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)
2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
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 75,315,121   71,935,291   68,692,335   67,348,593   67,144,666   65,872,505   65,274,393   61,286,610   57,288,415   54,113,750  
Johns Hopkins University [1] 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   1 1 2,004,482   1 1 1,866,243u 1 1 1,691,469u
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 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   2 1.1 1,184,445  
University of California, San Francisco 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   8 1.9 935,509   4 1.4 947,697u 5 1.6 885,182u
University of Pennsylvania 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   10 2.2 836,322   12 2.5 758,159   9 2.2 740,410  
University of Washington, Seattle 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   4 1.4 1,022,740  
University of Wisconsin-Madison 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   3 1.3 1,029,295   3 1.3 1,013,649   2 1.1 944,626  
University of California, San Diego 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   6 1.7 943,219   6 1.7 883,653   6 1.7 844,877  
Duke University 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   5 1.5 983,289   7 1.8 807,652   8 2 769,893  
Harvard University 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   30 4.9 583,361   31 5.2 525,452   31 5.3 505,832  
Stanford University 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   9 2.1 839,839   14 2.8 717,022   13 2.7 698,883  
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The 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   15 2.9 755,284   19 3.5 651,308   27 4.7 530,515  
University of California, Los Angeles 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   7 1.8 936,995   5 1.6 923,916   4 1.4 904,840  
Cornell University 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   17 3.1 749,721   17 3.2 672,692   15 3 655,641  
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 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   23 3.9 677,138   11 2.4 759,649   14 2.9 682,058  
Yale University 15 2.5 951,084   18 2.9 881,765   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  
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh 16 2.6 939,706   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   11 2.3 822,491   22 3.9 629,088   20 3.7 599,800  
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 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   13 2.6 786,074  
New York University 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   54 8.1 365,944   59 9.1 338,839   55 8.8 337,093  
Texas A&M University, College Station 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   20 3.5 689,624   18 3.4 651,923   19 3.6 604,526  
Columbia University in the City of New York 20 3.1 893,062   20 3.1 837,312   15 2.6 868,159   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 4.3 548,704u
University of Texas M.D.Anderson Cancer Center, The 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   26 4.3 599,529   25 4.4 578,788u 22 4 558,503u
Ohio State University, The 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   16 3 755,194   13 2.7 743,591   10 2.3 726,302  
Pennsylvania State University, The, University Park and Hershey Medical Center 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   14 2.7 770,449  
Georgia Institute of Technology 24 3.5 804,301   25 3.6 790,706   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  
University of Florida 25 3.6 801,418   24 3.5 791,294   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  
University of California, Berkeley 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   19 3.4 694,049   16 3.1 682,568   18 3.4 620,374  
University of Southern California 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   27 4.5 592,791   29 4.9 556,807   26 4.6 540,366  
Washington University in St. Louis 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   18 3.3 695,974   21 3.8 630,141   21 3.9 566,378  
Northwestern University 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   31 5 575,078   30 5.1 555,510   29 5 518,572  
University of California, Davis 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   22 3.8 679,915   15 3 687,690   16 3.2 647,691  
Vanderbilt U. and Vanderbilt U. Medical Center 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   35 5.5 504,959   36 5.9 455,835   36 6 444,873  
Michigan State University 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   41 6.3 431,373   41 6.6 405,961   41 6.8 392,242  
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 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   42 6.5 428,432  
Emory University 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   33 5.3 529,453   35 5.8 459,067   34 5.7 463,317  
University of Texas at Austin, The 35 4.7 652,187   34 4.6 621,692   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   28 4.6 589,502   27 4.6 566,166   23 4.2 553,051  
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 36 4.8 642,084   33 4.5 625,180   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   34 5.4 515,133   24 4.2 581,805   30 5.2 518,333  
Purdue University, West Lafayette 37 5 622,814   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   32 5.1 548,980  
University of Arizona, The 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   29 4.7 586,647   26 4.5 566,334   25 4.4 547,197  
Baylor College of Medicine 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   38 5.9 447,874   37 6 449,031u 35 5.9 449,301u
Mount Sinai School of Medicine 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   53 8 370,666   63 9.7 318,407u 61 9.6 296,380u
University of Alabama at Birmingham, The 41 5.4 561,851   42 5.5 537,825   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  
University of South Florida, Tampa 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   50 7.6 385,029   48 7.6 371,037   52 8.3 342,665  
University of Maryland, College Park 43 5.6 548,885   41 5.4 539,388   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  
Arizona State University 44 5.7 545,016   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   64 9.4 329,345   65 10 311,461   65 10.2 273,532  
Indiana University, Bloomington 45 5.8 540,421   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   106 15 177,520  
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 46 5.9 522,425   43 5.6 521,773   44 5.8 504,282   39 5.2 513,149   38 5.1 496,169   40 5.3 454,417   41 5.4 450,058   47 7.2 398,169   43 6.9 399,433   45 7.3 375,773  
North Carolina State University 47 6 500,445   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   57 8.5 360,795   45 7.2 383,193   47 7.6 367,422  
University of Colorado Boulder 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   62 9.2 349,449   68 10.4 299,892   66 10.3 272,191  
University of Iowa 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   39 6.1 444,034   61 9.4 334,937   60 9.5 300,422  
University of Colorado Denver and Anschutz Medical Campus 50 6.4 480,598   50 6.4 443,705   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  
Institution Total R&D expenditures($000)
2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
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 Virginia 51 6.5 469,682   56 7.1 397,458   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  
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, The 52 6.6 461,797   51 6.5 442,666   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 6.7 402,087u 42 6.9 390,349u
University of Georgia 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   72 10.5 295,339   49 7.7 369,997   46 7.5 369,546  
University of Cincinnati 54 6.8 455,250   52 6.6 430,579   51 6.5 436,028   50 6.5 422,873   46 6 438,642   46 6 433,668   42 5.5 448,936   46 7 411,269   50 7.9 369,906   50 8 359,011  
University of Chicago, The 55 6.9 433,328   53 6.8 420,997   53 6.7 412,536   55 7 390,082   54 6.9 402,621   51 6.6 419,631   40 5.2 453,562   40 6.2 437,721   47 7.4 381,194   49 7.9 360,047  
University of Maryland Baltimore 56 7 426,895   58 7.3 393,876   56 7.1 397,695   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 8.4 359,542u 43 7 379,407u
Boston University 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   60 8.9 352,817   72 10.9 284,507   71 11.1 259,045  
Case Western Reserve University 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   44 6.7 418,164   39 6.3 418,012   38 6.3 420,441  
State University of New York at Buffalo 59 7.4 401,591   59 7.4 389,569   59 7.4 382,935   56 7.1 386,562   57 7.3 387,863   65 8.1 360,226   63 7.8 353,172   61 9 349,670   55 8.6 349,423   54 8.6 339,575  
California Institute of Technology 60 7.5 400,312   60 7.5 371,060   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   56 8.4 362,172   57 8.8 345,400   64 10 274,671  
University of Utah, The 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   51 7.7 379,200   62 9.5 334,002   72 11.2 254,632  
University of Kentucky 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   58 8.6 359,944   53 8.3 360,254   51 8.2 345,355  
University of Illinois at Chicago 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   55 8.2 362,939   56 8.7 347,118   53 8.5 339,704  
University of Miami 64 7.9 367,877   62 7.8 358,441   69 8.5 331,036   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  
University of California, Irvine 65 8 361,414   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   65 9.6 327,594   60 9.3 336,345   57 9 334,279  
Washington State University 66 8.1 356,901   70 8.6 334,082   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   68 10 304,352   67 10.2 301,080   62 9.8 283,086  
Scripps Research Institute, The 67 8.2 354,582   61 7.6 364,670   58 7.3 384,161   57 7.2 386,231   55 7 399,899   54 6.9 398,673   53 6.7 400,768   49 7.4 387,298   46 7.3 382,275u 48 7.8 366,047u
University of Rochester 68 8.4 353,003   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   45 6.9 414,655   44 7 398,187   44 7.2 378,368  
Oregon Health & Science University 69 8.5 348,449   72 8.8 331,524   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 10.1 309,675u 59 9.3 301,396u
Colorado State University, Fort Collins 70 8.6 338,404   71 8.7 331,862   73 9 317,219   75 9.3 307,978   72 9 313,238   61 7.7 375,919   68 8.3 330,784   70 10.2 302,896   64 9.8 311,720   58 9.2 302,613  
Carnegie Mellon University 71 8.7 328,100   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   92 13.2 222,790   88 13.2 217,687   87 13.4 210,988  
Princeton University 72 8.8 326,207   76 9.3 307,653   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  
Iowa State University 73 8.9 323,584   73 9 328,385   77 9.4 306,125   74 9.2 313,263   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  
Rockefeller University, The 74 9 319,037   69 8.5 335,136   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 11.6 252,478u 76 11.8 247,505u
State University of New York, Polytechnic Institute 75 9.1 308,861   75 9.2 316,680   78 9.5 295,313   52 6.7 412,851   618 70.1 1,125   639 71.8 1,074   677 74.5 811   628 84.8 713  
Dartmouth College 76 9.2 308,445   95 11.4 233,636   102 12.2 209,646   97 11.7 212,606   99 12 201,591   103 12.3 195,930   97 11.4 210,631   100 14.2 194,141   100 14.9 190,425   98 14.9 188,122  
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 77 9.4 302,204   79 9.6 294,856   79 9.6 284,438   80 9.8 278,299   81 10 266,507   83 10.1 253,321   86 10.2 235,296   91 13 224,135   78 11.8 251,195   77 11.9 244,869  
University of Kansas 78 9.5 300,319   78 9.5 297,933   75 9.2 311,383   77 9.5 301,534   74 9.2 298,498   75 9.2 286,262   75 9 274,727   76 11 267,961   81 12.2 236,544   83 12.8 227,433  
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 79 9.6 298,370   86 10.4 256,203   63 7.8 361,173   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 14.7 192,268u 131 19.7 106,179u
University of Hawaii at Manoa 80 9.7 292,021   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   69 10.1 303,085   70 10.7 290,707u 67 10.5 271,835u
Albert Einstein College of Medicine 81 9.8 289,685   81 9.8 289,660  
Florida State University 82 9.9 282,901   82 10 268,288   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  
University of Massachusetts Medical School 83 10 279,884   88 10.6 253,099   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   84 12.1 232,039   94 14 204,033u 102 15.5 178,614u
University of Oklahoma, The 84 10.1 272,239   85 10.3 259,998   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   93 13.3 218,089   91 13.6 213,720   88 13.5 204,765  
Temple University 85 10.2 268,385   90 10.8 246,392   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   129 18.1 124,528   129 18.9 111,421   136 20.4 99,815  
University of Connecticut 86 10.3 267,647   83 10.1 265,522   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  
Oregon State University 87 10.4 267,068   87 10.5 254,275   86 10.4 245,317   91 11 230,963   90 11 232,677   85 10.3 240,507   91 10.8 228,814   94 13.4 216,595   74 11.2 257,564   79 12.2 233,358  
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 88 10.6 266,177   80 9.7 291,972   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  
Medical University of South Carolina 89 10.7 262,267   84 10.2 260,098   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   90 12.9 224,632   90 13.5 216,778u 97 14.8 189,369u
University of Missouri, Columbia 90 10.8 253,952   89 10.7 248,300   85 10.3 246,684   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  
University of New Mexico, The 91 10.9 246,597   92 11.1 239,550   92 11 232,271   92 11.2 228,849   91 11.1 227,703   93 11.2 220,360   93 11 220,565   95 13.6 211,771   93 13.9 205,831   90 13.8 202,694  
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, The 92 11 246,060   94 11.3 237,016   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 13.3 217,623u 95 14.5 197,252u
George Washington University, The 93 11.1 245,519   96 11.5 231,829   90 10.8 241,117   93 11.3 227,995   98 11.9 202,428   102 12.2 196,448   103 12.1 197,621   99 14.1 196,917   134 19.6 103,793   100 15.2 181,688  
Mississippi State University 94 11.2 240,972   93 11.2 239,446   94 11.3 226,359   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  
State University of New York, Stony Brook University 95 11.3 238,612   97 11.6 230,621   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   97 13.8 204,728   101 15 189,299   96 14.6 190,712  
University of California, Santa Barbara 96 11.4 238,246   98 11.7 230,139   95 11.4 222,870   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  
Virginia Commonwealth University 97 11.6 235,464   99 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   98 14 197,709   108 16 162,283   104 15.8 171,637  
University of Central Florida 98 11.7 233,702   91 11 242,308   99 11.8 215,519   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  
Wayne State University 99 11.8 227,728   100 12 221,537   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 11.4 253,604  
Tufts University 100 11.9 223,409   108 12.8 189,085   116 13.7 168,314   118 14.1 160,825   119 14.2 156,525   116 13.8 160,922   120 14 156,395   114 16.1 156,106   112 16.5 154,575   115 17.4 145,169  
Institution Total R&D expenditures($000)
2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
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 Notre Dame 101 12 212,823   104 12.4 202,216   105 12.5 190,954   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  
Georgetown University 102 12.1 212,319   111 13.2 183,788   107 12.7 176,131   113 13.5 172,726   111 13.3 178,995   108 12.9 180,308   111 13 169,916   112 15.8 159,355   115 17 151,064   117 17.7 144,957  
Brown University 103 12.2 212,290   65 8.1 347,016   66 8.2 342,040   66 8.2 341,531   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  
University of Massachusetts Amherst 104 12.3 210,416   101 12.1 214,576   100 11.9 213,902   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  
Medical College of Wisconsin 105 12.4 209,618   105 12.5 199,925   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   102 14.5 191,816   104 15.4 176,237u 106 16.1 165,529u
University of South Carolina, Columbia 106 12.5 208,670   103 12.3 209,271   103 12.3 208,736   100 12 206,173   97 11.8 203,365   95 11.4 214,901   100 11.8 201,592   87 12.5 229,145  
University of Tennessee, The, Knoxville 107 12.6 203,800   112 13.3 183,268   110 13 173,533   109 13 179,041   104 12.5 193,054   109 13 179,252   114 13.3 167,456   118 16.6 150,671  
Georgia State University 108 12.8 200,171   123 14.5 161,314   129 15.1 139,596   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  
Kansas State University 109 12.9 196,478   107 12.7 193,254   106 12.6 188,721   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  
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 110 13 194,088   102 12.2 212,374   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   105 14.9 181,746   111 16.4 157,289u 110 16.7 150,720u
Clemson University 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   107 15.2 174,693   96 14.3 193,924   92 14.1 200,789  
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, The 112 13.2 192,557   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   96 13.7 207,115   87 13 221,535u 91 13.9 201,323u
Texas Tech University 113 13.3 191,482   117 13.8 172,521   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   125 17.6 133,360   144 21 92,058   169 25.1 60,165  
Oklahoma State University 114 13.4 191,478   110 13.1 183,799   134 15.7 131,593   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 18.4 120,445u 123 18.5 121,226u
Auburn University, Auburn 115 13.5 190,340   126 14.8 152,381   130 15.2 135,899   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  
Utah State University 116 13.6 187,314   113 13.4 180,590   109 12.9 175,353   115 13.7 169,605   118 14.1 158,352   119 14.1 157,355   109 12.8 174,167   119 16.8 149,169   118 17.4 145,240   112 17 148,257  
West Virginia University 117 13.8 185,606   118 13.9 172,477   115 13.6 170,145   116 13.8 164,454   114 13.6 167,144   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  
University of Texas Medical Branch, The 118 13.9 185,106   114 13.5 179,541   111 13.1 173,506   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 15.3 184,845u 101 15.4 180,026u
University of Delaware 119 14 183,428   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   116 16.4 153,311   122 17.9 126,788   122 18.4 126,971  
Wake Forest University 120 14.1 182,227   120 14.2 170,006   112 13.2 171,926   111 13.3 176,380   108 13 182,721   99 11.9 204,328   98 11.6 209,134   101 14.4 192,034   95 14.2 201,701   93 14.2 200,750  
Tulane University 121 14.2 180,993   121 14.3 165,438   121 14.2 152,658   120 14.3 157,825   117 14 160,414   115 13.6 164,373   110 12.9 171,703   109 15.4 165,513   107 15.8 163,572   105 15.9 165,678  
University of Louisville 122 14.3 177,588   116 13.7 172,907   118 13.9 163,262   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  
Florida International University 123 14.4 177,292   119 14 170,846   119 14 163,033   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  
University of Nebraska Medical Center 124 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   122 17.2 138,219   123 18.1 123,629u 129 19.4 112,887u
University of Houston 125 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   130 18.2 119,811   135 19.8 102,917   144 21.6 87,691  
Rice University 126 14.7 167,277   125 14.7 154,543   126 14.8 144,679   128 15.2 138,536   132 15.7 131,003   137 16.1 117,223   139 16 110,235   144 20.1 97,903   157 22.8 79,431   157 23.4 74,720  
University of California, Riverside 127 14.8 163,632   127 14.9 152,233   127 14.9 144,511   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  
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 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   135 18.9 113,909   127 18.6 117,448   128 19.2 115,397  
State University of New York University at Albany 129 15.1 156,386   139 16.3 120,232   139 16.2 111,705   134 15.8 130,955   127 15.1 137,759   127 15 137,758   123 14.3 148,625   59 8.8 359,364   58 9 341,624   68 10.6 271,187  
North Dakota State University 130 15.2 153,119   124 14.6 156,297   120 14.1 153,542   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  
University of Alaska Fairbanks 131 15.3 152,694   132 15.5 144,259   128 15 142,742   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  
Syracuse University 132 15.4 145,705   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   140 19.6 107,024   155 22.6 79,950   165 24.6 62,098  
University of New Hampshire 133 15.5 145,375   131 15.4 145,015   125 14.7 144,735   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  
Thomas Jefferson University 134 15.6 142,569   137 16 122,396   137 16 119,631   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 20.2 101,188u 138 20.7 99,275u
Northeastern University 135 15.7 142,349   134 15.7 129,040   136 15.9 122,915   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  
New Jersey Institute of Technology 136 15.8 142,164   133 15.6 130,812   140 16.3 110,512   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 92,891u 142 21.3 89,792u
Drexel University 137 15.9 138,577   135 15.8 127,909   135 15.8 128,027   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  
University of Dayton 138 16 135,214   140 16.4 116,589   145 16.9 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  
University of Mississippi, The 139 16.2 134,542   138 16.2 121,665   147 17.1 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 20.3 100,102u 137 20.5 99,413u
Montana State University, Bozeman 140 16.3 129,622   143 16.7 112,073   141 16.4 108,414   140 16.5 113,348   140 16.6 113,136   133 15.6 124,228   132 15.2 125,966   123 17.3 135,084   121 17.8 126,844   121 18.2 130,120  
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 141 16.4 128,508   136 15.9 125,378   132 15.5 132,451   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 19.2 106,314u 125 18.8 117,440u
University of Wyoming 142 16.5 125,032   144 16.8 112,056   184 21.2 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  
University of California, Santa Cruz 143 16.6 124,344   128 15 151,192   122 14.4 151,713   123 14.6 151,734   121 14.4 150,777   120 14.2 155,516   121 14 155,617   121 17 143,919   105 15.6 170,461   108 16.4 162,100  
University of Vermont 144 16.7 118,298   141 16.5 115,955   138 16.1 114,547   142 16.7 109,701   139 16.4 115,486   141 16.5 115,697   130 15 132,356   127 17.8 129,856   124 18.2 122,991   126 19 116,463  
University of Texas at Dallas, The 145 16.8 113,205   146 17 106,205   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   155 21.6 82,044   168 24.4 65,804   171 25.4 59,300u
George Mason University 146 16.9 112,404   145 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   153 21.3 84,120   148 21.6 85,306   154 23 76,838  
University of Idaho 147 17 109,537   147 17.2 102,457   146 17 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  
New Mexico State University 148 17.2 106,020   142 16.6 114,619   133 15.6 132,377   129 15.3 134,262   126 15 142,365   124 14.6 141,151   125 14.5 139,062   113 16 157,872   113 16.7 154,363   119 18 141,523  
University of Nevada, Reno 149 17.3 105,869   152 17.7 95,475   150 17.4 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  
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy 150 17.4 104,797   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   154 21.4 83,952   159 23.1 78,188   153 22.8 77,967  
Institution Total R&D expenditures($000)
2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
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 Dakota 151 17.5 102,823   167 19.4 70,275   170 19.6 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  
University of Rhode Island 152 17.6 101,871   150 17.5 97,900   148 17.2 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  
University of Louisiana at Lafayette 153 17.7 100,956   159 18.5 80,099   160 18.6 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  
Georgia Regents University 154 17.8 99,661   166 19.2 71,338   166 19.2 67,737   173 20.2 64,118   176 20.6 64,033  
University of Maine 155 17.9 99,502   160 18.6 79,222   157 18.2 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  
State University of New York, Binghamton U. 156 18 98,089   157 18.3 85,192   155 18 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  
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 157 18.1 97,288   155 18 88,943   154 17.9 84,653   159 18.6 76,733   160 18.8 78,236   158 18.4 84,072   154 17.6 89,913  
University of Texas at Arlington, The 158 18.2 97,197   156 18.2 87,386   159 18.4 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 26.4 55,005   184 27.3 48,475  
University of Oregon 159 18.4 95,974   149 17.4 100,754   156 18.1 79,698   152 17.8 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  
University of Texas at El Paso, The 160 18.5 94,565   153 17.8 91,330   151 17.6 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  
University of Alabama in Huntsville, The 161 18.6 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   161 22.4 75,683   162 23.5 74,340   156 23.3 75,818  
San Diego State University 162 18.7 89,187   154 17.9 90,722   149 17.3 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  
University of Montana,The, Missoula 163 18.8 85,044   169 19.6 70,059   175 20.2 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  
Cleveland State University 164 18.9 83,762   161 18.7 77,720   182 21 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  
Wichita State University 165 19 78,514   173 20 65,930   176 20.3 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 24.8 60,640  
Rush University 166 19.1 74,062   163 18.9 73,351   158 18.3 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 96,975u 143 21.4 89,513u
University of Tennessee, The, Health Science Center 167 19.2 73,393   165 19.1 71,547   168 19.4 65,771   164 19.2 67,841   164 19.2 71,902   166 19.3 77,754   160 18.3 81,220   156 21.7 81,904  
Michigan Technological University 168 19.4 71,629   164 19 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   175 24.2 63,471   171 24.8 60,395   168 25 60,356  
University of Maryland, Baltimore County 169 19.5 70,406   168 19.5 70,166   165 19.1 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  
University of Tennessee, The, Institute of Agriculture 170 19.6 70,192   171 19.8 69,136   167 19.3 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 Texas at San Antonio, The 171 19.7 70,163   182 21 59,831   186 21.4 54,949   197 22.9 47,061   194 22.6 53,626   191 22.1 57,233   189 21.4 58,667   184 25.4 56,279   190 27.5 46,521   209 30.9 34,601  
University of Massachusetts Boston 172 19.8 70,019   175 20.2 64,223   172 19.9 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  
University of Massachusetts Lowell 173 19.9 69,677   172 19.9 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   178 24.6 59,345   177 25.6 56,664   193 28.6 40,873  
Brandeis University 174 20 68,437   162 18.8 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   168 23.3 71,006   169 24.5 65,586   179 26.6 51,686  
Old Dominion University 175 20.1 67,990   170 19.7 70,054   169 19.5 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  
University of Nevada, Las Vegas 176 20.2 66,285   177 20.5 62,825   208 23.8 42,000   210 24.3 39,448   221 25.6 35,935   223 25.6 34,543   219 24.7 39,526   199 27.4 44,457   198 28.6 41,652   176 26.2 53,320  
College of William and Mary 177 20.3 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   180 24.9 57,461   174 25.2 59,638u 163 24.3 63,400u
South Dakota State University 178 20.4 63,412   181 20.9 60,677   178 20.5 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  
University of Alabama, The, Tuscaloosa 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   206 28.4 40,762   205 29.6 36,889   212 31.3 33,477  
University of Southern Mississippi, The 180 20.7 61,659   184 21.2 59,363   192 22.1 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  
Ohio University 181 20.8 61,092   185 21.4 59,117   174 20.1 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  
Texas State University 182 20.9 60,741   194 22.4 54,298   196 22.5 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  
Naval Postgraduate School 183 21 60,386   174 20.1 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   141 19.7 103,510   152 22.1 82,451   141 21.1 89,940  
Colorado School of Mines 184 21.1 59,477   180 20.8 60,931   179 20.6 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 40,117u 211 31.2 34,050u
Wright State University 185 21.2 59,379   190 21.9 55,484   187 21.5 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  
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science 186 21.3 58,409   192 22.1 54,974   191 22 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 41,670u 194 28.7 40,556u
Boston College 187 21.4 58,088   193 22.2 54,469   195 22.4 47,761   195 22.6 49,724   198 23.1 50,702   198 22.9 51,442   198 22.4 52,253   191 26.4 50,537   192 27.8 45,795   190 28.2 44,413  
Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis 188 21.6 58,056   187 21.6 57,853   185 21.3 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  
Saint Louis University 189 21.7 56,402   207 23.8 42,151   203 23.3 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  
American University 190 21.8 56,034   188 21.7 57,064   180 20.8 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  
City University of New York, The City College 191 21.9 54,627   179 20.7 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   196 27 46,699   202 29.2 37,538   207 30.6 35,096  
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 192 22 54,181   183 21.1 59,813   171 19.8 63,414   179 20.9 60,752   189 22 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  
Rochester Institute of Technology 193 22.1 51,263   202 23.2 45,518   210 24.1 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  
University of Toledo, The 194 22.2 50,030   197 22.7 50,019   190 21.9 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  
University of Memphis, The 195 22.3 49,695   198 22.8 48,321   199 22.8 46,675   184 21.4 55,566   203 23.6 48,141   199 23 51,194   203 23 48,321   193 26.6 49,517   183 26.5 54,970   175 26 56,075  
Portland State University 196 22.4 48,964   189 21.8 56,572   188 21.6 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  
University of North Texas, Health Science Center 197 22.5 48,476   196 22.6 50,567   201 23.1 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 29,582u 222 32.8 28,179u
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 198 22.6 48,416   195 22.5 53,172   183 21.1 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  
United States Air Force Academy 199 22.8 48,287   191 22 55,358   213 24.4 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  
University of California Office of the President 200 22.9 46,399   214 24.6 39,051   194 22.3 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 20.2 100,189  
Institution Total R&D expenditures($000)
2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
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
Northern Arizona University 201 23 46,253   213 24.4 39,580   219 25.1 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  
Florida Atlantic University 202 23.1 46,025   242 27.7 26,750   258 29.4 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  
Howard University 203 23.2 45,768   209 24 41,038   197 22.6 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 30.6 34,714   199 29.4 38,010  
Van Andel Institute 204 23.3 44,578   212 24.3 40,040   209 24 40,502  
University of North Texas, Denton 205 23.4 43,789   217 24.9 37,106   205 23.5 43,628   203 23.6 44,180   200 23.3 49,518   202 23.3 46,943   210 23.7 42,475   228 31.3 31,496   242 34.8 24,120   254 37.4 18,066  
Brigham Young University 206 23.5 43,406   206 23.7 42,304   212 24.3 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 32 29,901   220 32.5 28,988  
University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus 207 23.6 42,423   200 23 46,232   206 23.6 43,316   209 24.2 40,444   206 24 43,374   207 23.9 45,649   177 20.2 64,017   209 28.8 39,134   197 28.4 41,668   205 30.3 35,570u
Kent State University 208 23.7 42,003   221 25.3 34,661   214 24.5 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  
University of South Alabama 209 23.8 41,431   199 22.9 46,670   204 23.4 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  
University of Akron, The 210 24 41,326   186 21.5 58,817   177 20.4 58,512   162 19 69,528   169 19.8 69,640   175 20.3 66,413   183 20.8 60,352   187 25.8 52,884   211 30.4 34,853   224 33 27,415  
Louisiana State University, Health Sciences Center, New Orleans 211 24.1 40,785   204 23.4 43,067   198 22.7 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  
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock 212 24.2 39,767   211 24.2 40,235   211 24.2 40,438   215 24.9 38,015   180 21 61,412   182 21.1 61,219   188 21.3 58,774   190 26.2 51,282   203 29.3 37,363u 236 34.8 24,716u
Loyola University Chicago 213 24.3 39,738   205 23.6 42,672   193 22.2 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  
San Jose State University 214 24.4 39,192   208 23.9 41,662   202 23.2 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  
Missouri University of Science and Technology 215 24.5 38,243   220 25.2 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   204 28.1 42,263   209 30.1 35,672   200 29.6 36,533  
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 216 24.6 37,578   203 23.3 45,390   200 23 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  
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University 217 24.7 37,379   222 25.4 33,759   220 25.2 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  
Lehigh University 218 24.8 36,969   224 25.7 32,941   215 24.6 36,788   216 25 37,066   222 25.8 35,220   231 26.5 31,992   234 26.4 32,086   214 29.5 37,332   214 30.8 34,352   196 29 38,190  
Morehouse School of Medicine 219 25 36,925   215 24.7 38,774   223 25.5 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 33.4 27,392u 225 33.2 27,077u
Air Force Institute of Technology 220 25.1 35,733   232 26.6 29,998   235 26.8 26,866   244 28.1 23,902   239 27.6 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  
State University of New York Upstate Medical University 221 25.2 35,551   227 26 31,892   225 25.7 32,453   219 25.3 33,460   223 25.9 34,286   219 25.2 35,897   217 24.5 39,988   202 27.8 43,824   216 31.1 33,194u 201 29.7 36,359u
Stevens Institute of Technology 222 25.3 35,144   219 25.1 35,765   222 25.4 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  
University of California, Merced 223 25.4 35,093   235 26.9 29,370   228 26 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  
University of West Florida 224 25.5 35,054   210 24.1 40,815   227 25.9 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  
Boise State University 225 25.6 34,992   226 25.9 32,085   226 25.8 31,341   238 27.4 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  
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 226 25.7 33,368   216 24.8 37,822   217 24.8 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  
Illinois Institute of Technology 227 25.8 32,659   233 26.7 29,826   221 25.3 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  
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center 228 25.9 31,873   223 25.6 33,735   231 26.4 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 29,184u 214 31.6 32,299u
Alabama A&M University 229 26 31,685i 231 26.4 30,289i 230 26.3 29,202   229 26.4 29,461i 231 26.8 29,720i 238 27.3 29,979i 240 27 30,238i 235 32.3 30,497   275 39.4 14,752u 312 45.7 8,959u
City University of New York, Hunter College 230 26.2 31,273   218 25 37,094   216 24.7 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  
Marquette University 231 26.3 30,034   236 27 28,422   245 27.9 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  
San Francisco State University 232 26.4 29,940   237 27.1 28,273   239 27.3 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  
Southern Methodist University 233 26.5 29,879   228 26.1 31,819   229 26.2 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 22,902  
University of Texas-Pan American, The 234 26.6 29,500   230 26.3 31,007   310 35.1 11,266   303 34.7 11,739   327 37.5 9,425   340 38.6 9,062   338 37.7 8,672   329 44.8 8,693   321 45.8 8,971   322 47.1 8,479  
Mercer University 235 26.7 29,447   229 26.2 31,735   224 25.6 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  
Desert Research Institute 236 26.8 29,440   234 26.8 29,422   256 29.1 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 36,490u 197 29.2 38,045u
Baylor University 237 26.9 29,400   241 27.6 26,767   246 28 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  
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry 238 27 29,036   250 28.5 24,504   257 29.2 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 20,513u 229 33.8 26,359u
Eastern Virginia Medical School 239 27.2 28,671   225 25.8 32,550   207 23.7 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 36,678u 216 31.9 30,777u
University of South Dakota, The 240 27.3 28,358   244 27.9 25,864   241 27.5 25,661   225 26 30,700   226 26.2 33,187   233 26.8 31,982   243 27.3 28,959   232 31.9 30,616   213 30.7 34,690   240 35.3 22,742u
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 241 27.4 27,993   249 28.4 24,786   247 28.2 24,507   256 29.5 21,321   279 32.1 17,418   288 32.8 15,776   282 31.6 17,509   277 37.9 17,266   280 40.1 13,858   285 41.8 12,289  
University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez 242 27.5 26,130   245 28 25,491   233 26.6 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
East Carolina University 243 27.6 26,117   247 28.2 25,273   238 27.2 26,549   228 26.3 29,925   213 24.7 38,271   232 26.6 31,990   245 27.6 28,114   255 34.9 23,995   240 34.5 24,922   259 38.1 16,880  
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 244 27.7 26,102   240 27.4 26,824   236 26.9 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 36.2 20,669   245 36.1 20,925  
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, The 245 27.8 26,097   238 27.2 27,815   244 27.8 24,870   249 28.7 23,342   246 28.4 24,764   251 28.8 25,141   247 27.8 27,533   226 31.1 31,814   225 32.4 29,272   234 34.5 25,196  
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark 246 27.9 25,898   260 29.6 21,492   248 28.3 24,387   234 27 28,083   214 24.8 37,134   221 25.4 34,797   223 25.2 35,774   241 33.1 27,745  
University of Missouri, Kansas City 247 28 25,123   243 27.8 26,292   237 27 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  
University of Minnesota, Duluth 248 28.1 24,956   239 27.3 27,528   234 26.7 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  
Creighton University 249 28.2 24,315   254 29 23,510   253 28.8 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 27,104u 227 33.5 26,872u
Catholic University of America, The 250 28.4 24,282   248 28.3 25,139   249 28.4 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  
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
Columbia University, Teachers College 251 28.5 24,194   251 28.6 24,124   254 28.9 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  
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, The 252 28.6 23,231   252 28.8 23,965   255 29 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  
Jackson State University 253 28.7 22,790   253 28.9 23,832   251 28.6 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 44,884u 192 28.4 42,739u
Louisiana Tech University 254 28.8 22,741   257 29.3 23,104   252 28.7 23,827   252 29 22,942   244 28.2 24,949   246 28.2 26,546   246 27.6 27,583   251 34.4 26,020   248 35.6 21,458   239 35.2 22,768  
Texas A&M University-Kingsville 255 28.9 22,633   263 30 21,309   260 29.6 20,894   255 29.4 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  
Louisiana State University Medical Center Shreveport 256 29 22,560   256 29.2 23,353   250 28.5 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 31,293u 213 31.5 33,458u
Nova Southeastern University 257 29.1 22,508   273 31.1 19,559   291 33 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  
Western Michigan University 258 29.2 22,372   276 31.4 18,927   265 30.1 19,679   272 31.2 18,942   271 31.2 18,979   265 30.3 21,073   257 28.8 25,051   249 34.1 26,391   244 35 22,579   228 33.6 26,649  
University of Denver 259 29.4 22,289   261 29.8 21,326   283 32.1 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  
Loma Linda University 260 29.5 21,846   258 29.4 22,977   242 27.6 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 37,557u 202 29.9 35,890u
University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras 261 29.6 21,204   255 29.1 23,491   232 26.5 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  
California State University, Sacramento 262 29.7 21,106   267 30.4 20,676   272 30.9 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  
University of Tulsa 263 29.8 20,879   259 29.5 22,347   243 27.7 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  
University of Alaska Anchorage 264 29.9 20,861   271 30.9 19,883   276 31.4 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  
Fordham University 265 30 20,807   246 28.1 25,374   259 29.5 20,939   276 31.7 17,961   272 31.4 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  
Delaware State University 266 30.1 20,793   262 29.9 21,320   285 32.3 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  
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 267 30.2 20,491   272 31 19,598   240 27.4 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 81,742u 150 22.4 79,437u
Albany Medical College 268 30.3 20,443   270 30.8 20,166   271 30.8 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 17,776u 270 39.6 15,108u
Illinois State University 269 30.4 20,080   269 30.6 20,408   270 30.7 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 46 8,727   339 49.6 7,110  
Northeast Ohio Medical University 270 30.6 19,216   278 31.6 18,823   279 31.7 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 10,077u 309 45.3 9,165u
Northern Illinois University 271 30.7 19,150   264 30.1 21,225   274 31.1 17,722   281 32.2 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  
Villanova University 272 30.8 19,037   299 34 14,903   292 33.1 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 9,484u
California State University, Long Beach 273 30.9 18,805   289 32.9 16,390   335 37.9 8,830   311 35.6 10,097   301 34.6 12,796   303 34.5 13,696i 295 33 14,595i 286 39.1 15,494   282 40.4 13,453   264 38.8 16,400  
Idaho State University 274 31 18,564   268 30.5 20,447   273 31 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  
Marshall University 275 31.1 18,348   266 30.3 20,687   264 30 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  
Florida Institute of Technology 276 31.2 18,180   277 31.5 18,860   294 33.3 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  
Tennessee State University 277 31.3 18,108   274 31.2 19,520   263 29.9 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  
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 278 31.4 17,979   280 31.9 18,081   281 31.9 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  
California State University, Northridge 278 31.4 17,979   290 33 16,330   300 34 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 36.4 20,574  
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 280 31.7 17,393   279 31.8 18,780   267 30.4 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  
Miami University 281 31.8 17,239   292 33.2 16,057   284 32.2 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 29,808u 235 34.6 25,052u
Duquesne University 282 31.9 17,197   285 32.4 17,089   282 32 16,159   288 33 15,025   289 33.2 15,661   292 33.3 15,547   287 32.1 16,814   283 38.7 15,804   292 41.8 11,856   288 42.2 11,982  
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science 283 32 17,006   287 32.6 16,760   280 31.8 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 13,375u 286 42 12,128u
Meharry Medical College 284 32.1 16,782   300 34.1 14,768   296 33.6 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 26,587u 210 31 34,152u
Tuskegee University 285 32.2 16,535   288 32.8 16,535   261 29.7 20,740i 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  
Hampton University 286 32.3 16,482   302 34.3 14,225   290 32.9 14,895   306 35 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 21,089u
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso 287 32.4 16,479   283 32.2 17,391   269 30.6 18,889   250 28.8 23,282  
University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler 288 32.5 16,292   313 35.5 11,799   305 34.6 12,191  
Alcorn State University 289 32.6 16,129   344 38.9 8,204   330 37.3 9,396   313 35.8 10,060   312 35.8 11,315   313 35.6 11,515   314 35 11,397   316 43.1 10,280   287 41 13,064u 289 42.4 11,665u
Georgia Southern University 290 32.8 16,084   282 32.1 17,395   277 31.5 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 53.6 4,739   383 55.9 4,204  
University of North Carolina at Wilmington, The 291 32.9 16,015   297 33.7 15,715   286 32.4 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  
Humboldt State University 292 33 15,969   291 33.1 16,143   311 35.2 11,218   334 38.2 8,306   348 39.9 8,025   330 37.5 9,510   327 36.5 9,570   321 43.8 9,845   271 38.8 15,261   315 46.1 8,808u
University of New Orleans 293 33.1 15,939   296 33.6 15,719   268 30.5 18,960   261 30 20,614   247 28.6 24,607   242 27.8 28,450   224 25.3 35,359   220 30.3 35,021   220 31.7 30,801   223 32.9 27,917  
City University of New York, Queens College 294 33.2 15,936   275 31.3 19,168   266 30.2 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  
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science 295 33.3 15,652   306 34.7 13,360   295 33.4 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 57,604u 182 27 49,224u
New York Medical College 296 33.4 15,637   284 32.3 17,311   275 31.2 17,653   277 31.8 17,908   264 30.4 20,243   254 29.1 23,277   249 28 27,316   240 32.9 28,400   221 31.8 30,584u 215 31.8 31,644u
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology 297 33.5 15,541   298 33.8 15,396   289 32.8 14,970   309 35.4 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 14,373u 261 38.4 16,503u
Clarkson University 298 33.6 15,148   308 35 12,983   299 33.9 13,406   295 33.8 13,750   307 35.3 12,061   297 33.8 14,809   280 31.4 17,951   273 37.3 18,584   272 39 15,047   256 37.6 17,724  
Morgan State University 299 33.7 14,978   294 33.4 15,727   298 33.8 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 12,336u
Central Michigan University 300 33.8 14,652   303 34.4 14,166   302 34.2 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  
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
Oakland University 301 34 14,561   293 33.3 16,001   278 31.6 17,108   286 32.8 15,196   282 32.5 16,767   279 31.8 18,194   291 32.6 15,868   298 40.7 12,856   298 42.6 11,275   301 44.1 9,812  
Bowling Green State University 302 34.1 14,333   301 34.2 14,460   344 38.9 7,995   329 37.6 8,861   297 34.2 13,157   344 39.1 8,566   335 37.3 8,999   338 46 8,124   326 46.5 8,562   292 42.8 11,390  
South Carolina State University 303 34.2 14,300   307 34.8 13,076i 303 34.3 12,607   301 34.5 12,709i 300 34.5 12,809i 306 34.8 12,909   322 35.9 10,037i 352 47.9 7,167   327 46.6 8,535u 327 47.8 8,123  
North Carolina Central University 304 34.3 14,119   310 35.2 12,463   304 34.4 12,448   304 34.8 11,537   334 38.3 8,979   315 35.8 11,076   330 36.8 9,496   360 49 6,870   368 52.4 5,379u 349 51 6,323u
Prairie View A&M University 305 34.4 13,982   309 35.1 12,616   301 34.1 13,123   302 34.6 12,292   296 34 13,198   298 34 14,552   293 32.8 15,243   300 41 12,565   294 42 11,556   293 43 10,800  
United States Military Academy 306 34.5 13,617   304 34.5 13,500   288 32.7 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 44.6 9,563   295 43.2 10,549  
United States Naval Academy 307 34.6 13,541   317 36 11,374   324 36.6 9,609   308 35.3 10,861   314 36 10,816   328 37.3 9,610   315 35.2 10,543   308 42 11,093   301 43 10,781   306 44.8 9,314  
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 308 34.7 13,335   286 32.5 16,761   307 34.8 11,942   285 32.7 15,393   285 32.8 16,484   272 31.1 19,376   290 32.4 16,289   303 41.4 12,189   300 42.9 10,899u 341 49.8 7,004  
Montana Tech of University of Montana 309 34.8 13,059   312 35.4 11,851   309 35 11,595   305 34.9 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  
Western Washington University 310 35 13,014   322