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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)
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
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 67,154,642   67,014,807   65,729,338   65,276,179   61,253,743   57,288,415   54,113,750   51,590,017   49,645,341   47,535,201  
Johns Hopkins University [1] 1 1 2,242,478   1 1 2,168,568   1 1 2,106,185   1 1 2,145,308   1 1 2,004,482   1 1 1,866,243   1 1 1,691,469   1 1 1,566,392   1 1 1,512,066   1 1 1,458,426  
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 2 1.2 1,349,262   2 1.2 1,375,117   2 1.2 1,322,711   2 1.1 1,279,123   2 1.1 1,184,445  
University of Washington, Seattle 3 1.3 1,176,340   3 1.3 1,192,513   4 1.5 1,109,008   3 1.2 1,148,533   4 1.4 1,022,740  
University of Wisconsin-Madison 4 1.5 1,108,564   4 1.5 1,123,501   3 1.3 1,169,779   4 1.3 1,111,642   3 1.3 1,029,295   3 1.3 1,013,649   2 1.1 944,626   2 1.1 912,219   2 1.2 904,787   2 1.2 875,722  
University of California, San Francisco 5 1.6 1,084,031   6 1.8 1,042,841   6 1.8 1,032,673   7 1.7 995,226   8 1.9 935,509   4 1.4 947,697   5 1.6 885,182   5 1.6 842,840   6 1.8 796,149   5 1.6 754,444  
University of California, San Diego 6 1.8 1,067,388   5 1.6 1,075,554   5 1.6 1,073,864   6 1.5 1,009,378   6 1.7 943,219   6 1.7 883,653   6 1.7 844,877   6 1.7 801,823   7 1.9 757,157   7 1.9 721,035  
Duke University 7 1.9 1,036,813   8 2.1 992,821   7 1.9 1,009,911   5 1.4 1,022,207   5 1.5 983,289   7 1.8 807,652   8 2 769,893   8 2 783,784   11 2.5 658,783   12 2.7 632,358  
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, The 8 2.1 989,766   9 2.2 973,007   11 2.5 884,791   13 2.3 869,174   15 2.9 755,284   19 3.5 651,308   27 4.7 530,515   29 5.2 484,160   32 5.7 448,509   29 5.3 447,984  
Stanford University 9 2.3 959,247   11 2.5 945,450   9 2.2 903,238   9 1.9 907,971   9 2.1 839,839   14 2.8 717,022   13 2.7 698,883   10 2.3 702,497   9 2.2 692,263   6 1.8 728,044  
University of California, Los Angeles 10 2.4 948,197   10 2.4 966,659   8 2.1 1,003,375   8 1.8 982,357   7 1.8 936,995   5 1.6 923,916   4 1.4 904,840   3 1.3 854,497   3 1.3 841,352   4 1.5 785,625  
Harvard University 11 2.6 933,975   7 1.9 1,012,766   17 3.4 799,432   27 3.8 649,774   30 4.9 583,361   31 5.2 525,452   31 5.3 505,832   27 4.9 493,920   24 4.5 506,987   24 4.5 498,219  
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 12 2.7 908,017   12 2.7 900,524   15 3.1 824,130   20 3.1 723,610   23 3.9 677,138   11 2.4 759,649   14 2.9 682,058   15 3.1 637,621   14 3 623,343   14 3 597,007  
Columbia University in the City of New York 13 2.9 890,642   13 2.9 889,188   10 2.4 889,487   12 2.2 878,900   12 2.5 807,235   23 4.1 604,660   24 4.3 548,704   22 4.1 545,996   22 4.2 529,946   20 3.9 535,424  
Cornell University 14 3 883,292   16 3.3 845,184   16 3.3 802,387   17 2.7 781,651   17 3.1 749,721   17 3.2 672,692   15 3 655,641   13 2.8 645,791   13 2.8 650,592   13 2.8 608,811  
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 15 3.2 876,870   15 3.2 858,378   14 3 826,173   14 2.4 847,419   13 2.6 786,074  
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh 16 3.4 856,806   14 3 872,736   12 2.7 866,638   10 2 899,386   11 2.3 822,491   22 3.9 629,088   20 3.7 599,800   21 4 564,994   21 4 535,186   22 4.2 526,458  
Texas A&M University, College Station 17 3.5 854,214   19 3.8 820,015   24 4.5 693,421   23 3.4 705,720   20 3.5 689,624   18 3.4 651,923   19 3.6 604,526   20 3.8 565,631   23 4.3 508,787   25 4.7 494,262  
University of Pennsylvania 18 3.7 828,350   18 3.6 828,422   13 2.8 847,077   11 2.1 886,036   10 2.2 836,322   12 2.5 758,159   9 2.2 740,410   11 2.5 668,105   8 2.1 696,443   9 2.2 677,386  
Ohio State University, The 19 3.8 815,075   20 3.9 793,373   19 3.7 766,513   15 2.5 832,126   16 3 755,194   13 2.7 743,591   10 2.3 726,302   9 2.2 737,324   10 2.4 663,012   10 2.4 643,283  
Pennsylvania State University, The, University Park and Hershey Medical Center 20 4 800,773   17 3.5 837,880   18 3.6 797,679   16 2.6 794,846   14 2.7 770,449  
University of Texas M.D.Anderson Cancer Center, The 21 4.1 794,980   26 4.9 718,096   26 4.8 685,814   24 3.5 663,279   26 4.3 599,529   25 4.4 578,788   22 4 558,503   26 4.7 496,539   30 5.4 457,696   34 6 383,780  
Yale University 22 4.3 772,840   21 4.1 788,784   27 5 656,555   25 3.6 656,967   24 4.1 623,510   33 5.5 512,997   33 5.6 490,913   33 5.7 451,318   29 5.2 462,080   30 5.4 432,806  
University of California, Berkeley 23 4.5 744,343   24 4.6 727,002   20 3.9 730,348   21 3.2 707,945   19 3.4 694,049   16 3.1 682,568   18 3.4 620,374   19 3.7 570,252   18 3.6 563,837   17 3.4 554,551  
Georgia Institute of Technology 24 4.6 725,550   23 4.4 730,488   25 4.7 688,905   26 3.7 655,375   25 4.2 615,833   28 4.8 565,487   28 4.9 524,888   30 5.3 476,138   33 5.8 444,959   31 5.6 427,067  
University of California, Davis 25 4.8 711,721   25 4.7 725,734   21 4.1 713,292   22 3.3 707,896   22 3.8 679,915   15 3 687,690   16 3.2 647,691   17 3.4 604,512   17 3.4 576,096   18 3.6 546,978  
University of Florida 26 4.9 708,526   27 5 695,063   23 4.4 696,985   18 2.9 739,931   21 3.7 681,548   20 3.7 644,241   17 3.3 632,680   16 3.2 635,956   16 3.3 599,749   15 3.1 564,221  
University of Southern California 27 5.1 687,222   29 5.3 645,636   30 5.4 623,544   31 4.3 603,294   27 4.5 592,791   29 4.9 556,807   26 4.6 540,366   24 4.4 528,466   27 4.9 475,696   26 4.8 470,104  
Vanderbilt University 28 5.2 683,890   35 6.3 571,603   35 6.2 560,466   33 4.5 566,031   35 5.5 504,959   36 5.9 455,835   36 6 444,873   35 6 415,750   36 6.3 389,026   37 6.5 357,141  
Washington University in St. Louis 29 5.4 664,752   28 5.2 684,847   22 4.2 706,410   19 3 725,039   18 3.3 695,974   21 3.8 630,141   21 3.9 566,378   18 3.5 575,846   19 3.7 551,333   19 3.7 535,642  
Northwestern University 30 5.5 645,333   30 5.5 639,781   28 5.1 631,078   29 4 618,980   31 5 575,078   30 5.1 555,510   29 5 518,572   31 5.5 473,060   31 5.5 449,782   32 5.7 413,526  
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick 31 5.7 644,116   40 7 493,320   45 7.7 434,901   44 5.7 432,306   42 6.5 428,432  
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 32 5.9 621,733   22 4.3 743,487   33 5.9 583,754   35 4.7 545,669   34 5.4 515,133   24 4.2 581,805   30 5.2 518,333   28 5 492,347   25 4.6 494,748   23 4.4 524,680  
University of Arizona, The 33 6 588,088   32 5.8 629,466   29 5.3 625,365   30 4.2 610,565   29 4.7 586,647   26 4.5 566,334   25 4.5 547,197   23 4.3 533,450   20 3.9 538,086   21 4.1 531,898  
University of Texas at Austin, The 34 6.2 585,251   31 5.6 634,132   31 5.6 621,538   28 3.9 632,171   28 4.6 589,502   27 4.6 566,166   23 4.2 553,051   25 4.6 502,786   26 4.8 476,958   28 5.1 453,113  
Purdue University, West Lafayette 35 6.3 564,923   33 6 595,739   32 5.7 602,501   32 4.4 578,231   32 5.1 548,980  
Emory University 36 6.5 558,600   34 6.1 575,943   34 6 565,766   34 4.6 547,316   33 5.3 529,453   35 5.8 459,067   34 5.7 463,317   37 6.3 412,503   44 7.5 349,867   41 7.1 337,154  
Michigan State University 37 6.6 526,906   36 6.4 515,707   36 6.3 507,061   39 5.1 454,248   41 6.4 431,373   41 6.6 405,961   41 6.8 392,242   38 6.5 395,611   37 6.4 388,845   36 6.3 361,807  
New York University 38 6.8 523,623   42 7.4 471,909   39 6.8 458,645   46 5.9 430,752   54 8.1 365,944   59 9.1 338,839   55 8.8 337,093   57 9.3 319,728   58 9.6 304,022   50 8.5 310,014  
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 39 7 513,149   38 6.7 496,169   40 6.9 454,417   41 5.4 450,058   47 7.2 398,169   43 6.9 399,433   45 7.3 375,773   43 7.2 370,805   51 8.5 325,318   55 9.2 292,519  
Baylor College of Medicine 40 7.1 496,314   37 6.6 508,799   38 6.6 474,700   38 5 466,061   38 6 447,874   37 6 449,031   35 5.9 449,301   34 5.9 438,280   28 5.1 462,375   27 5 458,694  
University of South Florida, Tampa 41 7.3 488,641   43 7.5 459,409   43 7.4 443,206   55 6.9 394,963   50 7.6 385,029   48 7.6 371,037   52 8.3 342,665   52 8.6 337,169   56 9.3 304,804   57 9.5 276,609  
University of Utah, The 42 7.4 486,140   39 6.9 494,058   50 8.5 430,056   50 6.3 414,316   51 7.7 379,200   62 9.6 334,002   72 11.2 254,632   70 11.2 248,864   69 11.3 249,719   65 10.8 246,132  
University of Maryland, College Park 43 7.6 485,051   41 7.2 491,998   37 6.5 502,406   37 4.9 495,382   37 5.8 451,415   40 6.5 417,365   40 6.6 405,569   42 7.1 371,696   41 7 368,989   35 6.2 362,461  
Mount Sinai School of Medicine 44 7.7 463,429   49 8.4 428,654   53 8.9 400,680   52 6.6 405,527   53 8 370,666   63 9.7 318,407   61 9.6 296,380   63 10.2 269,451   60 9.9 273,216   74 12.1 225,293  
University of Iowa 45 7.9 449,147   47 8.1 435,377   42 7.3 446,429   43 5.6 443,893   39 6.1 444,034   61 9.4 334,937   60 9.5 300,422   41 6.9 374,905   43 7.3 356,169   39 6.8 343,043  
North Carolina State University 46 8.1 446,112   51 8.7 417,468   52 8.8 404,225   58 7.2 378,154   57 8.5 360,795   45 7.2 383,193   47 7.6 367,422   53 8.7 333,027   50 8.4 330,936   52 8.8 302,596  
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, The 47 8.2 434,627   45 7.8 440,620   44 7.6 435,085   45 5.8 431,883   43 6.6 419,220   42 6.7 402,087   42 6.9 390,349   51 8.4 341,090   48 8.1 333,237   46 7.9 320,800  
University of Alabama at Birmingham, The 48 8.4 428,563   44 7.7 440,796   41 7.1 453,779   36 4.8 503,698   36 5.7 489,845   38 6.2 435,460   39 6.5 405,731   46 7.7 352,777   49 8.2 332,841   48 8.2 319,840  
Arizona State University 49 8.5 426,651   53 9.1 405,154   58 9.7 385,959   62 7.6 355,215   64 9.4 329,345   65 10 311,461   65 10.2 273,532   74 11.8 238,054   84 13.5 211,396   95 15.3 177,426  
University of Cincinnati 50 8.7 422,873   46 8 438,642   46 7.9 433,668   42 5.5 448,936   46 7 411,269   50 7.9 369,906   50 8.1 359,011   50 8.3 344,526   55 9.1 304,815   54 9.1 296,113  
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Case Western Reserve University 51 8.8 419,011   50 8.6 425,788   49 8.3 431,090   47 6 429,206   44 6.8 418,164   39 6.3 418,012   38 6.3 420,441   39 6.6 379,347   39 6.7 374,714   43 7.4 324,502  
State University of New York, Polytechnic Institute 52 9 412,851   601 94 1,125   676 74.5 811   627 84.7 713  
University of Maryland Baltimore 53 9.2 411,268   48 8.3 429,315   47 8 433,228   51 6.4 409,665   52 7.8 374,036   54 8.4 359,542   43 7 379,407   45 7.5 358,851   35 6.1 405,260   51 8.6 304,396  
University of Colorado Denver and Anschutz Medical Campus 54 9.3 411,020   52 8.9 409,443   48 8.2 431,977   49 6.2 417,587   48 7.3 389,461   51 8 364,659   69 10.8 269,805   68 10.9 264,739   65 10.7 260,292   63 10.5 253,444  
University of Chicago, The 55 9.5 390,082   54 9.2 402,621   51 8.6 419,631   40 5.2 453,562   40 6.2 437,721   47 7.5 381,194   49 7.9 360,047   54 8.9 325,161   53 8.8 308,557   53 8.9 296,817  
State University of New York at Buffalo 56 9.6 386,562   57 9.7 387,863   65 10.8 360,226   63 7.8 353,172   61 9 349,670   55 8.6 349,423   54 8.6 339,575   56 9.2 323,417   57 9.5 304,757   58 9.7 275,334  
Scripps Research Institute, The 57 9.8 386,231   55 9.4 399,899   54 9.1 398,673   53 6.7 400,768   49 7.4 387,298   46 7.3 382,275   48 7.8 366,047   44 7.4 360,511   42 7.2 367,375   42 7.3 330,170  
University of Colorado Boulder 58 9.9 379,475   58 9.8 385,849   55 9.2 392,004   56 7 390,677   62 9.2 349,449   68 10.4 299,892   66 10.4 272,191   65 10.5 267,314   67 11 254,805   60 10 265,447  
Boston University 59 10.1 367,328   61 10.3 368,281   69 11.4 334,496   61 7.5 355,916   60 8.9 352,817   72 11 284,507   71 11.1 259,045   69 11.1 253,899   64 10.5 261,632   64 10.6 251,198  
California Institute of Technology 60 10.3 367,182   66 11.1 347,105   60 10 379,713   59 7.3 377,514   56 8.4 362,172   57 8.9 345,400   64 10.1 274,671   62 10.1 287,343   62 10.2 270,354   61 10.2 265,364  
University of Virginia 61 10.4 358,576   59 10 385,828   59 9.8 383,359   54 6.8 398,096   75 10.9 276,308   73 11.1 268,101   70 10.9 265,398   76 12.1 235,366   71 11.6 243,378   68 11.2 240,156  
University of Georgia 62 10.6 355,471   64 10.8 350,225   66 10.9 351,395   66 8.1 335,901   72 10.5 295,339   49 7.7 369,997   46 7.5 369,546   47 7.8 351,935   45 7.6 342,763   40 6.9 337,467  
University of Rochester 63 10.7 353,419   56 9.5 389,355   56 9.4 389,612   48 6.1 429,034   45 6.9 414,655   44 7 398,187   44 7.2 378,368   40 6.8 377,016   40 6.9 369,487   38 6.6 348,278  
University of Illinois at Chicago 64 10.9 347,888   62 10.5 367,848   57 9.5 388,625   57 7.1 380,828   55 8.2 362,939   56 8.7 347,118   53 8.5 339,704   49 8.1 344,815   47 7.9 337,180   45 7.7 322,468  
University of Miami 65 11 345,805   67 11.2 344,757   62 10.3 365,301   69 8.4 323,486   74 10.8 280,671   79 11.9 250,339   78 12.1 244,067   85 13.5 212,532   80 12.9 215,491   81 13.2 211,201  
Brown University 66 11.2 341,531   63 10.6 361,010   63 10.5 365,120   65 8 344,090   63 9.3 335,838   102 15.2 187,380   99 15.1 182,596   99 15.5 175,623   89 14.3 195,710   99 15.9 162,919  
University of California, Irvine 67 11.4 340,056   65 10.9 347,773   67 11.1 350,030   64 7.9 344,678   65 9.6 327,594   60 9.3 336,345   57 9.1 334,279   58 9.5 316,178   54 9 306,257   56 9.4 276,763  
University of Kentucky 68 11.5 328,239   69 11.5 339,764   64 10.6 360,776   60 7.4 372,932   58 8.6 359,944   53 8.3 360,254   51 8.2 345,355   48 8 348,835   46 7.8 337,646   47 8 319,900  
Washington State University 69 11.7 326,414   68 11.4 341,082   68 11.2 335,930   71 8.6 320,510   68 10 304,352   67 10.3 301,080   62 9.8 283,086   84 13.3 213,262   86 13.8 203,542   88 14.3 185,282  
University of Hawaii at Manoa 70 11.8 324,342   71 11.8 326,750   71 11.7 312,311   72 8.7 318,316   69 10.1 303,085   70 10.7 290,707   67 10.5 271,835   67 10.8 266,447   68 11.1 250,694   73 12 230,651  
Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IUPUI 71 12 324,261   70 11.7 332,760   70 11.5 316,914   70 8.5 322,617   71 10.4 296,194  
Rockefeller University, The 72 12.1 316,368   75 12.5 298,474   73 12 292,896   76 9.2 272,491   77 11.2 265,750   77 11.7 252,478   76 11.8 247,505   77 12.3 233,917   81 13.1 215,417   85 13.8 198,719  
Oregon Health & Science University 73 12.3 314,802   73 12.2 308,767   72 11.8 305,530   67 8.2 334,324   66 9.7 314,990   66 10.1 309,675   59 9.3 301,396   61 9.9 287,430   61 10.1 272,174   59 9.8 266,687  
Iowa State University 74 12.5 313,263   80 13.2 266,596   79 12.9 260,995   77 9.3 267,641   79 11.4 250,120   83 12.5 228,526   82 12.7 228,167   81 12.9 221,002   77 12.5 227,585   77 12.6 215,848  
Colorado State University 75 12.6 307,978   72 12 313,238   61 10.2 375,919   68 8.3 330,784   70 10.2 302,896   64 9.8 311,720   58 9.2 302,613   60 9.8 296,020   63 10.4 267,453   67 11.1 244,303  
Yeshiva University 76 12.8 306,826   78 12.9 271,166   74 12.1 289,027   74 9 281,334   67 9.8 314,240   98 14.6 193,010   94 14.4 197,311   92 14.5 192,199   91 14.6 189,416   86 14 193,104  
University of Kansas 77 12.9 301,534   74 12.3 298,498   75 12.3 286,262   75 9.1 274,727   76 11 267,961   81 12.2 236,544   83 12.8 227,433   82 13 219,535   82 13.2 214,768   82 13.4 208,285  
Princeton University 78 13.1 293,274   79 13.1 269,908   77 12.6 275,666   78 9.4 263,335   80 11.6 242,570   92 13.8 212,510   89 13.7 204,489   89 14.1 198,945   90 14.4 195,148   79 12.9 212,723  
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 79 13.2 290,076   76 12.6 283,400   76 12.4 285,395   73 8.8 287,841   73 10.6 289,872   69 10.5 294,780   63 9.9 280,081   66 10.6 266,895   66 10.8 256,248   70 11.5 238,813  
University of Nebraska-Lincoln 80 13.4 278,299   81 13.4 266,506   83 13.5 253,320   86 10.3 235,296   102 14.5 191,268   78 11.8 251,195   77 11.9 244,869   80 12.7 229,496   75 12.2 228,976   78 12.7 214,053  
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences 81 13.6 262,489   115 18.7 164,232   121 19.3 143,250   108 12.7 175,365   124 17.5 134,126   99 14.7 192,268   131 19.7 106,179   156 24 71,307   154 24.1 67,716   143 22.7 78,694  
University of Connecticut 82 13.7 258,056   86 14.2 242,251   80 13.1 256,854   82 9.8 253,792   83 12 237,908   82 12.4 232,944   80 12.4 233,246   78 12.4 233,774   78 12.6 225,274   75 12.3 223,192  
University of Oklahoma, The 83 13.9 255,268   82 13.5 258,076   84 13.7 242,490   83 9.9 250,912   92 13.2 220,073   91 13.6 215,585   88 13.5 207,322   94 14.8 189,540   92 14.7 188,341   89 14.4 185,007  
Florida State University 84 14 252,548   83 13.7 250,877   92 14.9 225,378   90 10.7 230,411   88 12.6 227,329   80 12.1 237,794   86 13.2 211,557   86 13.6 211,310   85 13.7 209,857   83 13.5 207,968  
Carnegie Mellon University 85 14.2 251,222   77 12.8 271,277   82 13.4 255,933   85 10.1 242,882   91 13 222,790   88 13.2 217,687   87 13.4 210,988   90 14.2 198,139   83 13.4 213,338   84 13.7 202,244  
Medical University of South Carolina 86 14.3 242,594   85 14 245,451   87 14.1 236,586   95 11.2 213,346   90 12.9 224,632   90 13.5 216,778   97 14.8 189,369   96 15.1 184,624   98 15.6 176,055   94 15.2 178,086  
University of Massachusetts Medical School 87 14.5 241,869   84 13.9 245,923   81 13.2 256,090   79 9.5 262,714   84 12.1 232,039   94 14 204,033   102 15.5 178,614   104 16.3 157,469   103 16.4 156,452   96 15.5 176,349  
University of Missouri, Columbia 88 14.6 237,266   88 14.5 236,423   86 14 239,810   88 10.5 230,957   82 11.8 238,500   76 11.5 253,527   74 11.5 251,894   71 11.4 244,429   74 12 231,170   71 11.7 234,334  
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, The 89 14.8 233,737   89 14.6 233,256   88 14.3 236,250   80 9.6 261,172   81 11.7 240,772   89 13.3 217,623   95 14.5 197,252   93 14.7 191,724   99 15.8 175,154   101 16.3 152,631  
Oregon State University 90 15 230,963   90 14.8 232,677   85 13.8 240,507   91 10.8 228,814   93 13.3 216,595   74 11.2 257,564   79 12.2 233,358   79 12.6 231,895   76 12.3 227,693   76 12.4 217,998  
University of New Mexico, The 91 15.1 228,849   91 14.9 227,703   93 15 220,360   93 11 220,565   94 13.4 211,771   93 13.9 205,831   90 13.8 202,694   98 15.4 181,734   93 14.9 186,047   91 14.7 182,871  
George Washington University, The 92 15.3 227,995   98 16 202,428   102 16.4 196,448   103 12.1 197,621   98 14 196,917   134 19.7 103,793   100 15.2 181,688   108 16.9 149,413   110 17.4 135,931   111 17.8 130,405  
University of California, Santa Barbara 93 15.4 226,693   87 14.3 236,497   89 14.4 233,883   89 10.6 230,435   89 12.8 225,730   84 12.6 227,221   85 13.1 214,441   88 13.9 200,504   97 15.5 179,857   98 15.8 165,014  
Temple University 94 15.6 224,101   94 15.4 224,087   125 19.9 138,318   126 14.6 134,533   129 18.1 124,528   129 18.9 111,421   136 20.4 99,815   138 21.3 90,773   139 21.8 84,114   139 22.1 86,646  
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 95 15.7 220,016   101 16.5 198,232   98 15.8 204,352   101 11.9 198,775   105 14.9 181,746   111 16.4 157,289   110 16.7 150,720   118 18.4 137,410   122 19.3 121,888   120 19.2 117,517  
Wayne State University 96 15.9 218,435   93 15.3 224,331   91 14.7 227,070   81 9.7 259,895   78 11.3 254,492   75 11.4 257,207   73 11.4 253,604   73 11.7 238,738   79 12.8 225,034   72 11.8 231,000  
State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook 97 16.1 211,631   92 15.1 225,712   94 15.2 219,744   96 11.3 211,356   96 13.7 204,728   101 15 189,299   96 14.7 190,712   64 10.4 268,541   73 11.9 236,095   80 13.1 212,698  
Mississippi State University 98 16.2 209,729   96 15.7 206,424   90 14.6 233,197   92 10.9 226,070   85 12.2 231,675   85 12.8 225,426   84 12.9 219,017   87 13.8 211,271   88 14.1 196,119   90 14.6 184,612  
University of South Carolina, Columbia 99 16.4 206,173   97 15.9 203,365   95 15.3 214,901   100 11.8 201,592   87 12.5 229,145  
Indiana University, Bloomington 100 16.5 206,039   102 16.6 197,897   105 16.9 184,486   106 12.4 184,096   106 15 177,520  
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Virginia Commonwealth University 101 16.7 201,858   103 16.8 196,015   100 16.1 201,366   99 11.7 207,756   97 13.8 197,709   108 16 162,283   104 15.8 171,637   107 16.7 151,197   101 16.1 167,748   100 16.1 161,801  
University of Massachusetts Amherst 102 16.8 200,199   105 17.1 190,739   104 16.7 194,775   107 12.5 181,297   108 15.3 169,141   109 16.1 160,666   109 16.5 156,817   110 17.2 146,323   109 17.3 140,184   109 17.5 134,097  
Medical College of Wisconsin 103 17 199,713   100 16.3 201,237   96 15.5 209,040   94 11.1 215,358   101 14.4 191,816   104 15.4 176,237   106 16.1 165,529   103 16.1 158,171   107 17 147,140   103 16.6 143,540  
Dartmouth College 104 17.2 187,681   99 16.2 201,591   103 16.6 195,930   97 11.5 210,631   99 14.1 194,141   100 14.9 190,425   98 15 188,122   91 14.4 192,846   87 14 200,329   93 15 179,107  
University of Central Florida 105 17.3 185,555   135 21.8 126,681   138 21.9 116,891   141 16.2 109,190   133 18.7 117,985   116 17.1 148,809   114 17.3 147,092   113 17.6 141,140   118 18.7 122,879   118 18.8 121,699  
Kansas State University 106 17.5 184,945   107 17.4 183,096   110 17.6 176,141   113 13.2 169,167   111 15.7 160,679   114 16.8 151,376   118 17.8 141,535   120 18.7 126,864   116 18.4 126,960   114 18.2 126,826  
University of Louisville 107 17.6 183,376   106 17.3 186,772   101 16.3 196,842   104 12.2 197,438   103 14.6 189,090   106 15.7 167,178   107 16.3 164,123   101 15.8 163,434   106 16.8 148,246   106 17 139,942  
University of Notre Dame 108 17.8 182,228   113 18.4 175,220   118 18.8 157,691   127 14.7 134,410   137 19.2 110,369   133 19.5 104,866   134 20.1 103,311   143 22.1 82,272   142 22.3 82,137   146 23.1 75,566  
University of Tennessee, The, Knoxville 109 17.9 179,041   104 17 193,054   109 17.5 179,252   114 13.3 167,456   118 16.7 150,671  
University of Texas Medical Branch, The 110 18.1 178,014   109 17.7 180,198   107 17.2 180,888   105 12.3 193,555   104 14.8 188,399   103 15.3 184,845   101 15.4 180,026   97 15.2 183,492   96 15.3 179,915   97 15.6 174,254  
Wake Forest University 111 18.3 176,380   108 17.6 182,721   99 15.9 204,328   98 11.6 209,134   100 14.2 192,034   95 14.2 201,701   93 14.2 200,750   95 15 186,175   95 15.2 183,843   87 14.1 185,668  
University of Delaware 112 18.4 175,563   110 17.9 179,967   111 17.8 170,174   112 13.1 169,746   116 16.4 153,311   122 18 126,788   122 18.4 126,971   123 19.1 120,431   125 19.7 116,982   124 19.8 112,591  
Georgetown University 113 18.6 172,726   111 18 178,995   108 17.3 180,308   111 13 169,916   112 15.8 159,355   115 17 151,064   117 17.7 144,957   114 17.8 140,710   120 19 122,135   113 18.1 127,288  
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, The 114 18.7 172,716   112 18.2 175,983   106 17 184,298   102 12 198,655   95 13.6 207,115   87 13.1 221,535   91 14 201,323   102 16 160,282   105 16.7 150,040   104 16.7 142,375  
Utah State University 115 18.9 164,892   118 19.1 158,352   119 19 157,355   109 12.8 174,167   119 16.8 149,169   118 17.4 145,240   112 17 148,257   111 17.3 142,784   108 17.1 142,935   108 17.3 134,223  
West Virginia University 116 19 164,454   114 18.5 167,144   112 17.9 169,303   115 13.4 166,420   115 16.3 154,926   117 17.3 145,656   116 17.5 145,107   117 18.2 138,800   117 18.5 124,046   121 19.3 117,274  
Clemson University 117 19.2 161,070   120 19.4 152,444   122 19.5 142,096   116 13.5 166,350   107 15.2 174,693   96 14.3 193,924   92 14.1 200,789   83 13.2 216,959   94 15 184,940   92 14.9 180,262  
Tufts University 118 19.4 160,825   119 19.3 156,525   116 18.5 160,922   120 14 156,395   114 16.1 156,106   112 16.6 154,575   115 17.4 145,169   119 18.5 135,868   113 17.9 133,628   107 17.2 136,602  
Texas Tech University 119 19.5 159,308   125 20.2 142,676   126 20.1 138,026   122 14.2 149,399   125 17.6 133,360   144 21.1 92,058   169 25.2 60,165   167 25.6 59,439   164 25.6 59,929   158 24.9 57,998  
Tulane University 120 19.7 157,825   117 19 160,414   115 18.4 164,373   110 12.9 171,703   109 15.4 165,513   107 15.9 163,572   105 16 165,678   115 17.9 140,321   124 19.6 118,828   102 16.4 143,899  
University of Alaska Fairbanks 121 19.8 155,769   116 18.8 162,658   117 18.7 160,407   118 13.7 165,530   110 15.6 161,986   110 16.3 157,600   111 16.8 149,313   105 16.4 155,147   104 16.5 154,441   105 16.9 140,594  
North Dakota State University 122 20 154,437   122 19.7 150,173   129 20.5 135,493   128 14.8 134,064   128 18 126,419   128 18.8 114,260   127 19.1 116,327   131 20.3 107,337   131 20.6 104,505   128 20.4 103,248  
University of California, Santa Cruz 123 20.1 151,734   121 19.6 150,777   120 19.2 155,516   121 14.1 155,617   121 17.1 143,919   105 15.6 170,461   108 16.4 162,100   109 17 147,396   112 17.8 134,458   127 20.2 105,617  
University of New Hampshire 124 20.3 147,544   123 19.9 147,446   114 18.2 165,156   124 14.4 143,002   134 18.8 115,562   126 18.5 117,546   124 18.7 121,092   122 19 120,463   121 19.1 121,952   123 19.6 115,976  
Auburn University, Auburn 125 20.5 142,487   124 20.1 147,229   130 20.7 133,013   119 13.9 163,335   120 16.9 145,115  
University of Houston 126 20.6 140,597   133 21.5 130,844   140 22.2 116,288   137 15.8 113,709   130 18.3 119,811   135 19.8 102,917   144 21.6 87,691   145 22.4 78,381   143 22.4 80,984   137 21.7 87,936  
University of Nebraska Medical Center 127 20.8 139,126   128 20.7 137,485   123 19.6 141,619   129 14.9 133,036   122 17.2 138,219   123 18.1 123,629   129 19.4 112,887   128 19.9 111,751   127 20 108,012   116 18.5 123,263  
Rice University 128 20.9 138,536   132 21.3 131,003   137 21.7 117,223   139 16 110,235   144 20.1 97,903   157 22.9 79,431   157 23.4 74,720   154 23.7 72,112   155 24.2 67,045   153 24.2 63,769  
New Mexico State University 129 21.1 134,262   126 20.4 142,365   124 19.8 141,151   125 14.5 139,062   113 16 157,872   113 16.7 154,363   119 18 141,523   106 16.6 152,104   100 15.9 168,502   115 18.4 126,450  
University of California, Riverside 130 21.2 133,558   131 21.1 132,617   128 20.4 135,494   131 15.2 132,238   126 17.7 130,288   120 17.7 139,536   120 18.1 139,319   116 18.1 139,960   111 17.6 135,603   117 18.7 122,221  
Florida International University 131 21.4 132,531   134 21.6 128,070   136 21.6 118,058   140 16.1 110,006   138 19.3 110,271   137 20.1 101,322   130 19.6 107,025   130 20.1 108,015   138 21.7 84,697   138 21.9 87,720  
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 132 21.6 131,438   130 21 133,677   132 21 129,056   134 15.5 122,066   131 18.4 119,518   131 19.2 106,314   125 18.8 117,440   129 20 108,551   128 20.2 107,871   136 21.6 91,516  
Drexel University 133 21.7 131,170   137 22.1 123,813   139 22.1 116,768   136 15.7 115,020   132 18.5 118,349   132 19.4 105,020   133 20 103,558   136 21 98,010   134 21.1 97,675   134 21.3 93,323  
State University of New York University at Albany 134 21.9 130,955   127 20.5 137,759   127 20.2 137,758   123 14.3 148,625   59 8.8 359,364   58 9 341,624   68 10.6 271,187   59 9.6 309,438   59 9.8 277,841   62 10.3 264,581  
Oklahoma State University 135 22 128,348   129 20.8 136,637   113 18.1 168,645   117 13.6 165,601   117 16.5 151,650   125 18.4 120,445   123 18.6 121,226   133 20.6 101,629   133 20.9 100,323   130 20.7 99,474  
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 136 22.2 125,824   136 21.9 125,501   134 21.3 123,199   135 15.6 120,007   135 18.9 113,909   127 18.7 117,448   128 19.3 115,397   127 19.7 113,773   126 19.9 109,609   125 19.9 107,974  
Georgia State University 137 22.3 123,915   141 22.7 111,999   152 24 91,148   151 17.3 92,725   158 22 81,015   158 23 78,920   140 21 94,429   159 24.5 65,900   158 24.7 64,624   154 24.3 61,651  
Thomas Jefferson University 138 22.5 118,378   154 24.7 89,273   147 23.3 100,506   143 16.5 104,923   142 19.9 103,064   138 20.2 101,188   138 20.7 99,275   132 20.4 107,288   129 20.3 106,986   126 20.1 107,388  
Northeastern University 139 22.7 116,245   138 22.2 116,088   143 22.7 107,862   157 18 86,783   159 22.1 79,949   166 24.1 67,174   160 23.9 66,315   146 22.5 78,220   149 23.3 72,329   149 23.6 70,001  
Montana State University, Bozeman 140 22.8 113,348   140 22.5 113,136   133 21.1 124,228   132 15.3 125,966   123 17.3 135,084   121 17.8 126,844   121 18.3 130,120   121 18.8 124,833   123 19.4 121,534   119 19 118,188  
University of Mississippi, The 141 23 109,922   142 22.8 108,168   135 21.4 121,731   133 15.4 122,765   139 19.5 110,020   139 20.4 100,102   137 20.6 99,413   125 19.4 117,522   130 20.5 105,029   129 20.5 101,350  
University of Vermont 142 23.1 109,701   139 22.4 115,485   141 22.4 115,697   130 15 132,356   127 17.9 129,856   124 18.2 122,991   126 19 116,463   126 19.6 114,172   119 18.8 122,814   122 19.5 116,279  
New Jersey Institute of Technology 143 23.3 106,081   143 23 107,310   146 23.1 102,851   148 17 100,491   149 20.8 92,318   143 20.9 92,891   142 21.3 89,792   139 21.5 88,699   145 22.7 77,583   144 22.8 76,920  
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy 144 23.4 105,608   152 24.4 92,495   150 23.7 92,720   158 18.1 84,834   154 21.5 83,952   159 23.2 78,188   153 22.9 77,967   148 22.8 77,679   151 23.6 71,382   152 24 65,921  
University of Maine 145 23.6 101,247   161 25.8 77,583   151 23.9 92,135   138 15.9 111,600   136 19.1 111,282   136 19.9 101,344   139 20.9 96,755   134 20.7 100,072   135 21.2 93,867   145 23 75,815  
University of Texas at Dallas, The 146 23.7 99,727   147 23.6 98,842   153 24.2 90,700   150 17.2 93,230   155 21.6 82,044   168 24.4 65,804   171 25.5 59,300   183 28 46,477   179 27.9 44,198   179 28.2 43,111  
Naval Postgraduate School 147 23.9 99,032   150 24.1 94,880   131 20.8 132,450   147 16.9 101,363   141 19.7 103,510   152 22.2 82,451   141 21.1 89,940   158 24.3 66,972   159 24.8 62,714   168 26.5 54,233  
George Mason University 148 24.1 98,680   148 23.8 95,913   154 24.3 90,198   156 17.9 88,089   153 21.3 84,120   148 21.6 85,306   154 23 76,838   163 25 61,068   163 25.4 60,168   161 25.4 57,373  
San Diego State University 149 24.2 95,674   156 25 86,733   149 23.6 92,867   142 16.4 106,591   143 20 99,137   145 21.2 91,074   148 22.2 81,385   151 23.3 74,686   140 22 83,398   142 22.5 83,599  
University of Idaho 150 24.4 95,594   149 23.9 95,891   148 23.4 97,227   149 17.1 96,229   151 21.1 87,207   146 21.3 89,242   147 22 82,489   142 21.9 83,690   137 21.5 88,284   135 21.4 93,127  
Institution Total R&D expenditures($000)
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University of Rhode Island 151 24.5 91,706   144 23.2 101,898   142 22.5 114,323   145 16.7 102,630   150 20.9 90,016   149 21.8 84,989   152 22.7 78,871   149 23 76,237   152 23.8 70,696   156 24.6 60,252  
University of Oregon 152 24.7 91,203   151 24.2 94,522   144 22.8 105,030   144 16.6 103,019   147 20.5 94,107   147 21.5 86,371   151 22.6 78,934   155 23.9 71,362   156 24.4 66,602   155 24.5 61,058  
University of Alabama in Huntsville, The 153 24.8 89,325   145 23.3 101,016   155 24.5 87,388   162 18.5 75,724   161 22.4 75,683   162 23.6 74,340   156 23.3 75,818   152 23.4 73,760   160 25 61,831   162 25.6 57,330  
University of Texas at Arlington, The 154 25 89,175   155 24.9 86,735   165 26 78,556   171 19.5 72,483   166 23.1 71,414   182 26.4 55,005   184 27.3 48,475   205 31.3 33,324   212 32.8 29,408   211 33 29,155  
University of Nevada, Reno 155 25.2 87,324   153 24.5 89,797   156 24.6 85,726   155 17.8 89,740   146 20.4 95,423   130 19.1 109,151   132 19.9 104,841   135 20.9 99,286   132 20.8 100,643   131 20.8 97,306  
University of Dayton 156 25.3 86,881   157 25.2 84,252   160 25.3 81,030   153 17.6 90,557   148 20.7 93,309   142 20.8 95,043   146 21.9 83,293   150 23.1 76,166   150 23.5 72,070   148 23.4 70,178  
Rush University 157 25.5 80,551   159 25.5 81,770   162 25.6 80,300   161 18.4 79,212   162 22.5 73,398   140 20.5 96,975   143 21.4 89,513   140 21.6 84,370   141 22.1 83,194   141 22.4 83,693  
University of Texas at El Paso, The 158 25.6 79,537   158 25.3 83,249   164 25.9 79,649   167 19.1 74,069   172 23.9 68,870   172 25 59,983   180 26.8 50,603   181 27.7 47,410   180 28 42,882   190 29.8 37,985  
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 159 25.8 76,733   160 25.6 78,236   158 24.9 84,072   154 17.7 89,913  
Brandeis University 160 25.9 74,992   162 25.9 76,060   168 26.5 74,660   164 18.8 74,889   168 23.3 71,006   169 24.6 65,586   179 26.6 51,686   168 25.8 58,925   166 25.9 59,250   164 25.9 56,435  
State University of New York, Binghamton U. 161 26.1 71,382   163 26.1 76,005   161 25.4 81,000   170 19.4 72,539   164 22.8 72,057   163 23.7 71,912   164 24.5 62,959   196 29.9 37,382   211 32.7 29,966   220 34.4 25,919  
University of Akron 162 26.3 69,528   169 27 69,640   175 27.5 66,413   183 20.8 60,352   187 25.9 52,884   211 30.4 34,853   224 33.1 27,415   221 33.7 27,399   216 33.4 28,675   215 33.6 27,897  
Michigan Technological University 163 26.4 68,526   168 26.9 70,689   169 26.6 71,989   173 19.7 70,089   175 24.3 63,471   171 24.8 60,395   168 25 60,356   173 26.5 56,640   178 27.7 44,200   183 28.8 41,337  
University of Tennessee, The, Health Science Center 164 26.6 67,841   164 26.3 71,902   166 26.2 77,754   160 18.3 81,220   156 21.7 81,904  
University of Maryland, Baltimore County 165 26.7 67,833   165 26.4 71,819   167 26.3 74,993   152 17.4 91,657   152 21.2 87,156   154 22.5 81,056   158 23.6 72,057   157 24.2 71,201   153 23.9 68,205   157 24.8 59,105  
University of North Dakota 166 26.9 67,595   171 27.3 68,942   163 25.7 80,149   165 18.9 74,882   160 22.3 76,560   164 23.9 71,858   162 24.2 65,185   161 24.7 63,298   169 26.4 56,301   175 27.5 47,024  
University of Louisiana at Lafayette 167 27 67,580   179 28.6 61,887   179 28.2 65,275   174 19.8 69,978   171 23.7 69,412   161 23.4 75,474   161 24 65,462   164 25.2 60,203   170 26.5 55,427   170 26.8 52,139  
University of Tennessee, The, Agricultural Institute 168 27.2 67,171   172 27.5 67,887   173 27.2 68,480   180 20.5 62,786   179 24.8 59,212  
Old Dominion University 169 27.4 67,037   146 23.5 99,138   145 23 104,579   146 16.8 102,192   145 20.3 97,176   141 20.6 96,186   145 21.7 87,594   153 23.6 73,549   157 24.5 65,357   163 25.7 56,956  
Syracuse University 170 27.5 66,321   166 26.6 70,967   157 24.8 85,649   159 18.2 83,686   140 19.6 107,024   155 22.6 79,950   165 24.6 62,098   169 25.9 58,342   171 26.7 53,784   173 27.2 48,227  
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale 171 27.7 65,256   167 26.7 70,854   170 26.8 71,097   172 19.6 71,130   170 23.6 69,924   167 24.3 66,658   159 23.7 67,435   160 24.6 65,074   147 23 75,564   160 25.3 57,760  
University of Massachusetts Lowell 172 27.8 64,591   178 28.4 63,136   184 28.9 60,624   185 21 60,013   178 24.7 59,345   177 25.7 56,664   193 28.6 40,873   199 30.4 36,117   213 33 29,383   221 34.6 25,745  
Georgia Regents University 173 28 64,118   176 28.1 64,033  
American University 174 28.1 63,628   182 29 61,087   209 32.7 43,526   204 23.1 46,611   208 28.7 39,747   210 30.3 35,194   266 39.1 15,742   276 41.8 13,107   385 59 3,843   466 71.9 1,671  
University of Toledo, The 175 28.3 61,900   170 27.2 69,072   174 27.4 68,228   166 19 74,149   169 23.5 70,399   165 24 67,464   166 24.7 61,082   175 26.8 54,342   203 31.5 32,745   201 31.5 33,002  
Cleveland State University 176 28.5 61,783   174 27.8 67,378   183 28.8 61,111   194 22 55,502   222 30.6 34,235   278 39.8 14,345   271 39.9 15,027   247 37.5 17,819   256 39.5 16,076   231 36.1 22,415  
University of Massachusetts Boston 177 28.6 61,186   183 29.2 60,380   185 29.1 60,086   192 21.8 57,040   183 25.3 56,416   189 27.4 47,028   198 29.3 38,018   195 29.8 37,441   232 35.9 22,347   243 37.9 19,418  
Ohio University 178 28.8 60,800   185 29.5 59,734   192 30.1 57,203   190 21.6 57,643   192 26.6 50,440   195 28.2 43,097   195 28.9 38,984   191 29.2 39,008   185 28.8 39,167   176 27.7 44,593  
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 179 28.9 60,752   189 30.1 56,587   180 28.3 61,771   176 20.1 65,648   167 23.2 71,181   178 25.8 56,196   177 26.3 52,443   177 27.1 52,523   177 27.6 45,219   180 28.3 42,974  
Colorado School of Mines 180 29.1 59,695   186 29.7 59,091   188 29.5 58,836   201 22.8 48,704   197 27.2 44,879   199 28.8 40,117   211 31.2 34,050   213 32.5 29,939   215 33.3 28,729   219 34.3 26,499  
College of William and Mary 181 29.2 59,015   187 29.8 57,940   195 30.6 55,805   187 21.3 58,919   180 24.9 57,461   174 25.3 59,638   163 24.3 63,400   166 25.5 59,894   162 25.3 60,813   159 25.1 57,867  
Wichita State University 182 29.4 58,859   181 28.9 61,388   181 28.5 61,279   178 20.3 63,538   189 26.2 51,524   160 23.3 75,655   167 24.9 60,640   176 27 53,392   191 29.7 37,934   169 26.6 53,182  
South Dakota State University 183 29.6 58,334   177 28.3 63,843   172 27.1 68,743   175 20 69,680   173 24 67,552   180 26.1 55,584   185 27.5 48,063   190 29.1 39,564   200 31 33,496   203 31.8 32,389  
University of Memphis, The 184 29.7 55,566   203 32.3 48,141   199 31.2 51,194   203 23 48,321   193 26.7 49,517   183 26.5 54,970   175 26 56,075   171 26.2 57,264   168 26.2 56,686   150 23.7 68,505  
University of Montana, The 185 29.9 55,032   184 29.4 60,189   187 29.4 59,313   184 20.9 60,159   174 24.1 63,540   173 25.1 59,791   173 25.8 58,557   174 26.7 56,119   172 26.8 53,333   167 26.3 55,795  
Wright State University 186 30 54,985   199 31.7 50,489   205 32.1 46,213   202 22.9 48,501   194 26.8 48,575   187 27.1 48,215   186 27.6 47,803   179 27.4 49,798   175 27.3 47,749   186 29.2 40,409  
Portland State University 187 30.2 54,787   191 30.4 55,435   189 29.7 58,489   186 21.1 58,975   181 25.1 56,533   194 28.1 44,574   203 30.1 35,705   212 32.3 30,203   206 31.9 32,308   210 32.9 29,371  
University of Alabama, The, Tuscaloosa 188 30.3 53,140   190 30.3 55,443   194 30.4 55,885   195 22.1 53,633   206 28.4 40,762   205 29.6 36,889   212 31.4 33,477   198 30.2 36,807   196 30.4 35,642   196 30.7 34,770  
City University of New York, The, The City University 189 30.5 52,654   192 30.6 55,138   190 29.8 57,982   182 20.7 60,648   196 27.1 46,699   202 29.2 37,538   207 30.6 35,096   204 31.1 33,712   207 32.1 31,071   208 32.6 29,826  
University of Southern Mississippi, The 190 30.7 51,938   195 31.1 51,962   186 29.2 60,079   205 23.2 46,591   205 28.3 42,059   188 27.2 47,205   187 27.8 47,582   180 27.6 48,595   182 28.3 40,845   189 29.7 38,766  
University of Wyoming 191 30.8 51,422   175 28 65,490   177 27.8 65,611   191 21.7 57,549   185 25.6 55,319   156 22.7 79,684   155 23.2 76,711   144 22.2 80,041   136 21.4 89,707   140 22.2 83,742  
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science 192 31 50,814   193 30.7 53,683   201 31.5 48,224   199 22.6 50,007   203 28 42,670   196 28.3 41,670   194 28.8 40,556   187 28.6 40,720   183 28.5 40,146   184 28.9 41,022  
Loyola University Chicago 193 31.1 50,774   196 31.2 51,676   206 32.3 45,903   209 23.7 42,708   201 27.8 43,903   207 29.9 36,519   206 30.5 35,307   201 30.7 35,420   186 28.9 38,611   182 28.6 41,876  
University of California Office of the President 194 31.3 50,103   173 27.6 67,447   176 27.7 65,627   179 20.4 63,420   163 22.7 72,542   151 22 83,108   135 20.3 100,189   124 19.3 119,109   114 18.1 128,992   132 21 97,245  
Boston College 195 31.4 49,724   198 31.5 50,702   198 31.1 51,442   198 22.5 52,253   191 26.4 50,537   192 27.8 45,795   190 28.2 44,413   186 28.5 41,710   189 29.4 38,309   199 31.2 33,732  
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 196 31.6 48,338   228 36.2 32,499   214 33.5 37,875   208 23.5 43,857   188 26 51,696   153 22.3 81,742   150 22.4 79,437   141 21.8 83,742   148 23.2 73,792   166 26.2 56,134i
University of Texas at San Antonio, The 197 31.8 47,061   194 30.9 53,626   191 30 57,233   189 21.5 58,667   184 25.5 56,279   190 27.5 46,521   209 30.9 34,601   207 31.6 32,321   205 31.8 32,317   226 35.3 23,606  
University of North Texas, Health Science Center 198 31.9 47,002   204 32.5 44,904   204 32 46,865   206 23.3 45,943   211 29.1 38,862   224 32.3 29,582   222 32.8 28,179   218 33.2 28,187   224 34.7 25,124   232 36.2 22,325  
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University 199 32.1 46,367   197 31.4 51,149   197 30.9 52,263   196 22.2 53,326   186 25.8 53,474   235 33.8 27,018   232 34.2 25,515   248 37.7 17,695   193 30 36,824   213 33.3 28,506  
Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Health Sciences Center 200 32.2 45,486   201 32 49,443   196 30.7 53,712   193 21.9 57,007   177 24.5 59,776   175 25.4 59,111   170 25.3 60,007   137 21.2 91,498   144 22.6 79,927   133 21.1 93,595  
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United States Air Force Academy 201 32.4 44,663   188 30 57,164   193 30.3 56,044   168 19.2 73,607   176 24.4 62,097   184 26.7 50,452   189 28.1 45,445   256 38.8 16,345   287 44.2 10,547   206 32.3 30,115  
St. Louis University 202 32.5 44,481   202 32.1 48,231   200 31.4 49,086   197 22.3 53,179   195 27 46,839   200 28.9 38,075   172 25.6 59,236   172 26.4 56,921   174 27.1 48,248   174 27.4 47,356  
University of North Texas, Denton 203 32.7 44,180   200 31.8 49,518   202 31.7 46,943   210 23.8 42,475   228 31.4 31,496   242 34.8 24,120   254 37.4 18,066   258 39.1 15,981   246 38 18,285   251 39.1 16,799  
Eastern Virginia Medical School 204 32.8 43,917   205 32.6 44,183   215 33.6 37,745   222 25.1 36,569   200 27.6 44,420   206 29.7 36,678   216 31.9 30,777   208 31.7 31,453   201 31.2 33,013   200 31.4 33,721  
San Jose State University 205 33 43,509   212 33.7 38,326   222 34.7 34,727   216 24.4 40,149   213 29.4 38,241   181 26.2 55,213   178 26.5 52,408   182 27.9 47,256   173 27 49,267   172 27.1 48,624  
Morehouse School of Medicine 206 33.2 41,858   217 34.5 36,638   216 33.8 37,586   229 25.8 33,946   231 31.8 30,669i 232 33.4 27,392   225 33.2 27,077   220 33.5 27,886   217 33.6 28,378   205 32.1 30,652  
University of South Alabama 207 33.3 41,681   208 33.1 40,590   212 33.2 40,172   212 24 42,233   218 30 35,500   217 31.3 32,882   218 32.2 29,895   226 34.4 26,181   240 37.1 19,729   242 37.8 19,431  
Howard University 208 33.5 40,771   207 32.9 42,789   208 32.6 45,486   211 23.9 42,341   207 28.6 40,080   212 30.6 34,714   199 29.5 38,010   193 29.5 38,583   194 30.1 36,817   181 28.5 41,913  
University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus 209 33.6 40,444   206 32.8 43,374   207 32.4 45,649   177 20.2 64,017   209 28.8 39,134   197 28.5 41,668   205 30.4 35,570   192 29.3 38,863   188 29.2 38,424   193 30.3 35,809  
University of Nevada, Las Vegas 210 33.8 39,448   221 35.1 35,935   223 34.9 34,543   219 24.7 39,526   199 27.5 44,457   198 28.6 41,652   176 26.2 53,320   170 26.1 57,768   167 26.1 58,618   171 26.9 49,564  
Texas State University-San Marcos 211 33.9 39,265   215 34.2 37,053   218 34.1 36,664   231 26 33,487   233 32 30,560   241 34.7 24,497   252 37.1 19,309   293 44.3 10,320   295 45.4 9,496   302 46.9 8,896  
Missouri University of Science and Technology 212 34.1 39,065   209 33.2 40,397   213 33.3 38,588   215 24.3 41,581   204 28.2 42,263   209 30.2 35,672   200 29.6 36,533   209 31.9 31,168   184 28.6 39,274   185 29.1 40,832  
City University of New York, The, Hunter College 213 34.3 38,879   210 33.4 40,059   211 33 41,022   218 24.6 39,772   210 29 38,900   204 29.5 37,349   208 30.8 34,644   210 32 31,023   195 30.3 36,039   191 30 37,075  
Brigham Young University 214 34.4 38,051   219 34.8 36,562   224 35 33,843   221 25 37,142   223 30.7 32,997   222 32 29,901   220 32.5 28,988   215 32.8 29,635   210 32.5 30,013   218 34.1 26,990  
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock 215 34.6 38,015   180 28.7 61,412   182 28.6 61,219   188 21.4 58,774   190 26.3 51,282   203 29.3 37,363   236 34.8 24,716   241 36.6 21,006   234 36.2 22,013   247 38.5 18,697  
Lehigh University 216 34.7 37,066   222 35.2 35,220   232 36.2 31,992   234 26.4 32,086   214 29.5 37,332   214 30.9 34,352   196 29.1 38,190   194 29.6 38,307   197 30.6 35,046   188 29.5 38,886  
Rochester Institute of Technology 217 34.9 35,945   218 34.6 36,613   217 33.9 36,935   227 25.6 34,889   212 29.2 38,663   215 31 33,393   226 33.4 27,025   229 34.8 24,106   225 34.8 24,703   224 35 24,309  
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University 218 35 35,047   224 35.5 33,994   220 34.4 35,103   226 25.5 34,930   219 30.2 35,297   229 33 28,615   219 32.4 29,036   228 34.7 24,138   228 35.3 23,948   229 35.8 22,993  
State University of New York Upstate Medical University 219 35.2 33,460   223 35.4 34,286   219 34.3 35,897   217 24.5 39,988   202 27.9 43,824   216 31.1 33,194   201 29.8 36,359   189 28.9 39,699   192 29.8 37,181   195 30.6 34,931  
State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn 220 35.4 33,331   211 33.5 39,354   210 32.9 43,257   213 24.1 41,993   224 30.8 32,512   226 32.6 29,184   214 31.6 32,299   214 32.6 29,809   208 32.2 31,064   209 32.7 29,732  
Alabama A&M University 221 35.5 32,907   227 36 32,937i 230 35.9 32,312i 236 26.6 32,063i 235 32.3 30,497   275 39.4 14,752   312 45.8 8,959   271 41.1 13,672   263 40.5 14,431   255 39.7 16,075  
Southern Methodist University 222 35.7 32,401   254 40.2 22,544   253 39.4 24,397   259 29.1 24,453   270 37 18,742   263 37.7 16,741   238 35.1 22,902   253 38.4 16,985   257 39.6 15,823   266 41.4 14,439  
Northern Arizona University 223 35.8 31,590   230 36.5 30,516   243 37.9 28,100   240 27 30,785   238 32.7 28,803   236 34 26,723   231 34.1 26,160   223 34 27,030   219 33.9 27,892   228 35.6 23,047  
Illinois Institute of Technology 224 36 31,356   216 34.3 36,722   229 35.8 32,576   207 23.4 44,463   215 29.6 36,554   238 34.2 25,709   233 34.4 25,289   225 34.2 26,740   226 35 24,654   214 33.5 28,081  
Stevens Institute of Technology 225 36.1 30,826   234 37.1 28,908   235 36.7 31,929   214 24.2 41,622   217 29.9 35,544   227 32.7 28,660   217 32.1 30,493   202 30.8 34,383   199 30.9 33,600   204 32 31,059  
University of South Dakota, The 226 36.3 30,700   226 35.9 33,187   234 36.5 31,982   243 27.4 28,959   232 31.9 30,616   213 30.7 34,690   240 35.4 22,742   240 36.5 21,473   229 35.4 22,892   246 38.4 18,919  
Mercer University 227 36.5 30,209   235 37.3 28,892   237 37 31,376   242 27.2 29,039   243 33.4 27,298   247 35.5 21,974   251 37 19,739   245 37.2 18,163   241 37.2 19,622   241 37.6 20,042  
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 228 36.6 29,929   243 38.5 25,298   269 41.9 20,232   265 29.8 22,137   272 37.3 18,613   269 38.6 15,645   265 39 15,887   268 40.6 14,308   259 39.9 15,345   263 41 14,736  
East Carolina University 229 36.8 29,925   213 33.8 38,271   233 36.4 31,990   245 27.6 28,114   255 35 23,995   240 34.5 24,922   259 38.1 16,880   255 38.7 16,372   262 40.4 14,539   265 41.3 14,563  
San Francisco State University 230 36.9 29,457   225 35.7 33,885   238 37.2 30,291   251 28.2 26,198   253 34.7 25,615   239 34.4 25,323   242 35.7 21,382   222 33.8 27,244   218 33.7 28,307   225 35.2 24,008  
University of Missouri, Kansas City 231 37.1 29,164   236 37.4 28,829   241 37.6 29,227   232 26.2 32,769   236 32.4 30,163   228 32.8 28,657   221 32.7 28,892   211 32.2 30,944   220 34.1 27,572   198 31.1 34,282  
University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras 232 37.2 28,793   232 36.8 29,234   225 35.2 33,099   233 26.3 32,582   234 32.2 30,515   218 31.4 31,592   204 30.2 35,665   235 35.7 22,345   231 35.7 22,623   234 36.5 21,432  
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 233 37.4 28,219   240 38 27,326   256 39.9 22,732   255 28.7 25,644   252 34.6 25,725   252 36.2 20,669   245 36.1 20,925   244 37.1 20,120   238 36.8 20,389   237 37 21,133  
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark 234 37.6 28,083   214 34 37,134   221 34.6 34,797   223 25.2 35,774   241 33.1 27,745  
University of Tulsa 235 37.7 27,077   257 40.7 21,757   268 41.7 20,270   273 30.6 19,489   256 35.1 23,387   281 40.3 13,769   267 39.3 15,576   257 39 16,218   271 41.7 13,209   270 42 13,640  
Jackson State University 236 37.9 26,609   220 34.9 36,264   202 31.7 46,943   200 22.7 49,998   198 27.4 44,862   193 27.9 44,884   192 28.5 42,739   197 30.1 36,888   190 29.5 38,273   192 30.1 35,876  
Boise State University 237 38 26,568   242 38.3 25,690   244 38.1 27,920   260 29.2 24,204   271 37.1 18,731   291 41.7 12,305   291 42.7 11,592   285 43.2 11,520   300 46.1 8,997   300 46.6 9,168  
Kent State University 238 38.2 25,666   251 39.7 23,149   247 38.5 26,507   248 27.9 27,455   250 34.3 26,331   233 33.5 27,275   230 34 26,168   236 35.9 22,201   253 39 16,506   260 40.5 15,157  
Creighton University 239 38.3 25,560   231 36.6 29,983   228 35.6 32,594   238 26.8 31,443   242 33.2 27,700   234 33.7 27,104   227 33.5 26,872   217 33.1 28,374   222 34.4 25,615   217 33.9 27,022  
Louisiana State University Medical Center Shreveport 240 38.5 25,004   237 37.6 28,266   240 37.5 29,365   239 26.9 31,021   230 31.6 30,817   219 31.6 31,293   213 31.5 33,458  
Tuskegee University 241 38.7 24,945   260 41.1 21,150   287 44.6 15,991   292 32.7 15,685   285 39 15,581   258 37 18,543   260 38.3 16,606   259 39.3 15,905   274 42.2 12,982   277 43.1 12,168  
University of California, Merced 242 38.8 23,916   253 40 22,909   257 40.1 22,656   270 30.3 21,328   263 36.1 21,591   246 35.4 22,013   257 37.8 17,403   284 43 11,600   312 47.9 7,931   368 57 4,468  
Air Force Institute of Technology 243 39 23,902   239 37.9 27,592   227 35.5 32,746   237 26.7 31,879   229 31.5 31,259   231 33.3 27,458   248 36.5 20,527   252 38.3 17,173   242 37.4 19,394   261 40.7 15,091  
Desert Research Institute 244 39.1 23,778   238 37.7 27,695   226 35.3 33,056   225 25.4 35,331   221 30.4 34,367   208 30 36,490   197 29.2 38,045   188 28.8 40,238   187 29.1 38,511   197 30.9 34,570  
Marquette University 245 39.3 23,633   262 41.4 20,856   278 43.3 18,606   272 30.5 19,876   292 39.9 14,310   304 43.5 10,470   294 43.2 10,602   294 44.5 9,917   283 43.6 11,051   286 44.5 10,616  
City University of New York, The, Queens College 246 39.4 23,434   266 42.1 19,762   258 40.2 22,399   262 29.4 23,219   279 38.2 16,845   286 41 13,115   287 42.2 11,989   295 44.6 9,840   321 49.3 7,462   315 48.9 7,628  
Loma Linda University 247 39.6 23,375   229 36.3 31,715   236 36.8 31,772   220 24.9 39,409   216 29.8 35,990   201 29 37,557   202 29.9 35,890   219 33.4 28,020   204 31.6 32,451   207 32.4 29,898  
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, The 248 39.8 23,342   246 39 24,764   251 39.1 25,141   247 27.8 27,533   226 31.1 31,814   225 32.4 29,272   234 34.5 25,196   224 34.1 26,974   230 35.6 22,656   239 37.3 20,307  
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso 249 39.9 23,282  
Florida Atlantic University 250 40.1 22,997   248 39.3 23,967   178 28 65,377   181 20.6 62,024   182 25.2 56,472   179 26 56,127   181 26.9 49,410   184 28.2 46,055   209 32.4 30,393   216 33.8 27,797  
Institution Total R&D expenditures($000)
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Louisiana Tech University 251 40.2 22,942   244 38.6 24,949   246 38.4 26,546   246 27.7 27,583   251 34.4 26,020   248 35.6 21,458   239 35.2 22,768   251 38.1 17,190   247 38.1 18,095   248 38.7 18,612  
Catholic University of America, The 252 40.4 22,331   250 39.6 23,235   252 39.3 24,971   256 28.8 25,397   264 36.2 21,454   254 36.5 20,400   246 36.3 20,767   243 36.9 20,484   245 37.8 18,412   230 35.9 22,754  
University of Minnesota, Duluth 253 40.5 21,904   258 40.8 21,383   262 40.8 21,530   261 29.3 23,400   265 36.3 21,150  
Texas A&M University-Kingsville 254 40.7 21,819   273 43.1 18,653   283 44 17,419   283 31.7 17,114   276 37.8 17,378   266 38.2 16,217   274 40.3 14,495   267 40.5 14,381   265 40.8 13,785   268 41.7 13,888  
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 255 40.9 21,321   279 44.1 17,418   288 44.8 15,776   282 31.6 17,509   277 37.9 17,266   280 40.1 13,858   285 41.9 12,289   275 41.7 13,178   276 42.5 12,827   284 44.2 10,925  
Miami University 256 41 21,216   249 39.4 23,924   248 38.7 26,311   253 28.4 26,093   247 33.9 26,521   223 32.1 29,808   235 34.7 25,052   233 35.4 23,729   243 37.5 19,229   249 38.8 18,026  
Baylor University 257 41.2 20,729   294 46.4 13,616   326 50.6 10,161   306 34.2 12,343   310 42.3 10,925   279 40 14,035   280 41.1 12,655   289 43.7 10,794   311 47.8 8,105   309 48 8,415  
University of North Carolina at Greensboro, The 258 41.3 20,723   284 44.8 16,590   276 42.9 19,080   252 28.3 26,121   259 35.5 22,436   257 36.9 19,811   263 38.7 16,451   272 41.2 13,574   266 41 13,724   256 39.9 16,016  
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science 259 41.5 20,686   274 43.3 18,547   267 41.6 20,580   264 29.6 22,150   261 35.8 22,152   176 25.5 57,604   182 27 49,224   178 27.3 52,118   176 27.4 47,188   177 27.8 43,231  
University of New Orleans 260 41.6 20,614   247 39.1 24,607   242 37.8 28,450   224 25.3 35,359   220 30.3 35,021   220 31.7 30,801   223 32.9 27,917   216 32.9 28,972   221 34.2 26,520   194 30.4 35,061  
Idaho State University 261 41.8 20,610   256 40.5 22,147   264 41.1 21,179   269 30.2 21,450   266 36.5 20,495   249 35.8 21,405   241 35.5 21,627   242 36.8 20,569   251 38.7 17,119   240 37.5 20,137  
Teachers College, Columbia University 262 41.9 20,538   267 42.2 19,649   266 41.4 20,805   278 31.2 18,406   278 38.1 17,167   259 37.2 18,399   258 38 17,104   265 40.2 14,561   273 42 13,113   274 42.6 13,296  
Marshall University 263 42.1 20,382   268 42.4 19,617   277 43.1 18,998   250 28.1 26,723   254 34.8 24,501   243 34.9 23,645   237 35 23,022   234 35.6 22,755   239 36.9 19,957   226 35.3 23,606  
University of the Virgin Islands 264 42.3 20,371   265 41.9 20,041   249 38.8 25,719   266 29.9 21,994   225 31 32,350   245 35.2 22,019   253 37.3 18,099   246 37.4 17,842   249 38.4 17,495   252 39.3 16,735  
Georgia Southern University 265 42.4 20,245   277 43.8 18,069   384 59.4 5,719   419 46.5 3,912   414 56.3 3,704   377 53.7 4,739   383 56 4,204   343 51.8 6,600   345 52.9 6,332   353 54.7 5,301  
Tennessee State University 266 42.6 20,068   286 45.2 16,177   293 45.5 15,439   300 33.6 13,468   301 41.1 12,432   289 41.4 12,581   281 41.3 12,571   277 42 12,982   260 40.1 14,693   258 40.2 15,263  
University of West Florida 267 42.7 19,579   269 42.5 19,332   286 44.5 16,221   268 30.1 21,710   275 37.7 17,757   285 40.8 13,288   276 40.6 14,137   262 39.7 14,903   270 41.6 13,376   245 38.2 19,029  
Illinois State University 268 42.9 19,159   278 43.9 17,589   280 43.6 17,760   281 31.5 17,833   274 37.5 18,417   322 46 8,727   339 49.6 7,110   328 49.5 7,528   348 53.4 6,298   320 49.7 7,079  
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry 269 43 19,027   259 41 21,239   255 39.7 23,132i 258 29 25,024i 246 33.8 26,916   253 36.3 20,513   229 33.8 26,359   231 35.1 23,854   248 38.3 17,954i 279 43.4 12,054  
Meharry Medical College 270 43.2 18,997   255 40.4 22,532   250 39 25,559   241 27.1 29,055   245 33.6 27,001   237 34.1 26,587   210 31.1 34,152   206 31.4 33,218   202 31.3 32,878   212 33.2 29,105  
Western Michigan University 271 43.4 18,942   271 42.8 18,979   265 41.3 21,073   257 28.9 25,051   249 34.2 26,391   244 35.1 22,579   228 33.7 26,649   227 34.5 25,779   223 34.5 25,470   223 34.9 24,801  
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 272 43.5 18,915   241 38.2 25,807   245 38.2 26,992   230 25.9 33,736   227 31.2 31,781   185 26.8 49,139   188 27.9 47,268   185 28.3 44,650   181 28.2 42,457   187 29.4 39,914  
University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez 273 43.7 18,734   233 36.9 29,225   231 36.1 32,115   228 25.7 34,424   248 34 26,475   250 35.9 20,991   250 36.8 20,094i 238 36.2 21,738   233 36 22,337   233 36.4 21,792  
University of Missouri, Saint Louis 274 43.8 18,618   261 41.3 20,869   273 42.5 19,356   277 31.1 18,461   290 39.7 14,628   268 38.4 15,665   275 40.4 14,374   274 41.5 13,214   267 41.1 13,587   267 41.6 14,022  
University of Denver 275 44 18,183   270 42.7 19,262   295 45.8 15,237   285 31.9 17,004   284 38.9 15,748   264 37.9 16,727   272 40 14,657   269 40.8 14,178   261 40.2 14,585   254 39.6 16,526  
Fordham University 276 44.1 17,961   272 43 18,822   274 42.6 19,311   279 31.3 18,350   269 36.9 19,289   267 38.3 15,676   262 38.6 16,492   273 41.4 13,268   278 42.8 12,525   357 55.3 5,198  
New York Medical College 277 44.3 17,908   264 41.7 20,243   254 39.6 23,277   249 28 27,316   240 33 28,400   221 31.8 30,584   215 31.8 31,644   203 31 34,365   198 30.7 34,397   202 31.7 32,460  
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science 278 44.5 17,794   280 44.2 17,401   291 45.2 15,587   297 33.2 14,261   302 41.3 12,426   284 40.7 13,375   286 42 12,128   280 42.4 12,199   284 43.7 10,981   280 43.6 11,920  
Delaware State University 279 44.6 17,679   281 44.4 17,295   290 45.1 15,668   274 30.7 19,019   288 39.4 15,200   308 44 9,924   323 47.3 8,384   323 48.8 7,729   318 48.8 7,642   338 52.4 5,909  
University of Alaska Anchorage 280 44.8 17,150   263 41.6 20,255   270 42 20,194   276 31 18,620   281 38.5 16,709   283 40.5 13,400   278 40.9 13,353   263 39.9 14,751   252 38.9 16,520   271 42.2 13,594  
Northern Illinois University 281 44.9 16,427   252 39.9 23,027   261 40.7 21,823   267 30 21,748   244 33.5 27,036   230 33.1 27,938   243 35.8 21,179   239 36.3 21,483   236 36.5 21,048   262 40.8 14,787  
Albany Medical College 282 45.1 16,093   292 46.1 15,093   282 43.9 17,735   271 30.4 20,876   258 35.4 22,953   261 37.5 17,776   270 39.7 15,108   260 39.4 15,029   254 39.2 16,227   257 40.1 15,465  
Northeast Ohio Medical University 283 45.2 15,916   302 47.6 12,722   305 47.4 13,358   299 33.5 13,581   311 42.5 10,819   307 43.9 10,077   309 45.3 9,165   368 55.5 4,984   360 55.2 5,294   347 53.8 5,703  
Morgan State University 284 45.4 15,720   291 45.9 15,475   281 43.7 17,751   304 34 12,803   299 40.9 12,804   290 41.5 12,433   284 41.7 12,336   286 43.3 11,257   268 41.3 13,523   296 46 9,544  
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 285 45.6 15,393   285 45 16,484   272 42.3 19,376   290 32.5 16,289   303 41.4 12,189   300 42.9 10,899   341 49.9 7,004   319 48.2 7,930   286 44 10,628i 264 41.1 14,629  
Oakland University 286 45.7 15,196   282 44.5 16,767   279 43.4 18,194   291 32.6 15,868   298 40.7 12,856   298 42.6 11,275   301 44.2 9,812   305 46.1 9,038   294 45.2 9,554   329 51 6,654  
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 287 45.9 15,096   287 45.3 16,067   284 44.2 17,412   288 32.3 16,532   268 36.7 19,732   256 36.8 19,857   269 39.6 15,196   261 39.6 14,970   275 42.4 12,956   282 43.9 11,515  
Duquesne University 288 46 15,025   289 45.6 15,661   292 45.4 15,547   287 32.1 16,814   283 38.7 15,804   292 41.8 11,856   288 42.3 11,982   287 43.4 11,175   288 44.3 10,515   292 45.4 10,172  
Central Michigan University 289 46.2 15,015   300 47.3 12,879   316 49.1 10,907   339 37.8 8,671   347 47.3 7,483   364 51.9 5,758   370 54.1 4,928   367 55.3 5,082   370 56.7 4,664   354 54.8 5,263  
United States Military Academy 290 46.3 14,819   311 49 11,630   309 48 12,227   298 33.3 13,799   260 35.6 22,171   312 44.6 9,563   295 43.3 10,549   310 46.9 8,526   316 48.5 7,722i 319 49.5 7,293i
Fayetteville State University 291 46.5 14,732   283 44.7 16,698   289 44.9 15,719   294 32.9 14,618   305 41.7 11,865   303 43.3 10,541   317 46.5 8,647   315 47.6 8,124   577 87.9 632   307 47.7 8,509  
University of North Carolina at Wilmington, The 292 46.7 14,648   276 43.6 18,145   271 42.2 19,722   263 29.5 22,593   257 35.2 23,143   260 37.3 18,287   249 36.7 20,326   249 37.8 17,603   264 40.7 14,212   235 36.7 21,431  
Florida Institute of Technology 293 46.8 14,255   295 46.5 13,298   285 44.3 17,100   296 33.1 14,523   304 41.5 12,054   296 42.4 11,523   308 45.2 9,232   322 48.6 7,732   301 46.3 8,990   312 48.4 7,920  
Winthrop University 294 47 13,981   305 48.1 12,495   353 54.7 7,993   391 43.5 5,089  
Clarkson University 295 47.1 13,750   307 48.4 12,061   297 46.2 14,809   280 31.4 17,951   273 37.4 18,584   272 39 15,047   256 37.7 17,724   250 38 17,257   255 39.3 16,176   269 41.9 13,826  
Nova Southeastern University 296 47.3 13,716   303 47.8 12,712   307 47.7 12,908   308 34.4 12,322   317 43.3 10,116   320 45.7 9,018   334 48.9 7,603   340 51.3 6,697   342 52.5 6,445   343 53.2 5,789  
Villanova University 297 47.4 13,700   357 56.2 7,049   345 53.5 8,547i 321 35.9 10,044   318 43.4 10,066i 309 44.2 9,919i 303 44.5 9,484   288 43.6 10,962   296 45.5 9,473i 308 47.8 8,475i
California State University, San Bernardino 298 47.6 13,582   309 48.7 11,942   335 51.9 9,303   313 35 11,591   401 54.5 4,188   310 44.3 9,871   282 41.4 12,487   290 43.9 10,734   269 41.4 13,514   244 38.1 19,212  
South Carolina State University 299 47.8 13,147   297 46.9 13,159i 306 47.5 12,909   322 36 10,037i 352 48 7,167   327 46.7 8,535   327 47.9 8,123   388 58.4 3,796   386 59.1 3,796   383 59.3 3,796  
California State University, Sacramento 300 47.9 13,136   290 45.8 15,564   301 46.8 14,053   289 32.4 16,344   287 39.3 15,207   276 39.6 14,461   374 54.7 4,718   663 99.3 183   651 99.1 212i 630 96.9 237i
Institution Total R&D expenditures($000)
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California State University, Northridge 301 48.1 12,991   323 50.9 9,640   239 37.3 29,491   254 28.6 25,654   237 32.6 29,469   251 36.1 20,822   247 36.4 20,574   237 36 21,866   250 38.6 17,140   236 36.8 21,266  
Prairie View A&M University 302 48.2 12,292   296 46.7 13,198   298 46.3 14,552   293 32.8 15,243   300 41 12,565   294 42.1 11,556   293 43 10,800   282 42.7 12,036   281 43.3 11,521   278 43.3 12,089  
University of Texas-Pan American, The 303 48.4 11,739   327 51.5 9,425   340 52.7 9,062   338 37.7 8,672   329 44.9 8,693   321 45.9 8,971   322 47.2 8,479   331 50 7,209   333 51.1 6,791   342 53 5,816  
University of Southern Maine 304 48.5 11,714   310 48.9 11,725   302 46.9 13,915   286 32 16,938   282 38.6 16,358   186 26.9 48,255   183 27.2 48,891   200 30.5 35,725   237 36.6 20,971   250 39 16,931i
North Carolina Central University 305 48.7 11,537   334 52.6 8,979   315 48.9 11,076   330 36.8 9,496   360 49 6,870   368 52.5 5,379   349 51.1 6,323   379 57.1 4,337   338 51.9 6,597   344 53.3 5,769i
Montana Tech of University of Montana 306 48.9 11,348   313 49.3 11,059   310 48.1 11,765   368 41 6,705   350 47.7 7,424   328 46.9 8,395   329 48.2 7,883   332 50.1 7,142   314 48.2 7,843   323 50.1 7,000  
Hampton University 307 49 11,169   304 47.9 12,641   294 45.7 15,356   305 34.1 12,414   291 39.8 14,455   288 41.2 12,847   244 36 21,089   230 35 24,017   214 33.1 28,819   178 28 43,124  
Tarleton State University 308 49.2 10,996   320 50.4 9,722   332 51.5 9,393   318 35.5 10,426   312 42.6 10,763   293 41.9 11,835   304 44.6 9,476   302 45.7 9,232   291 44.8 10,128   291 45.2 10,235  
United States Naval Academy 309 49.3 10,861   314 49.5 10,816   328 50.9 9,610   315 35.2 10,543   308 42.1 11,093   301 43.1 10,781   306 44.9 9,314   314 47.5 8,204   326 50 7,102   324 50.3 6,847  
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology 310 49.5 10,524   306 48.3 12,156   275 42.8 19,140   235 26.5 32,070   239 32.8 28,572   277 39.7 14,373   261 38.4 16,503   266 40.3 14,480   277 42.7 12,589   273 42.5 13,347  
Wellesley College 311 49.6 10,127   333 52.4 9,113   347 53.8 8,439   358 39.9 7,242   335 45.7 8,422   329 47 8,385   316 46.3 8,735   306 46.3 8,803   308 47.3 8,408   297 46.2 9,425  
California State University, Long Beach 312 49.8 10,097   301 47.5 12,796   303 47.1 13,696i 295 33 14,595i 286 39.1 15,494   282 40.4 13,453   264 38.8 16,400   264 40 14,697   285 43.9 10,880   287 44.6 10,572  
Tennessee Technological University 312 49.8 10,097   321 50.6 9,715   325 50.4 10,233   302 33.8 13,247   280 38.3 16,754   274 39.3 14,823   283 41.6 12,351   279 42.3 12,499   292 44.9 9,986   295 45.8 9,752  
Alcorn State University 314 50.1 10,060   312 49.2 11,315   313 48.6 11,515   314 35.1 11,397   316 43.1 10,280   287 41.1 13,064   289 42.4 11,665   304 46 9,056   339 52 6,593   336 52.1 6,256  
College of Charleston 315 50.3 10,034   319 50.3 10,224   329 51 9,579   347 38.7 8,320   293 40.1 14,218   360 51.3 6,022   345 50.5 6,695   325 49.1 7,707   322 49.4 7,454   339 52.6 5,891  
Claremont Graduate University 316 50.4 9,867   322 50.7 9,705   323 50.1 10,350   369 41.1 6,589   354 48.2 7,116   384 54.7 4,275i 354 51.8 6,102   341 51.5 6,661   335 51.4 6,713   337 52.3 6,068  
Florida Gulf Coast University 317 50.6 9,626   293 46.2 14,204   299 46.5 14,393   284 31.8 17,051   296 40.5 13,906   299 42.8 10,905   290 42.6 11,664   283 42.9 11,805   279 43 12,333   281 43.7 11,660  
City University of New York, The, Brooklyn College 318 50.7 9,407   346 54.5 8,064   336 52.1 9,216   333 37.2 9,306   362 49.3 6,846   367 52.3 5,486   368 53.8 5,030   350 52.8 5,868   362 55.5 5,215   374 57.9 4,166  
Xavier University of Louisiana 319 50.9 9,346   339 53.4 8,789   319 49.5 10,606   325 36.3 9,849   340 46.4 8,029   365 52 5,693   366 53.5 5,253   374 56.4 4,532   379 58 4,139   365 56.5 4,784i
University of Nebraska at Omaha 320 51 9,222   331 52.1 9,181   348 53.9 8,376   328 36.6 9,509   326 44.5 8,951   335 47.8 8,015   346 50.6 6,541   321 48.5 7,769   303 46.6 8,737   301 46.8 9,119  
Ball State University 321 51.2 9,209   318 50.1 10,357   311 48.3 11,740   275 30.8 18,765   267 36.6 20,477   265 38 16,644   268 39.4 15,461   278 42.1 12,743   272 41.9 13,178   283 44 11,370  
Clark Atlanta University 322 51.4 9,192   332 52.3 9,159   321 49.8 10,406   348 38.8 8,245   332 45.3 8,515   337 48.1 7,861   335 49.1 7,486   309 46.7 8,543   282 43.4 11,155   275 42.8 12,823  
Fairfield University 323 51.5 9,155   340 53.5 8,769   333 51.6 9,331i 324 36.2 9,892   323 44.1 9,294   315 45 9,454   319 46.8 8,591   324 48.9 7,721   329 50.5 6,979   316 49.1 7,611  
Bryn Mawr College 324 51.7 9,143   326 51.4 9,452   327 50.7 9,837   345 38.5 8,388   348 47.4 7,476   342 48.8 7,296   333 48.8 7,658   372 56.1 4,640   366 56.1 4,889   346 53.6 5,717  
Fisk University 325 51.8 9,073   368 57.9 6,565   423 65.4 4,058   398 44.2 4,849   344 46.9 7,700   370 52.7 5,265   429 62.6 2,851   343 51.8 6,600   337 51.7 6,600   330 51.2 6,600  
University of Maryland Eastern Shore 326 52 8,982   337 53.1 8,826   362 56.1 7,309   340 37.9 8,664   330 45 8,692   339 48.4 7,504   356 52.1 6,015   399 60.1 3,522   371 56.8 4,609   350 54.2 5,568  
Rhode Island College 327 52.1 8,938   316 49.8 10,385   322 50 10,389   350 39 8,027  
Bowling Green State University 328 52.3 8,861   298 47 13,157   344 53.3 8,566   335 37.4 8,999   338 46.1 8,124   326 46.6 8,562   292 42.9 11,390   298 45.1 9,667   280 43.1 11,990   288 44.8 10,542  
City University of New York, The, John Jay College Criminal Justice 329 52.5 8,633   354 55.7 7,355   334 51.8 9,319   374 41.6 6,205   369 50.2 5,916   354 50.5 6,487   386 56.4 4,085   416 62.6 2,884   485 74 1,484   493 76.1 1,317  
Western Washington University 330 52.6 8,567   343 54 8,157   358 55.5 7,597   329 36.7 9,498   315 43 10,571   325 46.4 8,579   331 48.5 7,816   317 47.9 8,058   306 47 8,526   321 49.8 7,039  
Langston University 331 52.8 8,512   391 61.4 4,932   393 60.8 5,326   390 43.4 5,206   397 54 4,492   387 55.1 4,114   389 56.8 4,025   376 56.7 4,405   375 57.4 4,416   370 57.3 4,371  
Virginia State University 332 52.9 8,374   325 51.2 9,535   324 50.3 10,296   342 38.1 8,562   349 47.6 7,466   311 44.5 9,637   311 45.6 8,991   291 44 10,495   290 44.6 10,220   356 55.2 5,225  
Humboldt State University 333 53.1 8,306   348 54.8 8,025   330 51.2 9,510   327 36.5 9,570   321 43.8 9,845   271 38.9 15,261   315 46.2 8,808   334 50.4 7,087   341 52.3 6,500   334 51.8 6,342i
California State University, San Marcos 334 53.2 8,302   338 53.2 8,809   356 55.2 7,802i 367 40.9 6,795i 372 50.6 5,788   351 50.1 6,782   596 86.6 670  
Western Kentucky University 335 53.4 8,280   328 51.7 9,322   318 49.4 10,639   346 38.6 8,344   319 43.5 9,943   319 45.6 9,138   313 45.9 8,855   292 44.2 10,404   299 46 9,090   325 50.4 6,833  
Rowan University 336 53.6 8,202   438 68.7 3,407   427 66 3,783   446 49.5 3,247   442 60 2,987   347 49.5 6,950   347 50.8 6,338   326 49.2 7,569   324 49.7 7,360   313 48.6 7,881  
Grand Valley State University 337 53.7 8,198   330 52 9,202   355 55 7,814i 371 41.3 6,429i 384 52.2 5,044   396 56.4 3,925   350 51.2 6,301   369 55.6 4,938   387 59.3 3,792   384 59.4 3,776  
University of Michigan, Dearborn 338 53.9 8,176   362 56.9 6,846   380 58.8 6,015   353 39.3 7,554   363 49.4 6,779  
Purdue University, Calumet Campus 339 54 8,166   342 53.8 8,259   296 46 14,897   311 34.8 11,946   295 40.3 14,014  
California State University, Fresno 340 54.2 8,109   352 55.4 7,682   349 54.1 8,359   341 38 8,597   328 44.7 8,698   305 43.6 10,171   325 47.6 8,206   355 53.5 5,717   289 44.5 10,249   272 42.3 13,520  
Arkansas State University 341 54.3 8,099   315 49.6 10,463   300 46.6 14,250   301 33.7 13,435   307 41.9 11,115   323 46.2 8,715   342 50.1 6,899   327 49.4 7,552   350 53.7 6,034   379 58.7 4,070  
University of Arkansas at Little Rock 342 54.5 8,068   299 47.2 13,107   320 49.7 10,500   309 34.5 12,039   309 42.2 11,007   302 43.2 10,650   298 43.7 9,866   299 45.2 9,598i 297 45.7 9,331   372 57.6 4,345  
Salisbury University 343 54.7 7,923   359 56.5 6,959   370 57.3 6,891   535 59.2 1,852   424 57.6 3,503  
California State University, Fullerton 344 54.8 7,919   275 43.5 18,478   259 40.4 22,222   244 27.5 28,186   262 35.9 21,776   273 39.1 14,898   310 45.5 9,038   333 50.3 7,115   313 48.1 7,893   317 49.2 7,515  
Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne 345 55 7,882   344 54.1 8,128   343 53.2 8,570   336 37.5 8,864   331 45.1 8,523  
Texas Christian University 346 55.1 7,872   341 53.7 8,574   357 55.3 7,775   385 42.8 5,595   380 51.7 5,306   355 50.6 6,213   369 54 5,007   360 54.3 5,536   355 54.4 5,564   341 52.9 5,849  
East Tennessee State University 347 55.3 7,836   335 52.7 8,919   314 48.7 11,213   320 35.7 10,249   320 43.7 9,869   316 45.2 9,445   321 47 8,485   313 47.3 8,269   310 47.6 8,188   311 48.3 8,350  
City University of New York, The, Graduate Center 348 55.4 7,797   308 48.6 11,982   337 52.3 9,173   310 34.7 11,974   306 41.8 11,562   306 43.8 10,118   296 43.4 10,395   297 44.9 9,779   298 45.8 9,220   294 45.7 9,918  
National Defense University 349 55.6 7,682   376 59.1 5,865  
University of New England 350 55.8 7,650   366 57.5 6,637   397 61.4 5,224   417 46.3 4,016   421 57.2 3,560   462 65.6 2,162   490 71.4 1,743   457 68.7 2,162   482 73.6 1,528  
Institution Total R&D expenditures($000)
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Loyola Marymount University 351 55.9 7,635   364 57.2 6,766   383 59.3 5,746   370 41.2 6,455   394 53.6 4,557   376 53.6 4,897   400 58.4 3,561   424 63.8 2,726   445 68 2,112   530 81.7 911  
University of Washington, Bothell 352 56.1 7,550   394 61.9 4,704   416 64.3 4,285   462 51.2 2,857   651 88 630  
University of Texas at Brownsville, The 353 56.2 7,400   316 49.8 10,385   351 54.4 8,318   355 39.6 7,491   358 48.8 6,886   361 51.5 6,004   358 52.4 5,923  
Morehouse College 354 56.4 7,349   324 51 9,581   338 52.4 9,113   344 38.4 8,485i 341 46.5 7,857   345 49.2 6,993   365 53.4 5,274   356 53.7 5,709   347 53.2 6,301   377 58.4 4,112  
Midwestern University 355 56.5 7,310   372 58.5 6,292   398 61.6 5,200   416 46.2 4,022   416 56.5 3,626   405 57.7 3,457   433 63.2 2,697   444 66.8 2,358   416 63.6 2,786   402 62.2 3,204  
Wesleyan University 356 56.7 7,262   345 54.3 8,120   341 52.9 8,945   319 35.6 10,367   336 45.8 8,397   338 48.3 7,518   326 47.8 8,177   308 46.6 8,657   304 46.7 8,619   305 47.4 8,536  
West Virginia State University 357 56.9 7,221   404 63.4 4,491   400 61.9 5,087   412 45.8 4,176   412 56 3,770   391 55.7 4,017   380 55.5 4,362   423 63.6 2,765   427 65.3 2,467   426 65.8 2,537  
Universidad Central del Caribe 358 57 7,181   356 56 7,095   361 55.9 7,313   354 39.4 7,515   353 48.1 7,122   340 48.5 7,484   324 47.5 8,243   300 45.4 9,446   302 46.4 8,790   299 46.5 9,181  
New School, The 359 57.2 7,160   329 51.8 9,219   359 55.6 7,568   372 41.4 6,420   382 52 5,178   400 57 3,843   432 63 2,703   320 48.3 7,795   330 50.7 6,950   340 52.7 5,889  
University of Guam 360 57.3 7,075   375 58.9 6,043   378 58.5 6,131   384 42.7 5,626   377 51.3 5,555   363 51.8 5,834   353 51.7 6,106   336 50.7 7,059   319 49 7,604   306 47.5 8,531i
Universidad Metropolitana 361 57.5 6,997   350 55.1 7,835   331 51.3 9,472   489 54.1 2,387   498 67.5 1,888   618 87.5 597   621 90.2 505   651 97.5 248   637 97 298   416 64.3 2,677i
Dillard University 362 57.6 6,939   351 55.2 7,741   360 55.8 7,448   351 39.1 7,936i 334 45.6 8,425   353 50.4 6,513   468 68.2 1,991   371 55.9 4,684   443 67.7 2,123i 488 75.3 1,401i
Norfolk State University 363 57.8 6,936   371 58.3 6,431   350 54.2 8,336   362 40.3 7,140   368 50.1 5,944   348 49.7 6,885   328 48.1 7,893   346 52.2 6,542   359 55 5,305   326 50.6 6,786  
University of South Florida St. Petersburg 364 58 6,908   361 56.8 6,905   390 60.3 5,488   418 46.4 3,978   398 54.1 4,425  
University of Texas at Tyler, The 365 58.1 6,894   388 61 5,317   346 53.6 8,520   468 51.9 2,766   374 50.9 5,679   415 59.1 3,297   407 59.4 3,426   496 74.5 1,444   537 81.9 914   587 90.4 502  
Lincoln University, Jefferson City 366 58.3 6,742   367 57.7 6,585   354 54.8 7,899   343 38.2 8,518   333 45.4 8,475   336 48 8,011   352 51.5 6,263   358 54 5,573   357 54.7 5,395   419 64.8 2,656  
Seton Hall University 367 58.4 6,675   370 58.2 6,489   376 58.2 6,398   352 39.2 7,701   405 55 4,003   270 38.7 15,427   343 50.2 6,812   318 48.1 8,035   340 52.2 6,546   293 45.5 10,131  
DePaul University 368 58.6 6,415   384 60.3 5,524   386 59.7 5,706   383 42.6 5,798   388 52.8 4,889   402 57.2 3,830   412 60.1 3,324   398 59.9 3,545   372 57 4,581   364 56.4 4,817  
University of Tennessee, The, Chattanooga 369 58.7 6,239   349 54.9 7,844   317 49.2 10,896   334 37.3 9,251   313 42.7 10,749   331 47.3 8,303   318 46.6 8,602   349 52.7 5,991   315 48.4 7,838   290 45.1 10,294  
Clark University 370 58.9 6,168   381 59.9 5,693   363 56.2 7,260   365 40.6 6,861   355 48.4 7,111   332 47.4 8,223   340 49.8 7,049   342 51.6 6,640   325 49.9 7,349   332 51.5 6,410  
Texas Southern University 371 59.1 6,038   369 58 6,548   377 58.4 6,380   373 41.5 6,318   357 48.6 7,003   373 53.2 4,992   373 54.5 4,858   373 56.2 4,564   360 55.2 5,294   358 55.5 5,089  
A. T. Still University of Health Sciences 372 59.2 5,892   398 62.5 4,569   454 70.1 3,247   528 58.4 1,925   558 75.5 1,253   611 86.5 623   535 77.8 1,179   556 83.4 826   491 74.9 1,439   503 77.6 1,206  
University of Massachusetts unallocated 373 59.4 5,875   430 67.5 3,617   457 70.6 3,173  
New York Institute of Technology 374 59.5 5,761   414 65 4,007   462 71.3 3,013   511 56.5 2,059   507 68.7 1,785   460 65.4 2,197   463 67.5 2,084   426 64.1 2,708   391 59.9 3,613   395 61.1 3,505  
Ponce School of Medicine 375 59.7 5,710   355 55.8 7,241   312 48.4 11,586   316 35.3 10,502   327 44.6 8,934   344 49.1 7,085   332 48.6 7,686   303 45.8 9,103   317 48.7 7,654   314 48.7 7,840  
Kentucky State University 376 59.8 5,694   382 60 5,605   371 57.4 6,859   404 44.9 4,562   387 52.6 4,912   371 52.9 5,189   375 54.8 4,671   390 58.7 3,770   384 58.8 3,883   404 62.5 3,100  
Carleton College 377 60 5,657   377 59.3 5,848   401 62 4,957   388 43.1 5,382   393 53.4 4,575   398 56.7 3,865   427 62.3 2,917   425 63.9 2,718   423 64.7 2,538   427 66 2,504  
Gallaudet University 378 60.1 5,655   363 57.1 6,769   373 57.7 6,765   360 40.1 7,161   345 47 7,652   381 54.3 4,490i 390 57 4,005i 312 47.2 8,387   336 51.6 6,710   327 50.7 6,779  
Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center 379 60.3 5,606   383 60.2 5,530   352 54.5 8,122   377 42 6,143  
Western University of Health Sciences 380 60.5 5,474   422 66.2 3,721   463 71.5 3,005   546 60.4 1,768   505 68.4 1,786   463 65.8 2,156   478 69.6 1,891   484 72.7 1,696   478 73 1,575   528 81.4 946  
Southern Connecticut State University 381 60.6 5,465   521 81.6 2,012   437 67.5 3,526   413 45.9 4,083   408 55.4 3,840   389 55.4 4,096   406 59.3 3,448   409 61.6 3,118   440 67.3 2,295i 367 56.8 4,528  
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona 382 60.8 5,455   358 56.3 6,988   374 57.9 6,597   359 40 7,198   366 49.8 6,493   501 71.1 1,682   489 71.2 1,750   439 66 2,466   425 65 2,502   410 63.4 2,765  
West Texas A&M University 383 60.9 5,407   385 60.5 5,510   369 57.1 6,937   381 42.4 5,847   351 47.8 7,346   352 50.2 6,526   348 50.9 6,332   362 54.6 5,502   352 54 5,816   366 56.7 4,573  
University of Colorado Colorado Springs 384 61.1 5,363   393 61.7 4,721   404 62.5 4,727   356 39.7 7,425   325 44.3 9,088   314 44.9 9,545   299 43.9 9,861   316 47.8 8,090   373 57.1 4,509   371 57.4 4,350  
Claremont McKenna College 385 61.2 5,318   387 60.8 5,422i 394 60.9 5,303i 389 43.3 5,316   373 50.8 5,725   589 83.5 741i 597 86.8 669i 576 86.3 678i
California State University, Los Angeles 386 61.4 5,172   353 55.5 7,659   365 56.5 7,192   337 37.6 8,823   343 46.8 7,714   318 45.5 9,313   297 43.6 10,142   281 42.6 12,103   293 45.1 9,660   285 44.3 10,783  
University of San Diego 387 61.6 5,146   401 63 4,554   418 64.6 4,275   439 48.7 3,483   445 60.4 2,934   451 64.1 2,383   509 74.1 1,484   504 75.7 1,348   527 80.4 1,033   453 69.9 1,922  
University of Hawaii at Hilo 388 61.7 5,031   288 45.5 16,009   260 40.5 22,003   323 36.1 9,934   289 39.5 14,857   255 36.6 20,202   273 40.1 14,500   254 38.6 16,674   244 37.7 18,564   253 39.4 16,653  
University of Baltimore 389 61.9 4,990   386 60.6 5,448   388 60 5,556   380 42.3 5,944   400 54.4 4,229   359 51.2 6,063   363 53.1 5,442   443 66.6 2,397   307 47.2 8,506   276 42.9 12,443  
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Camden 390 62 4,919   379 59.6 5,722   426 65.8 3,810   393 43.7 5,079   420 57.1 3,574  
Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge 391 62.2 4,812   392 61.6 4,920   372 57.6 6,773   366 40.8 6,819i 361 49.2 6,865   350 49.9 6,865   344 50.4 6,701   357 53.8 5,590   377 57.7 4,350   373 57.7 4,333i
Chapman University 392 62.3 4,794   406 63.7 4,463   448 69.2 3,314   436 48.4 3,547   410 55.7 3,830   458 65.1 2,225   504 73.4 1,519   461 69.3 2,064   448 68.5 2,068   534 82.3 839  
California State University, Monterey Bay 393 62.5 4,787   374 58.8 6,129   375 58.1 6,567   364 40.5 6,959   381 51.8 5,305   356 50.8 6,204   351 51.4 6,275   338 51 7,032   381 58.3 4,107   380 58.8 4,045  
California State University, Dominguez Hills 394 62.7 4,733   395 62 4,671   471 72.7 2,894   466 51.6 2,780   457 62 2,743   435 61.9 2,836   279 41 13,122   270 40.9 13,831   396 60.6 3,256   298 46.3 9,321  
Lewis & Clark College 395 62.8 4,713   429 67.3 3,628   507 78.2 2,246   467 51.8 2,778   456 61.9 2,753   533 75.6 1,270i 456 66.5 2,206   449 67.5 2,315   464 70.9 1,738   523 80.6 989  
Alfred University 396 63 4,655   365 57.4 6,731   391 60.5 5,451   378 42.1 6,084   395 53.7 4,524   393 56 3,991   362 52.9 5,595   361 54.4 5,510   344 52.8 6,383   304 47.2 8,551  
James Madison University 397 63.1 4,628   378 59.4 5,835   342 53 8,891   357 39.8 7,303   356 48.5 7,038   362 51.6 5,988   359 52.5 5,922   352 53.1 5,818   368 56.4 4,802   359 55.6 5,031  
Fort Valley State University 398 63.3 4,547   424 66.5 3,688   429 66.3 3,665   423 47 3,850   379 51.6 5,310   416 59.2 3,262   413 60.3 3,311   430 64.7 2,610   422 64.5 2,570   428 66.1 2,497  
Bucknell University 399 63.4 4,464   409 64.2 4,297   425 65.7 4,009   395 43.9 5,043   378 51.4 5,456   380 54.1 4,538   425 62 2,934   442 66.5 2,404   397 60.8 3,255   456 70.4 1,869  
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 400 63.6 4,450   407 63.9 4,392   387 59.9 5,576   376 41.8 6,171i 364 49.6 6,766   392 55.8 4,002   411 60 3,325   405 61 3,182   435 66.5 2,375   448 69.2 1,994  
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Williams College 401 63.8 4,440   417 65.5 3,857   407 62.9 4,518   406 45.1 4,513   391 53.2 4,691   375 53.4 4,907   387 56.5 4,084   383 57.7 3,983   382 58.5 4,074   396 61.3 3,459  
Milwaukee School of Engineering 402 63.9 4,410   408 64.1 4,376   405 62.6 4,635   407 45.2 4,472   407 55.3 3,944   385 54.8 4,245   385 56.3 4,156   391 58.9 3,740   409 62.6 2,933   421 65.1 2,628  
Pace University 403 64.1 4,373   431 67.6 3,611   420 64.9 4,214   429 47.6 3,732   436 59.2 3,085   496 70.4 1,721   438 63.9 2,541   452 67.9 2,295   428 65.4 2,452   412 63.7 2,722  
Middle Tennessee State University 404 64.2 4,334   380 59.7 5,718   366 56.7 7,108   396 44 4,969   389 52.9 4,793   404 57.5 3,468   409 59.7 3,340   437 65.7 2,486   431 65.9 2,407   420 64.9 2,633  
Amherst College 405 64.4 4,308   373 58.6 6,275   392 60.6 5,448i 403 44.8 4,623   415 56.4 3,628   374 53.3 4,984   360 52.7 5,906   378 57 4,384   369 56.5 4,709   390 60.3 3,610  
University of Arkansas Pine Bluff 406 64.5 4,306   336 52.9 8,911   339 52.6 9,082   331 36.9 9,415   337 46 8,343   341 48.7 7,422   337 49.3 7,238   351 52.9 5,831   334 51.3 6,774   318 49.4 7,330  
Stephen F. Austin State University 407 64.7 4,298   396 62.2 4,612   389 60.2 5,495   379 42.2 6,046   324 44.2 9,127   330 47.1 8,345   330 48.3 7,867   330 49.8 7,316   309 47.5 8,225   363 56.2 4,830  
Appalachian State University 408 64.9 4,289   449 70.4 3,051   412 63.7 4,438   424 47.1 3,835   449 60.9 2,898   420 59.8 3,135   395 57.7 3,851   402 60.5 3,359   430 65.7 2,422   483 74.5 1,462  
Smith College 409 65 4,283   411 64.5 4,234   419 64.8 4,246   405 45 4,529   392 53.3 4,613   372 53 5,152   372 54.4 4,865   377 56.8 4,401   363 55.6 5,146   376 58.2 4,140  
Pennsylvania State University, The, Erie 410 65.2 4,282   442 69.3 3,203   443 68.4 3,374   447 49.6 3,183   429 58.3 3,265  
Montclair State University 411 65.3 4,266   399 62.7 4,568   399 61.7 5,123   433 48 3,621   479 64.9 2,255   492 69.9 1,733   515 75 1,405   505 75.8 1,341   470 71.8 1,693   479 73.9 1,511  
University of Northern Colorado 412 65.5 4,176   451 70.7 3,034   470 72.5 2,896   509 56.3 2,078   466 63.2 2,607   431 61.3 2,924   452 65.9 2,294   455 68.4 2,181   399 61.1 3,232   400 61.9 3,299  
University of the Pacific 413 65.6 4,088   400 62.8 4,563   395 61.1 5,291   401 44.6 4,704   367 50 6,120   349 49.8 6,879   320 46.9 8,551   348 52.5 6,068   349 53.5 6,209   362 56.1 4,896  
University of Central Arkansas 414 65.8 4,064   457 71.6 2,913   450 69.5 3,277   464 51.4 2,821   463 62.8 2,670   510 72.4 1,515   495 72.1 1,638   337 50.9 7,036   328 50.3 7,002   382 59.1 3,950  
Sam Houston State University 415 66 3,996   397 62.4 4,608   413 63.8 4,349   382 42.5 5,816   346 47.2 7,555   324 46.3 8,617   378 55.2 4,553   420 63.2 2,812   403 61.7 3,141   491 75.7 1,365  
St. Edward's University 416 66.1 3,975   347 54.6 8,040   381 59 5,906   361 40.2 7,160  
Grinnell College 417 66.3 3,974   413 64.8 4,023   481 74.2 2,735   596 65.8 1,340   488 66.2 2,069   587 83.2 746   534 77.7 1,185   527 79.1 1,181   538 82 912   512 78.9 1,131  
Mount Holyoke College 418 66.4 3,871   445 69.8 3,118   447 69 3,323   445 49.4 3,317   455 61.7 2,788   427 60.7 2,972   401 58.6 3,522   397 59.8 3,570   417 63.8 2,784   391 60.5 3,563  
California State University, Channel Islands 419 66.6 3,862   586 91.6 1,236   745 82 524  
John Bastyr College of Naturopathic Medicine 420 66.7 3,857   468 73.4 2,728   473 73 2,844   505 55.9 2,121   526 71.2 1,572   518 73.5 1,485  
Pomona College 421 66.9 3,818   425 66.7 3,679   452 69.8 3,259   432 47.9 3,640   446 60.5 2,924   417 59.3 3,234   382 55.8 4,244   387 58.3 3,806   401 61.4 3,181   430 66.4 2,430  
Missouri State University 422 67.1 3,782   415 65.1 3,882   414 64 4,340   386 42.9 5,584   342 46.6 7,770   297 42.5 11,396   307 45 9,313   301 45.5 9,424   358 54.9 5,385   331 51.3 6,538  
City University of New York, The, College of Staten Island 423 67.2 3,731   423 66.4 3,691   402 62.2 4,955   410 45.5 4,188   427 58 3,290   409 58.2 3,409   414 60.4 3,275   396 59.6 3,618   434 66.3 2,391   415 64.2 2,682  
University of Northern Iowa 424 67.4 3,711   426 66.8 3,678   430 66.4 3,615   409 45.4 4,248   438 59.5 3,064   448 63.7 2,453   416 60.7 3,237   381 57.4 4,150   481 73.4 1,549   407 62.9 2,862  
Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport 425 67.5 3,702   420 65.9 3,774   409 63.2 4,507   397 44.1 4,861   390 53 4,693   408 58.1 3,415   409 59.7 3,340  
University of North Florida 426 67.7 3,674   405 63.6 4,480   367 56.8 7,031   332 37 9,379   339 46.2 8,041   357 50.9 6,141   300 44 9,847   311 47 8,412   343 52.6 6,413   348 53.9 5,636  
Mills College 427 67.8 3,619   416 65.3 3,869   480 74.1 2,747   497 55 2,237   515 69.8 1,679   430 61.2 2,926   610 88.6 560i 592 88.7 575i 595 90.6 550i
University of Richmond 428 68 3,598   439 68.9 3,351   417 64.5 4,282   414 46 4,064   404 54.9 4,052   394 56.1 3,969   404 59 3,458   435 65.4 2,560   426 65.1 2,469   413 63.8 2,716  
Swarthmore College 429 68.2 3,528   437 68.5 3,415   449 69.3 3,281   458 50.8 2,994   443 60.1 2,984   422 60 3,067   439 64 2,526   458 68.8 2,137   407 62.3 3,051   418 64.6 2,676  
Kettering University 430 68.3 3,517   436 68.4 3,449   422 65.2 4,059   392 43.6 5,087   359 48.9 6,880   382 54.4 4,454   399 58.3 3,689   454 68.2 2,209   392 60 3,473   461 71.2 1,758  
State University of New York College of Optometry 431 68.5 3,481   428 67.2 3,637   440 68 3,466   428 47.5 3,738   423 57.5 3,529   442 62.8 2,670   453 66 2,238   453 68.1 2,231   454 69.4 1,913   429 66.3 2,481  
Youngstown State University 432 68.6 3,464   419 65.8 3,785   433 66.9 3,598   400 44.5 4,732   396 53.8 4,523   466 66.2 2,082   510 74.2 1,478   569 85.3 734   499 76.2 1,314   489 75.4 1,386  
Texas A&M International University 433 68.8 3,441   427 67 3,674   445 68.7 3,344   452 50.1 3,121   470 63.7 2,428   477 67.7 1,870   626 90.9 482   628 96.6 250  
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 434 68.9 3,424   418 65.6 3,796   436 67.4 3,583   421 46.7 3,862i 403 54.8 4,141   412 58.6 3,349   408 59.6 3,370   394 59.3 3,650   406 62.1 3,062   394 60.9 3,509  
St. Cloud State University 435 69.1 3,380   458 71.8 2,912   467 72.1 2,932   442 49 3,404   402 54.6 4,184   333 47.6 8,218   336 49.2 7,262   347 52.4 6,461   351 53.8 5,872   335 51.9 6,267  
Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Memorial 436 69.2 3,356   453 71 2,979   492 75.9 2,562   491 54.4 2,342  
Minnesota State University, Mankato 437 69.4 3,310   477 74.7 2,640   524 80.8 2,082   477 52.8 2,654   409 55.6 3,837   418 59.5 3,180   481 70.1 1,832   511 76.7 1,309   515 78.6 1,174   575 88.6 567  
City University of New York, The, Lehman College 438 69.6 3,265   459 72 2,904   456 70.4 3,228   427 47.4 3,762   419 56.9 3,593i 406 57.8 3,423   398 58.1 3,739   364 54.9 5,256   367 56.2 4,810   378 58.5 4,109  
Wheeling Jesuit University 439 69.7 3,253   412 64.7 4,186   364 56.4 7,225   326 36.4 9,825   322 43.9 9,398   295 42.2 11,551   305 44.7 9,390   329 49.7 7,328   346 53.1 6,304i 349 54.1 5,604i
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 440 69.9 3,200   479 75.1 2,637   485 74.8 2,639   438 48.6 3,496   437 59.3 3,074   437 62.1 2,808   402 58.7 3,486   403 60.7 3,248   438 66.9 2,307   424 65.5 2,565  
Harvey Mudd College 441 70 3,127   432 67.8 3,595   438 67.7 3,512   422 46.9 3,861   432 58.7 3,214   440 62.6 2,701   421 61.4 3,005   422 63.5 2,767   439 67.1 2,301   457 70.6 1,852  
Bowdoin College 442 70.2 3,126   410 64.4 4,292   403 62.3 4,732   460 51 2,877   464 62.9 2,627   469 66.6 1,990   465 67.8 2,028   450 67.6 2,304   429 65.6 2,446   434 67.1 2,326  
Reed College 443 70.3 3,124   493 77.2 2,395   548 84.4 1,837   536 59.3 1,839   497 67.4 1,904   550 78 1,096   528 76.8 1,291   522 78.3 1,220   519 79.2 1,118   501 77.3 1,237  
Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena 444 70.5 3,106   499 78.2 2,329   669 73.8 842   698 94.2 384   617 87.4 598   636 92.4 442   549 82.3 885   561 85.5 729   507 78.2 1,174  
Franklin & Marshall College 445 70.7 3,105   434 68.1 3,475   464 71.6 2,997   441 48.9 3,439   412 56 3,770   433 61.6 2,895   449 65.5 2,333   456 68.5 2,168   459 70.1 1,843   431 66.6 2,423  
Hofstra University 446 70.8 3,102   494 77.4 2,394   455 70.3 3,237   481 53.3 2,472   469 63.6 2,552   397 56.5 3,888   419 61.1 3,065   413 62.2 2,950   408 62.4 3,011   548 84.4 712i
Touro University, Vallejo 447 71 3,067   513 80.3 2,155   508 78.3 2,237   544 60.1 1,779   561 75.9 1,221   531 75.3 1,305  
Calvin College 448 71.1 3,051   435 68.2 3,466   453 69.9 3,252   453 50.2 3,113   386 52.5 5,010   386 55 4,160   381 55.7 4,267   415 62.4 2,917   419 64.1 2,752   406 62.8 2,887  
Roseman University of Health Sciences 449 71.3 3,021   671 74 840  
Hope College 450 71.4 3,016   433 67.9 3,559   442 68.3 3,376   411 45.7 4,185   418 56.8 3,596   455 64.7 2,321   435 63.5 2,605   431 64.8 2,603   410 62.7 2,926   445 68.7 2,060  
Institution Total R&D expenditures($000)
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Towson University 451 71.6 2,997   464 72.7 2,800   487 75.1 2,599   435 48.3 3,574   439 59.6 3,052   388 55.3 4,101   448 65.3 2,357   533 80 1,098   524 79.9 1,054   447 69 2,046  
Trinity University 452 71.8 2,992   446 69.9 3,094   565 87 1,611   593 65.5 1,355   536 72.6 1,446   530 75.2 1,308   501 72.9 1,546   515 77.3 1,273   509 77.7 1,232   487 75.1 1,418  
Elizabeth City State University 453 71.9 2,988   402 63.1 4,515   411 63.5 4,455   317 35.4 10,455   376 51.2 5,576   407 57.9 3,421   422 61.6 2,982   466 70 1,904   564 86 717   527 81.2 947  
University of Washington, Tacoma 454 72.1 2,938   504 78.9 2,203   547 84.3 1,845   591 65.3 1,359   601 81.3 872  
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia 455 72.2 2,922   421 66.1 3,765   431 66.6 3,610   437 48.5 3,504   494 67 1,964   485 68.9 1,800   486 70.8 1,777   494 74.2 1,449   506 77.2 1,260   549 84.6 704  
Santa Clara University 456 72.4 2,883   496 77.7 2,376   446 68.9 3,329   486 53.8 2,407   411 55.9 3,816   390 55.5 4,066   392 57.3 3,986   386 58.1 3,814i 389 59.6 3,700i 388 60 3,613i
Hamilton College 457 72.5 2,846   454 71.2 2,942   459 70.9 3,069   454 50.3 3,109   434 58.9 3,192   448 63.7 2,453   470 68.5 1,943   418 62.9 2,860   414 63.3 2,849   416 64.3 2,677  
University of Tampa, The 458 72.7 2,835   593 92.7 1,197  
Texas A&M University-Commerce 459 72.9 2,833   485 76 2,541   505 77.9 2,279   496 54.9 2,242   460 62.4 2,679   444 63.1 2,613   482 70.2 1,796   470 70.6 1,879   519 79.2 1,118   517 79.7 1,056  
West Chester University of Pennsylvania 460 73 2,793   545 85.3 1,635   406 62.8 4,591   349 38.9 8,103   375 51 5,584i 423 60.2 3,064   394 57.6 3,893   427 64.2 2,649   487 74.3 1,468   387 59.9 3,701  
Plymouth State University 461 73.2 2,786   460 72.1 2,872   468 72.2 2,913   430 47.7 3,729   512 69.4 1,752i 542 76.9 1,173   507 73.8 1,507  
University of San Francisco 462 73.3 2,764   473 74.1 2,663   415 64.2 4,301   476 52.7 2,668   483 65.5 2,124   484 68.7 1,804   491 71.5 1,736   482 72.4 1,714   498 76 1,317   498 76.8 1,245  
Barnard College 463 73.5 2,738   455 71.3 2,931   428 66.1 3,684   415 46.1 4,046   426 57.9 3,353   427 60.7 2,972   430 62.7 2,824   421 63.3 2,772   420 64.2 2,742   403 62.3 3,159  
Universidad del Turabo 464 73.6 2,694   360 56.6 6,916   368 57 6,953   363 40.4 7,098   365 49.7 6,620   653 92.4 423   616 89.5 532   620 92.9 417   544 82.9 864   648 99.7 150i
Seattle University 465 73.8 2,692   642 98.8 642   602 66.5 1,274   548 74.2 1,337i 524 74.3 1,400   471 68.6 1,935   535 80.3 1,096i 535 81.6 930i 542 83.5 764  
Texas Woman's University 466 74 2,650   470 73.7 2,704   421 65.1 4,129   459 50.9 2,919   478 64.8 2,271   453 64.4 2,351   450 65.6 2,322   459 69 2,132   447 68.3 2,079   452 69.8 1,927  
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine 467 74.1 2,633   390 61.3 4,992   490 75.6 2,576   482 53.4 2,453  
Northwest Indian College 468 74.3 2,609   440 69 3,247   472 72.8 2,847   471 52.2 2,744i 471 63.9 2,426   447 63.5 2,538  
Keene State College 469 74.4 2,601   495 77.5 2,387   502 77.4 2,338i 494 54.7 2,290  
Roger Williams University 470 74.6 2,558   508 79.5 2,186   488 75.3 2,596   479 53.1 2,627   493 66.8 1,967   540 76.6 1,204   540 78.6 1,159   493 74 1,466   453 69.2 1,922   481 74.2 1,479  
Pennsylvania State University, The, Harrisburg 471 74.7 2,557   503 78.8 2,230   469 72.4 2,903   440 48.8 3,460   458 62.1 2,734  
Haverford College 472 74.9 2,546   467 73.2 2,769   489 75.4 2,588   469 52 2,765   417 56.7 3,620   477 67.7 1,870   517 75.2 1,397   526 78.9 1,182   531 81 967   497 76.7 1,259  
Sul Ross State University 473 75.1 2,528   512 80.2 2,159   500 77.1 2,375   447 49.6 3,183   440 59.7 3,039   441 62.7 2,698   437 63.7 2,549   411 61.9 3,056   421 64.4 2,676   433 66.9 2,375  
St. John's University, New York City 474 75.2 2,507   491 76.9 2,401   516 79.6 2,161   543 60 1,786   521 70.6 1,643   499 70.8 1,701   488 71.1 1,759   464 69.7 1,922   305 46.9 8,539   310 48.1 8,373  
Benedict College 475 75.4 2,479   472 74 2,664   478 73.8 2,754   456 50.6 3,009   529 71.6 1,533   529 75 1,337   499 72.7 1,549   476 71.5 1,778   483 73.7 1,498   480 74.1 1,494  
Pittsburg State University 476 75.5 2,475   557 87.1 1,536   582 89.6 1,479   554 61.2 1,687   510 69.1 1,759   461 65.5 2,163   464 67.6 2,083   432 65 2,577   415 63.5 2,823   425 65.7 2,547  
Lamar University 477 75.7 2,447   483 75.7 2,605   435 67.2 3,589   399 44.3 4,762   371 50.5 5,829   369 52.6 5,376   370 54.1 4,928   380 57.3 4,243   395 60.5 3,277   398 61.6 3,375  
Colgate University 478 75.8 2,444   470 73.7 2,704   451 69.6 3,268   493 54.6 2,291   453 61.5 2,851   436 62 2,819   424 61.9 2,953   441 66.3 2,406   449 68.6 2,060   495 76.4 1,308  
California State University, Bakersfield 479 76 2,432   484 75.8 2,602   599 92.2 1,241   449 49.8 3,162   487 66 2,083   458 65.1 2,225   476 69.4 1,898   465 69.9 1,908   258 39.8 15,743   259 40.4 15,190  
University of Houston-Downtown 480 76.2 2,414   565 88.4 1,444   506 78 2,267   594 65.6 1,351   584 79 1,013   634 89.8 528   662 96.1 298   664 99.4 175   602 91.7 509   597 91.9 453  
Pepperdine University 481 76.3 2,401   492 77.1 2,400   491 75.7 2,571   529 58.5 1,924   461 62.5 2,672   567 80.4 877   612 88.9 557  
University of West Georgia 482 76.5 2,390   469 73.5 2,718   504 77.7 2,280   472 52.3 2,711   513 69.5 1,749   509 72.2 1,522   473 68.9 1,912   487 73.1 1,622   484 73.9 1,492   460 71 1,817  
California State University, Chico 483 76.6 2,384   461 72.3 2,868   494 76.2 2,492   474 52.5 2,684   452 61.3 2,881   472 67 1,931   519 75.5 1,384   475 71.4 1,796i 442 67.6 2,208i 405 62.6 2,933  
Commonwealth Medical College,The 483 76.6 2,384   475 74.4 2,647   477 73.6 2,777  
Black Hills State University 485 76.9 2,380   448 70.3 3,061   497 76.7 2,466   559 61.8 1,643   451 61.2 2,883   445 63.3 2,549   426 62.2 2,922   408 61.4 3,132   405 62 3,075   375 58.1 4,156  
University of the District of Columbia 486 77.1 2,361   447 70.1 3,073   424 65.5 4,030   408 45.3 4,422   385 52.4 5,012   395 56.2 3,958   361 52.8 5,629   366 55.2 5,165   365 55.9 5,065   369 57.1 4,426  
Tougaloo College 487 77.3 2,285   478 74.9 2,639   486 75 2,613   470 52.1 2,753   444 60.3 2,978   426 60.6 2,983   403 58.8 3,460   429 64.5 2,616   615 93.7 461   572 88.1 571i
University of Louisiana at Monroe 488 77.4 2,267   465 72.9 2,781   496 76.5 2,469   465 51.5 2,812   450 61.1 2,884   358 51.1 6,130   255 37.5 18,061   353 53.2 5,795   354 54.3 5,636   351 54.4 5,524  
Alabama State University 489 77.6 2,236   528 82.6 1,927   304 47.2 13,607   307 34.3 12,340   297 40.6 13,340   262 37.6 17,164   440 64.2 2,461   468 70.3 1,900   456 69.7 1,900   454 70.1 1,900  
Eastern Kentucky University 490 77.7 2,221   463 72.6 2,845   441 68.1 3,404   426 47.3 3,782   422 57.3 3,531   454 64.5 2,324   364 53.2 5,370   345 52.1 6,580   378 57.9 4,307   494 76.2 1,314  
Wiley College 491 77.9 2,220   452 70.9 3,010   474 73.2 2,831   507 56.1 2,098   659 89 575   659 93.3 375   666 96.7 286   638 98.2 211  
Savannah State University 492 78 2,210   482 75.5 2,613   530 81.7 1,996   473 52.4 2,700   501 67.9 1,874   503 71.4 1,651   475 69.2 1,902   451 67.8 2,301   436 66.6 2,342   432 66.7 2,421  
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 493 78.2 2,209   481 75.4 2,614   538 82.9 1,898   487 53.9 2,401   556 75.2 1,278   536 76 1,223   518 75.4 1,390   480 72.1 1,754   525 80.1 1,034   526 81.1 973  
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh 494 78.3 2,196   511 80 2,167   503 77.6 2,331   490 54.3 2,384   527 71.4 1,556   527 74.8 1,373   492 71.7 1,724   500 75.1 1,396   494 75.4 1,413   472 72.8 1,594  
Kennesaw State University 495 78.5 2,192   389 61.1 5,062   439 67.8 3,511i 521 57.6 1,961   502 68 1,854   582 82.5 790   548 79.7 1,084   547 82 954   570 86.9 690   547 84.3 713  
Elon University 496 78.7 2,184   519 81.3 2,043   561 86.4 1,658   570 63 1,523  
City University of New York, The, Baruch College 497 78.8 2,183   501 78.5 2,264   432 66.7 3,605   478 53 2,645   465 63.1 2,616   446 63.4 2,546   405 59.1 3,449   438 65.9 2,484   413 63.2 2,853   414 64 2,691  
Occidental College 498 79 2,177   546 85.4 1,634   567 87.3 1,592   540 59.7 1,809   477 64.7 2,289   443 63 2,625   462 67.3 2,110   485 72.8 1,652   490 74.8 1,449   442 68.3 2,109  
Coastal Carolina University 499 79.1 2,166   487 76.3 2,516   498 76.8 2,412   503 55.7 2,162   472 64 2,404   507 72 1,575   459 66.9 2,160   520 78 1,231   493 75.2 1,417   536 82.6 818  
National University 500 79.3 2,154   403 63.3 4,508   410 63.4 4,482   451 50 3,134  
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University of North Carolina at Asheville, The 501 79.4 2,150   475 74.4 2,647   460 71 3,068   450 49.9 3,157   462 62.7 2,671   424 60.3 2,994   384 56.1 4,177   363 54.7 5,456   394 60.3 3,333   389 60.2 3,612  
Keck Graduate Institute 502 79.6 2,132   497 77.8 2,357   536 82.6 1,920   492 54.5 2,313  
Trinity College, Hartford 503 79.8 2,131   535 83.7 1,786   523 80.6 2,102   527 58.3 1,934   500 67.8 1,875   562 79.7 958   589 85.6 709   544 81.6 972   581 88.5 613   500 77.1 1,244  
Central Washington University 504 79.9 2,124   514 80.5 2,122   479 73.9 2,753   461 51.1 2,858   383 52.1 5,159   346 49.4 6,967   302 44.3 9,574   296 44.8 9,803   327 50.2 7,013   289 44.9 10,383  
Pacific University 505 80.1 2,122   486 76.1 2,535   522 80.5 2,110   630 69.5 1,129   503 68.2 1,849   534 75.7 1,267   575 83.6 818   562 84.3 793   557 84.9 763   467 72.1 1,663  
Murray State University 506 80.2 2,080   507 79.4 2,192   444 68.6 3,345   431 47.8 3,718   425 57.7 3,396   491 69.7 1,734   446 65 2,370   434 65.3 2,565   393 60.2 3,379   393 60.8 3,529  
Northern Kentucky University 507 80.4 2,052   533 83.4 1,810   511 78.8 2,201   488 54 2,397   474 64.3 2,316   475 67.5 1,878   484 70.5 1,791   471 70.8 1,843   450 68.8 2,027   478 73.8 1,519  
Central State University 508 80.5 2,025   466 73 2,771   434 67.1 3,591   425 47.2 3,821   431 58.5 3,233   414 58.9 3,308   436 63.6 2,553   447 67.2 2,320   437 66.8 2,320   474 73.2 1,579  
Austin Peay State University 509 80.7 2,002   517 80.9 2,067   519 80 2,124   501 55.5 2,180  
State University of New York College at Buffalo 510 80.9 1,996   516 80.8 2,106   465 71.8 2,970   480 53.2 2,539   496 67.2 1,935   450 64 2,390   496 72.2 1,625   509 76.4 1,318   467 71.3 1,699   449 69.3 1,977  
Saint Joseph's University 511 81 1,988   456 71.5 2,921   466 71.9 2,955   455 50.4 3,073   448 60.8 2,918   438 62.3 2,782   367 53.7 5,217   339 51.2 6,801   323 49.6 7,379   333 51.6 6,394  
Connecticut College 512 81.2 1,966   530 83 1,842   555 85.5 1,740   542 59.9 1,801   530 71.8 1,532   483 68.6 1,844   567 82.4 867   534 80.1 1,097   516 78.7 1,146   484 74.7 1,461  
Niagara University 513 81.3 1,946   506 79.2 2,193   495 76.4 2,475   557 61.6 1,656   575 77.8 1,090   590 83.6 731  
Siena College 514 81.5 1,945   523 81.9 1,995   560 86.3 1,662   552 61 1,714   580 78.5 1,061   545 77.3 1,140   607 88.2 589   588 88.1 585i 579 88.2 630i
University of Illinois at Springfield 515 81.6 1,916   500 78.3 2,276   501 77.3 2,370   516 57.1 2,002   485 65.8 2,096   467 66.3 2,030   441 64.3 2,450   446 67 2,328   452 69.1 1,923   440 68 2,128  
Lafayette College 516 81.8 1,915   526 82.3 1,947   543 83.7 1,864   483 53.5 2,426   486 65.9 2,089   473 67.2 1,898   466 67.9 2,002   491 73.7 1,551   461 70.4 1,799   463 71.5 1,718  
Mercyhurst College 517 82 1,914   571 89.3 1,414   571 87.9 1,539   616 68 1,206   490 66.4 2,040   470 66.8 1,975   480 69.9 1,840   490 73.6 1,559   467 71.3 1,699  
Morehead State University 518 82.1 1,892   480 75.2 2,631   514 79.3 2,174   513 56.8 2,018   482 65.4 2,145   486 69 1,789   431 62.9 2,822   478 71.8 1,768   496 75.7 1,369   435 67.2 2,266  
Lawrence Technological University 519 82.3 1,876   520 81.4 2,022   579 89.2 1,483   443 49.1 3,348   406 55.2 3,952   464 65.9 2,146   474 69.1 1,905   445 66.9 2,337   433 66.2 2,393   519 80 1,033  
Eastern Washington University 520 82.4 1,867   515 80.6 2,115   483 74.5 2,700   420 46.6 3,910   428 58.1 3,266   457 64.9 2,236   434 63.3 2,622   433 65.1 2,570   418 63.9 2,778   437 67.5 2,208  
Norwich University 521 82.6 1,857   531 83.1 1,825   577 88.9 1,498   562 62.1 1,583  
Colorado College 522 82.7 1,823   588 91.9 1,229   598 92.1 1,248   618 68.2 1,198   639 86.4 671   620 87.8 587   460 67 2,144   583 89.8 516i
Oberlin College 523 82.9 1,819   542 84.8 1,670   545 84 1,856   553 61.1 1,710   491 66.6 1,985   571 80.9 869   588 85.5 726   565 84.7 773   551 84 810   516 79.6 1,059  
Claflin University 524 83.1 1,818   474 74.3 2,661   396 61.3 5,255   387 43 5,439   430 58.4 3,252   413 58.8 3,328   498 72.5 1,592   516 77.4 1,261i 535 81.6 930   635 97.7 222  
Skidmore College 525 83.2 1,811   529 82.8 1,903   540 83.2 1,885   506 56 2,113   454 61.6 2,850   522 74.1 1,411   584 84.9 782   571 85.6 726   555 84.6 772   511 78.8 1,138  
Davidson College 526 83.4 1,804   498 78 2,337   586 90.2 1,400   519 57.4 1,977   532 72 1,493   468 66.5 2,018   524 76.3 1,342   545 81.7 965   592 90.2 560   622 95.7 295i
Nicholls State University 527 83.5 1,802   539 84.4 1,706   475 73.3 2,794   444 49.2 3,321   467 63.3 2,590   479 68 1,864   537 78.1 1,172   518 77.7 1,233   463 70.7 1,758   441 68.1 2,118  
University of Puerto Rico at Cayey 528 83.7 1,795   538 84.2 1,726   537 82.8 1,916   575 63.5 1,474   592 80.1 927   490 69.6 1,735   531 77.3 1,224   551 82.6 861  
Rider University, lawrenceville 529 83.8 1,793   544 85.1 1,648   539 83.1 1,890   555 61.3 1,672   516 69.9 1,671   508 72.1 1,550   514 74.8 1,410   508 76.3 1,330   502 76.6 1,287   514 79.3 1,096  
Bowie State University 530 84 1,761   570 89.2 1,422   556 85.7 1,739   530 58.6 1,910   463 69.6 1,960   451 68.9 1,951   438 67.7 2,174  
University of Houston-Clear Lake 531 84.2 1,716   556 87 1,542   553 85.2 1,769   550 60.8 1,746   555 75.1 1,279   535 75.9 1,244   551 80.1 1,023   517 77.6 1,249   508 77.5 1,234   490 75.6 1,383  
Sonoma State University 532 84.3 1,714   527 82.5 1,938   674 74.3 825   603 81.5 858   620 87.8 587   599 87 652   617 92.4 423   563 85.8 719   553 85.2 666  
Willamette University 533 84.5 1,698   525 82.2 1,960   484 74.7 2,652   524 58 1,940   489 66.3 2,059   520 73.8 1,465   566 82.3 869   575 86.2 697   576 87.8 647   571 87.9 573  
McNeese State University 534 84.6 1,691   568 88.8 1,426   592 91.2 1,330   565 62.4 1,561   577 78.1 1,077   538 76.3 1,215   541 78.7 1,158   611 91.5 462   621 94.6 441   551 84.9 681  
Barry University 535 84.8 1,677   450 70.6 3,041   583 89.8 1,449   595 65.7 1,350   597 80.7 897   568 80.5 875   592 86 697  
Colby College 536 84.9 1,673   532 83.3 1,822   530 81.7 1,996   545 60.2 1,772   508 68.8 1,782   500 71 1,695   521 75.8 1,369   513 77 1,294   474 72.4 1,635   485 74.8 1,456  
Saint John's University, Collegeville 537 85.1 1,623   565 88.4 1,444   662 73 891   650 87.8 640   612 86.7 616   549 79.9 1,057  
Dickinson College 538 85.3 1,612   552 86.4 1,570   515 79.4 2,167   512 56.7 2,050   484 65.6 2,109   452 64.2 2,364   457 66.6 2,204   414 62.3 2,920   472 72.1 1,688   422 65.2 2,615  
University of Hartford 539 85.4 1,606   534 83.6 1,807   529 81.5 2,007   484 53.6 2,419   573 77.5 1,137   343 49 7,120   338 49.5 7,183   401 60.4 3,457   475 72.5 1,633   492 75.9 1,360  
Furman University 540 85.6 1,600   505 79.1 2,199   527 81.2 2,049   500 55.3 2,184   475 64.4 2,311   474 67.3 1,885   522 76 1,367   541 81.1 1,042   492 75.1 1,433   482 74.4 1,477  
Spelman College 541 85.7 1,595   549 85.9 1,602   517 79.7 2,148   495 54.8 2,273   435 59.1 3,181   419 59.6 3,164   455 66.3 2,219   385 58 3,847   400 61.2 3,191   407 62.9 2,862  
Bates College 542 85.9 1,584   488 76.5 2,514   525 80.9 2,070   532 58.8 1,897   524 71 1,590   546 77.4 1,129   557 81 976   519 77.9 1,232   469 71.6 1,697   496 76.5 1,282  
Salish Kootenai College 543 86 1,581   548 85.7 1,612   585 90.1 1,415   623 68.7 1,153   599 81 880   610 86.4 626   634 92.1 446  
University of New Haven 544 86.2 1,569   573 89.6 1,400   482 74.4 2,723   515 57 2,009   626 93.8 394   619 95.3 319  
Indiana University, South Bend 545 86.4 1,565   572 89.5 1,410   601 92.5 1,219   633 69.8 1,099   579 78.3 1,070  
State University of New York Farmingdale State College 546 86.5 1,564   441 69.2 3,213   563 86.7 1,629   625 69 1,144   721 97.3 253  
Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering 547 86.7 1,561   595 93 1,157   552 85.1 1,777   643 70.9 1,016  
Albany State University 548 86.8 1,549   543 85 1,658   510 78.6 2,225   587 64.8 1,416   622 84.1 740   539 76.4 1,206   443 64.6 2,441   507 76.1 1,331   488 74.5 1,455   443 68.4 2,091  
Saint Michael's College 549 87 1,541   547 85.6 1,620   697 76.8 734   648 87.6 644   602 85.3 673  
Heidelberg University 550 87.1 1,539   600 93.8 1,129   614 67.8 1,219i
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Suffolk University 551 87.3 1,534   555 86.8 1,551   595 91.6 1,303   561 62 1,624  
University of Texas at Permian Basin, The 552 87.4 1,532   597 93.3 1,146   559 86.1 1,707   611 67.4 1,232   539 73 1,417   521 73.9 1,442   420 61.3 3,043   486 73 1,646  
Hawaii Pacific University 553 87.6 1,524   606 94.7 1,043   587 90.4 1,390   584 64.5 1,436  
Bradley University 554 87.8 1,514   462 72.4 2,860   499 77 2,392   530 58.6 1,910   571 77.3 1,151   502 71.3 1,652   483 70.4 1,792   469 70.5 1,880   454 69.4 1,913   470 72.5 1,613  
University of Alaska Southeast 555 87.9 1,512   553 86.5 1,559   588 90.5 1,382   602 66.5 1,274   510 69.1 1,759   480 68.2 1,861   442 64.5 2,444   498 74.8 1,406   552 84.2 808   560 86.3 639  
Christopher Newport University 556 88.1 1,508   594 92.9 1,187   593 91.3 1,327   556 61.4 1,669   574 77.7 1,110   556 78.8 1,045   571 83 845   572 85.8 709   554 84.5 789   450 69.5 1,941  
University of Nebraska at Kearney 557 88.2 1,504   537 84 1,761   558 86 1,715   498 55.1 2,199   518 70.2 1,655   510 72.4 1,515   530 77.1 1,277   474 71.2 1,824   512 78.1 1,198   525 80.9 982  
Southeastern Louisiana University 558 88.4 1,503   517 80.9 2,067   520 80.2 2,121   523 57.9 1,952   468 63.5 2,561   497 70.6 1,712   447 65.2 2,358   481 72.2 1,732   441 67.4 2,242   462 71.3 1,743  
Grambling State University 559 88.5 1,469   540 84.5 1,695   513 79.1 2,179   504 55.8 2,135   586 79.3 993   578 81.9 818i 574 83.5 822   615 92.1 428   565 86.1 711   436 67.4 2,249  
Eastern Connecticut State University 560 88.7 1,459   871 95.8 216  
Macalester College 561 88.9 1,455   563 88.1 1,457   557 85.8 1,721   402 44.7 4,653   399 54.2 4,389   411 58.5 3,403   415 60.6 3,250   406 61.1 3,178   402 61.5 3,145   409 63.2 2,857  
Shaw University 561 88.9 1,455   535 82.5 1,947i 499 55.2 2,193   441 59.9 3,016i 401 57.1 3,837   388 56.7 4,049   395 59.5 3,632   388 59.4 3,735   385 59.6 3,759  
College of Saint Benedict 563 89.2 1,451   575 89.9 1,347   666 73.4 867  
Middlebury College 564 89.3 1,450   509 79.7 2,179   461 71.2 3,031   485 53.7 2,408   476 64.5 2,292   481 68.3 1,852   485 70.6 1,789   400 60.2 3,501   462 70.6 1,767i 464 71.6 1,707i
Dakota State University 565 89.5 1,446   550 86.1 1,574   385 59.6 5,709   644 71 1,015  
Indiana State University 566 89.6 1,436   584 91.3 1,238   544 83.8 1,857   518 57.3 1,980   528 71.5 1,541   512 72.7 1,513   476 69.4 1,898   472 70.9 1,837   432 66 2,402   472 72.8 1,594  
Eastern Michigan University 567 89.8 1,428   444 69.6 3,128   308 47.8 12,437   312 34.9 11,643   294 40.2 14,133   334 47.7 8,118   355 51.9 6,100   359 54.1 5,547   331 50.8 6,908   322 50 7,020  
Valparaiso University 568 90 1,415   602 94.1 1,088   521 80.3 2,111   589 65 1,390   614 83 791   583 82.6 780   568 82.6 866   566 84.9 763   568 86.6 699   589 90.7 488  
Pennsylvania State University, The, McKeesport 569 90.1 1,384   560 87.6 1,523  
University of Western States 570 90.3 1,383   584 91.3 1,238   667 73.5 858   585 79.1 996   580 82.2 810   561 81.6 907  
The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey 571 90.4 1,374   627 96.5 927   578 63.8 1,455  
Universidad del Este 571 90.4 1,374   554 86.7 1,558   581 89.5 1,480   592 65.4 1,358   544 73.6 1,372   591 83.7 709   639 92.8 416   622 93.2 407   624 95 432  
University of Central Oklahoma 573 90.7 1,362   603 94.3 1,067   613 94.4 1,028   567 62.6 1,548   505 68.4 1,786   565 80.1 935   569 82.7 865   623 93.3 406   548 83.6 841   636 97.9 216  
St. Olaf College 574 90.9 1,353   582 91 1,242   572 88.1 1,518   629 69.4 1,130   525 71.1 1,574   552 78.3 1,067   525 76.4 1,321   537 80.6 1,060   545 83.1 859   559 86.1 643  
Western Illinois University 575 91.1 1,349   524 82 1,983   408 63.1 4,514   569 62.9 1,528   561 75.9 1,221   403 57.4 3,642   377 55.1 4,597   335 50.6 7,085   320 49.1 7,554   303 47.1 8,690  
University of Minnesota, Morris 576 91.2 1,338   558 87.3 1,534   661 72.9 899   638 86.2 672  
College of Wooster, The 577 91.4 1,321   621 95.6 966   613 67.7 1,225   587 79.4 988   564 79.9 938   590 85.8 707   538 80.7 1,047   532 81.1 966   573 88.3 570  
Erikson Institute 577 91.4 1,321   522 81.7 2,001   493 76.1 2,511   615 67.9 1,212  
University of Detroit Mercy 579 91.7 1,320   620 95.4 970   576 63.6 1,462   572 77.4 1,148   517 73.4 1,498   608 91.1 480i 588 89.6 588   586 90.2 507i
Wheaton College, Wheaton 580 91.8 1,302   635 97.7 844   620 68.4 1,187  
Ithaca College 581 92 1,248   581 90.9 1,245   606 93.3 1,132   638 70.4 1,025   577 78.1 1,077   547 77.6 1,120   508 74 1,504   492 73.9 1,503   471 71.9 1,689   458 70.7 1,847  
New England College of Optometry, The 582 92.2 1,234   510 79.9 2,172   508 78.3 2,237   548 60.6 1,751   535 72.4 1,457   504 71.5 1,596   497 72.4 1,604   503 75.5 1,356   466 71.2 1,711   455 70.3 1,870  
Hobart and William Smith Colleges 583 92.3 1,221   502 78.6 2,238   574 88.4 1,516   564 62.3 1,566   537 72.7 1,434   505 71.7 1,593   511 74.4 1,475   563 84.4 792  
Vassar College 584 92.5 1,220   541 84.7 1,694   596 91.8 1,258   537 59.4 1,838   554 75 1,280   543 77 1,160   543 79 1,126   583 87.4 625   533 81.3 958   515 79.4 1,068i
Sewanee: The University of the South 585 92.6 1,218   627 96.5 927   642 70.8 1,017   656 98.2 229   646 98.3 252   612 94.2 349  
University of Redlands 586 92.8 1,206   579 90.5 1,304   589 90.7 1,381   586 64.7 1,432   551 74.6 1,317   493 70 1,726   504 73.4 1,519   505 75.8 1,341   514 78.4 1,178   423 65.4 2,591  
State University of New York College at Brockport 587 92.9 1,192   577 90.2 1,321   578 89 1,487   608 67.1 1,248   609 82.3 831   606 85.8 651   591 85.9 706   543 81.4 1,025   549 83.7 839   556 85.7 659  
Salus University 588 93.1 1,190   574 89.8 1,368   591 91 1,337   573 63.3 1,493   545 73.8 1,359   526 74.6 1,380   479 69.8 1,851   488 73.3 1,587   473 72.2 1,642   510 78.6 1,149  
Central Connecticut State University 589 93.3 1,185   550 86.1 1,574   575 88.6 1,506   580 64.1 1,451   617 83.4 776   674 95.4 305   627 91.1 479   577 86.5 663   571 87 687   529 81.5 921  
Purdue University, North Central 590 93.4 1,173   559 87.5 1,526   572 88.1 1,518   584 64.5 1,436   547 74 1,349  
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay 591 93.6 1,171   596 93.2 1,156i 596 91.8 1,258i 601 66.3 1,288i 564 76.3 1,219   555 78.7 1,047   545 79.3 1,111   521 78.2 1,227   477 72.8 1,604   469 72.4 1,615  
University of Puerto Rico at Humacao 592 93.7 1,145   564 88.2 1,455   534 82.3 1,949   520 57.5 1,976   492 66.7 1,971i 471 66.9 1,967   461 67.2 2,135   365 55 5,225   374 57.3 4,449   392 60.6 3,551  
California State University, Stanislaus 593 93.9 1,136   576 90.1 1,342   541 83.4 1,881   574 63.4 1,487  
University of South Carolina, Aiken 594 94 1,133   578 90.4 1,309   691 76.1 750   708 95.6 337  
Seattle Pacific University 595 94.2 1,125   562 87.9 1,490   580 89.3 1,481   560 61.9 1,633   634 85.7 684   563 79.8 949   668 100 150i
Gonzaga University 596 94.4 1,107   589 92.1 1,212   554 85.4 1,765   538 59.5 1,819   559 75.7 1,249   592 83.9 705   572 83.2 844  
Augustana College, Sioux Falls 597 94.5 1,106   605 94.6 1,045   603 92.8 1,160   563 62.2 1,578   594 80.3 912   579 82.1 811   573 83.3 843   558 83.7 807   540 82.3 892   558 86 644  
City University of New York, The, System Office 598 94.7 1,088   590 92.3 1,210   549 84.6 1,817  
State University of New York College at Geneseo 599 94.8 1,084   592 92.6 1,201   518 79.9 2,132   475 52.6 2,677   543 73.5 1,373   456 64.8 2,293   445 64.9 2,394   473 71.1 1,833   513 78.3 1,181   505 77.9 1,193  
City University of New York, The, Medgar Evers College 600 95 1,083   583 91.2 1,241   562 86.6 1,635   510 56.4 2,065   644 87 658   660 93.4 365   655 95.1 326   596 89.3 555   562 85.7 725   533 82.2 842  
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
La Sierra University 601 95.1 1,057   698 76.9 732  
Western Carolina University 602 95.3 1,048   607 94.9 1,028   550 84.7 1,811   580 64.1 1,451   473 64.1 2,376   421 59.9 3,094   391 57.1 3,996   407 61.3 3,173   398 60.9 3,253   477 73.6 1,543  
La Salle University 603 95.5 1,039   598 93.5 1,139   604 93 1,156   577 63.7 1,460   553 74.8 1,298   434 61.7 2,851   396 57.8 3,824   404 60.8 3,208   547 83.4 843  
Doane College 604 95.6 1,033   641 98.6 678   640 70.6 1,022  
Southern California College of Optometry 605 95.8 1,030   682 75.2 789  
University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee 606 95.9 1,026   660 72.8 914   623 84.2 732  
California Maritime Academy, The 607 96.1 1,011   490 76.8 2,480   476 73.5 2,793   457 50.7 3,005  
East Central University 608 96.2 1,010   625 96.2 937   525 58.1 1,937  
State University of New York College at Plattsburgh 609 96.4 1,008   629 96.8 913   635 70 1,098   517 70 1,664   519 73.6 1,470   623 90.5 495   417 62.7 2,877   353 54.1 5,666   345 53.5 5,754  
59th Dental Training Squadron 610 96.5 1,000  
Thunderbird School of Global Management 610 96.5 1,000  
University of Wisconsin-Platteville 610 96.5 1,000   701 77.2 715i 635 85.8 681   599 84.9 685   620 90.1 511   600 89.9 540   583 88.8 605   600 92.4 447  
University of Wisconsin-Superior 610 96.5 1,000   379 58.7 6,041i 375 41.7 6,187i 370 50.4 5,890   399 56.8 3,855   458 66.8 2,180   436 65.6 2,502   458 70 1,847   509 78.5 1,154  
New Mexico Highlands University 614 97.2 979   591 92.4 1,209   569 87.6 1,566   571 63.1 1,498   531 71.9 1,529   378 53.9 4,696   393 57.4 3,945   412 62 2,992   364 55.8 5,144   352 54.5 5,313  
Oakwood University 615 97.3 965   640 98.5 724   644 91.2 493   417 60.9 3,203   593 90.3 557i 577 88.9 528i
Angelo State University 616 97.5 955   623 95.9 954   617 68.1 1,201   576 77.9 1,088   536 76 1,223   562 81.7 906   567 85 744   573 87.3 677  
Indiana University of Pennsylvania 617 97.6 938   580 90.7 1,280   551 84.9 1,809   551 60.9 1,736   542 73.4 1,376   493 70 1,726   527 76.7 1,306   581 87.1 626   610 92.9 485   504 77.7 1,201  
Naval War College 618 97.8 931   617 96.4 919i 615 94.7 1,000i
Des Moines University 619 98 929   658 72.6 924   604 81.7 855   572 81.1 867   554 80.6 1,002   560 84 796   539 82.2 899   537 82.8 787i
University of St. Thomas (MN), Saint Paul 620 98.1 916   569 89 1,424   612 94.2 1,030   599 66.1 1,316   549 74.3 1,330   549 77.8 1,100   532 77.4 1,207   564 84.6 789   617 94 452   583 89.8 516  
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 621 98.3 915   587 91.8 1,235   590 90.8 1,362   588 64.9 1,406   495 67.1 1,950   498 70.7 1,705   539 78.4 1,167   497 74.6 1,409   500 76.3 1,304   498 76.8 1,245  
Logan College of Chiropractic 622 98.4 903  
New College of Florida 623 98.6 897   624 96 945   637 70.3 1,046   643 86.9 660   620 95.4 314  
Southern Oregon University 624 98.7 893   599 93.6 1,134   610 93.9 1,070   598 66 1,330   610 82.5 826   622 88.1 584   562 81.7 906   389 58.6 3,792   404 61.8 3,083   399 61.7 3,301  
Monmouth University 625 98.9 865   631 97.1 904   522 57.7 1,956   481 65.2 2,195   506 71.8 1,576   502 73.1 1,545   479 71.9 1,766   465 71 1,716   539 83.1 779  
Northwestern State University of Louisiana 626 99.1 792   608 95 1,022   607 93.4 1,102   619 68.3 1,189   534 72.3 1,464   525 74.5 1,390   500 72.8 1,547   631 94.5 371   616 93.8 460   598 92.1 449i
Northeastern Illinois University 627 99.2 703   739 81.4 533   628 84.9 711   379 54 4,607   357 52.2 6,006   354 53.4 5,777   356 54.6 5,509   354 54.8 5,263  
Wabash College 628 99.4 559   561 87.8 1,514   542 83.5 1,877   507 56.1 2,098   433 58.8 3,200   383 54.6 4,279   379 55.4 4,484   384 57.8 3,963   390 59.7 3,688   386 59.7 3,727  
Sinte Gleska University 629 99.5 472   489 76.6 2,495   673 74.2 826   651 88 630   439 62.4 2,758   513 74.7 1,418   510 76.5 1,314   479 73.1 1,552   518 79.9 1,042  
West Liberty University 630 99.7 365   604 94.4 1,054   576 88.7 1,505   534 59 1,869   520 70.4 1,645   632 89.5 535   618 89.8 516   590 88.4 579   603 91.9 508  
Saint Francis University 631 99.8 347   610 95.4 1,012   568 87.5 1,586   463 51.3 2,823   447 60.7 2,923   432 61.4 2,915   418 61 3,147   392 59 3,677   380 58.2 4,114   360 55.8 4,981  
State University of New York Purchase College 632 100 174   567 88.7 1,433   734 80.8 569  
Abilene Christian University 753 82.9 487   642 86.8 662   655 92.7 417   653 94.8 337   636 95.3 347   641 97.6 281   624 96 273  
Adelphi University 782 86.1 438   702 94.8 360   514 72.9 1,509   467 68.1 1,992   525 78.8 1,185   656 99.8 151i
Agnes Scott College 639 99.8 288   655 72.2 938   499 67.6 1,884   576 81.6 840  
Alaska Pacific University 748 82.4 518   686 92.6 434   656 92.8 414   659 95.7 309  
Albion College 678 74.7 799  
Alderson-Broaddus College 882 97 200i
Allegheny College 706 77.8 707   671 90.6 505   609 86.3 633   586 85.2 759   557 83.5 822   575 87.6 655   540 83.2 777  
Alliant International University 639 98.3 732   631 69.6 1,111  
Alverno College 696 76.7 740  
Andrews University 668 73.6 854   568 76.9 1,195   574 81.3 855   529 77 1,283   495 74.3 1,448   504 76.9 1,279   521 80.3 1,007  
Arcadia University 622 95.7 956   533 58.9 1,888   519 70.3 1,649   482 68.4 1,849   444 64.7 2,426   440 66.2 2,450   635 96.7 334i 617 95 324i
Arkansas Tech University 791 87 410   735 99.2 187i 704 99.6 171i 688 99.9 162i 638 97.1 292   621 95.6 299  
Armstrong Atlantic State University 705 77.7 708   459 62.3 2,681   604 85.6 671e
Art Center College of Design 772 85 456  
Ashland University 743 81.8 526i
Auburn University 119 17.5 144,560   113 17.1 147,910   112 17.5 141,554   115 18.2 127,376   110 17.6 133,643  
Auburn University, Montgomery 692 76.3 749   703 94.9 351  
Augsburg College 619 96.7 915   605 93.1 1,144   621 68.5 1,179   580 84.3 792   523 78.5 1,208   521 79.5 1,103   532 82 853  
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
Augustana College, Rock Island 715 78.8 659   678 91.6 465   650 92 455   660 98.8 212i 632 96.2 371   608 93.6 391  
Austin College 870 95.6 217  
Azusa Pacific University 526 81.1 2,056i 434 48.2 3,620  
Babson College 708 78 696  
Baldwin-Wallace College 801 88.1 360  
Bank Street College of Education 900 98.9 171  
Bard College 892 98 183   642 98.8 173i
Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing 649 99.8 324   547 60.5 1,767  
Bellarmine University 882 97 200  
Bemidji State University 867 95.3 221  
Benedictine University 740 81.5 530   736 99.3 186   693 98 209   674 97.8 228  
Berea College 874 96.1 212  
Berry College 655 98.1 240i 629 95.8 402  
Birmingham Southern College 687 99.7 180  
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 631 98.6 632   789 86.8 419  
Bluefield State College 904 99.3 162   624 93.5 401   633 96.4 356   610 93.9 359  
Bridgewater State College 746 82.1 521   658 88.9 587   613 86.8 614   570 82.9 851   578 86.6 657   591 90 561   616 94.8 329  
Bryant University 818 90 316  
Bryn Athyn College 827 91 287  
Butler University 724 79.7 610  
California Lutheran University 695 76.6 741  
California State University, East Bay 616 96.3 934   611 94.1 1,039   558 61.7 1,644   552 74.7 1,312   425 60.5 2,987   422 61.6 2,982   393 59.2 3,661   412 63 2,908   401 62 3,292  
California University of Pennsylvania 856 94.1 240  
Canisius College 880 96.7 205   728 98.3 221   700 99 186   686 99.6 189   646 96.7 284   606 92.3 497   607 93.4 392i
Capitol College 711 78.3 667  
Carlos Albizu University 738 99.6 165   707 100 157   658 95.5 310   619 92.7 418   606 92.3 497  
Carthage College 853 93.8 242  
Centre College 759 83.6 478  
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania 650 100 259   702 77.3 713   624 84.3 725   633 89.6 529   624 90.6 487   648 97 274   642 97.7 278   629 96.8 247i
Chicago School of Professional Psychology, The 890 97.8 186  
Chicago State University 645 99.2 565   514 56.9 2,014   523 70.8 1,598   366 52.2 5,645   469 68.3 1,960   460 69.1 2,124   444 67.9 2,119   459 70.9 1,832  
Christian Brothers University 884 97.2 195i
Citadel Military College of South Carolina 790 86.9 415  
City University of New York, The, New York City College of Technology 805 88.6 343   727 98.1 231   695 98.3 208   630 91.5 458  
City University of New York, The, York College 611 95.5 999   570 87.8 1,544   501 55.5 2,180   451 65.8 2,302   428 64.4 2,640   476 72.7 1,625   476 73.5 1,552  
Claremont School of Theology 731 80.5 574  
Coe College 819 90.1 310   682 92.1 457   678 95.9 286   609 88.5 571   597 89.5 553  
Coker College 850 93.5 245  
Colby-Sawyer College 888 97.6 187  
College of Menominee Nation 760 83.7 477i
College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany SUNY 60 10.1 374,174   78 12.7 265,473   84 10 248,778  
College of New Jersey, The 754 83 486   605 81.8 850   487 69.2 1,785   582 84.6 786   554 83.1 832   424 64.8 2,509   475 73.3 1,567i
College of the Holy Cross 653 72 957   557 75.4 1,275   512 72.7 1,513   555 80.7 988   539 80.9 1,046   503 76.8 1,281   585 90.1 511  
Colorado State University, Pueblo 800 88 364   691 93.3 413   668 94.5 328   656 95.3 323   667 99.9 151   497 75.9 1,323   554 85.4 663  
Columbia College Chicago 632 98.8 600   594 91.5 1,318   583 64.4 1,441  
Columbus State University 584 89.9 1,432   541 59.8 1,808  
Concord University 871 95.8 216  
Concordia College 813 89.4 330   654 88.4 617   629 89.1 546   587 85.3 758  
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, The 793 87.3 402   701 94.6 371   682 96.5 270   689 100 161   665 99.6 171   642 98.8 173  
Daemen College 627 69.2 1,140i 522 70.7 1,613   476 67.6 1,876   472 68.8 1,915   448 67.3 2,317  
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
DePauw University 782 86.1 438   672 90.8 503   619 87.7 595   635 92.2 445   616 92.3 426i 625 95.2 426i 604 93 404i
Denison University 653 88.2 620i 652 92.3 438i 643 93.4 395   632 94.7 366   628 95.6 405   605 93.1 395i
Dickinson State University 826 90.9 289  
Dine College 652 71.9 959i
Dominican University 811 89.2 333  
Dominican University of California 654 72.1 948  
Dowling College 892 98 183   730 98.5 200   606 85.8 651   546 79.4 1,109i 489 73.4 1,566  
Drake University 618 96.6 918   651 71.8 966   582 78.7 1,033   557 79 1,021   494 71.9 1,652   462 69.4 1,969   445 68 2,112   439 67.8 2,145  
Drew University 566 87.2 1,597   394 43.8 5,077  
Earlham College 764 84.1 468  
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania 848 93.2 250  
Eastern Illinois University 626 97.8 808   700 77.1 716   621 83.9 751   317 45.3 9,405   314 46 8,816   307 46.4 8,706   559 85.2 756i 563 86.7 630i
Eastern Mennonite University 873 96 214  
Eastern New Mexico University 803 88.3 357  
Eastern Oregon University 842 92.6 265   730 98.5 200   625 88.5 563   605 87.9 610   579 86.8 649   495 75.6 1,373   535 82.5 834  
Eckerd College 803 88.3 357   712 96.1 327   630 89.2 541   613 89.1 547   615 94.7 334i
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania 752 82.8 489  
Edison State College 838 92.2 269i
Elizabethtown College 755 83.1 485   667 90.1 514   675 95.5 302  
Emporia State University 744 81.9 525  
Evergreen State College, The, Olympia 636 97.9 819   638 70.4 1,025   596 80.6 902   603 85.4 672   601 87.3 636   568 85.2 739   596 90.8 548   557 85.8 647  
Fairleigh Dickinson University 720 97.2 254   686 97.1 233i 678 98.4 215i 661 99 197i
Fairmont State University 676 95.7 299   625 90.8 484  
Ferrum College 898 98.7 176  
Fitchburg State University 737 99.5 174   701 99.2 185   655 99.7 165   645 99.2 165  
Fort Lewis College 726 80 606   696 94 392   681 96.4 273   669 97.1 258i 654 97.9 243   556 84.8 770   582 89.6 519  
Francis Marion University 836 91.9 274  
Frostburg State University 709 78.1 686   666 90 521   690 97.6 215  
Future Generations Graduate School 862 94.8 227  
Gannon University 780 85.8 444  
Georgia Health Sciences University 171 26.9 70,526   169 19.3 73,486   165 22.9 72,015   170 24.7 65,473   174 25.9 57,085   165 25.3 60,001   161 25.1 61,174   151 23.9 67,278  
Gettysburg College 710 78.2 669   611 82.6 814   601 85.1 675   606 88.1 595   603 90.4 516   598 91.1 524   541 83.4 776  
Goucher College 837 92 272   676 91.3 485   683 96.6 269   664 96.4 292   659 98.7 217  
Governors State University 626 96.3 928   633 69.8 1,099   563 76.2 1,220   523 74.2 1,402   520 75.7 1,373   502 75.4 1,377   530 80.8 992   592 91.2 475  
Gustavus Adolphus College 813 89.4 330   714 96.4 310   691 97.8 214   682 99 201   658 98.5 221   608 92.6 496   580 89.3 523  
Hamline University 830 91.3 283  
Hampshire College 647 99.5 507   568 62.8 1,530   660 89.2 569   560 79.4 994   552 80.3 1,015   532 79.8 1,119   517 78.9 1,145   411 63.5 2,723  
Harding University, Searcy 828 91.1 284  
Haskell Indian Nations University 623 97.4 846   533 82.2 1,961   628 69.3 1,135   589 79.7 978   465 66.1 2,083   593 86.2 687  
Hendrix College 649 71.6 970   645 87.2 656   608 86.1 648   595 86.5 679   629 94.2 375   572 87.2 685   564 86.9 624  
Heritage University 653 97.8 244   640 97.4 283   623 95.9 285  
Illinois Wesleyan University 634 99.1 486   638 98.2 750i 645 71.1 1,014   630 85.2 707   566 80.2 890   493 71.8 1,713   540 81 1,043   599 91.2 522   609 93.7 376  
Indiana University 34 5.6 465,669   37 6.2 437,480   36 6.2 413,026   38 6.6 378,212   49 8.3 316,478  
Indiana University, Gary 823 90.5 297  
Indiana University, New Albany 633 98.9 565   772 85 456   692 93.4 408  
Indiana Wesleyan University 831 91.4 282i
Inter American University of Puerto Rico 664 96.4 292  
Iona College 874 96.1 212  
Jacksonville State University 721 79.4 624   695 93.8 398   688 97.3 225   573 85.9 705   486 74.2 1,476   513 79.1 1,110  
Jacksonville University 834 91.7 276   710 95.9 335   658 93.1 393   642 93.2 396   607 90.9 486   634 96.5 337  
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
Jarvis Christian College 879 96.6 206   729 98.4 216   623 88.2 566   542 82.6 881  
John Carroll University 694 76.5 743   570 77.1 1,154   495 70.3 1,724   454 66.2 2,231   382 57.6 4,067   383 58.6 4,042   381 59 3,980  
Johnson C. Smith University 647 98.5 251   644 99.1 166i
Johnson State College 866 95.2 222  
Juniata College 766 84.3 467   669 90.4 511   637 90.2 516   644 93.5 384   637 95.4 346   639 97.3 289   546 84.1 721  
Kalamazoo College 750 82.6 492   620 83.8 755   649 91.9 476   654 95 327   638 95.5 341   584 89 604   591 91 484  
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences 857 94.2 239   633 85.6 685   561 79.5 992   512 74.5 1,428   512 76.8 1,302   510 77.8 1,218   524 80.8 987  
Kean University 627 98 761   528 81.4 2,029   572 63.2 1,497  
Kenyon College 784 86.3 433   687 92.8 428   664 94 338   611 88.8 558  
King's College, Wilkes Barre 651 99.1 212   639 98.3 201i
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania 843 92.7 263  
Lake Forest College 732 80.6 573   663 89.6 533   648 91.7 478   631 91.7 453   599 89.8 549   618 94.1 451   605 93.1 395  
Lake Superior State University 690 76 752  
Lawrence University 854 93.9 241   615 83.1 784   647 91.6 483   641 93.1 405   629 94.2 375   600 91.4 517   593 91.3 464i
LeMoyne-Owen College 876 96.3 209   629 85 708   657 93 396   657 100 150i
LeTourneau University 679 74.8 796   618 83.5 773   645 91.3 491   632 91.8 449   621 93 410  
Lincoln University of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 613 95.8 965   564 86.9 1,622   597 65.9 1,336   538 72.8 1,425   600 85 683   559 81.3 948   613 91.8 450   582 88.7 606   578 89 526  
Linfield College 901 99 170  
Long Island University 619 96.7 915   632 97.3 890i 664 73.2 877i 608 82.2 832i 429 61 2,955i 428 62.4 2,875   419 63 2,853i 411 62.9 2,914   465 71.8 1,684  
Louisiana State University, Shreveport 615 96.1 937   602 92.7 1,168   539 59.6 1,816   545 73.8 1,359   570 80.8 870   565 82.2 870   528 79.2 1,165   543 82.8 872   602 92.7 439  
Loyola University Maryland 684 75.4 787   646 87.3 648   636 90 520   544 79.1 1,122   410 61.7 3,069   480 73.3 1,551i 446 68.9 2,047  
Loyola University New Orleans 686 75.6 779   656 88.6 595   587 83.2 746   560 81.4 947   593 88.9 568   612 93.2 477   562 86.6 631  
Luther College 788 86.7 425   706 95.3 342   664 94 338   633 91.9 447  
Lycoming College 884 97.2 195  
Lyon College 895 98.4 179  
MGH Institute of Health Professions 725 79.9 607  
Maharishi University of Management 647 96.9 280   604 92 499   588 90.5 492  
Maine Maritime Academy 807 88.8 341i
Manhattan College 719 79.2 638   673 90.9 498   661 93.5 361   645 93.7 378   614 92 441i 518 79 1,121   506 78 1,177  
Marine Corps University 764 84.1 468  
Marist College 821 90.3 306   639 86.4 671   541 76.7 1,185   542 78.8 1,146   597 90.9 545i 581 89.5 520i
Maryland Institute College of Art 767 84.4 465  
Marywood University 851 93.6 243  
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 726 98 232   667 94.4 337   614 89.2 538   588 88.1 585   569 86.7 691   570 87.8 574i
Mayville State University 775 85.3 454   717 96.8 275   689 97.5 224   675 98 224   657 98.4 224   649 98.8 243   640 98.5 185  
Mercy College 640 100 262   825 90.7 293   679 91.7 464   651 92.1 448   652 94.7 342   624 93.5 401   580 88.4 618   614 94.5 339i
Mesa State College 677 74.6 802   504 68.3 1,799   544 77.1 1,145   553 80.4 1,012  
Messiah College 799 87.9 365  
Midwestern State University 704 95 348   702 99.3 183  
Miles College 684 99.3 194i 661 99 197  
Millersville University of Pennsylvania 713 78.5 665   665 89.8 523   626 88.6 552   550 82.5 884   566 86.3 706i 552 85.1 671i
Millsaps College 794 87.4 400   625 84.5 722   605 85.7 655i 604 87.8 612   587 88 588   614 93.5 471   648 99.7 150i
Minnesota State University, Moorhead 647 71.4 982  
Minot State University 730 80.4 590   613 82.9 795   613 86.8 614  
Mississippi College 906 99.6 158  
Mississippi Valley State University 672 74.1 830   583 78.9 1,029   553 78.4 1,063   558 81.1 951   553 82.9 844   553 84.3 794   565 87 606  
Montana State University, Billings 717 79 656   655 88.5 598   596 84.4 695   516 75.1 1,402   530 79.5 1,136   511 78 1,214   550 84.7 694i
Montana State University, Havre 816 89.8 319  
Morris Brown College 618 95.1 320i
Mount St. Mary's College 720 79.3 626   647 87.4 647   628 88.9 548   660 95.8 307   604 90.5 515   589 89.7 581   573 88.3 570  
Institution Total R&D expenditures($000)
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
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
Mountain State University 680 98.7 204i
Muhlenberg College 714 78.7 661   675 91.2 488   627 88.8 550   619 89.9 512   601 90.1 526   623 94.9 437   633 97.4 230  
National College of Natural Medicine 680 75 791  
National Flight Test Institute 897 98.6 177  
National University of Health Sciences 755 83.1 485   590 79.8 950   598 84.7 693   579 84.2 795   559 83.8 797   586 89.3 597   645 99.2 165  
Nebraska Wesleyan University 847 93.1 251  
New England School of Acupuncture 841 92.5 266  
New Jersey City University 734 99.1 188   673 95.2 307   361 55.9 4,933  
New York Chiropractic College 792 87.1 404  
North Central College 878 96.5 208  
North Georgia College & State University 732 98.8 197   703 99.4 181  
Northeastern State University 718 79.1 644   630 85.2 707   581 82.3 791   602 87.5 627   570 85.5 729   457 69.8 1,861   451 69.6 1,929  
Northern Michigan University 670 73.9 841   595 80.5 910   569 80.6 871   556 80.9 984   605 90.6 500   613 93.4 472i 599 92.2 448i
Northwest Missouri State University 876 96.3 209  
Northwest Nazarene University 758 83.4 481  
Northwestern Health Sciences University 622 97.2 880   546 84.1 1,851   549 60.7 1,747   509 69 1,779   488 69.3 1,762   523 76.1 1,361   514 77.1 1,289   550 83.9 820  
Oglala Lakota College 824 90.6 296   680 98.7 204   467 70.2 1,903  
Ohio Northern University 770 84.8 458   715 96.5 308   705 99.7 169  
Ohio Wesleyan University 699 77 719   710 95.9 335   677 95.8 290   672 97.6 239   628 94.1 376   630 95.9 396   594 91.5 459  
Olivet University 785 86.4 427  
Oregon Institute of Technology 845 92.9 258   376 55 4,617   375 56.5 4,508   376 57.6 4,390   397 61.4 3,421  
Ouachita Baptist University 863 94.9 224  
Pacific Lutheran University 763 84 471   689 93 425   554 78.5 1,060   629 91.4 474   594 89 567   604 92 499i 596 91.8 456i
Paine College 777 85.5 448  
Palmer College of Chiropractic, Florida Campus 884 97.2 195  
Palo Alto University 732 80.6 573  
Pennsylvania State University, The 9 2.1 765,037   11 2.4 717,244   12 2.6 665,131   12 2.7 656,634   11 2.5 637,911  
Pennsylvania State University, The, Altoona 687 75.7 773   639 86.4 671  
Pennsylvania State University, The, Beaver 665 73.3 875   607 82.1 848  
Pennsylvania State University, The, Berks 910 100 151   740 99.9 155  
Pennsylvania State University, The, Dunmore 741 100 152  
Pennsylvania State University, The, Malvern, Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies 835 91.8 275   717 96.8 275  
Philadelphia University 644 99.1 572   565 62.4 1,561   567 76.7 1,200   594 84.2 700   600 87.2 645   552 82.8 848   546 83.2 858   634 97.6 227i
Philander Smith College 747 82.2 519  
Pitzer College 840 92.4 268   705 95.2 347   685 96.9 252   676 98.1 223   649 97.2 271   643 97.9 276   637 98 213  
Point Loma Nazarene University 677 98.3 222   634 95 358   631 96.1 376   627 96.5 261  
Polytechnic Institute of New York University 245 38.8 24,851   263 41 21,413   303 33.9 13,222   314 42.9 10,601   313 44.8 9,547   277 40.7 13,673   232 35.3 23,766   227 35.1 24,329   222 34.7 24,845  
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico 801 88.1 360   671 97.4 241   531 79.7 1,127  
Prescott College 898 98.7 176   647 99.5 158i
Providence College 612 95.7 983   689 75.9 758   593 80.2 917   575 81.5 852   577 83.9 797   561 84.1 795   560 85.4 733   538 82.9 782  
Purdue University 32 5.3 524,117   32 5.5 495,099   32 5.6 472,665   34 6 420,426   33 5.9 407,838  
Quinnipiac University 608 95 1,022i 615 94.7 1,000i
Radford University 685 75.5 784   636 86 680   635 89.9 521   647 94 362   574 87.5 663  
Ramapo College of New Jersey 779 85.7 445  
Regent University 907 99.7 157  
Regis University 636 99.4 435   610 67.3 1,245   560 75.8 1,241i 648 99.7 150i
Rhode Island School of Design 737 81.2 551  
Rhodes College 683 75.3 788   612 82.7 804   597 84.6 694   615 89.4 537   602 90.2 517   611 93.1 478   613 94.4 345  
Roanoke College 776 85.4 451   602 81.4 867i 532 75.5 1,282   533 77.6 1,201   524 78.6 1,189   489 74.6 1,454   508 78.3 1,169  
Rollins College 797 87.7 377  
Institution Total R&D expenditures($000)
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
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
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 630 98.5 642   609 93.7 1,081   604 66.7 1,268   533 72.2 1,482   410 58.4 3,405   396 57.8 3,824   370 55.8 4,891   332 51 6,826   328 50.9 6,656  
Russell Sage College 869 95.5 218  
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 52 8.2 364,279   56 8.9 335,544   55 9 323,642   52 8.7 321,029   44 7.6 323,603  
Saginaw Valley State University 614 96 939   608 93.6 1,094   607 67 1,249   600 81.1 873   577 81.8 823   603 87.6 623   548 82.2 904   566 86.3 706   569 87.6 577  
Saint Joseph's College of Maine 817 89.9 318i 713 96.3 317   680 96.2 276  
Salve Regina University 815 89.7 322  
Sarah Lawrence College 739 99.7 158   692 97.9 211   663 96.3 293   595 89.2 566   590 89.9 568  
Scripps College 614 94.5 1,016i 641 70.7 1,018  
Shepherd University 822 90.4 303  
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 646 99.4 548   636 70.2 1,049  
Simmons College 722 79.5 621   684 92.4 440   595 84.3 696   594 86.3 686   546 81.9 958   505 77.1 1,270   502 77.4 1,230  
Sitting Bull College 728 80.2 593  
Skidaway Institute of Oceanography 443 69.5 3,174   458 70.7 3,111i
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania 831 91.4 282  
Sojourner-Douglass College 536 83.9 1,784   704 77.6 709  
Southeast Missouri State University 888 97.6 187   654 99.5 169   632 97.3 232  
Southeastern Oklahoma State University 769 84.6 462   733 98.9 192   706 99.9 159   657 95.4 316   633 94.8 360   609 92.8 487   590 90.8 485  
Southern Arkansas University 844 92.8 259  
Southern College of Optometry 796 87.6 392  
Southern Polytechnic State University 637 99.5 415   658 72.6 924   685 92.5 435   616 87.2 599   608 88.3 572   641 96 321  
Southern University and A&M College, New Orleans 707 77.9 706   694 93.7 402   639 90.5 505   683 99.1 197   666 99.7 154   587 89.4 592   568 87.5 592  
Southern Utah University 854 93.9 241  
Southwestern Oklahoma State University 738 81.3 538   687 92.8 428   684 96.8 254   650 97.3 266  
Southwestern University 760 83.7 477  
St. Bonaventure University 618 95.1 986   526 58.2 1,936   514 69.6 1,727   516 73.2 1,501  
St. Catherine University 757 83.3 484  
St. Mary's College of Maryland 785 86.4 427   706 95.3 342   664 94 338   667 96.8 275   618 92.6 419   627 95.5 417   594 91.5 459  
St. Mary's University, San Antonio 735 80.9 564   674 91 495   671 95 319   583 84.7 785   584 87.5 623   653 99.4 183   603 92.8 405  
State University of New York College at Cortland 625 97.7 819   650 71.7 968   664 89.7 527   662 93.7 342   649 94.2 355   608 91.1 480   534 81.4 937   522 80.5 991  
State University of New York College at Fredonia 805 88.6 343   668 90.2 513   679 96.1 278   649 94.2 355   642 96.1 320   636 96.8 307   631 97.1 234  
State University of New York College at Old Westbury 600 92.4 1,237i 605 66.8 1,267i 565 76.5 1,206i 548 77.7 1,108   487 70.9 1,768   483 72.5 1,700   460 70.3 1,838   471 72.7 1,612  
State University of New York College at Oneonta 846 93 254   709 95.7 336   663 93.8 341   679 98.6 205  
State University of New York College at Oswego 628 98.1 725   648 71.5 977   616 83.3 783   558 79.1 1,020   550 80 1,026   536 80.4 1,093   525 80.1 1,034   520 80.2 1,010  
State University of New York College at Potsdam 778 85.6 447   669 90.4 511   669 94.7 325  
State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill 621 97.1 908   655 72.2 938   541 73.2 1,414  
State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Morrisville 861 94.7 233   725 97.9 233  
State University of New York Fashion Institute of Technology 865 95.1 223  
State University of New York at New Paltz 894 98.3 180   722 97.5 251   693 98 209   685 99.4 193  
Stetson University 619 95.3 982   580 64.1 1,451  
Susquehanna University 723 79.6 613  
Sweet Briar College 808 88.9 339   610 91.4 477  
Taylor University 810 89.1 334  
Texas A&M Health Science Center 159 25.1 82,833   163 18.6 74,957   157 21.9 81,615   150 21.9 83,631   149 22.3 79,688   147 22.7 77,957   146 22.9 76,109   147 23.3 73,162  
Texas A&M University, Galveston 382 59.1 5,834  
Touro College 633 97.4 889   609 67.2 1,247  
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago 693 76.4 746  
Troy University 698 98.7 187   652 97.6 246   648 98.6 246  
Truman State University 703 77.5 710   598 80.9 882   593 84 701   585 85 760   585 87.7 593   529 80.7 1,031   579 89.2 524  
Union Graduate College 887 97.5 191  
United States Coast Guard Academy 751 82.7 490   636 86 680   641 90.7 497   576 83.7 803   542 81.3 1,027   594 90.5 553   555 85.5 660  
Institution Total R&D expenditures($000)
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
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
Unity College 863 94.9 224  
University of Bridgeport 828 91.1 284  
University of California Hastings College of Law 896 98.5 178i
University of Central Missouri 880 96.7 205  
University of Dallas 901 99 170  
University of Hawaii at West Oahu 624 68.9 1,152i
University of Mary Washington 630 96.9 907   590 65.1 1,374  
University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute 191 27.6 45,921i 191 28.3 43,213   162 24.9 61,757   165 25.8 59,297   165 26 56,135  
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey 95 15.6 214,299   97 15.6 206,504   87 10.4 234,354   86 12.4 230,235   86 12.9 223,796   81 12.5 230,347   75 12 236,834   70 11.4 245,771   69 11.4 239,778  
University of Michigan 2 1.1 1,070,519   3 1.3 915,818   4 1.4 848,454   4 1.5 837,529   3 1.3 843,704  
University of Michigan, Flint 688 75.8 767   632 85.4 693  
University of Minnesota 10 2.3 762,447   12 2.6 700,841   14 2.9 639,446   15 3.1 609,918   16 3.3 561,695  
University of Minnesota, Crookston 909 99.9 153  
University of Minnesota, Rochester 729 80.3 591   723 97.6 248  
University of Montana Western, The 820 90.2 309   716 96.7 301  
University of North Alabama 903 99.2 163i
University of North Carolina at Pembroke, The 646 71.2 998   692 93.4 408   698 98.7 187   672 97.6 239   640 95.8 329   645 98.2 258  
University of Pittsburgh, Bradford 857 94.2 239  
University of Portland 637 98 755   606 66.9 1,257   566 76.6 1,205   515 73.1 1,507   526 76.5 1,307   500 75.1 1,396   501 76.5 1,299   531 81.8 860  
University of Puerto Rico at Ponce 905 99.5 160  
University of Puget Sound 740 81.5 530   681 92 461   669 94.7 325   637 92.5 434   586 87.8 590   601 91.5 513   601 92.5 441  
University of Scranton 867 95.3 221   724 97.7 240   646 91.4 490   640 92.9 415   580 86.9 640   528 80.5 1,032   486 75 1,426  
University of Sioux Falls, The 860 94.6 238  
University of South Carolina 97 14.5 193,534   103 15.7 178,219   100 15.7 163,448   102 16.2 157,624   112 17.9 130,199  
University of South Carolina, Beaufort 663 73.1 882   680 91.8 462  
University of South Carolina, Spartanburg 781 86 439   719 97.1 261  
University of South Florida Polytechnic 675 74.4 824   649 87.7 642  
University of Southern Indiana 833 91.6 279  
University of Tennessee, The 71 10.8 286,755   75 11.6 248,289   72 11.5 242,798   72 11.7 241,779   66 10.9 246,000  
University of Tennessee, The, Martin 643 98.9 580   611 67.4 1,232   569 77 1,164   551 78.1 1,092   547 79.6 1,085   529 79.4 1,164   522 79.6 1,098   444 68.6 2,077  
University of Toledo, The, Health Science Campus 235 36.3 21,567   238 37.2 21,034  
University of Virginia College at Wise 809 89 336   677 91.4 481  
University of Washington 8 2 805,789   7 1.9 796,416   7 1.9 786,415   5 1.6 808,849   8 2.1 707,519  
University of Wisconsin-Parkside 771 84.9 457   661 89.3 541   640 90.6 501   622 90.4 500   612 91.7 451   585 89.1 601   543 83.7 749  
University of Wisconsin-River Falls 768 84.5 463i 683 92.2 441   642 90.9 496   651 94.5 345   645 96.6 297   622 94.7 438   611 94.1 353  
University of Wisconsin-Stout 762 83.9 474i 697 94.1 388   654 92.6 418   628 91.2 476   606 90.8 487   619 94.3 447   567 87.3 594  
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 680 75 791i 626 84.6 718   586 83 753   598 86.9 654   598 89.6 552   578 88.1 631   561 86.4 636  
University of the Incarnate Word 711 78.3 667  
Ursinus College 727 80.1 594   662 89.4 540   624 88.4 565   578 84 796   581 87.1 626   558 85.1 757  
Utica College 907 99.7 157  
Valdosta State University 749 82.5 512  
Valley City State University 891 97.9 185i
Vanguard University 795 87.5 394   699 94.4 383i 672 95.1 311i 648 94.1 359  
Virginia Military Institute 798 87.8 374   606 81.9 849   528 74.9 1,340   536 78 1,173   574 86 701   540 82.3 892   545 84 738  
Voorhees College 624 96 273i
Washburn University 838 92.2 269  
Washington & Jefferson College 629 98.3 683   657 72.4 932   550 74.4 1,327   489 69.4 1,741   506 73.7 1,517  
Washington and Lee University 638 99.7 346   774 85.2 455   591 79.9 939   573 81.2 857   661 96 305   639 95.7 330   619 94.3 447   576 88.7 565  
Weber State University 617 95 990   600 66.2 1,314   588 79.5 983   584 82.8 777  
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine 742 81.7 528   657 88.8 594   638 90.3 510   617 89.6 520   635 95.1 349   644 98 266   626 96.3 270  
Institution Total R&D expenditures($000)
2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
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
West Virginia Wesleyan College 848 93.2 250  
Western Connecticut State University 687 97.2 230   646 93.8 376   591 88.6 577  
Western New England College 648 99.7 483   631 69.6 1,111  
Western Oregon University 635 99.2 473   512 78.9 2,195   517 57.2 1,986   479 64.9 2,255   630 89.2 541  
Wheaton College, Norton 857 94.2 239  
Whitman College 634 97.6 849   626 69.1 1,142   540 73.1 1,415   643 91 494   538 78.3 1,170   643 96.3 311   626 95.3 421   566 87.2 595  
Whittier College 641 98.6 176i
Widener University 812 89.3 332   697 98.6 189i 668 97 266  
Wilberforce University 715 78.8 659i 619 83.7 760   615 87.1 600   564 82 879   499 74.9 1,405   523 79.8 1,073i 544 83.8 742i
Wilkes University 736 81 563   690 93.2 420   696 98.5 202   670 97.3 254   644 96.4 300   650 98.9 231  
William Paterson University 579 64 1,452   581 78.6 1,051   559 79.2 1,017   581 84.5 789   627 93.9 385i
Winona State University 787 86.6 426   700 94.5 375   585 82.9 772   503 73.2 1,520   477 71.7 1,773  
Winston-Salem State University 624 97.5 841   532 82 1,977   621 68.5 1,179   638 92.7 417i 555 83.2 831i 507 77.4 1,245i 468 72.2 1,659i
Wittenberg University 851 93.6 243  

e=estimated.i=imputed.

[1] Johns Hopkins University includes Applied Physics Laboratory, with $1,160,966 thousand in total R&D expenditures in FY 2011.
NOTES:
  • The population of reporting institutions and levels of reporting differ across surveys and across years. For more information see Data sources.
  • Tied institutions are ranked alike and listed alphabetically. NCSES source data may rank tied institutions alphabetically.

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D; Survey

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