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)
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
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 89,872,007 86,444,902 83,642,841 79,173,538 75,290,993 71,910,615 68,694,256 67,351,146 67,144,666 65,872,505
Johns Hopkins U. [1] 1 1 3,181,385 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
U. California, San Francisco 2 1.1 1,710,036 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
U. Michigan, Ann Arbor 3 1.2 1,639,645 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
U. Pennsylvania 4 1.3 1,631,950 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
U. Washington, Seattle 5 1.4 1,488,645 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
U. California, Los Angeles 6 1.6 1,454,880 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
U. California, San Diego 7 1.6 1,425,499 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
U. Wisconsin-Madison 8 1.8 1,380,075 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
Stanford U. 9 1.9 1,274,483 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
Harvard U. 10 2 1,254,008 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
Duke U. 11 2.1 1,237,686 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
Ohio State U., The 12 2.2 1,236,111 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
U. North Carolina, The, Chapel Hill 13 2.3 1,205,883 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
Cornell U. 14 2.4 1,183,524 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
Yale U. 15 2.5 1,165,148 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
Texas A&M U., College Station and Health Science Center 16 2.6 1,147,720 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
U. Maryland, The [2] 17 2.7 1,142,264 16 2.6 1,103,062 14 2.4 1,096,600
U. Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh 18 2.8 1,135,416 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
U. Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, The 19 3 1,124,971 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
Georgia Institute of Technology 20 3.1 1,114,481 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 3.5 765,370 24 3.6 725,550 23 3.5 730,488 25 3.7 688,905
Columbia U. in the City of New York 21 3.2 1,098,570 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
U. Minnesota, Twin Cities 22 3.3 1,072,961 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
New York U. 23 3.4 1,063,704 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
Vanderbilt U. 24 3.5 1,019,273 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
Washington U., Saint Louis 25 3.6 989,214 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
Pennsylvania State U., The, University Park and Hershey Medical Center 26 3.7 970,544 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
U. Florida 27 3.8 959,965 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 3.6 739,522 26 3.8 708,526 27 3.9 695,063 23 3.4 696,985
U. Southern California 28 3.9 955,565 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
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 29 4 949,076 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
Northwestern U. 30 4.2 913,178 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
Emory U. 31 4.3 852,922 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
U. California, Berkeley 32 4.4 846,872 30 4.1 840,000 31 4.3 802,931 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
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 33 4.5 820,260 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
U. California, Davis 34 4.6 817,409 32 4.4 816,693 30 4.2 804,282 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
U. Texas, The, Austin 35 4.7 779,348 34 4.6 797,199 37 4.9 696,111 36 4.8 679,781 35 4.8 652,187 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
U. Arizona 36 4.8 770,031 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
U. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 37 4.9 731,268 39 5.1 689,176 38 5 677,523 37 4.9 652,709 36 4.9 642,084 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
Baylor C. Medicine 38 5 716,976 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
Michigan State U. 39 5.1 710,178 37 4.9 713,197 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
Indiana U., Bloomington 40 5.2 695,258 38 5 710,850 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 12.6 184,486
Purdue U., West Lafayette 41 5.4 679,482 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
Arizona State U. 42 5.5 677,303 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
Boston U. 43 5.6 652,096 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
U. Alabama, The, Birmingham 44 5.7 644,330 45 5.8 618,226 45 5.8 607,863 42 5.5 588,207 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
Rutgers, The State U. New Jersey, New Brunswick 45 5.8 643,955 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
U. Texas Southwestern Medical Center, The 46 5.9 632,134 47 6 595,939 54 6.8 496,697 55 6.9 474,260 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
U. Utah, The 47 6 624,737 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
U. Virginia, Charlottesville 48 6.1 611,313 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 7.7 373,218 61 7.7 358,576 59 7.5 385,828 59 7.4 383,359
U. Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus 49 6.2 562,855 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
U. Iowa 50 6.3 553,876 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
Institution Total R&D expenditures($000)
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
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. Cincinnati 51 6.4 551,826 53 6.6 530,138 51 6.4 529,796 53 6.7 480,095 54 6.9 455,250 52 6.6 430,579 51 6.5 436,028 50 6.5 422,873 46 6 438,642 46 6 433,668
U. Colorado Boulder 52 6.6 547,724 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
North Carolina State U. 53 6.7 547,118 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
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U. 54 6.8 542,045 49 6.2 556,341 48 6.1 541,969 47 6 531,636 46 6 522,425 43 5.6 521,773 44 5.8 504,282 39 5.2 513,149 38 5.2 496,169 40 5.3 454,417
U. California, Irvine 55 6.9 523,752 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
U. Chicago, The 56 7 497,651 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
U. Georgia 57 7.1 493,944 56 7 482,786 55 6.9 477,536 56 7 453,249 53 6.8 455,432 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
Scripps Research Institute, The 58 7.2 485,435 60 7.4 444,964 59 7.3 427,734 61 7.5 396,839 66 8.2 354,582 61 7.6 364,670 58 7.3 384,161 57 7.3 386,231 55 7 399,899 54 6.9 398,673
SUNY, Polytechnic Institute 59 7.3 465,273 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 6.7 412,851 618 70.2 1,125 640 72 1,074
Oregon Health and Science U. 60 7.4 452,812 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 8.7 326,915 73 9 314,802 73 9.1 308,767 72 8.9 305,530
Colorado State U., Fort Collins 61 7.5 447,197 65 7.9 407,302 65 8 398,477 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
California Institute of Technology 62 7.6 438,624 58 7.2 449,651 64 7.8 399,931 63 7.8 391,003 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
U. Illinois, Chicago 63 7.8 429,585 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
U. Kentucky 64 7.9 429,241 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
SUNY, U. Buffalo 65 8 425,349 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
Case Western Reserve U. 66 8.1 421,868 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
U. Rochester 67 8.2 409,255 66 8 397,211 66 8.1 393,960 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
U. South Florida 68 8.3 405,088 77 9.2 333,344 67 8.2 391,325 64 7.9 385,686 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
Princeton U. 69 8.4 404,448 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 9.8 279,851 78 9.6 293,274 79 9.8 269,908 77 9.4 275,666
Carnegie Mellon U. 70 8.5 402,376 68 8.3 386,996 71 8.6 359,720 75 9.1 331,383 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
U. Missouri, Columbia 71 8.6 388,779 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
U. Kansas 72 8.7 385,637 70 8.5 368,811 74 8.9 352,643 73 8.8 339,046 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
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 73 8.8 384,490 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 7.8 361,173 81 9.9 262,489 115 13.8 164,232 121 14.3 143,250
U. Oklahoma, Norman and Health Science Center 74 9 380,048 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
U. Miami 75 9.1 375,841 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
Virginia Commonwealth U. 76 9.2 364,096 87 10.3 283,874 96 11.3 255,648 95 11.2 246,190 97 11.6 235,464 98 11.7 225,999 97 11.6 218,925 102 12.3 201,858 103 12.4 196,015 100 12 201,366
Iowa State U. 77 9.3 360,275 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
Washington State U. 78 9.4 357,648 76 9.1 335,201 76 9.1 344,997 74 9 331,424 72 8.8 331,051 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
Rockefeller U., The 79 9.5 357,543 73 8.8 356,217 75 9 351,089 72 8.7 353,142 68 8.4 348,845 69 8.5 335,136 72 8.8 323,932 72 8.9 316,368 75 9.3 298,474 73 9 292,896
U. Massachusetts, Medical School 80 9.6 347,337 90 10.6 279,096 88 10.4 281,507 87 10.4 274,211 84 10.2 279,884 89 10.7 253,099 84 10.2 250,338 87 10.6 241,869 84 10.3 245,923 81 9.9 256,090
U. New Mexico 81 9.7 332,566 103 12 243,375 103 12.1 239,696 94 11.1 251,322 91 10.9 246,597 91 11 239,550 92 11 232,271 92 11.2 228,849 91 11.1 227,703 93 11.2 220,360
Dartmouth C. 82 9.8 330,226 79 9.4 326,349 78 9.4 323,020 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
Florida State U. 83 9.9 328,604 75 9 350,430 77 9.2 329,205 79 9.5 297,661 83 10.1 282,901 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
Utah State U. 84 10 325,223 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 12.9 175,353 115 13.7 169,605 118 14.1 158,352 119 14.1 157,355
U. Tennessee, The, Knoxville 85 10.2 316,273 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 13 173,533 109 13.1 179,041 104 12.6 193,054 109 13 179,252
U. Texas Health Science Center, The, Houston 86 10.3 308,823 92 10.9 273,862 90 10.7 271,525 92 10.9 258,411 92 11 246,060 93 11.2 237,016 91 10.9 234,299 89 10.8 233,737 89 10.9 233,256 88 10.7 236,250
U. Nebraska, Lincoln 87 10.4 307,083 81 9.7 320,463 79 9.5 316,820 78 9.4 308,053 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
U. Connecticut 88 10.5 302,329 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 10 258,056 86 10.5 242,251 80 9.8 256,854
Albert Einstein College of Medicine 89 10.6 301,715 85 10.1 288,654 82 9.8 298,824 80 9.6 297,328 82 10 289,685 81 9.9 289,660
Temple U. 90 10.7 299,778 84 10 299,707 86 10.2 284,301 86 10.3 276,011 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
Louisiana State U., Baton Rouge 91 10.8 296,673 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 9.7 281,154 79 9.7 290,076 76 9.4 283,400 76 9.3 285,395
Georgetown U. 92 10.9 279,932 99 11.6 258,659 101 11.9 240,960 102 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
Medical U. South Carolina 93 11 277,761 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 10.6 236,586
Oregon State U. 94 11.1 276,955 95 11.2 268,385 93 11 263,830 88 10.5 272,433 88 10.6 267,068 88 10.6 254,275 86 10.4 245,317 91 11.1 230,963 90 11 232,677 85 10.3 240,507
Medical C. Wisconsin 95 11.2 276,850 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 11.6 209,040
Brown U. 96 11.4 276,331 96 11.3 266,127 95 11.2 256,954 97 11.5 244,838 102 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
Mississippi State U. 97 11.5 275,143 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
SUNY, Stony Brook U. 98 11.6 274,516 98 11.5 263,470 94 11.1 260,813 96 11.4 245,016 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
U. Hawaii, Manoa 99 11.7 271,768 91 10.8 275,929 89 10.6 280,416 85 10.2 276,388 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
Auburn U., Auburn 100 11.8 266,374 100 11.7 255,281 105 12.3 231,619 109 12.8 212,925 113 13.4 190,340 126 14.8 152,381 130 15.2 135,899 125 14.9 142,487 124 14.8 147,229 130 15.3 133,013
Institution Total R&D expenditures($000)
2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
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
George Washington U., The 101 11.9 266,108 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 10.8 241,117 93 11.3 227,995 98 11.9 202,428 102 12.2 196,448
Wake Forest U. 102 12 264,216 102 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
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 103 12.1 262,048 107 12.5 227,573 106 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
U. California, Santa Barbara 104 12.2 248,961 101 11.8 254,434 100 11.8 243,778 100 11.8 235,164 96 11.5 238,246 97 11.6 230,139 95 11.4 222,870 90 10.9 231,322 87 10.6 236,497 89 10.8 233,883
Florida International U. 105 12.3 246,075 105 12.3 236,842 107 12.5 225,864 114 13.3 196,180 122 14.4 177,292 119 14.1 170,846 119 14 163,033 131 15.5 132,531 134 15.9 128,070 136 16 118,058
U. Notre Dame 106 12.4 240,324 108 12.6 227,535 102 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
Clemson U. 107 12.6 237,485 106 12.4 228,597 110 12.8 218,760 107 12.5 213,458 111 13.2 193,268 109 13 183,965 113 13.4 171,215 117 14 161,070 120 14.3 152,444 122 14.4 142,096
Wayne State U. 108 12.7 235,519 104 12.2 243,259 99 11.6 244,217 99 11.7 238,859 98 11.7 227,728 99 11.8 221,537 101 12 213,878 96 11.6 218,435 93 11.3 224,331 91 11 227,070
U. Delaware 109 12.8 231,532 109 12.7 220,445 113 13.2 206,270 118 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
Tufts U. 110 12.9 224,956 113 13.1 216,241 112 13 213,285 108 12.6 213,457 99 11.8 223,409 108 12.8 189,085 116 13.7 168,314 118 14.1 160,825 119 14.2 156,525 116 13.8 160,922
U. Texas Health Science Center, The, San Antonio 111 13 219,734 117 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 12.7 184,298
U. Central Florida 112 13.1 218,596 115 13.4 213,757 108 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
U. South Carolina, Columbia 113 13.2 215,374 110 12.8 219,464 114 13.3 205,940 111 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
George Mason U. 114 13.3 214,207 112 13 218,445 122 14.1 186,267 133 15.4 149,138 146 17 112,404 144 16.8 108,899 142 16.6 106,410 148 17.4 98,680 148 17.5 95,913 154 18 90,198
U. Massachusetts, Amherst 115 13.4 213,824 111 12.9 219,389 109 12.7 223,177 110 12.9 211,140 103 12.3 210,416 100 12 214,576 100 11.9 213,902 103 12.4 200,199 105 12.7 190,739 104 12.4 194,775
Northeastern U. 116 13.5 211,342 121 14 200,068 124 14.4 183,998 129 14.9 166,711 135 15.8 142,349 134 15.7 129,040 136 15.9 122,915 139 16.4 116,245 138 16.4 116,088 143 16.8 107,862
Rice U. 117 13.6 207,404 124 14.3 198,681 125 14.5 182,564 131 15.2 161,831 126 14.8 167,277 125 14.7 154,543 126 14.8 144,679 128 15.2 138,536 132 15.7 131,003 137 16.1 117,223
Georgia State U. 118 13.8 206,472 118 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 15.1 139,596 137 16.2 123,915 141 16.7 111,999 152 17.8 91,148
Tulane U. 119 13.9 205,206 116 13.5 204,430 115 13.4 196,933 115 13.4 193,294 120 14.2 180,993 121 14.3 165,438 121 14.3 152,658 120 14.3 157,825 117 14 160,414 115 13.7 164,373
Kansas State U. 120 14 203,846 114 13.2 213,900 111 12.9 218,622 105 12.3 218,299 109 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
U. Houston 121 14.1 202,536 120 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
U. Nebraska, Medical Center 122 14.2 200,974 119 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 14.6 141,619
Thomas Jefferson U. 123 14.3 200,393 131 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 16 119,631 138 16.3 118,378 154 18.2 89,273 147 17.2 100,506
U. Louisville 124 14.4 200,362 123 14.2 198,818 128 14.8 177,862 125 14.5 176,655 121 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
West Virginia U. 125 14.5 199,907 126 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 13.8 164,454 114 13.7 167,144 112 13.3 169,303
Oklahoma State U., Stillwater 126 14.6 198,799 127 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
Texas Tech U. 127 14.7 197,739 122 14.1 199,643 119 13.8 193,923 119 13.8 185,742 112 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
U. Vermont 128 14.8 195,320 125 14.4 191,147 145 16.6 135,859 143 16.5 128,293 144 16.8 117,667 141 16.5 115,611 138 16.1 114,547 142 16.8 109,701 139 16.5 115,486 141 16.6 115,697
U. Arkansas for Medical Sciences 129 15 194,709 130 15 174,549 137 15.8 153,135 141 16.2 139,187 141 16.5 128,508 136 16 125,378 132 15.5 132,451 132 15.6 131,438 130 15.5 133,677 132 15.6 129,056
Montana State U., Bozeman 130 15.1 193,577 132 15.2 166,285 135 15.6 154,811 145 16.7 125,129 140 16.4 129,622 142 16.6 112,073 141 16.5 108,414 140 16.5 113,348 140 16.6 113,136 133 15.7 124,228
Wichita State U. 131 15.2 192,042 140 16.1 153,816 147 16.8 128,795 167 19.1 81,137 165 19.1 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
U. Dayton 132 15.3 191,228 135 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 16.9 98,182 156 18.3 86,881 157 18.5 84,252 160 18.7 81,030
U. California, Riverside 133 15.4 189,600 128 14.8 184,894 129 14.9 177,655 128 14.8 167,847 127 14.9 163,632 127 15 152,233 127 14.9 144,511 130 15.4 133,558 131 15.6 132,617 128 15.1 135,494
U. Texas Medical Branch 134 15.5 185,759 129 14.9 180,595 130 15 175,372 121 14.1 181,831 117 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
U. Louisiana at Lafayette 135 15.6 181,400 134 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
U. Nevada, Reno 136 15.7 175,386 137 15.7 159,790 139 16 152,128 139 16 144,426 148 17.2 105,869 152 17.7 95,475 150 17.5 90,138 155 18.2 87,324 153 18 89,797 156 18.2 85,726
U. Alaska, Fairbanks 137 15.8 172,957 141 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 15 142,742 121 14.4 155,769 116 13.9 162,658 117 13.9 160,407
U. New Hampshire 138 15.9 167,373 138 15.8 156,901 141 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 14.7 147,544 123 14.7 147,446 114 13.6 165,156
New Jersey Institute of Technology 139 16 166,587 136 15.6 163,447 133 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
U. Arkansas, Fayetteville 140 16.2 164,443 133 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
North Dakota State U. 141 16.3 164,050 139 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
U. California, Santa Cruz 142 16.4 160,615 142 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
Drexel U. 143 16.5 152,752 144 16.5 143,123 140 16.1 149,481 132 15.3 155,908 137 16 138,577 135 15.8 127,909 135 15.8 128,027 133 15.8 131,170 137 16.2 123,813 139 16.3 116,768
Syracuse U. 144 16.6 151,717 143 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
U. Alabama, The, Huntsville 145 16.7 149,792 150 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
U. Maine 146 16.8 146,801 147 16.8 134,183 146 16.7 129,913 154 17.7 106,694 155 18 99,502 160 18.6 79,222 157 18.2 79,500 145 17.1 101,247 161 18.9 77,583 151 17.7 92,135
U. Texas, The, San Antonio 147 16.9 145,362 145 16.6 138,586 166 18.9 84,326 170 19.4 72,682 171 19.8 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
U. North Dakota 148 17 143,506 157 17.9 111,663 153 17.5 110,836 153 17.6 109,865 150 17.5 102,823 167 19.4 70,275 170 19.7 64,384 166 19.4 67,595 171 20.1 68,942 163 19 80,149
U. Oregon 149 17.1 139,193 155 17.7 114,259 154 17.6 110,664 151 17.3 111,896 159 18.5 95,974 149 17.4 100,754 156 18.1 79,698 152 17.9 91,203 151 17.8 94,522 144 16.9 105,030
U. Alabama, The, Tuscaloosa 150 17.2 129,509 166 18.9 95,200 168 19.1 83,317 172 19.6 71,992 179 20.7 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
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. Rhode Island 151 17.4 129,296 159 18.1 109,967 151 17.3 115,160 156 17.9 104,490 152 17.7 101,871 150 17.5 97,900 148 17.2 93,828 151 17.8 91,706 144 17 101,898 142 16.7 114,323
U. Texas, The, Arlington 152 17.5 126,477 148 16.9 133,793 150 17.2 123,858 155 17.8 105,688 158 18.4 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
SUNY, Binghamton U. 153 17.6 124,565 153 17.5 117,870 158 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
U. Texas, The, Dallas 154 17.7 122,825 149 17 132,192 149 17.1 126,661 149 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
U. Montana, Missoula 155 17.8 121,571 158 18 110,218 157 17.9 104,665 162 18.5 90,563 163 18.9 85,044 169 19.6 70,059 175 20.2 60,485 185 21.6 55,032 184 21.5 60,189 187 21.7 59,313
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 156 17.9 119,056 152 17.4 122,753 159 18.2 103,739 157 18 100,856 149 17.4 104,797 148 17.3 101,127 143 16.7 102,841 144 17 105,608 152 17.9 92,495 150 17.6 92,720
Augusta U. 157 18 116,480 163 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 19.2 67,737 173 20.2 64,118 176 20.6 64,033
U. Mississippi, The 158 18.1 116,175 151 17.2 122,960 134 15.4 158,809 142 16.4 137,521 139 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
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 159 18.2 114,903 154 17.6 115,198 148 17 126,773 147 16.9 115,870 157 18.2 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
SUNY, U. Albany 160 18.3 114,501 146 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 16.2 111,705 134 15.9 130,955 127 15.1 137,759 127 15 137,758
New Mexico State U. 161 18.4 110,580 161 18.3 107,275 160 18.3 101,457 160 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 14.7 141,151
U. Tennessee, The, Health Science Center 162 18.6 109,562 164 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 19.4 65,771 164 19.2 67,841 164 19.3 71,902 166 19.3 77,754
U. Texas, The, El Paso 163 18.7 109,410 160 18.2 108,628 156 17.8 106,809 161 18.4 91,032 160 18.6 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
San Diego State U. 164 18.8 107,681 165 18.8 97,710 165 18.8 92,964 164 18.8 88,177 162 18.8 89,187 154 17.9 90,722 149 17.4 93,572 149 17.5 95,674 156 18.4 86,733 149 17.4 92,867
Brandeis U. 165 18.9 107,549 170 19.3 91,355 190 21.5 60,825 181 20.6 61,639 174 20.1 68,437 162 18.8 73,435 161 18.7 74,700 160 18.8 74,992 162 19 76,060 168 19.6 74,660
Rush U. 166 19 107,398 167 19 94,438 164 18.7 96,267 163 18.6 89,101 166 19.2 74,062 163 18.9 73,351 158 18.4 79,048 157 18.4 80,551 159 18.7 81,770 162 18.9 80,300
U. Idaho 167 19.1 105,895 156 17.8 112,810 152 17.4 113,107 152 17.4 111,590 147 17.1 109,537 147 17.2 102,457 146 17 97,493 150 17.6 95,594 149 17.6 95,891 148 17.3 97,227
U. Nevada, Las Vegas 168 19.2 101,009 162 18.4 105,872 161 18.4 99,445 165 18.9 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 25.7 34,543
U. Massachusetts, Lowell 169 19.3 94,708 169 19.2 92,216 167 19 83,996 171 19.5 72,266 173 20 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
U. Wyoming 170 19.4 93,202 168 19.1 93,061 171 19.4 80,353 150 17.2 113,063 142 16.6 125,032 143 16.7 112,056 184 21.2 56,996 191 22.2 51,422 175 20.5 65,490 177 20.6 65,611
U. Maryland, Baltimore County 171 19.5 84,418 172 19.5 83,867 169 19.2 80,632 173 19.7 71,481 169 19.6 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
Michigan Technological U. 172 19.6 81,715 175 19.8 77,927 170 19.4 80,443 169 19.3 78,678 168 19.4 71,629 164 19 72,536 164 19 69,607 163 19.1 68,526 168 19.7 70,689 169 19.7 71,989
Colorado School of Mines 173 19.8 81,443 173 19.6 78,517 177 20.1 70,397 186 21.2 60,372 184 21.2 59,477 180 20.8 60,931 179 20.7 58,349 180 21 59,695 186 21.7 59,091 188 21.8 58,836
U. North Texas, Denton 174 19.9 81,252 171 19.4 84,239 173 19.7 78,691 204 23.1 44,025 205 23.5 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
Saint Louis U. 175 20 79,005 180 20.4 69,528 183 20.8 66,103 185 21 60,380 188 21.7 56,402 207 23.8 42,151 203 23.3 44,457 202 23.5 44,481 202 23.5 48,231 200 23.1 49,086
Texas State U. 176 20.1 72,510 179 20.3 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
Cleveland State U. 177 20.2 71,451 174 19.7 78,189 172 19.6 80,077 166 19 83,641 164 19 83,762 161 18.7 77,720 182 21 57,662 176 20.6 61,783 174 20.4 67,378 183 21.2 61,111
Northern Arizona U. 178 20.3 69,129 184 20.8 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
William & Mary 179 20.4 68,801 182 20.6 66,763 184 20.9 64,835 176 20.1 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 22.6 55,805
U. Southern Mississippi, The 180 20.5 67,417 176 20 72,322 174 19.8 76,464 183 20.8 61,336 180 20.8 61,659 184 21.3 59,363 192 22.1 51,840 190 22.1 51,938 195 22.8 51,962 186 21.6 60,079
U. Memphis, The 181 20.6 67,092 181 20.5 69,463 192 21.7 58,700 178 20.3 64,297 195 22.4 49,695 198 22.8 48,321 199 22.9 46,675 184 21.4 55,566 203 23.6 48,141 199 23 51,194
American U. 182 20.7 65,912 177 20.1 71,839 176 20 71,053 180 20.5 61,741 189 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
Van Andel Research Institute 183 20.8 65,789 191 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
Indiana U.-Purdue U., Indianapolis 184 21 65,330 178 20.2 70,778 179 20.3 67,635 184 20.9 60,501 187 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
Boston C. 185 21.1 65,156 186 21 63,063 188 21.3 61,956 189 21.5 57,030 186 21.4 58,088 193 22.3 54,469 195 22.4 47,761 195 22.7 49,724 198 23.1 50,702 198 22.9 51,442
Naval Postgraduate School 186 21.2 65,101 187 21.2 62,903 181 20.5 67,323 188 21.4 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
U. Massachusetts, Boston 187 21.3 63,723 185 20.9 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
Old Dominion U. 188 21.4 62,332 183 20.7 65,704 180 20.4 67,425 187 21.3 60,321 175 20.2 67,990 170 19.7 70,054 169 19.6 65,092 169 19.8 67,037 146 17.3 99,138 145 17 104,579
San Jose State U. 189 21.5 60,100 204 23 47,301 210 23.7 44,309 208 23.5 41,366 214 24.5 39,192 208 23.9 41,662 202 23.2 45,037 205 23.8 43,509 212 24.7 38,326 222 25.6 34,727
Florida Atlantic U. 190 21.6 58,471 197 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 29.4 21,214 251 28.9 22,997 248 28.7 23,967 178 20.7 65,377
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley, The 191 21.7 58,187 194 21.9 56,702 201 22.7 52,016 243 27.4 27,125 233 26.6 29,500 230 26.4 31,007
CUNY, City C. 192 21.8 57,361 207 23.3 45,632 199 22.5 52,738 194 22 53,979 191 22 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
Rochester Institute of Technology 193 21.9 56,043 193 21.8 57,777 193 21.8 58,175 200 22.7 49,413 193 22.2 51,263 202 23.3 45,518 210 24.1 40,442 217 25.1 35,945 218 25.3 36,613 217 25 36,935
U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 194 22 55,664 188 21.2 61,069 197 22.3 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
Missouri U. Science and Technology 195 22.2 54,437 205 23.1 47,001 205 23.1 47,807 205 23.2 42,986 215 24.6 38,243 220 25.2 35,756 218 25 35,842 212 24.6 39,065 209 24.3 40,397 213 24.6 38,588
U. Toledo, The 196 22.3 53,169 196 22.1 54,100 196 22.2 55,006 197 22.4 50,320 194 22.3 50,030 197 22.7 50,019 190 21.9 52,354 175 20.4 61,900 170 20 69,072 174 20.2 68,228
Howard U. 197 22.4 52,412 208 23.4 44,933 211 23.8 44,163 203 23 45,965 203 23.3 45,768 209 24 41,038 197 22.7 47,322 208 24.1 40,771 207 24.1 42,789 208 24 45,486
Mercer U. 198 22.5 51,989 203 22.9 49,116 212 23.9 44,128 225 25.4 34,197 234 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
U. North Carolina, The, Charlotte 199 22.6 51,877 201 22.7 50,050 207 23.4 47,187 213 24.1 39,888 244 27.8 26,097 237 27.1 27,815 244 27.8 24,870 249 28.7 23,342 246 28.5 24,764 251 28.8 25,141
East Carolina U. 200 22.7 51,662 192 21.7 57,820 195 22.1 55,611 216 24.4 39,074 242 27.6 26,117 246 28.1 25,273 238 27.2 26,549 228 26.4 29,925 213 24.8 38,271 232 26.7 31,990
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
South Dakota State U. 201 22.8 51,542 189 21.4 60,939 182 20.6 66,794 179 20.4 63,465 178 20.6 63,412 181 20.9 60,677 178 20.6 58,373 183 21.3 58,334 177 20.7 63,843 172 20 68,743
U. Maryland Center for Environmental Science 202 22.9 51,201 195 22 54,560 194 22 56,033 193 21.9 54,136 190 21.9 55,078 192 22.2 54,974 191 22 52,235 192 22.3 50,814 193 22.5 53,683 201 23.2 48,224
U. California, Office of the President 203 23 50,848 190 21.5 60,686 178 20.2 67,702 191 21.7 55,676 200 23 46,399 214 24.6 39,051 194 22.3 48,341 194 22.6 50,103 173 20.3 67,447 176 20.4 65,627
U. North Texas, Health Science Center 204 23.1 50,698 216 24.3 42,766 203 22.9 50,124 199 22.6 49,503 197 22.7 48,476 196 22.6 50,567 201 23.1 46,335 198 23 47,002 204 23.8 44,904 204 23.6 46,865
Kent State U. 205 23.2 50,408 200 22.6 50,307 206 23.2 47,188 206 23.3 42,792 208 23.9 42,003 221 25.4 34,661 214 24.5 38,069 239 27.6 25,666 251 29 23,149 247 28.3 26,507
Ohio U. 206 23.4 49,764 198 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 20.1 61,078 178 20.8 60,800 185 21.6 59,734 192 22.2 57,203
Baylor U. 207 23.5 48,809 222 24.9 39,765 234 26.3 33,304 234 26.4 31,936 236 27 29,400 240 27.5 26,767 246 28.1 24,642 258 29.7 20,729 294 33.8 13,616 326 37.1 10,161
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 208 23.6 48,702 214 24.1 43,092 219 24.7 39,878 230 25.9 33,067 226 25.9 33,368 216 24.8 37,822 217 24.9 36,130 227 26.2 29,929 243 28.1 25,298 269 30.8 20,232
U. South Alabama 209 23.7 47,610 199 22.4 51,102 200 22.6 52,540 210 23.8 41,056 209 24 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
Southern Illinois U., Carbondale 210 23.8 47,210 218 24.5 41,617 217 24.4 41,729 198 22.5 49,636 198 22.8 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
Florida A&M U. 211 23.9 47,124 221 24.8 41,319 216 24.3 42,470 214 24.2 39,682 216 24.8 37,578 203 23.4 45,390 200 23 46,522 199 23.1 46,367 197 23 51,149 197 22.8 52,263
Boise State U. 212 24 46,065 213 24 43,307 220 24.8 39,824 207 23.4 41,382 225 25.8 34,992 226 25.9 32,085 226 25.9 31,341 238 27.5 26,568 242 28 25,690 244 28 27,920
U. California, Merced 213 24.1 45,964 206 23.2 45,966 209 23.6 44,890 219 24.7 38,226 223 25.5 35,093 234 26.8 29,370 228 26.1 29,688 243 28 23,916 253 29.2 22,909 257 29.4 22,656
Air Force Institute of Technology 214 24.2 45,703 232 26 35,584 233 26.2 34,016 227 25.6 33,360 220 25.2 35,733 231 26.5 29,998 235 26.8 26,866 244 28.2 23,902 239 27.7 27,592 227 26.1 32,746
SUNY, Upstate Medical U. 215 24.3 44,870 219 24.6 41,557 225 25.3 38,091 222 25.1 36,674 221 25.3 35,551 227 26 31,892 225 25.8 32,453 219 25.4 33,460 223 25.9 34,286 219 25.2 35,897
Louisiana State U., Health Sciences Center, New Orleans 216 24.4 44,370 212 23.8 43,419 218 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 23.2 45,486 201 23.4 49,443 196 22.7 53,712
U. Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus 217 24.6 44,111 228 25.6 37,217 208 23.5 45,014 209 23.6 41,216 207 23.8 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
Loyola U., Chicago 218 24.7 44,036 223 25 39,365 222 25 39,223 215 24.3 39,332 213 24.4 39,738 205 23.6 42,672 193 22.2 48,664 193 22.4 50,774 196 22.9 51,676 206 23.8 45,903
Brigham Young U., Provo 219 24.8 43,916 224 25.2 38,569 221 24.9 39,582 212 24 40,755 206 23.6 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
Stevens Institute of Technology 220 24.9 43,386 209 23.5 44,747 229 25.8 36,695 231 26 33,060 222 25.4 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
Southern Methodist U. 221 25 41,960 215 24.2 43,081 215 24.2 42,562 235 26.5 31,140 232 26.5 29,879 228 26.1 31,819 229 26.2 29,282 221 25.6 32,401 254 29.4 22,544 253 29 24,397
Texas Tech U. Health Sciences Center 222 25.1 41,583 210 23.6 44,135 213 24 44,072 221 25 37,819 212 24.3 39,767 211 24.3 40,235 211 24.2 40,438 215 24.9 38,015 180 21.1 61,412 182 21.1 61,219
Portland State U. 223 25.2 41,311 211 23.8 43,667 204 23 50,045 202 22.9 46,911 196 22.6 48,964 189 21.8 56,572 188 21.7 53,872 187 21.8 54,787 191 22.3 55,435 189 21.9 58,489
Lehigh U. 224 25.3 41,279 226 25.4 38,064 224 25.2 38,185 218 24.6 38,674 218 25 36,969 224 25.7 32,941 215 24.6 36,788 216 25 37,066 222 25.8 35,220 231 26.6 31,992
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State U. 225 25.4 40,751 231 25.9 36,151 228 25.6 37,339 220 24.8 38,140 217 24.9 37,379 222 25.5 33,759 220 25.2 35,172 218 25.2 35,047 224 26 33,994 220 25.3 35,103
U. Denver 226 25.5 38,751 220 24.7 41,349 230 25.9 36,551 241 27.1 27,270 258 29.4 22,289 261 29.8 21,326 283 32.2 16,116 275 31.6 18,183 270 31.2 19,262 296 33.8 15,237
Georgia Southern U. 227 25.6 37,201 330 36.6 12,166 330 36.7 11,166 314 35.1 12,978 290 32.9 16,084 282 32.1 17,395 277 31.5 17,152 266 30.6 20,245 277 31.9 18,069 384 43.6 5,719
Marquette U. 228 25.8 37,087 229 25.7 37,136 226 25.4 37,777 233 26.3 32,471 230 26.3 30,034 235 26.9 28,422 245 28 24,816 246 28.4 23,633 262 30.3 20,856 278 31.8 18,606
U. North Carolina, The, Greensboro 229 25.9 37,033 241 27 28,966 250 28 26,325 256 28.8 22,743 251 28.6 23,231 252 28.8 23,965 255 29.1 23,026 259 29.8 20,723 284 32.7 16,590 276 31.6 19,080
U. West Florida 230 26 36,837 227 25.5 37,397 223 25.1 38,555 211 23.9 41,035 224 25.6 35,054 210 24.1 40,815 227 26 31,232 268 30.8 19,579 269 31 19,332 287 32.8 16,221
San Francisco State U. 231 26.1 35,768 233 26.1 33,828i 238 26.7 31,888 237 26.7 30,903 231 26.4 29,940 236 27 28,273 239 27.3 26,345 230 26.6 29,457 225 26.1 33,885 237 27.2 30,291
Catholic U. America, The 232 26.2 35,548 256 28.6 25,221 258 28.9 24,484 246 27.7 25,497 249 28.4 24,282 247 28.2 25,139 249 28.4 24,265 253 29.2 22,331 250 28.9 23,235 252 28.9 24,971
SUNY, Downstate Health Sciences U. 233 26.3 34,459 234 26.2 33,204 231 26 36,015 224 25.3 34,661 228 26.1 31,873 223 25.6 33,735 231 26.4 28,652 220 25.5 33,331 211 24.5 39,354 210 24.2 43,257
U. Missouri, Kansas City 234 26.4 33,855 230 25.8 36,356 237 26.6 31,956 248 27.9 25,136 246 28.1 25,123 242 27.7 26,292 237 27.1 26,595 231 26.7 29,164 236 27.4 28,829 241 27.7 29,227
CUNY, Hunter C. 235 26.5 33,816 225 25.3 38,345 227 25.5 37,478 226 25.5 33,702 229 26.2 31,273 218 25 37,094 216 24.8 36,368 213 24.7 38,879 210 24.4 40,059 211 24.3 41,022
Morehouse School of Medicine 236 26.6 32,637 237 26.6 29,813 239 26.8 31,289 229 25.8 33,215 219 25.1 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
U.S. Air Force Academy 237 26.7 32,086 217 24.4 42,197 214 24.1 43,941 223 25.2 35,925 199 22.9 48,287 191 22 55,358 213 24.4 38,326 201 23.4 44,663 188 22 57,164 193 22.3 56,044
Texas A&M U.-Corpus Christi 238 26.8 30,500 235 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
Illinois Institute of Technology 239 27 29,698 240 26.9 29,122 232 26.1 34,334 228 25.7 33,280 227 26 32,659 232 26.6 29,826 221 25.3 34,336 223 25.8 31,356 216 25.1 36,722 229 26.3 32,576
U. Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras 240 27.1 28,896 265 29.6 22,895 259 29 24,088 283 31.7 17,085 260 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
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 241 27.2 28,745 258 28.8 24,591 256 28.7 24,616 258 29 21,383 267 30.4 20,491 272 31 19,598 240 27.4 26,265 196 22.8 48,338 227 26.3 32,499 214 24.7 37,875
U. Massachusetts, Dartmouth 242 27.3 28,729 243 27.2 26,836 242 27.2 28,036 244 27.5 26,626 243 27.7 26,102 239 27.4 26,824 236 27 26,776 233 26.9 28,219 240 27.8 27,326 256 29.3 22,732
SUNY, C. of Environmental Science and Forestry 243 27.4 28,440 238 26.7 29,296 241 27 29,137 245 27.6 26,610 240 27.4 27,923 250 28.6 24,504 257 29.3 22,051 270 31.1 19,027 259 29.9 21,239 255 29.2 23,132i
U. Texas Health Science Center, The, Tyler 244 27.5 27,928 270 30.1 21,265 273 30.5 19,606i 278 31.2 17,949i 288 32.7 16,292 313 35.6 11,799 305 34.6 12,191
U. South Dakota, The 245 27.6 27,537 239 26.8 29,279 236 26.5 32,028 236 26.6 30,943 238 27.2 28,358 243 27.8 25,864 241 27.5 25,661 225 26 30,700 226 26.2 33,187 233 26.8 31,982
Louisiana Tech U. 246 27.7 27,417 246 27.5 26,585 252 28.2 26,143 250 28.1 24,655 253 28.8 22,741 257 29.4 23,104 252 28.7 23,827 252 29 22,942 244 28.2 24,949 246 28.2 26,546
Tennessee State U. 247 27.8 26,880i 252 28.2 25,942 298 33.2 15,236 279 31.3 17,681 277 31.5 18,108 274 31.2 19,520 263 30 19,955 267 30.7 20,068 286 33 16,177 294 33.6 15,439
Rowan U. 248 27.9 26,458 251 28.1 26,018 264 29.6 22,892 294 32.9 16,247 312 35.4 12,856 325 36.9 10,212 342 38.7 8,044 338 38.7 8,202 439 50.1 3,407 427 48.3 3,783
Desert Research Institute 249 28 26,365 248 27.8 26,428 246 27.6 26,991 240 27 27,875 235 26.8 29,440 233 26.7 29,422 256 29.2 22,103 245 28.3 23,778 238 27.6 27,695 226 26 33,056
Wright State U. 250 28.2 26,259 202 22.8 49,825 186 21.1 64,208 175 20 68,035 185 21.3 59,379 190 21.9 55,484 187 21.6 54,289 186 21.7 54,985 199 23.2 50,489 205 23.7 46,213
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
California Polytechnic State U., San Luis Obispo 251 28.3 25,953 245 27.4 26,605 253 28.4 25,249 293 32.8 16,352 278 31.6 17,979 280 31.9 18,081 281 31.9 16,312 287 33 15,096 287 33.1 16,067 284 32.4 17,412
Chapman U. 252 28.4 25,820 244 27.3 26,660 274 30.6 19,592 304 34 14,141 325 36.8 10,626 371 42 6,554 384 43.3 5,353 394 44.9 4,794 406 46.4 4,463 448 50.7 3,314
Western Michigan U. and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine 253 28.5 25,314 259 29 24,541 254 28.5 25,071 261 29.3 21,184 257 29.3 22,372 276 31.4 18,927 265 30.2 19,679 272 31.3 18,942 271 31.3 18,979 265 30.3 21,073
Northern Illinois U. 254 28.6 25,261 254 28.4 25,420 249 27.9 26,570 254 28.6 23,280 271 30.8 19,150 264 30.1 21,225 274 31.2 17,722 281 32.3 16,427 252 29.1 23,027 261 29.9 21,823
Miami U. 255 28.7 25,138 260 29 24,489 266 29.8 22,380 271 30.4 19,658 281 31.9 17,239 292 33.2 16,057 284 32.3 16,108 257 29.6 21,216 249 28.8 23,924 248 28.4 26,311
Villanova U. 256 28.8 24,723 253 28.3 25,505 265 29.7 22,837 265 29.8 20,730 272 30.9 19,037 299 34 14,903 292 33.2 14,512 297 34.1 13,700 357 40.9 7,049 345 39.2 8,547i
Louisiana State U., Health Sciences Center, Shreveport 257 28.9 24,600 255 28.5 25,321 251 28.1 26,262 252 28.3 24,463 255 29.1 22,560 256 29.2 23,353 250 28.5 24,069 241 27.8 25,004 237 27.5 28,266 240 27.6 29,365
Nova Southeastern U. 258 29 24,513 250 28 26,035 257 28.8 24,567 253 28.4 23,296 256 29.2 22,508 273 31.1 19,559 291 33 14,775 296 34 13,716 303 34.9 12,712 307 35 12,908
Teachers C., Columbia U. 259 29.1 24,335 268 29.9 22,630 255 28.6 24,865 251 28.2 24,477 250 28.5 24,194 251 28.7 24,124 254 29 23,269 263 30.3 20,538 267 30.8 19,649 266 30.4 20,805
Illinois State U. 260 29.2 24,152 236 26.4 31,539 244 27.4 27,082 264 29.6 21,055 269 30.6 20,080 269 30.7 20,408 270 30.7 18,742 269 31 19,159 278 32.1 17,589 280 32 17,760
Rutgers, The State U. New Jersey, Newark 261 29.4 23,854 242 27.1 28,006 248 27.8 26,661 242 27.2 27,206 245 28 25,898 260 29.7 21,492 248 28.3 24,387 234 27 28,083 214 24.9 37,134 221 25.4 34,797
U. Minnesota, Duluth 262 29.5 23,767 249 27.9 26,137 243 27.3 27,530 247 27.8 25,189 247 28.2 24,956 238 27.2 27,528 234 26.7 27,550 254 29.3 21,904 258 29.8 21,383 262 30 21,530
California State U., Sacramento 263 29.6 23,699 257 28.7 24,939 261 29.2 23,544 257 28.9 21,429 261 29.7 21,106 267 30.5 20,676 272 30.9 17,930 299 34.3 13,136 290 33.4 15,564 301 34.3 14,053
Marshall U. 264 29.7 23,620 269 30 22,250 272 30.4 19,622 269 30.2 20,050 275 31.3 18,348 266 30.4 20,687 264 30.1 19,936 264 30.4 20,382 268 30.9 19,617 277 31.7 18,998
Texas A&M U.-Kingsville 265 29.8 23,578 266 29.7 22,745 267 29.9 22,268 262 29.4 21,150 254 29 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
Ponce Heath Sciences U. 266 29.9 23,297 318 35.3 13,566 329 36.6 11,390 360 40.1 7,857 340 38.5 8,664 348 39.4 7,992 352 39.8 7,520 377 43 5,710 355 40.7 7,241 312 35.6 11,586
Creighton U. 267 30 23,251 275 30.7 20,339 260 29.1 24,039 267 30 20,587 248 28.3 24,315 254 29 23,510 253 28.8 23,825 240 27.7 25,560 230 26.7 29,983 228 26.2 32,594
Florida Institute of Technology 268 30.1 23,195 281 31.3 18,271 287 32 17,876 281 31.5 17,378 276 31.4 18,180 277 31.6 18,860 294 33.4 14,282 293 33.6 14,255 295 34 13,298 285 32.6 17,100
Delaware State U. 269 30.2 23,193 264 29.5 23,105i 263 29.4 23,017 259 29.1 21,377 266 30.3 20,793 262 29.9 21,320 285 32.4 15,980 279 32.1 17,679 281 32.4 17,295 291 33.2 15,668
Middle Tennessee State U. 270 30.3 22,531 356 39.4 8,697 363 40.3 7,673 369 41.1 7,132 409 46.1 4,714 376 42.5 6,164 408 46 4,350 404 46 4,334 380 43.5 5,718 366 41.6 7,108
Albany Medical C. 271 30.4 22,443 262 29.3 23,510 262 29.3 23,028 260 29.2 21,187 268 30.5 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
Central Michigan U. 272 30.6 21,726 287 32 17,448 290 32.4 17,102 296 33.1 15,616 300 34 14,652 303 34.4 14,166 302 34.3 12,880 289 33.2 15,015 299 34.4 12,879 316 36 10,907
Tuskegee U. 273 30.7 21,355 272 30.4 20,973 270 30.2 20,562 292 32.7 16,535 285 32.4 16,535 288 32.8 16,535 261 29.7 20,740i 242 27.9 24,945 260 30 21,150 288 32.9 15,991
U. Alaska, Anchorage 274 30.8 21,332 267 29.8 22,713 268 30 21,724 263 29.5 21,096 264 30.1 20,861 271 30.9 19,883 276 31.4 17,436 280 32.2 17,150 263 30.4 20,255 270 30.9 20,194
U. Nebraska, central administration 275 30.9 21,295 261 29.2 23,672 276 30.8 18,860 311 34.8 13,352
Morgan State U. 276 31 20,628 288 32.1 17,193 310 34.5 13,253 313 35 12,993 299 33.9 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
Oakland U. 277 31.1 20,261 325 36.1 12,949 285 31.8 18,002 308 34.4 13,817 301 34.2 14,561 293 33.3 16,001 278 31.6 17,108 286 32.8 15,196 282 32.5 16,767 279 31.9 18,194
California State U., East Bay 278 31.2 20,108 352 39 9,072 356 39.5 8,640 773 85.1 491 779 87 466 662 74.2 837 645 73.2 934 643 72.3 1,039
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U. 279 31.3 19,830 284 31.6 17,786 316 35.2 12,478 288 32.3 16,767 308 34.9 13,335 286 32.6 16,761 307 34.8 11,942 285 32.7 15,393 285 32.8 16,484 272 31.1 19,376
U.S. Military Academy 280 31.4 19,696 327 36.3 12,473 331 36.8 10,765 310 34.6 13,582 306 34.7 13,617 304 34.6 13,500 288 32.7 15,312 290 33.3 14,819 311 35.8 11,630 309 35.2 12,227
Eastern Virginia Medical School 281 31.5 19,415 273 30.5 20,870 245 27.5 27,064 239 26.9 30,010 237 27.1 28,671 225 25.8 32,550 207 23.8 42,296 204 23.7 43,917 205 23.9 44,183 215 24.8 37,745
U. Nebraska, Omaha 282 31.6 19,006 293 32.6 16,134 303 33.8 14,302 315 35.2 12,943 317 35.9 12,061 324 36.8 10,459 328 37.1 9,422 322 36.9 9,222 332 38.1 9,181 348 39.6 8,376
Kennesaw State U. 283 31.8 18,880 283 31.5 17,954 313 34.9 12,850 327 36.5 11,214 329 37.2 9,510 343 38.9 8,279 397 44.8 4,762 501 56.9 2,192 389 44.5 5,062 439 49.7 3,511i
New York Medical C. 284 31.9 18,872 276 30.8 20,137 275 30.7 19,398 295 33 16,226 296 33.6 15,637 284 32.3 17,311 275 31.3 17,653 277 31.8 17,908 264 30.5 20,243 254 29.1 23,277
Bowling Green State U. 285 32 18,619 278 31 18,729 291 32.5 17,026 277 31.1 17,991 302 34.3 14,333 301 34.2 14,460 344 38.9 7,995 330 37.8 8,861 297 34.2 13,157 344 39.1 8,566
East Tennessee State U. 286 32.1 18,449 311 34.6 13,925 304 33.9 14,197 306 34.2 14,043 330 37.4 9,493 349 39.5 7,982 365 41.2 6,930 349 39.9 7,836 336 38.6 8,919 314 35.8 11,213
U. Puerto Rico, Mayaguez 287 32.2 18,368 247 27.6 26,553 247 27.7 26,877 249 28 24,769 241 27.5 26,130 244 27.9 25,491 233 26.6 28,100 235 27.2 27,152 233 27 29,225 230 26.4 32,115
Southern Illinois U., Edwardsville 288 32.3 18,044 280 31.2 18,273 282 31.5 18,088 274 30.7 18,420 280 31.8 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
U. Colorado Denver 289 32.4 18,039
Tarleton State U. 290 32.5 17,729 302 33.6 14,890 311 34.6 13,171 319 35.6 12,503 322 36.5 10,893 332 37.6 9,404 321 36.4 9,825 307 35.2 10,996 321 36.9 9,722 332 37.8 9,393
U. Guam 291 32.6 17,666 323 35.9 13,043 321 35.7 12,249 326 36.4 11,225 337 38.1 8,842 357 40.4 7,402 374 42.2 6,062 362 41.3 7,075 375 42.9 6,043 378 42.9 6,131
Prairie View A&M U. 292 32.7 17,582 279 31.1 18,723 283 31.6 18,018 282 31.6 17,278 305 34.6 13,982 309 35.1 12,616 301 34.2 13,123 302 34.6 12,292 296 34.1 13,198 298 34 14,552
Montclair State U. 293 32.8 17,390 285 31.8 17,636 296 33 15,588 358 39.9 7,980 386 43.5 5,796 394 44.5 5,207 410 46.2 4,274 410 46.7 4,266 399 45.6 4,568 399 45.2 5,123
U. Akron, The 294 33 17,340 263 29.4 23,496 240 26.9 30,020 232 26.2 32,582 210 24.1 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
U. New Orleans 295 33.1 16,979 290 32.3 16,594 297 33.1 15,328 301 33.7 14,437 293 33.3 15,939 296 33.7 15,719 268 30.5 18,960 261 30 20,614 247 28.6 24,607 242 27.8 28,450
Clarkson U. 296 33.2 16,765 299 33.3 15,104 289 32.3 17,147 287 32.2 16,927 298 33.8 15,148 308 35 12,983 299 33.9 13,406 295 33.8 13,750 307 35.3 12,061 297 33.9 14,809
Fordham U. 297 33.3 16,731 274 30.6 20,456 271 30.3 20,287 266 29.9 20,644 265 30.2 20,807 245 28 25,374 259 29.5 20,939 276 31.7 17,961 272 31.4 18,822 274 31.3 19,311
U. North Carolina, The, Wilmington 298 33.4 16,656 291 32.4 16,544 288 32.2 17,515 285 31.9 16,955 291 33 16,015 297 33.8 15,715 286 32.5 15,564 292 33.5 14,648 276 31.8 18,145 271 31 19,722
California State U., Northridge 299 33.5 16,573 271 30.2 21,228 269 30.1 21,095 272 30.5 19,618 278 31.6 17,979 290 33 16,330 300 34 13,333 300 34.4 12,991 324 37.2 9,640 239 27.4 29,491
U. Tulsa 300 33.6 16,449 277 30.9 18,787 278 31.1 18,648 268 30.1 20,072 263 30 20,879 259 29.6 22,347 243 27.7 25,066 236 27.3 27,077 257 29.7 21,757 268 30.7 20,270
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
Jackson State U. 301 33.7 16,157 300 33.4 15,081 281 31.4 18,160 273 30.6 19,465 252 28.7 22,790 253 28.9 23,832 251 28.6 23,908 237 27.4 26,609 220 25.6 36,264 202 23.3 46,943
CUNY, Queens C. 302 33.8 16,063 292 32.5 16,470 279 31.2 18,391 291 32.6 16,676 294 33.4 15,936 275 31.3 19,168 266 30.3 19,092 247 28.5 23,434 266 30.7 19,762 258 29.6 22,399
Meharry Medical C. 303 33.9 15,840 312 34.7 13,870 280 31.3 18,286 284 31.8 16,980 284 32.3 16,782 300 34.1 14,768 296 33.6 13,998 271 31.2 18,997 255 29.5 22,532 250 28.7 25,559
U. North Florida 304 34