University Patent Power Rankings

Explore which universities are driving American innovation through patent activity.

Rank	University	State	Total Patents	Top Category	Enrollment	Grad Rate	STEM %	Avg Earnings
1	University Of California	CA	5,922	biotech & life sciences	31,777	85%	38%	$68,100
2	Massachusetts Institute Of Technology	MA	3,462	electronics & semiconductors	4,571	96%	85%	$153,600
3	California Institute Of Technology	CA	1,639	chemistry & materials	1,023	93%	100%	$106,300
4	Northwestern University	IL	1,612	chemistry & materials	8,960	96%	36%	$93,400
5	Johns Hopkins University	MD	1,582	biotech & life sciences	5,617	95%	60%	$89,300
6	University Of Michigan	MI	1,536	biotech & life sciences	33,488	93%	44%	$79,000
7	University Of Florida	FL	1,255	chemistry & materials	34,102	92%	32%	$65,700
8	University Of Pennsylvania	PA	1,170	biotech & life sciences	10,768	97%	32%	$131,600
9	Bristol	MA	1,091	chemistry & materials	—	—	—	—
10	Cornell University	NY	1,042	biotech & life sciences	15,935	95%	47%	$101,200
11	University Of Minnesota	MN	1,025	biotech & life sciences	30,469	85%	36%	$61,200
12	University Of Pittsburgh	PA	1,002	biotech & life sciences	980	43%	25%	$61,200
13	University Of South Florida	FL	996	biotech & life sciences	36,299	75%	25%	$48,500
14	Duke University	NC	979	biotech & life sciences	6,417	96%	42%	$114,500
15	Columbia University In The City Of New York	NY	961	chemistry & materials	8,899	95%	42%	$115,600
16	University Of Maryland HBCU	MD	947	biotech & life sciences	959	—	—	$114,200
17	University Of Washington	WA	888	chemistry & materials	31,588	84%	41%	$69,600
18	Case Western Reserve University	OH	811	biotech & life sciences	6,108	87%	58%	$89,300
19	University Of Massachusetts	MA	778	chemistry & materials	11,632	70%	39%	$57,200
20	State University Of New York	NY	697	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
21	University Of Arizona	AZ	678	software & computing	40,769	66%	25%	$56,000
22	New York University	NY	659	software & computing	29,430	88%	23%	$78,600
23	Yale University	CT	650	biotech & life sciences	6,811	96%	40%	$124,400
24	Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey	NJ	631	chemistry & materials	36,357	85%	34%	$68,100
25	University Of Southern California	CA	606	biotech & life sciences	20,817	92%	23%	$88,800
26	Vanderbilt University	TN	599	biotech & life sciences	7,143	93%	32%	$86,200
27	Carnegie Mellon University	PA	570	software & computing	7,187	92%	61%	$103,000
28	University Of Utah	UT	560	biotech & life sciences	26,041	64%	28%	$63,500
29	Texas A&M University	TX	552	chemistry & materials	7,804	34%	19%	$48,600
30	North Carolina State University	NC	544	chemistry & materials	26,389	85%	42%	$59,500
31	University Of Central Florida	FL	532	software & computing	59,095	75%	20%	$51,200
32	University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill	NC	528	chemistry & materials	20,556	92%	32%	$68,800
33	Florida International University	FL	516	electronics & semiconductors	38,761	74%	22%	$52,000
34	University Of Virginia	VA	485	biotech & life sciences	17,315	95%	25%	$79,400
35	Emory University	GA	481	biotech & life sciences	7,275	92%	34%	$84,400
36	Michigan State University	MI	479	chemistry & materials	40,243	82%	30%	$63,200
37	Princeton University	NJ	422	software & computing	5,579	97%	50%	$116,300
38	Polytechnic Institute	TX	419	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
39	University Of Chicago	IL	409	biotech & life sciences	7,540	95%	36%	$103,000
40	King University	TN	407	software & computing	975	46%	10%	$50,300
41	University Of South Carolina	SC	398	chemistry & materials	1,958	39%	13%	$40,400
42	The Scripps Research Institute	CA	362	chemistry & materials	—	—	—	—
43	University Of Rochester	NY	357	biotech & life sciences	6,488	84%	38%	$74,300
44	University Of Missouri	MO	341	biotech & life sciences	23,118	76%	17%	$56,600
45	University Of Houston	TX	340	chemistry & materials	6,082	51%	20%	$52,900
46	Dartmouth College	NH	338	biotech & life sciences	4,367	96%	37%	$110,200
47	Boston University	MA	338	chemistry & materials	17,850	90%	30%	$75,900
48	Drexel University	PA	329	biotech & life sciences	13,509	77%	34%	$78,000
49	University Of Georgia	GA	317	chemistry & materials	31,310	87%	19%	$59,100
50	University Of Connecticut	CT	308	software & computing	19,147	84%	28%	$66,000
51	University Of Akron	OH	297	chemistry & materials	10,011	48%	29%	$41,800
52	The University Of Akron	OH	297	chemistry & materials	—	—	—	—
53	University Of Kansas	KS	294	chemistry & materials	19,857	69%	20%	$59,300
54	The University Of Alabama	AL	291	software & computing	32,323	74%	17%	$51,600
55	Cedars Sinai Medical Center	CA	291	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
56	University Of Arkansas	AR	287	biotech & life sciences	3,791	—	4%	$30,700
57	University Of Kentucky	KY	282	chemistry & materials	23,189	70%	23%	$54,000
58	University Of Nebraska	NE	267	biotech & life sciences	4,130	60%	9%	$45,800
59	University Of Iowa	IA	263	biotech & life sciences	21,691	73%	18%	$62,000
60	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	NY	259	software & computing	5,909	83%	79%	$86,000
61	Colorado State University	CO	245	chemistry & materials	25,148	67%	31%	$53,400
62	Wake Forest University	NC	238	biotech & life sciences	5,471	91%	22%	$79,600
63	University Of Cincinnati	OH	236	biotech & life sciences	29,094	72%	25%	$49,700
64	Oregon Health & Science University	OR	225	biotech & life sciences	788	—	—	$114,900
65	Wayne State University	MI	224	biotech & life sciences	15,676	56%	19%	$52,300
66	Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai	NY	223	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	$212,300
67	University Of Louisville	KY	214	biotech & life sciences	14,187	61%	22%	$48,600
68	University Of Notre Dame	IN	207	chemistry & materials	8,923	97%	37%	$98,400
69	Georgetown University	DC	205	biotech & life sciences	7,462	94%	12%	$125,200
70	Washington State University	WA	204	chemistry & materials	21,583	62%	25%	$56,600
71	Albert Einstein College Of Medicine	NY	204	chemistry & materials	—	—	—	—
72	University Of Oklahoma	OK	198	chemistry & materials	21,496	75%	24%	$61,900
73	Brown University	RI	198	software & computing	7,273	96%	46%	$89,100
74	Brigham Young University	HI	195	software & computing	2,812	54%	15%	$49,100
75	Baylor College Of Medicine	TX	195	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	$203,900
76	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	192	biotech & life sciences	20,797	65%	22%	$49,700
77	University Medical Center	LA	187	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
78	Rockefeller University	NY	173	chemistry & materials	—	—	—	—
79	Stevens	MO	166	energy & environment	95	80%	—	$29,400
80	University Of Toledo	OH	165	biotech & life sciences	10,244	56%	25%	$52,800
81	Temple University	PA	164	biotech & life sciences	21,249	75%	18%	$59,000
82	University Of Miami	FL	153	biotech & life sciences	12,570	84%	23%	$72,900
83	Oregon State University	OR	153	chemistry & materials	29,557	71%	41%	$56,700
84	Applied Tech	MO	149	chemistry & materials	152	—	—	$43,000
85	Kansas State University	KS	145	chemistry & materials	14,835	70%	22%	$51,900
86	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	MA	144	biotech & life sciences	5,344	88%	92%	$84,600
87	Thomas Jefferson University	PA	141	biotech & life sciences	3,708	68%	6%	$99,300
88	University Of Wyoming	WY	132	chemistry & materials	8,047	60%	23%	$54,200
89	Baylor University	TX	132	software & computing	15,007	80%	17%	$58,400
90	New Jersey Institute Of Technology	NJ	126	biotech & life sciences	8,762	73%	74%	$70,300
91	Syracuse University	NY	124	biotech & life sciences	15,245	81%	18%	$69,200
92	Utah State University	UT	123	electronics & semiconductors	20,342	57%	13%	$49,600
93	Northern Arizona University	AZ	123	electronics & semiconductors	23,041	57%	16%	$44,600
94	West Virginia University	WV	121	chemistry & materials	17,705	61%	26%	$52,700
95	Chi University	FL	121	chemistry & materials	—	—	—	—
96	South University	GA	119	chemistry & materials	246	23%	2%	$40,200
97	Brandeis University	MA	118	chemistry & materials	3,663	86%	36%	$69,000
98	Medical College Of Wisconsin	WI	111	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	$250,000
99	University Of North Carolina At Charlotte	NC	107	software & computing	23,567	68%	34%	$50,300
100	King's College	NC	106	chemistry & materials	—	—	—	—
101	Georgia State University	GA	104	biotech & life sciences	27,109	54%	24%	$48,200
102	University Of Vermont	VT	103	biotech & life sciences	11,614	79%	27%	$55,200
103	University Of Nevada	NV	101	chemistry & materials	24,131	50%	17%	$49,600
104	Medical Institute	CA	101	software & computing	—	—	—	—
105	Colorado School Of Mines	CO	100	chemistry & materials	5,801	79%	100%	$95,600
106	University Of North Texas	TX	99	chemistry & materials	33,680	60%	16%	$49,300
107	University Of Delaware	DE	96	chemistry & materials	18,812	79%	21%	$64,000
108	Ohio University	OH	93	chemistry & materials	18,456	66%	13%	$45,800
109	Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute	CA	89	chemistry & materials	—	—	—	—
110	Stevens Institute Of Technology	NJ	85	electronics & semiconductors	4,084	90%	83%	$91,900
111	University Of Louisiana At Lafayette	LA	78	chemistry & materials	12,269	52%	20%	$46,400
112	Rush University	IL	78	biotech & life sciences	120	—	—	$125,000
113	Saint Louis University	MO	77	chemistry & materials	7,324	80%	21%	$64,900
114	Kent State University	OH	76	software & computing	19,134	65%	9%	$42,400
115	Tufts University	MA	75	biotech & life sciences	6,804	93%	40%	$103,300
116	Clemson University	SC	73	chemistry & materials	22,778	88%	33%	$58,900
117	University Of Oregon	OR	72	chemistry & materials	19,758	72%	14%	$51,300
118	University Of Hawaii	HI	72	biotech & life sciences	2,510	47%	—	$41,100
119	Rochester Institute Of Technology	NY	70	biotech & life sciences	13,225	71%	52%	$67,800
120	Morehouse School Of Medicine	GA	70	chemistry & materials	—	—	—	—
121	Augusta University	GA	69	biotech & life sciences	5,282	49%	29%	$70,600
122	Lehigh University	PA	68	chemistry & materials	5,803	89%	48%	$94,100
123	Ohio State University	OH	65	chemistry & materials	44,617	88%	30%	$53,600
124	University Of Puerto Rico	PR	64	chemistry & materials	1,847	48%	38%	—
125	Southern Methodist University	TX	63	software & computing	7,106	83%	22%	$77,900
126	University Of Maine System	ME	62	mechanical & manufacturing	—	—	—	—
127	American University	DC	62	biotech & life sciences	7,593	78%	6%	$67,700
128	Oklahoma State University	OK	60	chemistry & materials	20,814	66%	24%	$55,300
129	Howard University	DC	60	biotech & life sciences	9,604	69%	20%	$54,500
130	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution	MA	57	software & computing	—	—	—	—
131	Loma Linda University	CA	56	biotech & life sciences	867	—	—	$93,600
132	George Mason University	VA	51	software & computing	27,083	69%	26%	$63,900
133	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory	NY	51	chemistry & materials	—	—	—	—
134	University Of Mississippi	MS	50	biotech & life sciences	18,995	68%	12%	$56,600
135	Boise State University	ID	50	chemistry & materials	17,081	62%	16%	$43,100
136	Wichita State University	KS	49	biotech & life sciences	10,493	51%	24%	$45,400
137	Clarkson University	NY	49	software & computing	2,449	74%	71%	$74,200
138	Carolina University	NC	49	biotech & life sciences	424	29%	1%	$36,600
139	Gemological Institute Of America	CA	48	software & computing	308	—	—	$50,100
140	East Carolina University	NC	48	biotech & life sciences	19,857	62%	14%	$45,800
141	Mississippi State University	MS	47	biotech & life sciences	18,092	63%	28%	$47,400
142	Boston College	MA	47	chemistry & materials	9,865	91%	24%	$92,500
143	Morgan State University	MD	44	software & computing	8,293	42%	25%	$42,600
144	Rowan University	NJ	40	software & computing	14,647	68%	24%	$55,400
145	Marquette University	WI	40	biotech & life sciences	7,238	80%	35%	$70,700
146	Illinois Institute Of Technology	IL	40	electronics & semiconductors	2,812	72%	77%	$78,000
147	University Of North Dakota	ND	38	chemistry & materials	9,296	63%	14%	$57,800
148	University Of Tulsa	OK	37	mechanical & manufacturing	2,447	73%	40%	$60,500
149	Michigan Technological University	MI	37	software & computing	5,829	69%	75%	$66,800
150	University Of Rhode Island	RI	35	biotech & life sciences	13,822	71%	21%	$58,400
151	Rosalind Franklin University Of Medicine And Science	IL	34	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	$171,800
152	Portland State University	OR	33	software & computing	13,619	53%	17%	$50,800
153	Montana State University	MT	33	software & computing	2,710	28%	4%	$38,700
154	Florida Atlantic University	FL	33	software & computing	23,458	64%	15%	$48,300
155	University Of South Alabama	AL	32	chemistry & materials	8,540	53%	28%	$46,800
156	University Of Denver	CO	32	software & computing	6,059	78%	21%	$65,400
157	University Of Dayton	OH	32	software & computing	8,099	82%	30%	$61,400
158	Santa Clara University	CA	32	electronics & semiconductors	6,235	88%	24%	$85,300
159	Western Michigan University	MI	30	software & computing	12,704	58%	16%	$50,500
160	University Of Southern Mississippi	MS	29	chemistry & materials	9,899	51%	9%	$42,700
161	Tennessee State University	TN	29	biotech & life sciences	6,498	33%	17%	$39,800
162	California State University	CA	29	chemistry & materials	8,183	49%	12%	$50,100
163	Catholic University Of America	DC	28	chemistry & materials	3,063	81%	16%	$60,500
164	University Of Memphis	TN	27	biotech & life sciences	13,645	49%	11%	$43,200
165	Workshops For Warriors	CA	24	mechanical & manufacturing	—	—	—	—
166	University Of Idaho	ID	24	software & computing	7,363	61%	20%	$47,000
167	University Of Central Oklahoma	OK	24	biotech & life sciences	10,132	38%	12%	$44,900
168	Cleveland State University	OH	24	software & computing	9,077	49%	21%	$46,400
169	University Of The West	CA	23	chemistry & materials	41	31%	—	—
170	University Of Alaska Anchorage	AK	23	biotech & life sciences	6,916	29%	11%	$51,200
171	Albany Medical College	NY	23	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	$185,100
172	Northshore University Healthsystem	IL	22	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
173	University Of North Florida	FL	21	chemistry & materials	13,915	68%	17%	$49,200
174	Tuskegee University	AL	21	chemistry & materials	2,367	57%	30%	$42,200
175	Kennesaw State University	GA	21	software & computing	39,503	48%	30%	$47,900
176	Eastern University	PA	21	biotech & life sciences	1,978	56%	8%	$48,100
177	Creighton University	NE	21	biotech & life sciences	4,231	80%	20%	$70,100
178	Wright State University	OH	20	software & computing	6,330	46%	25%	$46,100
179	Western New England University	MA	20	biotech & life sciences	2,508	64%	21%	$61,300
180	University Of North Carolina At Greensboro	NC	20	biotech & life sciences	13,848	58%	13%	$40,900
181	Tennessee Technological University	TN	20	electronics & semiconductors	8,495	54%	28%	$46,700
182	Nova Southeastern University	FL	20	biotech & life sciences	7,171	64%	28%	$55,600
183	East Tennessee State University	TN	20	biotech & life sciences	9,807	50%	9%	$40,600
184	Bullard	CT	20	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
185	Utah Valley University	UT	19	biotech & life sciences	27,481	41%	11%	$50,700
186	Thompson Institute	PA	19	chemistry & materials	—	—	—	—
187	National Institute Of Technology	OH	19	chemistry & materials	489	—	—	$25,800
188	Marshall University	WV	19	biotech & life sciences	7,149	49%	11%	$41,700
189	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	FL	19	mechanical & manufacturing	7,535	67%	41%	$70,300
190	Oakland University	MI	18	software & computing	12,450	57%	19%	$48,100
191	Texas State University	TX	17	software & computing	34,547	56%	13%	$51,100
192	Eastern Virginia Medical School	VA	17	chemistry & materials	—	—	—	$156,100
193	University Of The Sciences	PA	16	chemistry & materials	—	—	—	—
194	The Academy	CA	16	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
195	Sam Houston State University	TX	16	software & computing	18,138	55%	6%	$49,700
196	Central Michigan University	MI	16	chemistry & materials	9,916	62%	14%	$46,200
197	Mercy Hospital	NY	15	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
198	Western University Of Health Sciences	CA	14	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	$108,100
199	Villanova University	PA	14	biotech & life sciences	7,005	92%	30%	$87,600
200	Trinity College	CA	14	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
201	Midwestern University	IL	14	chemistry & materials	—	—	—	$133,700
202	Mercer University	GA	14	biotech & life sciences	4,620	73%	28%	$58,200
203	Center For Technology	VT	14	electronics & semiconductors	—	—	—	—
204	Xavier University	OH	13	chemistry & materials	4,723	70%	8%	$58,200
205	Meharry Medical College	TN	13	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	$173,400
206	Florida Institute Of Technology	FL	13	electronics & semiconductors	—	—	—	—
207	University Of North Texas Health Science Center At Fort Worth	TX	12	biotech & life sciences	17	—	—	$174,500
208	University Of Alaska Fairbanks	AK	12	software & computing	4,027	32%	12%	$45,100
209	Pace Institute	PA	12	software & computing	—	—	—	—
210	National College	TN	12	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
211	Xavier University Of Louisiana	LA	11	chemistry & materials	2,534	50%	48%	$64,500
212	Western Washington University	WA	11	chemistry & materials	13,574	66%	17%	$50,600
213	St. John's University	NY	11	chemistry & materials	9,742	68%	21%	$62,400
214	Salem College	NC	11	biotech & life sciences	390	56%	10%	$37,400
215	Illinois State University	IL	11	biotech & life sciences	18,414	66%	11%	$51,600
216	Concordia University	MI	11	biotech & life sciences	918	50%	6%	$47,300
217	Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University	VA	10	software & computing	30,435	86%	40%	$67,100
218	Northeast Ohio Medical University	OH	10	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
219	Lafayette College	PA	10	software & computing	2,746	88%	48%	$80,500
220	Grand Valley State University	MI	10	biotech & life sciences	19,073	69%	18%	$47,200
221	Eastern Michigan University	MI	10	chemistry & materials	10,751	46%	13%	$43,900
222	Bowling Green State University	OH	10	software & computing	12,255	63%	12%	$45,300
223	Missouri State University	MO	9	biotech & life sciences	860	—	—	$31,800
224	Kettering University	MI	9	software & computing	1,279	70%	97%	$78,500
225	Fisk University	TN	9	software & computing	950	44%	43%	$36,300
226	Chapman University	CA	9	biotech & life sciences	7,629	80%	11%	$56,600
227	Seton Hall University	NJ	8	mechanical & manufacturing	5,924	72%	22%	$63,700
228	North Carolina Central University	NC	8	chemistry & materials	5,400	46%	9%	$35,300
229	Idaho State University	ID	8	chemistry & materials	7,260	38%	10%	$43,900
230	El Monte	CA	8	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
231	Abilene Christian University	TX	8	software & computing	3,129	60%	18%	$48,900
232	Saint Joseph's University	PA	7	chemistry & materials	4,742	80%	13%	$65,900
233	Miami University	OH	7	chemistry & materials	16,361	82%	22%	$55,400
234	Keck Graduate Institute Of Applied Life Sciences	CA	7	chemistry & materials	—	—	—	—
235	Virginia College	AL	6	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
236	University Of New Mexico	NM	6	chemistry & materials	16,686	52%	18%	$43,900
237	Southwest University	LA	6	software & computing	—	—	—	—
238	Montana Technological University	MT	6	mechanical & manufacturing	1,428	58%	56%	$52,100
239	Middle Tennessee State University	TN	6	biotech & life sciences	16,115	54%	9%	$44,400
240	Lincoln University	CA	6	chemistry & materials	223	75%	—	—
241	Jackson State University	MS	6	chemistry & materials	4,769	32%	24%	$33,700
242	Ithaca College	NY	6	chemistry & materials	4,350	74%	7%	$57,600
243	Hampton University	VA	6	biotech & life sciences	3,254	56%	21%	$50,100
244	Dongguk University	CA	6	biotech & life sciences	4	—	—	—
245	Cooper Health System	NJ	6	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
246	American Institute	CT	6	software & computing	396	—	—	$27,800
247	University Of North Carolina At Wilmington	NC	5	software & computing	14,176	71%	13%	$46,600
248	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	IL	5	software & computing	8,116	56%	13%	$49,500
249	San Jose State University	CA	5	mechanical & manufacturing	26,757	65%	22%	$63,800
250	San Diego State University	CA	5	software & computing	33,654	78%	18%	$55,900
251	New York Medical College	NY	5	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	$229,700
252	Ferris State University	MI	5	chemistry & materials	8,087	48%	9%	$49,600
253	Edward Via Virginia College Of Osteopathic Medicine	VA	5	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
254	Delaware State University	DE	5	biotech & life sciences	4,630	39%	13%	$38,400
255	Charles R. Drew University Of Medicine And Science	CA	5	biotech & life sciences	233	50%	22%	$82,700
256	University Of St. Thomas	MN	4	biotech & life sciences	6,014	75%	24%	$62,900
257	University Of Scranton	PA	4	software & computing	3,589	81%	21%	$62,300
258	University Of Northern Iowa	IA	4	mechanical & manufacturing	7,599	69%	8%	$49,700
259	University Of New England	ME	4	chemistry & materials	2,189	61%	23%	$51,000
260	Toyota Technological Institute At Chicago	IL	4	software & computing	—	—	—	—
261	Texas Southern University	TX	4	biotech & life sciences	6,619	20%	19%	$37,600
262	Texas Christian University	TX	4	chemistry & materials	10,919	86%	11%	$62,600
263	Stanford University	CA	4	chemistry & materials	7,841	93%	49%	$141,300
264	Southeast Missouri State University	MO	4	biotech & life sciences	6,588	56%	12%	$41,400
265	South Dakota State University	SD	4	biotech & life sciences	8,798	60%	15%	$50,200
266	Saint Leo University	FL	4	chemistry & materials	6,999	49%	14%	$50,500
267	Polytechnic Institute Of New York University	NY	4	electronics & semiconductors	—	—	—	—
268	Pacific University	OR	4	biotech & life sciences	1,556	65%	18%	$51,400
269	Millersville University Of Pennsylvania	PA	4	mechanical & manufacturing	5,610	54%	22%	$46,000
270	International Technological University	CA	4	software & computing	—	—	—	—
271	International Education	—	4	software & computing	—	—	—	—
272	Florida Gulf Coast University	FL	4	chemistry & materials	13,809	56%	10%	$45,800
273	Fayetteville State University	NC	4	biotech & life sciences	5,493	35%	7%	$34,600
274	Eastern Kentucky University	KY	4	chemistry & materials	11,674	50%	7%	$39,300
275	Clark Atlanta University	GA	4	biotech & life sciences	3,482	48%	12%	$38,200
276	Barry University	FL	4	biotech & life sciences	2,245	37%	15%	$50,900
277	Youngstown State University	OH	3	chemistry & materials	7,340	53%	19%	$40,200
278	University Of The People	CA	3	chemistry & materials	19,276	37%	34%	—
279	University Of Southern Maine	ME	3	biotech & life sciences	4,245	46%	12%	$44,400
280	University Of South Dakota	SD	3	chemistry & materials	5,239	61%	8%	$49,500
281	University Of New Orleans	LA	3	biotech & life sciences	4,479	42%	36%	$43,500
282	University Of Alabama At Birmingham	AL	3	biotech & life sciences	12,118	63%	25%	$48,400
283	Union University	TN	3	chemistry & materials	1,637	71%	13%	$49,600
284	Union College	NY	3	software & computing	2,070	85%	40%	$80,200
285	The University Of Montana	MT	3	mechanical & manufacturing	7,079	45%	15%	$43,300
286	Texas Woman's University	TX	3	biotech & life sciences	8,804	44%	9%	$49,100
287	Salus University	PA	3	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	$92,200
288	Roseman University Of Health Sciences	NV	3	biotech & life sciences	554	—	—	—
289	Old School	AL	3	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
290	Old Dominion University	VA	3	biotech & life sciences	17,521	44%	20%	$48,700
291	New York Institute Of Technology	NY	3	biotech & life sciences	3,320	56%	57%	$68,100
292	Mountain View	CA	3	electronics & semiconductors	—	—	—	—
293	Integrated Digital Technologies	CA	3	electronics & semiconductors	—	—	—	—
294	Groove U	OH	3	software & computing	—	—	—	—
295	Georgia Southern University	GA	3	biotech & life sciences	21,029	52%	20%	$46,100
296	Furman University	SC	3	biotech & life sciences	2,322	82%	20%	$59,700
297	Franklin And Marshall College	PA	3	chemistry & materials	1,904	86%	24%	$69,200
298	Florida State University	FL	3	mechanical & manufacturing	31,812	83%	18%	$53,900
299	Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University	FL	3	chemistry & materials	7,516	52%	14%	$44,700
300	Fashion Institute Of Technology	NY	3	biotech & life sciences	7,575	83%	—	$53,900
301	Dillard University	LA	3	mechanical & manufacturing	1,111	45%	21%	$37,900
302	Bucknell University	PA	3	mechanical & manufacturing	3,818	86%	39%	$82,400
303	Bryn Mawr College	PA	3	chemistry & materials	1,346	86%	36%	$61,000
304	Allina Health	MN	3	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
305	Winston-Salem State University	NC	2	chemistry & materials	4,244	48%	8%	$37,200
306	Western Governors University	UT	2	software & computing	135,822	51%	20%	$48,100
307	Westchester	CA	2	mechanical & manufacturing	—	—	—	—
308	Wellesley College	MA	2	chemistry & materials	2,318	91%	37%	$71,800
309	University Of Wisconsin	WI	2	energy & environment	9,180	64%	7%	$45,800
310	University Of The District Of Columbia	DC	2	mechanical & manufacturing	3,080	26%	14%	$39,400
311	University Of San Francisco	CA	2	biotech & life sciences	5,697	71%	15%	$74,000
312	University Of Richmond	VA	2	chemistry & materials	3,002	88%	16%	$78,900
313	University Of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center	OK	2	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
314	University Of Massachusetts Amherst	MA	2	mechanical & manufacturing	23,694	83%	28%	$57,700
315	University Of California, Merced	CA	2	electronics & semiconductors	8,372	69%	46%	—
316	University At Buffalo	NY	2	biotech & life sciences	20,284	73%	35%	$62,100
317	The College Of New Jersey	NJ	2	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
318	Texas Tech University	TX	2	chemistry & materials	32,446	68%	24%	$61,600
319	Southwestern Oklahoma State University	OK	2	chemistry & materials	3,469	35%	6%	$48,200
320	Southern Oregon University	OR	2	software & computing	2,911	44%	10%	$43,400
321	Savannah State University	GA	2	biotech & life sciences	2,727	25%	25%	$35,000
322	Purdue University	IN	2	software & computing	—	—	—	—
323	Pittsburg State University	KS	2	chemistry & materials	4,162	58%	8%	$44,400
324	Ohio Northern University	OH	2	software & computing	2,386	74%	33%	$72,600
325	Occidental College	CA	2	chemistry & materials	1,844	85%	25%	$59,400
326	Oakland City University	IN	2	chemistry & materials	470	70%	2%	$37,200
327	Northwestern Memorial Healthcare	IL	2	software & computing	—	—	—	—
328	Norfolk State University	VA	2	software & computing	5,495	33%	14%	$38,800
329	New Mexico Highlands University	NM	2	chemistry & materials	1,561	26%	8%	$37,800
330	New England College Of Optometry	MA	2	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	$95,600
331	Medical University Of South Carolina	SC	2	biotech & life sciences	281	—	—	$111,500
332	Make-Up Designory	CA	2		—	—	—	—
333	Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center	LA	2	biotech & life sciences	843	—	—	$99,800
334	Lorain County Community College	OH	2	biotech & life sciences	5,394	33%	6%	$33,800
335	Liberty University	VA	2	electronics & semiconductors	50,059	64%	5%	$41,400
336	Letourneau University	TX	2	mechanical & manufacturing	1,510	61%	29%	$56,800
337	Kutztown University Of Pennsylvania	PA	2	software & computing	6,348	54%	9%	$43,900
338	Kean University	NJ	2	software & computing	10,842	43%	15%	$48,400
339	Johnson County Community College	KS	2	software & computing	10,634	—	5%	$41,200
340	Institute Of Health Sciences	MD	2	software & computing	176	—	—	—
341	Indiana State University	IN	2	biotech & life sciences	6,620	41%	6%	$42,600
342	High Point University	NC	2	biotech & life sciences	4,970	70%	12%	$42,900
343	Hendrix College	AR	2	biotech & life sciences	1,094	69%	36%	$44,500
344	Harvard University	MA	2	mechanical & manufacturing	7,755	97%	41%	$139,100
345	Good Samaritan Hospital	IN	2	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
346	Georgia Institute Of Technology	GA	2	electronics & semiconductors	18,260	92%	83%	$85,900
347	College Of Charleston	SC	2	software & computing	10,366	65%	20%	$48,700
348	Center For Information Technology	CA	2	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
349	Career Tech	FL	2	electronics & semiconductors	—	—	—	—
350	Campbell University	NC	2	biotech & life sciences	2,790	56%	15%	$58,000
351	California Baptist University	CA	2	biotech & life sciences	7,914	60%	15%	$47,500
352	Bryant University	RI	2	chemistry & materials	3,236	81%	8%	$77,600
353	Brunswick Community College	NC	2	electronics & semiconductors	1,124	—	11%	$26,500
354	Bradley University	IL	2	mechanical & manufacturing	3,865	72%	31%	$58,300
355	Bowie State University	MD	2	energy & environment	5,207	38%	19%	$48,700
356	Arkansas State University	AR	2	chemistry & materials	1,902	—	1%	$32,900
357	Ana G. Mendez University	FL	2	electronics & semiconductors	4,897	—	0%	—
358	Amherst College	MA	2	electronics & semiconductors	1,907	93%	41%	$83,300
359	Advanced Computing Institute	CA	2	software & computing	—	—	—	—
360	York University	NE	1	software & computing	443	37%	14%	$39,000
361	York Technical College	SC	1	software & computing	3,813	—	4%	$29,600
362	Yeshiva University	NY	1	chemistry & materials	2,942	84%	13%	$78,800
363	William Paterson University Of New Jersey	NJ	1	electronics & semiconductors	6,526	48%	9%	$49,100
364	Whitworth University	WA	1	mechanical & manufacturing	1,927	68%	23%	$48,000
365	Whitman College	WA	1	biotech & life sciences	1,523	81%	36%	$59,400
366	Western Kentucky University	KY	1	chemistry & materials	12,267	54%	10%	$38,600
367	West Liberty University	WV	1	biotech & life sciences	1,578	61%	10%	$39,500
368	Wesleyan University	CT	1	electronics & semiconductors	2,973	92%	22%	$63,400
369	Wentworth Institute Of Technology	MA	1	biotech & life sciences	3,641	69%	63%	$67,300
370	Weber State University	UT	1	software & computing	15,619	43%	14%	$49,900
371	Walden University	MN	1	software & computing	7,337	—	2%	$62,500
372	Valdosta State University	GA	1	biotech & life sciences	6,858	42%	9%	$41,600
373	University Of Texas At Tyler	TX	1	biotech & life sciences	7,009	47%	16%	$50,500
374	University Of Texas At Austin	TX	1	mechanical & manufacturing	42,100	88%	32%	$73,900
375	University Of Northern Colorado	CO	1	chemistry & materials	5,693	51%	8%	$47,100
376	University Of North Carolina At Pembroke	NC	1	biotech & life sciences	5,386	44%	16%	$36,400
377	University Of Nebraska Medical Center	NE	1	biotech & life sciences	861	—	—	$108,500
378	University Of Louisiana At Monroe	LA	1	chemistry & materials	4,891	51%	11%	$46,300
379	University Of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	1	software & computing	34,623	85%	41%	$70,900
380	University Of Colorado Denver	CO	1	biotech & life sciences	10,686	47%	24%	$71,200
381	University Of Central Missouri	MO	1		5,653	49%	10%	$42,600
382	University Of California, Santa Barbara	CA	1	biotech & life sciences	23,205	85%	32%	$62,400
383	University Of Baltimore	MD	1	software & computing	1,276	47%	5%	$63,400
384	University Of Arkansas At Little Rock	AR	1	software & computing	4,740	41%	10%	$39,500
385	Universidad Central Del Caribe	PR	1	biotech & life sciences	90	59%	—	$30,800
386	United International College	FL	1	biotech & life sciences	175	92%	—	—
387	Tulane University	LA	1	software & computing	7,759	89%	16%	$86,300
388	Training Concepts	SC	1	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
389	The University Of Texas At El Paso	TX	1	software & computing	20,547	46%	27%	$43,300
390	The University Of Texas At Dallas	TX	1	electronics & semiconductors	21,317	71%	51%	$61,400
391	Texas State Technical College	TX	1	software & computing	9,153	—	8%	$39,300
392	Tennessee Board Of Regents	TN	1	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
393	Suny Polytechnic Institute	NY	1	electronics & semiconductors	1,773	59%	40%	$55,900
394	Suffolk University	MA	1	software & computing	4,434	60%	12%	$59,900
395	St. Mary's University	TX	1	chemistry & materials	1,911	59%	20%	$52,000
396	Southeastern Louisiana University	LA	1	chemistry & materials	9,514	45%	10%	$42,800
397	South Dakota School Of Mines And Technology	SD	1	energy & environment	2,042	58%	94%	$62,400
398	Sonoma State University	CA	1	software & computing	5,374	60%	13%	$53,200
399	Savannah Technical College	GA	1	software & computing	2,967	—	4%	$29,500
400	San Francisco State University	CA	1	biotech & life sciences	20,033	50%	18%	$54,700
401	Saint Mary's College	IN	1	software & computing	1,399	76%	19%	$51,300
402	Roger Williams University	RI	1	software & computing	3,957	67%	15%	$56,000
403	Ripon College	WI	1	chemistry & materials	720	60%	23%	$51,300
404	Rice University	TX	1	chemistry & materials	4,562	96%	60%	$91,600
405	Regis University	CO	1	chemistry & materials	2,599	61%	14%	$62,700
406	Ponce Health Sciences University	PR	1	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
407	Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine	PA	1	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	$209,300
408	Pennsylvania State University	PA	1	electronics & semiconductors	—	—	—	—
409	Pennsylvania College Of Technology	PA	1	chemistry & materials	4,254	50%	7%	$46,100
410	Pacific Lutheran University	WA	1	chemistry & materials	2,350	71%	17%	$53,500
411	Pace University	NY	1	biotech & life sciences	7,725	61%	11%	$66,800
412	Oral Roberts University	OK	1	biotech & life sciences	3,322	54%	12%	$43,100
413	Norwich University	VT	1	biotech & life sciences	2,490	61%	26%	$57,100
414	Norwalk	CA	1	electronics & semiconductors	—	—	—	—
415	Northeast Wisconsin Technical College	WI	1	software & computing	5,853	—	6%	$38,400
416	New Mexico State University	NM	1	chemistry & materials	11,561	52%	23%	$40,300
417	New Mexico Institute Of Mining And Technology	NM	1	biotech & life sciences	1,122	56%	91%	$58,500
418	Murray State University	KY	1	chemistry & materials	6,646	60%	11%	$42,300
419	Milwaukee School Of Engineering	WI	1	software & computing	2,607	72%	76%	$71,100
420	Middlebury College	VT	1	energy & environment	2,785	93%	29%	$71,900
421	Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center	—	1	chemistry & materials	—	—	—	—
422	Mcneese State University	LA	1	biotech & life sciences	4,846	52%	16%	$45,000
423	Mcdaniel College	MD	1	chemistry & materials	1,652	64%	12%	$54,000
424	Marywood University	PA	1	mechanical & manufacturing	1,821	72%	7%	$43,200
425	Maritime Institute	CA	1	electronics & semiconductors	—	—	—	—
426	Manchester University	IN	1	biotech & life sciences	895	45%	7%	$43,600
427	Macalester College	MN	1	software & computing	2,131	90%	38%	$55,800
428	Loyola University New Orleans	LA	1	chemistry & materials	2,999	67%	12%	$52,300
429	Loyola Marymount University	CA	1	software & computing	7,171	80%	13%	$71,600
430	Louisiana Tech University	LA	1	software & computing	7,819	58%	28%	$49,200
431	Louisiana State University And A&M College	LA	1	biotech & life sciences	29,207	71%	25%	$60,100
432	Longwood University	VA	1	chemistry & materials	2,957	62%	8%	$45,300
433	Long Island University	NY	1	biotech & life sciences	5,478	55%	7%	$58,400
434	Lone Star College System	TX	1	mechanical & manufacturing	47,486	18%	5%	$40,800
435	Lone Star College	TX	1	mechanical & manufacturing	—	—	—	—
436	Lincoln Memorial University	TN	1	software & computing	1,487	54%	11%	$41,600
437	Lewis & Clark College	OR	1	chemistry & materials	2,167	71%	21%	$55,000
438	Lawrence Technological University	MI	1	mechanical & manufacturing	1,701	63%	55%	$60,500
439	Lamar University	TX	1	chemistry & materials	7,945	37%	18%	$46,000
440	Kingston University	CA	1	chemistry & materials	—	—	—	—
441	Kendall College	IL	1	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
442	James Madison University	VA	1	biotech & life sciences	20,497	81%	15%	$63,300
443	Iona University	NY	1	electronics & semiconductors	2,731	57%	9%	$60,900
444	Institute Of Medical Education	CA	1	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
445	Hofstra University	NY	1	software & computing	6,155	67%	18%	$59,900
446	Grove City College	PA	1	biotech & life sciences	2,221	80%	28%	—
447	Gonzaga University	WA	1	biotech & life sciences	5,098	87%	30%	$63,800
448	Gettysburg College	PA	1	software & computing	2,209	83%	24%	$66,300
449	Fort Lewis College	CO	1	mechanical & manufacturing	3,070	43%	17%	$39,400
450	Fort Hays State University	KS	1	chemistry & materials	9,792	48%	9%	$42,700
451	Fordham University	NY	1	chemistry & materials	10,239	80%	15%	$67,000
452	Florida Southern College	FL	1	biotech & life sciences	2,607	69%	22%	$44,400
453	Florida Polytechnic University	FL	1	software & computing	1,556	53%	67%	—
454	Fairleigh Dickinson University	NJ	1	chemistry & materials	2,578	62%	15%	$54,400
455	Electronic Institute	PA	1	mechanical & manufacturing	—	—	—	—
456	Duquesne University	PA	1	biotech & life sciences	5,216	76%	16%	$68,200
457	Davidson College	NC	1	software & computing	1,901	92%	35%	$71,100
458	Dakota State University	SD	1	software & computing	1,969	49%	69%	$43,100
459	Crowder College	MO	1	energy & environment	2,622	—	7%	$31,000
460	Covenant Medical Center	TX	1	biotech & life sciences	—	—	—	—
461	Columbus State University	GA	1	software & computing	5,537	42%	18%	$38,800
462	College Of The Holy Cross	MA	1	mechanical & manufacturing	3,015	90%	17%	$88,600
463	Colgate University	NY	1	software & computing	3,122	90%	28%	$81,100
464	Chatham University	PA	1	biotech & life sciences	1,252	66%	19%	$43,400
465	Champlain College	VT	1	biotech & life sciences	2,870	63%	44%	$54,400
466	Centenary University	NJ	1	biotech & life sciences	934	57%	3%	$49,700
467	Carthage College	WI	1	software & computing	2,628	60%	20%	$50,100
468	Carnegie Institute	MI	1	chemistry & materials	103	—	—	$37,800
469	Capital University	OH	1	biotech & life sciences	1,709	66%	9%	$48,400
470	Camtech	PA	1	mechanical & manufacturing	—	—	—	—
471	Bates College	ME	1	biotech & life sciences	1,753	91%	28%	$74,300
472	Ball State University	IN	1	chemistry & materials	13,770	63%	8%	$44,600
473	Arizona State University	AZ	1	software & computing	64,398	68%	25%	$55,500
474	Appalachian State University	NC	1	mechanical & manufacturing	19,304	73%	9%	$43,600
475	American University Of Puerto Rico	PR	1	chemistry & materials	—	—	—	—
476	American International College	MA	1	biotech & life sciences	1,097	42%	2%	$50,000
477	Alfred University	NY	1	chemistry & materials	1,401	56%	26%	$47,300
478	Alcorn State University	MS	1	biotech & life sciences	2,290	46%	26%	$35,000
479	Airstreams Renewables, Inc.	CA	1	software & computing	—	—	—	—
480	Air University	AL	1	mechanical & manufacturing	—	—	—	—

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