Indiana

Innovation Scorecard

Total Patents

30,577

National Rank

#22

Top Category

Biotech & Life Sciences

YoY Growth

4.5%

Population

6,831,941

Patents / $B GDP

Patents / 100K Pop

448

Innovation DNA

Patent activity distribution across technology categories

Innovation Ecosystem

Economic and research indicators that shape Indiana's innovation landscape.

State GDP

$520B

Median Income

$69,477

Unemployment

3.5%

Bachelor's+

30.2%

Per Capita Income

$63,802

Fed. Spending

$75.1B

NIH Grants

1,028

NSF Awards

297

SBIR/STTR

1,840

~$648M awarded

Biz Formation

2,303/mo

STEM Workers

6.1%

208,084 employed

Sources: FRED, Census ACS, USAspending.gov, NIH RePORTER, NSF, SBIR.gov

Patent Activity by Year

3,085

2016

3,368

2017

3,036

2018

3,582

2019

3,455

2020

3,137

2021

2,947

2022

2,810

2023

2,937

2024

2,220

2025

Top Patent Holders

Rank	Organization	Patents
1	Purdue Research Foundation	1,541
2	DELTA FAUCET COMPANY	1,140
3	Rolls-Royce Corporation	1,135
4	Cummins Inc.	968
5	Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.	832
6	COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC	690
7	DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC	522
8	WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION	449
9	Schlage Lock Company LLC	405
10	Hill-Rom Services, Inc.	404

Technology Categories

Category	Patents	Share
biotech & life sciences	7,512	27.6%
mechanical engineering	4,674	17.2%
mechanical & manufacturing	4,237	15.6%
software & computing	3,981	14.6%
electronics & semiconductors	3,051	11.2%
chemistry & materials	2,627	9.6%
construction	942	3.5%
textiles	221	0.8%

Universities in Indiana

Indiana

Innovation DNA

Innovation Ecosystem

Patent Activity by Year

Top Patent Holders

Technology Categories

Universities in Indiana

Ball State University

Good Samaritan Hospital

Indiana State University

Manchester University

Oakland City University

Purdue University

Saint Mary's College

University Of Notre Dame