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Colleges With the Highest Spending on Research and Development in All Fields, 2017

Almanac 2019
August 18, 2019

Four of the 12 universities that spent more than $1 billion on research and development in the 2017 fiscal year were in California. All of the top 25 institutions for R&D spending increased their level of spending from the 2016 to 2017 fiscal years. Of those 25, New York University saw the greatest one-year percentage increase, at 13.3 percent.

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Four of the 12 universities that spent more than $1 billion on research and development in the 2017 fiscal year were in California. All of the top 25 institutions for R&D spending increased their level of spending from the 2016 to 2017 fiscal years. Of those 25, New York University saw the greatest one-year percentage increase, at 13.3 percent.

Rank for FY 2017 spendingInstitutionFY 2017 spending (in thousands)One-year change
1. Johns Hopkins U.* $2,562,307 5.4%
2. U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor $1,530,139 6.5%
3. U. of California at San Francisco $1,409,398 8.9%
4. U. of Pennsylvania $1,374,293 6.0%
5. U. of Washington $1,348,220 5.5%
6. U. of Wisconsin at Madison $1,193,413 3.1%
7. U. of California at San Diego $1,133,454 4.3%
8. Duke U. $1,126,924 6.7%
9. Harvard U. $1,123,160 4.3%
10. Stanford U. $1,109,708 4.1%
11. U. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $1,102,063 5.4%
12. U. of California at Los Angeles $1,076,917 3.8%
13. Cornell U. $984,478 1.1%
14. Massachusetts Institute of Technology $952,017 0.6%
15. Yale U. $951,084 7.9%
16. U. of Pittsburgh main campus $939,706 5.6%
17. U. of Minnesota-Twin Cities $921,681 1.3%
18. New York U. $917,744 13.3%
19. Texas A&M U. at College Station and Health Science Center $905,474 1.4%
20. Columbia U. $893,062 6.7%
21. U. of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center $888,029 4.2%
22. Ohio State U. $864,327 5.6%
23. Pennsylvania State U. at University Park and Hershey Medical Center $854,815 3.5%
24. Georgia Institute of Technology $804,301 1.7%
25. U. of Florida $801,418 1.3%
26. U. of California at Berkeley $770,822 -0.4%
27. U. of Southern California $764,322 8.7%
28. Washington U. in St. Louis $754,462 1.8%
29. Northwestern U. $751,809 5.4%
30. U. of California at Davis $738,347 -0.5%
31. Vanderbilt U. and Vanderbilt U. Medical Center $712,036 11.1%
32. Michigan State U. $694,917 13.3%
33. Rutgers U. at New Brunswick $681,719 8.2%
34. Emory U. $664,888 8.2%
35. U. of Texas at Austin $652,187 4.9%
36. U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign $642,084 2.7%
37. Purdue U. at West Lafayette $622,814 2.7%
38. U. of Arizona $622,200 2.9%
39. Baylor College of Medicine $604,952 5.7%
40. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai $575,448 6.5%
41. U. of Alabama at Birmingham $561,851 4.5%
42. U. of South Florida $557,889 10.3%
43. U. of Maryland at College Park $548,885 1.8%
44. Arizona State U. $545,016 5.2%
45. Indiana U. at Bloomington $540,421 6.2%
46. Virginia Tech $522,425 0.1%
47. North Carolina State U. $500,445 2.1%
48. U. of Colorado at Boulder $499,389 10.2%
49. U. of Iowa $494,280 4.4%
50. U. of Colorado at Denver and Anschutz Medical Campus $480,598 8.3%
51. U. of Virginia $469,682 18.2%
52. U. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center $461,797 4.3%
53. U. of Georgia $455,432 11.0%
54. U. of Cincinnati $455,250 5.7%
55. U. of Chicago $433,328 2.9%
56. U. of Maryland at Baltimore $426,895 8.4%
57. Boston U. $421,360 6.4%
58. Case Western Reserve U. $408,609 0.7%
59. U. at Buffalo $401,591 3.1%
60. California Institute of Technology $400,312 7.9%
61. U. of Utah $380,295 8.6%
62. U. of Kentucky $378,374 8.2%
63. U. of Illinois at Chicago $372,619 10.5%
64. U. of Miami $367,877 2.6%
65. U. of California at Irvine $361,414 4.7%
66. Washington State U. $356,901 6.8%
67. Scripps Research Institute $354,582 -2.8%
68. U. of Rochester $353,003 2.0%
69. Oregon Health & Science U. $348,449 5.1%
70. Colorado State U. at Fort Collins $338,404 2.0%
71. Carnegie Mellon U. $328,100 2.8%
72. Princeton U. $326,207 6.0%
73. Iowa State U. $323,584 -1.5%
74. Rockefeller U. $319,037 -4.8%
75. State U. of New York Polytechnic Institute $308,861 -2.5%
76. Dartmouth College $308,445 32.0%
77. U. of Nebraska at Lincoln $302,204 2.5%
78. U. of Kansas $300,319 0.8%
79. Uniformed Services U. of the Health Sciences $298,370 16.5%
80. U. of Hawaii-Manoa $292,021 -4.1%
81. Albert Einstein College of Medicine $289,685 0.0%
82. Florida State U. $282,901 5.4%
83. U. of Massachusetts Medical School $279,884 10.6%
84. U. of Oklahoma at Norman and Health Sciences Center $272,239 4.7%
85. Temple U. $268,385 8.9%
86. U. of Connecticut $267,647 0.8%
87. Oregon State U. $267,068 5.0%
88. Louisiana State U. at Baton Rouge $266,177 -8.8%
89. Medical U. of South Carolina $262,267 0.8%
90. U. of Missouri at Columbia $253,952 2.3%
91. U. of New Mexico $246,597 2.9%
92. U. of Texas Health Science Center at Houston $246,060 3.8%
93. George Washington U. $245,519 5.9%
94. Mississippi State U. $240,972 0.6%
95. Stony Brook U. $238,612 3.5%
96. U. of California at Santa Barbara $238,246 3.5%
97. Virginia Commonwealth U. $235,464 4.2%
98. U. of Central Florida $233,702 -3.6%
99. Wayne State U. $227,728 2.8%
100. Tufts U. $223,409 18.2%
101. U. of Notre Dame $212,823 5.2%
102. Georgetown U. $212,319 15.5%
103. Brown U. $212,290 -38.8%
104. U. of Massachusetts at Amherst $210,416 -1.9%
105. Medical College of Wisconsin $209,618 4.8%
106. U. of South Carolina at Columbia $208,670 -0.3%
107. U. of Tennessee at Knoxville $203,800 11.2%
108. Georgia State U. $200,171 24.1%
109. Kansas State U. $196,478 1.7%
110. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution $194,088 -8.6%
111. Clemson U. $193,268 5.1%
112. U. of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio $192,557 -1.2%
113. Texas Tech U. $191,482 11.0%
114. Auburn U. $190,340 24.9%
115. Oklahoma State U. at Stillwater $189,024 4.1%
116. Utah State U. $187,314 3.7%
117. West Virginia U. $185,606 7.6%
118. U. of Texas Medical Branch $185,106 3.1%
119. U. of Delaware $183,428 4.0%
120. Wake Forest U. $182,227 7.2%
121. Tulane U. $180,993 9.4%
122. U. of Louisville $177,588 2.7%
123. Florida International U. $177,292 3.8%
124. U. of Nebraska Medical Center $171,491 13.8%
125. U. of Houston $169,431 4.6%
126. Rice U. $167,277 8.2%
127. U. of California at Riverside $163,632 7.5%
128. U. of Arkansas at Fayetteville $157,791 8.8%
129. U. at Albany $156,386 30.1%
130. North Dakota State U. $153,119 -2.0%
131. U. of Alaska at Fairbanks $152,694 5.8%
132. Syracuse U. $145,705 72.1%
133. U. of New Hampshire $145,375 0.2%
134. Thomas Jefferson U. $142,569 16.5%
135. Northeastern U. $142,349 10.3%
136. New Jersey Institute of Technology $142,164 8.7%
137. Drexel U. $138,577 8.3%
138. U. of Dayton $135,214 16.0%
139. U. of Mississippi $134,542 10.6%
140. Montana State U. at Bozeman $129,622 15.7%
141. U. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences $128,508 2.5%
142. U. of Wyoming $125,032 11.6%
143. U. of California at Santa Cruz $124,344 -17.8%
144. U. of Vermont $118,298 2.0%
145. U. of Texas at Dallas $113,205 6.6%
146. George Mason U. $112,404 3.2%
147. U. of Idaho $109,537 6.9%
148. New Mexico State U. at Las Cruces $106,020 -7.5%
149. U. of Nevada at Reno $105,869 10.9%
150. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute $104,797 3.6%
151. U. of North Dakota $102,823 46.3%
152. U. of Rhode Island $101,871 4.1%
153. U. of Louisiana at Lafayette $100,956 26.0%
154. Augusta U. $99,661 39.7%
155. U. of Maine at Orono $99,502 25.6%
156. Binghamton U. $98,089 15.1%
157. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory $97,288 9.4%
158. U. of Texas at Arlington $97,197 11.2%
159. U. of Oregon $95,974 -4.7%
160. U. of Texas at El Paso $94,565 3.5%
161. U. of Alabama at Huntsville $94,376 -2.6%
162. San Diego State U. $89,187 -1.7%
163. U. of Montana at Missoula $85,044 21.4%
164. Cleveland State U. $83,762 7.8%
165. Wichita State U. $78,514 19.1%
166. Rush U. $74,062 1.0%
167. U. of Tennessee Health Science Center $73,393 2.6%
168. Michigan Technological U. $71,629 -1.3%
169. U. of Maryland-Baltimore County $70,406 0.3%
170. U. of Tennessee at Knoxville Institute of Agriculture $70,192 1.5%
171. U. of Texas at San Antonio $70,163 17.3%
172. U. of Massachusetts at Boston $70,019 9.0%
173. U. of Massachusetts at Lowell $69,677 1.7%
174. Brandeis U. $68,437 -6.8%
175. Old Dominion U. $67,990 -2.9%
176. U. of Nevada at Las Vegas $66,285 5.5%
177. College of William & Mary and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science $64,127 1.7%
178. South Dakota State U. $63,412 4.5%
179. U. of Alabama at Tuscaloosa $63,282 1.2%
180. U. of Southern Mississippi $61,659 3.9%
181. Ohio U. $61,092 3.3%
182. Texas State U. $60,741 11.9%
183. Naval Postgraduate School $60,386 -7.8%
184. Colorado School of Mines $59,477 -2.4%
185. Wright State U. $59,379 7.0%
186. U. of Maryland Center for Environmental Science $58,409 6.2%
187. Boston College $58,088 6.6%
188. Indiana U.-Purdue U. at Indianapolis $58,056 0.4%
189. Saint Louis U. $56,402 33.8%
190. American U. $56,034 -1.8%
191. City College of City U. of New York $54,627 -12.6%
192. U. of Wisconsin at Milwaukee $54,181 -9.4%
193. Rochester Institute of Technology $51,263 12.6%
194. U. of Toledo $50,030 0.0%
195. U. of Memphis $49,695 2.8%
196. Portland State U. $48,964 -13.4%
197. U. of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth $48,476 -4.1%
198. Southern Illinois U. at Carbondale $48,416 -8.9%
199. U.S. Air Force Academy $48,287 -12.8%
200. U. of California system office $46,399 18.8%
201. Northern Arizona U. $46,253 16.9%
202. Florida Atlantic U. $46,025 72.1%
203. Howard U. $45,768 11.5%
204. Van Andel Institute $44,578 11.3%
205. U. of North Texas $43,789 18.0%
206. Brigham Young U. $43,406 2.6%
207. U. of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences Campus $42,423 -8.2%
208. Kent State U. at Kent $42,003 21.2%
209. U. of South Alabama $41,431 -11.2%
210. U. of Akron $41,326 -29.7%
211. Louisiana State U. Health Sciences Center-New Orleans $40,785 -5.3%
212. Texas Tech U. Health Sciences Center $39,767 -1.2%
213. Loyola U. Chicago $39,738 -6.9%
214. San Jose State U. $39,192 -5.9%
215. Missouri U. of Science and Technology $38,243 7.0%
216. Florida A&M U. $37,578 -17.2%
217. North Carolina A&T State U. $37,379 10.7%
218. Lehigh U. $36,969 12.2%
219. Morehouse School of Medicine $36,925 -4.8%
220. Air Force Institute of Technology $35,733 19.1%
221. State U. of New York Upstate Medical U. $35,551 11.5%
222. Stevens Institute of Technology $35,144 -1.7%
223. U. of California at Merced $35,093 19.5%
224. U. of West Florida $35,054 -14.1%
225. Boise State U. $34,992 9.1%
226. Worcester Polytechnic Institute $33,368 -11.8%
227. Illinois Institute of Technology $32,659 9.5%
228. State U. of New York Downstate Medical Center $31,873 -5.5%
229. Alabama A&M U.† $31,685 4.6%
230. City U. of New York Hunter College $31,273 -15.7%
231. Marquette U. $30,034 5.7%
232. San Francisco State U. $29,940 5.9%
233. Southern Methodist U. $29,879 -6.1%
234. U. of Texas-Rio Grande Valley $29,500 -4.9%
235. Mercer U. $29,447 -7.2%
236. Desert Research Institute $29,440 0.1%
237. Baylor U. $29,400 9.8%
238. State U. of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry $29,036 18.5%
239. Eastern Virginia Medical School $28,671 -11.9%
240. U. of South Dakota $28,358 9.6%
241. Texas A&M U. at Corpus Christi $27,993 12.9%
242. U. of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez $26,130 2.5%
243. East Carolina U. $26,117 3.3%
244. U. of Massachusetts at Dartmouth $26,102 -2.7%
245. U. of North Carolina at Charlotte $26,097 -6.2%
246. Rutgers U. at Newark $25,898 20.5%
247. U. of Missouri at Kansas City $25,123 -4.4%
248. U. of Minnesota at Duluth $24,956 -9.3%
249. Creighton U. $24,315 3.4%
250. Catholic U. of America $24,282 -3.4%
251. Teachers College, Columbia U. $24,194 0.3%
252. U. of North Carolina at Greensboro $23,231 -3.1%
253. Jackson State U. $22,790 -4.4%
254. Louisiana Tech U. $22,741 -1.6%
255. Texas A&M U. at Kingsville $22,633 6.2%
256. Louisiana State U. Health Sciences Center at Shreveport $22,560 -3.4%
257. Nova Southeastern U. $22,508 15.1%
258. Western Michigan U. and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine $22,372 18.2%
259. U. of Denver $22,289 4.5%
260. Loma Linda U. $21,846 -4.9%
261. U. of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus $21,204 -9.7%
262. California State U. at Sacramento $21,106 2.1%
263. U. of Tulsa $20,879 -6.6%
264. U. of Alaska at Anchorage $20,861 4.9%
265. Fordham U. $20,807 -18.0%
266. Delaware State U. $20,793 -2.5%
267. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology $20,491 4.6%
268. Albany Medical College $20,443 1.4%
269. Illinois State U. $20,080 -1.6%
270. Northeast Ohio Medical U. $19,216 2.1%
271. Northern Illinois U. $19,150 -9.8%
272. Villanova U. $19,037 27.7%
273. California State U. at Long Beach $18,805 14.7%
274. Idaho State U. $18,564 -9.2%
275. Marshall U. $18,348 -11.3%
276. Florida Institute of Technology $18,180 -3.6%
277. Tennessee State U. $18,108 -7.2%
278. California Polytechnic State U. at San Luis Obispo $17,979 -0.6%
278. California State U. at Northridge $17,979 10.1%
280. Southern Illinois U. at Edwardsville $17,393 -7.4%
281. Miami U. (Ohio) $17,239 7.4%
282. Duquesne U. $17,197 0.6%
283. Rosalind Franklin U. of Medicine and Science $17,006 1.5%
284. Meharry Medical College $16,782 13.6%
285. Tuskegee U. $16,535 0.0%
286. Hampton U. $16,482 15.9%
287. Texas Tech U. Health Sciences Center at El Paso $16,479 -5.2%
288. U. of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler $16,292 38.1%
289. Alcorn State U. $16,129 96.6%
290. Georgia Southern U. $16,084 -7.5%
291. U. of North Carolina at Wilmington $16,015 1.9%
292. Humboldt State U. $15,969 -1.1%
293. U. of New Orleans $15,939 1.4%
294. City U. of New York Queens College $15,936 -16.9%
295. Charles R. Drew U. of Medicine and Science $15,652 17.2%
296. New York Medical College $15,637 -9.7%
297. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology $15,541 0.9%
298. Clarkson U. $15,148 16.7%
299. Morgan State U. $14,978 -4.8%
300. Central Michigan U. $14,652 3.4%
301. Oakland U. $14,561 -9.0%
302. Bowling Green State U., Main Campus $14,333 -0.9%
303. South Carolina State U. $14,300 9.4%
304. North Carolina Central U. $14,119 13.3%
305. Prairie View A&M U. $13,982 10.8%
306. U.S. Military Academy $13,617 0.9%
307. U.S. Naval Academy $13,541 19.1%
308. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical U. at Daytona Beach (Fla.) $13,335 -20.4%
309. Montana Tech of the U. of Montana $13,059 10.2%
310. Western Washington U. $13,014 21.1%
311. California State U. at San Bernardino $12,924 20.0%
312. Rowan U. $12,856 25.9%
313. New School $12,740 -26.9%
314. Xavier U. of Louisiana $12,424 2.8%
315. U. of the Virgin Islands $12,298 -42.0%
316. Tennessee Technological U. $12,079 4.8%
317. U. of Nebraska at Omaha $12,061 15.3%
318. U. of Missouri at St. Louis $12,042 -10.5%
319. City U. of New York John Jay College of Criminal Justice $11,934 23.2%
320. Langston U.† $11,543 3.3%
321. Bryn Mawr College $11,146 2.6%
322. Claremont Graduate U.† $11,046 3.3%
323. Tarleton State U. $10,893 15.8%
324. Western Kentucky U. $10,814 21.2%
325. Virginia State U. $10,725 31.6%
326. Chapman U. $10,626 62.1%
327. Wellesley College $10,326 -11.5%
328. U. of Washington at Bothell $10,219 21.6%
329. St. Edward’s U. $10,149 8.8%
330. Kennesaw State U. $9,510 14.9%
331. East Tennessee State U. $9,493 18.9%
332. Midwestern U. (Ill.) $9,207 19.1%
333. Rhode Island College $9,030 -9.2%
334. Wesleyan U. (Conn.) $8,945 15.6%
335. College of Charleston $8,927 -12.4%
336. Purdue U. Northwest $8,924 —
337. U. of Guam $8,842 19.5%
338. Ball State U. $8,797 -25.2%
339. Fairfield U. $8,749 41.7%
340. Ponce Health Sciences U. $8,664 8.4%
341. U. of South Florida at St. Petersburg $8,661 21.7%
342. DePaul U. $8,561 -10.4%
343. Clark U. $8,453 21.3%
344. Azusa Pacific U. $8,430 -5.3%
345. U. of Michigan at Dearborn $8,315 5.2%
346. California State U. at Los Angeles $8,274 54.0%
347. U. of Arkansas at Pine Bluff $8,136 -8.3%
348. Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine $8,119 42.6%
349. California State U. at Fresno $8,102 -5.6%
350. U. of New England $8,064 6.6%
351. City U. of New York Graduate Center $8,011 12.9%
352. Clark Atlanta U. $8,007 -5.9%
353. Arkansas State U. at Jonesboro $7,952 -2.7%
354. Pacific U. $7,770 209.8%
355. Salisbury U. $7,731 -8.8%
356. Gallaudet U. $7,603 9.4%
357. Kentucky State U.† $7,412 3.3%
358. U. of Maryland-Eastern Shore $7,403 -10.3%
359. City U. of New York Brooklyn College $7,393 -23.0%
360. Norfolk State U. $7,296 -3.9%
361. West Chester U. of Pennsylvania $7,293 23.7%
362. Seton Hall U. $7,272 0.4%
363. Texas Christian U. $7,255 10.1%
364. U. of Southern Maine $7,147 49.7%
365. Dillard U. $7,095 -25.8%
366. Loyola Marymount U. $7,071 -5.8%
367. U. of Hawaii at Hilo $7,008 -37.9%
368. Grand Valley State U. $6,917 2.3%
369. Carleton College $6,888 7.9%
370. U. of Baltimore $6,851 18.2%
371. U. of Arkansas at Little Rock $6,833 -10.1%
372. U. of Colorado at Colorado Springs $6,680 -1.9%
373. California State U. at San Marcos $6,549 -1.3%
374. U. of North Florida $6,476 26.0%
375. U. of Tennessee at Chattanooga $6,352 13.4%
376. West Virginia State U. $6,305 20.7%
377. National Defense U. $6,293 -2.4%
378. Eastern Michigan U. $6,281 64.6%
379. Western U. of Health Sciences $6,187 -10.3%
380. Smith College $6,055 35.6%
381. Florida Gulf Coast U. $6,025 -17.9%
382. Grambling State U. $5,911 276.5%
383. California State Polytechnic U. at Pomona $5,863 11.6%
384. U. of Central Oklahoma $5,832 -7.1%
385. Claremont McKenna College $5,818 -4.5%
386. Montclair State U. $5,796 11.3%
387. Universidad Central Del Caribe $5,634 -20.5%
388. Universidad Metropolitana (P.R.) $5,568 7.4%
389. California State U. at Fullerton $5,510 -4.3%
390. New Jersey City U. $5,442 —
391. California State U.-Monterey Bay $5,397 -5.0%
392. Fort Valley State U. $5,374 4.6%
393. Indiana U. Fort Wayne and Purdue U. Fort Wayne $5,254 -11.7%
394. Williams College $5,227 -9.0%
395. Lincoln U. (Mo.) $5,164 -11.4%
396. Fayetteville State U. $5,105 -67.5%
397. Rutgers U. at Camden $5,103 20.1%
398. Pace U. $5,028 -6.2%
399. Fisk U. $5,017 -52.8%
400. U. of New Haven $5,005 31.0%
401. City U. of New York Herbert H. Lehman College $4,979 -6.9%
402. Grinnell College $4,953 18.4%
403. West Texas A&M U. $4,943 22.1%
404. Southern U., Agricultural Research and Extension Center† $4,921 4.6%
405. Texas A&M International U. $4,745 26.8%
406. Texas Southern U. $4,722 5.1%
407. Middle Tennessee State U. $4,714 -23.5%
408. California State U. at Bakersfield $4,652 47.2%
409. U. of Northern Colorado $4,538 12.7%
410. U. of Oklahoma at Tulsa Schusterman Center $4,487 -9.6%
411. Appalachian State U. $4,475 42.2%
412. Youngstown State U. $4,439 89.5%
413. Bucknell U.† $4,437 1.4%
414. U. of Massachusetts system $4,394 -15.8%
415. Franklin & Marshall College $4,385 16.3%
416. City U. of New York College of Staten Island $4,250 21.0%
417. Kettering U. $4,233 22.2%
418. Texas A&M U. at Commerce $4,227 43.6%
419. Roseman U. of Health Sciences $4,167 21.4%
420. Oregon Institute of Technology† $4,159 3.3%
421. Texas Woman’s U. $4,073 35.1%
422. Amherst College $4,070 -4.5%
423. Southern U. $4,043 -6.5%
424. U. of the Sciences in Philadelphia $3,980 20.3%
425. Erikson Institute $3,965 27.2%
426. Lamar U. $3,883 39.5%
427. U. of San Diego $3,876 -18.1%
428. Pennsylvania State U. at Erie, The Behrend College $3,804 -29.3%
429. Central Washington U. $3,798 38.1%
430. Harvey Mudd College $3,748 -13.5%
431. U. of the District of Columbia $3,733 7.6%
432. Barnard College $3,730 5.5%
433. U. of North Carolina General Administration $3,721 -10.1%
434. Stephen F. Austin State U. $3,677 -22.6%
435. Morehouse College $3,667 -15.0%
436. Sam Houston State U. $3,658 12.0%
437. Mount Holyoke College $3,635 6.8%
438. St. Cloud State U. $3,588 2.6%
439. Swarthmore College $3,569 11.1%
440. Advanced Science Research Center at the Graduate Center of the City U. of New York $3,541 —
441. U. of Nebraska at Kearney $3,510 88.3%
442. Lewis & Clark College $3,438 5.2%
443. Colgate U. $3,414 6.1%
444. Jacksonville State U.† $3,380 4.6%
445. Milwaukee School of Engineering $3,374 -14.1%
446. Mills College $3,353 -5.3%
447. U. of Central Arkansas $3,313 -4.1%
448. State U. of New York College of Optometry $3,304 -20.7%
449. U. of Northern Iowa $3,303 -9.1%
450. Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences $3,285 3.4%
451. Trinity U. $3,274 37.4%
452. Yeshiva U. $3,258 -92.9%
453. James Madison U. $3,248 -1.7%
454. U. of Washington at Tacoma $3,246 -18.0%
455. New York Institute of Technology $3,236 -21.3%
456. Alfred U. $3,231 -18.7%
457. Hope College $3,225 14.7%
458. Naval War College† $3,224 0.4%
459. Missouri State U. $3,215 4.8%
460. Pomona College $3,205 -13.2%
461. U. of Wisconsin at La Crosse $3,187 -0.7%
462. Willamette U. $3,147 28.0%
463. Touro U. California $3,122 -9.9%
464. U. of Wisconsin at Stevens Point† $3,110 4.6%
465. U. of Richmond $3,106 1.9%
466. Valparaiso U.† $3,083 1.4%
467. Tougaloo College $3,030 22.5%
468. William Paterson U. of New Jersey $3,012 57.0%
469. Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine $2,969 20.8%
470. U. of South Carolina at Aiken $2,961 104.9%
471. Roger Williams U. $2,952 20.9%
472. U. of Illinois at Springfield $2,900 72.3%
473. Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago $2,880 6.3%
474. U. of North Carolina at Asheville $2,863 -14.5%
475. Morehead State U. $2,860 19.2%
476. Trinity College (Conn.) $2,856 78.7%
477. Towson U. $2,834 23.1%
478. U. of Detroit Mercy $2,748 -24.8%
479. U. of San Francisco $2,602 10.0%
480. Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences $2,567 43.5%
481. City U. of New York Bernard M. Baruch College $2,543 -15.2%
482. St. John’s U. (N.Y.) $2,542 10.2%
483. Sul Ross State U. $2,500 24.1%
484. Southern Connecticut State U. $2,493 -23.1%
485. Minnesota State U. at Mankato $2,471 -38.7%
486. Murray State U. $2,459 15.8%
487. Oklahoma State U. Center for Health Sciences $2,454 12.5%
488. Haverford College $2,442 12.4%
489. Saint Joseph’s U. (Pa.) $2,409 11.0%
490. Elon U. $2,407 -7.6%
491. U. of Houston-Downtown $2,397 34.4%
492. Pepperdine U. $2,396 -24.6%
493. Hamilton College (N.Y.) $2,354 -11.6%
494. Bowdoin College $2,340 -27.0%
495. U. of Louisiana at Monroe $2,297 -5.9%
496. Long Island U. system $2,290 61.3%
497. Dakota State U. $2,284 5.2%
498. MGH Institute of Health Professions $2,282 -10.4%
499. Johnson C. Smith U. $2,255 7.7%
499. Pittsburg State U. $2,255 4.3%
501. Alabama State U. $2,253 -5.0%
502. Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine† $2,238 1.4%
503. Colorado College $2,215 24.8%
504. Southeastern Louisiana U. $2,206 3.7%
505. La Sierra U. $2,202 75.5%
506. Hawaii Pacific U. $2,175 -8.3%
507. U. of the Pacific $2,155 -28.5%
508. Santa Clara U. $2,145 4.3%
509. Austin Peay State U. $2,134 17.1%
510. Black Hills State U. $2,109 -25.6%
511. Spelman College $2,079 7.8%
512. Colby College $2,071 8.8%
513. U. of North Georgia $2,064 —
514. Furman U. $2,051 9.7%
515. City U. of New York Medgar Evers College $2,046 —
516. Middlebury College $2,043 12.1%
517. Central State U. $2,008 22.2%
518. Western Illinois U. $2,006 —
519. Eastern Washington U. $2,000 -40.6%
520. Lawrence Technological U. $1,942 1.8%
521. California State U. Maritime Academy $1,921 -12.9%
522. Macalester College $1,916 22.7%
523. Framingham State U. $1,901 —
524. Coastal Carolina U. $1,893 6.4%
525. Oberlin College $1,887 44.6%
525. Buffalo State College $1,887 -15.0%
527. U. of South Florida-Sarasota/Manatee $1,883 3.1%
528. Connecticut College $1,875 -4.9%
528. Keck Graduate Institute† $1,875 3.4%
530. Skidmore College $1,859 40.1%
531. California State U.-Dominguez Hills $1,858 -33.4%
532. Bates College $1,853 4.0%
533. Babson College $1,849 -12.3%
534. Bradley U. $1,839 -13.3%
535. U. of Texas at Tyler $1,837 -35.4%
536. Palmer College of Chiropractic $1,836 21.6%
537. Lafayette College $1,831 17.9%
538. Winthrop U. $1,826 -8.4%
539. Niagara U. $1,823 21.1%
540. Bowie State U. $1,813 -5.9%
541. U. of Hartford $1,801 -0.1%
542. U. of Houston-Clear Lake $1,779 12.7%
543. Universidad Del Turabo (P.R.) $1,777 -29.4%
544. Occidental College $1,764 -12.2%
545. Maine Maritime Academy $1,763 -7.3%
546. State U. of New York College at Geneseo $1,758 0.5%
547. Davidson College $1,736 14.1%
548. Hofstra U. $1,702 -30.2%
548. Mercyhurst U.† $1,702 3.3%
550. Fuller Theological Seminary† $1,689 3.4%
551. Benedict College $1,676 1.4%
552. State U. of New York College at Oswego $1,658 —
553. Pennsylvania State U.-Harrisburg $1,654 -35.3%
554. Northern Kentucky U. $1,649 -10.7%
555. College of Wooster (Ohio) $1,644 —
556. U. of Wisconsin at Eau Claire $1,641 32.6%
557. Seattle U. $1,623 -20.8%
558. Heidelberg U. $1,621 26.0%
558. U. of Alaska-Southeast $1,621 -10.3%
560. California State U. at Chico $1,600 -32.3%
560. Vassar College $1,600 7.0%
562. Winston-Salem State U. $1,575 16.2%
563. Salus U. $1,566 -4.6%
564. Rider U. $1,565 -3.2%
565. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering $1,553 -11.9%
566. Canisius College $1,546 —
567. St. Olaf College $1,539 -4.1%
568. U. of Wisconsin at Oshkosh† $1,538 —
569. Marshall B. Ketchum U.† $1,512 1.4%
570. U. of Wisconsin at Green Bay $1,510 -5.6%
571. Emerson College $1,488 33.6%
572. Salish Kootenai College $1,481 29.7%
573. Western Carolina U. $1,474 13.0%
574. McNeese State U. $1,467 16.0%
575. U. of Michigan at Flint $1,466 —
576. Calvin U. $1,456 -19.5%
577. Siena College $1,425 -17.2%
578. Suffolk U.† $1,421 3.3%
579. Des Moines U. $1,416 1.1%
580. Reed College $1,415 -56.0%
580. Saint Michael’s College $1,415 -12.9%
582. Savannah State U. $1,407 -37.9%
583. Saginaw Valley State U. $1,406 18.2%
584. Northeastern Illinois U. $1,403 —
585. Albany State U. $1,393 -6.9%
586. Northwestern State U. $1,373 -15.7%
587. California State U-Stanislaus $1,365 9.4%
588. Claflin U. $1,360 -23.3%
589. Universidad del Este (P.R.) $1,359 12.6%
590. Elizabeth City State U. $1,340 -29.1%
591. Northern Michigan U. $1,339 19.8%
592. Gettysburg College $1,318 —
593. Indiana U. of Pennsylvania $1,307 5.3%
594. State U. of New York, The College at Brockport $1,289 -3.4%
595. Indiana State U. $1,284 -27.2%
596. Chron name $1,270 —
597. Saint John’s U. (Minn.) $1,267 -13.2%
598. Christopher Newport U. $1,264 7.8%
599. Alaska Pacific U. $1,248 -8.1%
599. Eastern Kentucky U. $1,248 -16.0%
601. Allegheny College $1,243 22.6%
602. U. of Saint Thomas (Minn.) $1,241 -2.0%
603. Eastern Connecticut State U. $1,228 1.6%
604. Drake U. $1,215 -22.0%
605. Augustana U. (S.D.) $1,212 —
606. Union College (N.Y.) $1,189 -44.7%
607. U of Texas of the Permian Basin $1,152 -26.2%
608. Augsburg U. $1,141 -4.0%
609. Plymouth State U. $1,131 -15.6%
610. College of Saint Benedict $1,122 -14.0%
611. City U. of New York $1,114 -32.7%
612. U. of Puerto Rico at Cayey $1,109 -21.6%
613. U. of Houston system $1,099 2.7%
614. California State U.-Channel Islands $1,096 -20.8%
615. Rhode Island School of Design† $1,086 1.4%
616. College of New Jersey $1,078 —
617. Albion College $1,074 —
618. U. of Wisconsin at River Falls $1,072 —
619. U. of Wisconsin at Platteville† $1,068 —
620. Lake Superior State U. $1,067 2.7%
621. Indiana U. at South Bend $1,039 -29.5%
622. Quinnipiac U.† $1,036 —
623. Biola U.† $1,034 3.4%
624. New Mexico Highlands U. $1,023 -7.9%
625. Hult International Business School at Boston† $1,014 1.4%
625. Providence College $1,014 -15.2%
627. State U. of New York College at Plattsburgh $1,003 -1.7%
628. New College of Florida $998 —
629. Seattle Pacific U. $996 -2.0%
630. Central Connecticut State U. $995 -24.7%
631. U. of Minnesota at Morris $974 -5.3%
632. Hobart and William Smith Colleges $952 —
633. National College of Natural Medicine $921 —
634. Keene State College $908 —
635. U. of Puget Sound $902 —
636. Eastern Illinois U. $901 —
637. Norwich U. $878 -29.7%
638. Dickinson College $869 -34.8%
639. Angelo State U. $807 —
640. A.T. Still U. of Health Sciences $782 -72.8%
641. U. of Bridgeport $726 —
642. MCPHS U. $720 —
643. Western New England U. $610 -52.7%
644. Bentley U. $562 —
All institutions $75,174,941 4.7%

* The Johns Hopkins University includes the Applied Physics Laboratory, which had $1,472,103,000 in total research-and-development expenditures in the 2017 fiscal year and $1,403,733,000 in the 2016 fiscal year. The laboratory is an independent nonprofit research center that is affiliated with Johns Hopkins.

† Figures were imputed based on the institution’s previous year’s data — or, for two institutions new to the survey, the threshold of eligibility — and current-year data from peer institutions.

Note: Figures include research-and-development spending supported by federal, state, and local governments; institutional resources; business; nonprofit organizations; and all other sources. Percentage increases reflect current dollars. Data are based on a survey of 903 institutions in the United States and outlying territories that granted bachelor’s degrees or higher in any field, and that did at least $150,000 of separately budgeted research and development in the 2017 fiscal year. Ranked institutions are geographically separate campuses headed by a campus-level president or chancellor. Only institutions that reported $1 million or more in total R&D expenditures in the 2016 fiscal year are included in the rankings and total. Tied institutions are listed alphabetically. A dash indicates no data were available or the institution did not meet the criteria for inclusion in the 2016 fiscal year. More data can be found here. Questions or comments on the Almanac should be sent to Ruth Hammond.

Source: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education Research and Development Survey; Chronicle analysis


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