Pennsylvania

Innovation Scorecard

Total Patents

67,792

National Rank

#10

Top Category

Biotech & Life Sciences

YoY Growth

4.0%

Population

12,969,276

Patents / $B GDP

Patents / 100K Pop

523

Innovation DNA

Patent activity distribution across technology categories

Innovation Ecosystem

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

State GDP

$1.01T

Median Income

$73,824

Unemployment

4.2%

Bachelor's+

35.3%

Per Capita Income

$71,148

Fed. Spending

$93.2B

NIH Grants

4,936

NSF Awards

526

SBIR/STTR

7,837

~$3029M awarded

Biz Formation

3,954/mo

STEM Workers

7.0%

450,567 employed

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

Patent Activity by Year

6,415

2016

7,026

2017

6,677

2018

7,237

2019

7,263

2020

6,748

2021

6,736

2022

6,938

2023

7,218

2024

5,534

2025

Top Patent Holders

Rank	Organization	Patents
1	Comcast Cable Communications, LLC	1,248
2	Globus Medical, Inc.	1,180
3	Lutron Technology Company LLC	1,141
4	The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania	1,117
5	QUALCOMM Incorporated	990
6	University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education	949
7	CNH Industrial America LLC	795
8	CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC	730
9	UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION	622
10	International Business Machines Corporation	600

Technology Categories

Category	Patents	Share
biotech & life sciences	15,010	24.2%
software & computing	13,788	22.2%
electronics & semiconductors	11,680	18.8%
chemistry & materials	9,364	15.1%
mechanical & manufacturing	7,024	11.3%
mechanical engineering	3,175	5.1%
construction	1,787	2.9%
textiles	226	0.4%

Universities in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

Innovation DNA

Innovation Ecosystem

Patent Activity by Year

Top Patent Holders

Technology Categories

Universities in Pennsylvania

Bryn Mawr College

Bucknell University

Camtech

Carnegie Mellon University

Chatham University

Drexel University

Duquesne University

Eastern University

Electronic Institute

Franklin And Marshall College

Gettysburg College

Grove City College

Kutztown University Of Pennsylvania

Lafayette College

Lehigh University

Marywood University

Millersville University Of Pennsylvania

Pace Institute

Pennsylvania College Of Technology

Pennsylvania State University

Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine

Saint Joseph's University

Salus University

Temple University

Thomas Jefferson University

Thompson Institute

University Of Pennsylvania

University Of Pittsburgh

University Of Scranton

University Of The Sciences

Villanova University