 30.1 21,265 275 30.7 19,606i 278 31.1 17,949i 288 32.7 16,292 313 35.6 11,799 305 34.7 12,191
California State U., Northridge 271 30.2 21,228 271 30.3 21,095 272 30.5 19,618 278 31.6 17,979 290 33.1 16,330 300 34.1 13,333 300 34.4 12,991 324 37.2 9,640 239 27.4 29,491 254 28.5 25,654
Tuskegee U. 272 30.4 20,973 272 30.4 20,562 292 32.7 16,535 285 32.3 16,535 288 32.8 16,535 261 29.8 20,740i 242 28 24,945 260 30 21,150 288 32.8 15,991 292 32.7 15,685
Eastern Virginia Medical School 273 30.5 20,870 246 27.6 27,064 239 26.9 30,010 237 27 28,671 225 25.9 32,550 207 23.8 42,296 204 23.7 43,917 205 23.9 44,183 215 24.8 37,745 222 25 36,569
Fordham U. 274 30.6 20,456 273 30.5 20,287 267 29.9 20,644 265 30.1 20,807 245 28.1 25,374 259 29.6 20,939 276 31.8 17,961 272 31.4 18,822 274 31.3 19,311 279 31.2 18,350
Creighton U. 275 30.7 20,339 262 29.3 24,039 268 30 20,587 248 28.3 24,315 254 29.1 23,510 253 28.9 23,825 240 27.7 25,560 230 26.7 29,983 228 26.2 32,594 237 26.7 31,443
New York Medical C. 276 30.8 20,137 277 30.9 19,398 295 33 16,226 296 33.6 15,637 284 32.4 17,311 275 31.3 17,653 277 31.9 17,908 264 30.5 20,243 254 29.1 23,277 249 28 27,316
U. Tulsa 277 30.9 18,787 280 31.2 18,648 269 30.2 20,072 263 29.9 20,879 259 29.6 22,347 243 27.8 25,066 236 27.3 27,077 257 29.7 21,757 268 30.6 20,270 273 30.6 19,489
Bowling Green State U. 278 31 18,729 292 32.6 17,026 277 31 17,991 302 34.2 14,333 301 34.3 14,460 344 39 7,995 330 37.8 8,861 297 34.2 13,157 344 39.1 8,566 335 37.3 8,999
Prairie View A&M U. 279 31.1 18,723 285 31.8 18,018 282 31.6 17,278 305 34.6 13,982 309 35.2 12,616 301 34.2 13,123 302 34.7 12,292 296 34.1 13,198 298 34 14,552 293 32.8 15,243
Southern Illinois U., Edwardsville 280 31.2 18,273 284 31.7 18,088 274 30.7 18,420 280 31.8 17,393 279 31.8 18,780 267 30.5 19,051 273 31.4 18,915 241 27.9 25,807 245 28.1 26,992 230 25.9 33,736
Florida Institute of Technology 281 31.3 18,271 288 32.1 17,876 281 31.5 17,378 276 31.4 18,180 277 31.6 18,860 294 33.4 14,282 293 33.7 14,255 295 34 13,298 285 32.5 17,100 296 33.1 14,523
U. South Florida, Saint Petersburg 282 31.4 18,243 327 36.4 11,686 346 38.5 8,478 341 38.5 8,661 361 41 7,116 356 40.3 7,292 366 41.8 6,908 361 41.4 6,905 390 44.2 5,488 418 46.4 3,978
Kennesaw State U. 283 31.5 17,954 240 26.9 30,381 327 36.5 11,214 329 37.2 9,510 343 39 8,279 397 44.8 4,762 501 56.9 2,192 389 44.5 5,062 439 49.6 3,511i 522 57.7 1,961
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U. 284 31.6 17,786 316 35.2 12,478 288 32.2 16,767 308 34.9 13,335 286 32.6 16,761 307 34.9 11,942 285 32.8 15,393 285 32.8 16,484 272 31.1 19,376 290 32.4 16,289
Montclair State U. 285 31.8 17,636 297 33.1 15,588 358 39.8 7,980 386 43.5 5,796 394 44.6 5,207 410 46.3 4,274 410 46.8 4,266 399 45.6 4,568 399 45.2 5,123 433 48 3,621
Duquesne U. 286 31.9 17,485 293 32.7 16,947 280 31.4 17,420 282 32 17,197 285 32.5 17,089 282 32.1 16,159 288 33.1 15,025 289 33.3 15,661 293 33.4 15,547 287 32.1 16,814
Central Michigan U. 287 32 17,448 291 32.4 17,102 296 33.1 15,616 300 34 14,652 303 34.5 14,166 302 34.3 12,880 289 33.2 15,015 299 34.4 12,879 316 36 10,907 339 37.8 8,671
Morgan State U. 288 32.1 17,193 311 34.6 13,253 313 34.9 12,993 299 33.9 14,978 294 33.5 15,727 298 33.9 13,577 284 32.7 15,720 291 33.5 15,475 281 32.1 17,751 305 34.1 12,803
California State U., Long Beach 289 32.2 16,684 279 31.1 18,664 256 28.7 22,880 273 31 18,805 289 33 16,390 335 38 8,830 311 35.7 10,097 301 34.6 12,796 303 34.5 13,696i 295 33 14,595i
U. New Orleans 290 32.3 16,594 298 33.2 15,328 301 33.6 14,437 293 33.2 15,939 296 33.7 15,719 268 30.6 18,960 261 30.1 20,614 247 28.6 24,607 242 27.8 28,450 224 25.3 35,359
U. North Carolina, The, Wilmington 291 32.4 16,544 289 32.2 17,515 285 31.9 16,955 291 33 16,015 297 33.8 15,715 286 32.6 15,564 292 33.6 14,648 276 31.8 18,145 271 31 19,722 263 29.5 22,593
CUNY, Queens C. 292 32.5 16,470 281 31.4 18,391 291 32.6 16,676 294 33.3 15,936 275 31.4 19,168 266 30.4 19,092 247 28.5 23,434 266 30.7 19,762 258 29.5 22,399 262 29.4 23,219
U. Nebraska, Omaha 293 32.6 16,134 304 33.9 14,302 315 35.2 12,943 317 35.9 12,061 324 36.8 10,459 328 37.2 9,422 322 36.9 9,222 332 38.1 9,181 348 39.5 8,376 328 36.6 9,509
North Carolina Central U. 294 32.7 15,833 294 32.8 16,227 300 33.5 14,942 304 34.4 14,119 310 35.3 12,463 304 34.6 12,448 304 34.9 11,537 335 38.4 8,979 315 35.8 11,076 330 36.8 9,496
Northeast Ohio Medical U. 295 32.8 15,758 286 31.9 18,016 275 30.8 18,231 270 30.7 19,216 278 31.7 18,823 279 31.8 17,103 283 32.6 15,916 302 34.8 12,722 305 34.7 13,358 299 33.4 13,581
Tennessee State U. 296 33 15,377 299 33.3 15,236 279 31.2 17,681 277 31.5 18,108 274 31.3 19,520 263 30 19,955 267 30.8 20,068 286 33 16,177 294 33.5 15,439 300 33.5 13,468
U. Missouri, Saint Louis 297 33.1 15,352 303 33.8 14,432 321 35.8 12,266 318 36 12,042 305 34.7 13,460 306 34.8 12,061 274 31.5 18,618 261 30.2 20,869 273 31.2 19,356 277 31 18,461
Texas Christian U. 298 33.2 15,326 378 41.9 6,552 386 42.9 5,808 363 41 7,255 370 42 6,589 343 38.9 8,007 348 39.8 7,872 342 39.2 8,574 357 40.5 7,775 385 42.8 5,595
Clarkson U. 299 33.3 15,104 290 32.3 17,147 287 32.1 16,927 298 33.8 15,148 308 35.1 12,983 299 34 13,406 295 33.9 13,750 307 35.3 12,061 297 33.8 14,809 280 31.4 17,951
Jackson State U. 300 33.4 15,081 283 31.6 18,160 273 30.6 19,465 252 28.7 22,790 253 29 23,832 251 28.7 23,908 237 27.4 26,609 220 25.6 36,264 202 23.3 46,943 200 22.6 49,998
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
U. Baltimore 301 33.5 15,054 318 35.4 12,451 332 37 10,556 370 41.7 6,851 381 43.2 5,798 391 44.2 5,022 391 44.6 4,990 386 44.2 5,448 388 44 5,556 380 42.2 5,944
Tarleton State U. 302 33.6 14,890 312 34.7 13,171 319 35.6 12,503 322 36.4 10,893 332 37.7 9,404 321 36.4 9,825 307 35.2 10,996 321 36.9 9,722 332 37.7 9,393 318 35.5 10,426
Rosalind Franklin U. Medicine and Science 303 33.7 14,601 295 32.9 16,126 289 32.3 16,765 283 32.1 17,006 287 32.7 16,760 280 31.9 16,604 278 32 17,794 280 32.3 17,401 292 33.3 15,587 297 33.2 14,261
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology 304