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, 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  
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
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  
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
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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Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures
University of 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, The 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  
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
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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Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures Rank Percentile R&D expenditures
Louisiana 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