Universities and research institutes in the United States

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 6,125 universities and research institutes in the United States.

Universities and research institutes train the workforce and produce the research a regional economy builds on. Their technology transfer offices license discoveries, spin out companies and partner with industry.

The largest concentrations are in New York, New York (150), Washington, DC (103) and Chicago, Illinois (90).

The United States scores 68.5 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 21 of 117 economies.

See the United States on the IEPA ↗

6,125 universities and research institutes

• Colorado Christian University
  University or research institute · Lakewood · ccu.edu
• Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute
  University or research institute · Aurora · cctsi.cuanschutz.edu
• Colorado College
  University or research institute · Colorado Springs · coloradocollege.edu
• Colorado Community College System
  University or research institute · Denver · cccs.edu
• Colorado Geological Survey
  University or research institute · Golden · coloradogeologicalsurvey.org
• Colorado Heights University
  University or research institute · Denver · chu.edu
• Colorado Medical Research Center
  University or research institute · Denver · coloderm.com
• Colorado Mesa University
  University or research institute · Grand Junction · coloradomesa.edu
• Colorado Mountain College
  University or research institute · Glenwood Springs · coloradomtn.edu
• Colorado Northwestern Community College
  University or research institute · Rangely · cncc.edu
• Colorado School of Mines
  University or research institute · Golden · mines.edu
• Colorado School of Public Health
  University or research institute · Aurora · ucdenver.edu
• Colorado School of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  University or research institute · Denver · cstcm.edu
• Colorado Springs School District 11
  University or research institute · Colorado Springs · d11.org
• Colorado State University
  University or research institute · Fort Collins · colostate.edu
• Colorado State University Pueblo
  University or research institute · Pueblo · csupueblo.edu
• Colorado State University Research Foundation (CSURF)
  University or research institute · Fort Collins · csurf.org
• Colorado State University System
  University or research institute · Denver · csusystem.edu
• Colorado Technical University
  University or research institute · Colorado · coloradotech.edu
• Colorado Water Center
  University or research institute · Fort Collins · watercenter.colostate.edu
• Colorado Water Science Center
  University or research institute · Lakewood · usgs.gov
• Colorado Women's College
  University or research institute · Denver · womenscollege.du.edu
• Columbia Basin College
  University or research institute · Pasco · columbiabasin.edu
• Columbia College - California
  University or research institute · Sonora · gocolumbia.edu
• Columbia College - Missouri
  University or research institute · Columbia · ccis.edu
• Columbia College - South Carolina
  University or research institute · Columbia · columbiasc.edu
• Columbia College Chicago
  University or research institute · Chicago · colum.edu
• Columbia College Hollywood
  University or research institute · Los Angeles · columbiacollege.edu
• Columbia College of Nursing
  University or research institute · Glendale · ccon.edu
• Columbia Environmental Research Center
  University or research institute · Columbia · usgs.gov
• Columbia Gorge Community College
  University or research institute · The Dalles · cgcc.edu
• Columbia International University
  University or research institute · Columbia · ciu.edu
• Columbia Southern University
  University or research institute · Orange Beach · columbiasouthern.edu
• Columbia State Community College
  University or research institute · Columbia · columbiastate.edu
• Columbia Theological Seminary
  University or research institute · Decatur · ctsnet.edu
• Columbia University
  University or research institute · New York · columbia.edu
• Columbia-Greene Community College
  University or research institute · Hudson · sunycgcc.edu
• Columbus City Schools
  University or research institute · Columbus · ccsoh.us
• Columbus College of Art and Design
  University or research institute · Columbus · ccad.edu
• Columbus State Community College
  University or research institute · Columbus · cscc.edu
• Columbus State University
  University or research institute · Columbus · columbusstate.edu
• Columbus Technical College
  University or research institute · Columbus · columbustech.edu
• Comanche Nation College
  University or research institute · Lawton · cnc.cc.ok.us
• CombiMatrix
  University or research institute · Irvine · combimatrix.com
• Committee on Institutional Cooperation
  University or research institute · Champaign · btaa.org
• Communicating for Agriculture Education Programs
  University or research institute · Fergus Falls · caep.org
• Communities In Schools of Orange County
  University or research institute · Chapel Hill · cisorange.org
• Community Care College
  University or research institute · Tulsa · communitycarecollege.edu
• Community Clinical Research
  University or research institute · Austin · communityclinical.com
• Community College of Allegheny County
  University or research institute · Pittsburgh · ccac.edu
• Community College of Aurora
  University or research institute · Aurora · ccaurora.edu
• Community College of Baltimore County
  University or research institute · Baltimore · ccbcmd.edu
• Community College of Beaver County
  University or research institute · Monaca · ccbc.edu
• Community College of Denver
  University or research institute · Denver · ccd.edu
• Community College of Philadelphia
  University or research institute · Philadelphia · ccp.edu
• Community College of Rhode Island
  University or research institute · Warwick · ccri.edu
• Community College of Vermont
  University or research institute · Montpelier · ccv.edu
• Community Colleges of Spokane
  University or research institute · Spokane · ccs.spokane.edu
• Community Coordinated Modeling Center
  University or research institute · Greenbelt · ccmc.gsfc.nasa.gov
• Community Science and Data Center
  University or research institute · Tucson · noirlab.edu
• Compass Research
  University or research institute · Orlando · compassresearch.com
• Compliant Clinical Research
  University or research institute · Olathe · compliantclinicalresearch.com
• Comprehensive Clinical Research
  University or research institute · Berlin · ccrtrials.com
• Comprehensive Clinical Trials
  University or research institute · West Palm Beach · womenshealthwpb.com
• Compton Community College District
  University or research institute · Compton · district.compton.edu
• Computer Based Training for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  University or research institute · New Haven · cbt4cbt.com
• Computer Measurement Laboratory
  University or research institute · Meridian · computermeasurementlab.com
• Conception Seminary College
  University or research institute · Maryville · conception.edu
• Concord Public Schools and Concord-Carlisle Regional School District
  University or research institute · Concord · concordps.org
• Concord University
  University or research institute · Athens · concord.edu
• Concordia College - Minnesota
  University or research institute · Moorhead · concordiacollege.edu
• Concordia College - New York
  University or research institute · Bronxville · concordia-ny.edu
• Concordia College Alabama
  University or research institute · Selma · ccal.edu
• Concordia Seminary
  University or research institute · St Louis · csl.edu
• Concordia Theological Seminary
  University or research institute · Fort Wayne · ctsfw.edu
• Concordia University
  University or research institute · Seward · cune.edu
• Concordia University
  University or research institute · Dormant · Portland · cu-portland.edu
• Concordia University
  University or research institute · Saint Paul · csp.edu
• Concordia University Ann Arbor
  University or research institute · Ann Arbor · cuaa.edu
• Concordia University Chicago
  University or research institute · River Forest · cuchicago.edu
• Concordia University Irvine
  University or research institute · Irvine · cui.edu
• Concordia University Texas
  University or research institute · Austin · concordia.edu
• Concordia University Wisconsin
  University or research institute · Mequon · cuw.edu
• Connecticut College
  University or research institute · New London · conncoll.edu
• Connecticut Institute for the Brain and Cognitive Sciences
  University or research institute · Storrs · braincognitivesciences.institute.uconn.edu
• Connors State College
  University or research institute · Warner · connorsstate.edu
• Conservation and Production Research Laboratory
  University or research institute · Bushland · ars.usda.gov
• Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research
  University or research institute · Brunswick · cpbr.org
• Consortium for the Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors
  University or research institute · Oak Ridge · casl.gov
• Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area
  University or research institute · Washington · consortium.org
• Construction Engineering Research Laboratory
  University or research institute · Vicksburg · erdc.usace.army.mil
• Continental Scientific Drilling Facility
  University or research institute · Minneapolis · cse.umn.edu
• Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility
  University or research institute · Newport News · jlab.org
• Contra Costa College
  University or research institute · San Pablo · contracosta.edu
• Contra Costa Community College District
  University or research institute · Martinez · 4cd.edu
• Converse College
  University or research institute · Spartanburg · converse.edu
• Conway School of Landscape Design
  University or research institute · Conway · csld.edu
• Cooke School and Institute
  University or research institute · New York · cookeschool.org
• Coonamessett Farm Foundation
  University or research institute · East Falmouth · coonamessettfarmfoundation.org
• Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
  University or research institute · Camden · rowan.edu
• Cooper Union
  University or research institute · New York · cooper.edu
• Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites
  University or research institute · Asheville · cicsnc.org
• Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research
  University or research institute · Ann Arbor · ciglr.seas.umich.edu
• Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research
  University or research institute · Honolulu · soest.hawaii.edu
• Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies
  University or research institute · Norman · cimms.ou.edu
• Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
  University or research institute · Boulder · cires.colorado.edu
• Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere
  University or research institute · Fort Collins · cira.colostate.edu
• Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth system science
  University or research institute · Boulder · cpaess.ucar.edu
• Cooperative Research Units
  University or research institute · Reston · usgs.gov
• Copiah-Lincoln Community College
  University or research institute · Wesson · colin.edu
• Copper Mountain College
  University or research institute · Joshua Tree · cmccd.edu
• Copperas Cove Independent School District
  University or research institute · Copperas Cove · ccisd.com
• Coppin State University
  University or research institute · Baltimore · coppin.edu
• Corban University
  University or research institute · Salem · corban.edu
• Corcoran College of Art and Design
  University or research institute · Washington · corcoran.gwu.edu
• Cordoba University
  University or research institute · Dormant · Ashburn · www1.cordobauniversity.org
• Core Research Center
  University or research institute · Lakewood · usgs.gov
• Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability
  University or research institute · Ithaca · atkinson.cornell.edu
• Cornell College
  University or research institute · Mount Vernon · cornellcollege.edu
• Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source
  University or research institute · Ithaca · chess.cornell.edu

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Cities

• Universities and research institutes in New York, New York 150
• Universities and research institutes in Washington, DC 103
• Universities and research institutes in Chicago, Illinois 90
• Universities and research institutes in Los Angeles, California 66
• Universities and research institutes in Boston, Massachusetts 57
• Universities and research institutes in San Diego, California 48
• Universities and research institutes in Atlanta, Georgia 46
• Universities and research institutes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 45
• Universities and research institutes in Cambridge, Massachusetts 43
• Universities and research institutes in Baltimore, Maryland 39
• Universities and research institutes in Seattle, Washington 38
• Universities and research institutes in Berkeley, California 34
• Universities and research institutes in Miami, Florida 34
• Universities and research institutes in San Antonio, Texas 34
• Universities and research institutes in Denver, Colorado 33
• Universities and research institutes in Houston, Texas 33
• Universities and research institutes in San Francisco, California 32
• Universities and research institutes in Austin, Texas 31
• Universities and research institutes in St Louis, Missouri 31
• Universities and research institutes in Bethesda, Maryland 30
• Universities and research institutes in Dallas, Texas 30
• Universities and research institutes in Portland, Oregon 30
• Universities and research institutes in Boulder, Colorado 29
• Universities and research institutes in Oakland, California 28
• Universities and research institutes in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 28
• Universities and research institutes in Honolulu, Hawaii 27
• Universities and research institutes in Phoenix, Arizona 27
• Universities and research institutes in Cincinnati, Ohio 25
• Universities and research institutes in Columbus, Ohio 24
• Universities and research institutes in Norman, Oklahoma 24
• Universities and research institutes in Nashville, Tennessee 23
• Universities and research institutes in Raleigh, North Carolina 22
• Universities and research institutes in Salt Lake City, Utah 22
• Universities and research institutes in Indianapolis, Indiana 21
• Universities and research institutes in Orlando, Florida 21
• Universities and research institutes in Tulsa, Oklahoma 21
• Universities and research institutes in Cleveland, Ohio 20
• Universities and research institutes in Madison, Wisconsin 20
• Universities and research institutes in Milwaukee, Wisconsin 20
• Universities and research institutes in Minneapolis, Minnesota 20
• Universities and research institutes in Durham, North Carolina 19
• Universities and research institutes in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 19
• Universities and research institutes in Pasadena, California 19
• Universities and research institutes in Saint Paul, Minnesota 18
• Universities and research institutes in Tucson, Arizona 18
• Universities and research institutes in Brooklyn, New York 17
• Universities and research institutes in Richmond, Virginia 17
• Universities and research institutes in Albuquerque, New Mexico 16
• Universities and research institutes in Baton Rouge, Louisiana 16
• Universities and research institutes in Memphis, Tennessee 16
• Universities and research institutes in New Orleans, Louisiana 16
• Universities and research institutes in Albany, New York 15
• Universities and research institutes in Louisville, Kentucky 15
• Universities and research institutes in Sacramento, California 15
• Universities and research institutes in Ames, Iowa 14
• Universities and research institutes in Ann Arbor, Michigan 14
• Universities and research institutes in Asheville, North Carolina 14
• Universities and research institutes in Buffalo, New York 14
• Universities and research institutes in Charlotte, North Carolina 14
• Universities and research institutes in Lincoln, Nebraska 14
• Universities and research institutes in Birmingham, Alabama 13
• Universities and research institutes in Fort Collins, Colorado 13
• Universities and research institutes in Ithaca, New York 13
• Universities and research institutes in Manhattan, Kansas 13
• Universities and research institutes in Omaha, Nebraska 13
• Universities and research institutes in Palo Alto, California 13
• Universities and research institutes in San Jose, California 13
• Universities and research institutes in Stillwater, Oklahoma 13
• Universities and research institutes in Jacksonville, Florida 12
• Universities and research institutes in Kansas City, Missouri 12
• Universities and research institutes in Knoxville, Tennessee 12
• Universities and research institutes in Lakewood, Colorado 12
• Universities and research institutes in Princeton, New Jersey 12
• Universities and research institutes in Tampa, Florida 12
• Universities and research institutes in Worcester, Massachusetts 12
• Universities and research institutes in Blacksburg, Virginia 11
• Universities and research institutes in Boca Raton, Florida 11
• Universities and research institutes in Charleston, South Carolina 11
• Universities and research institutes in Charlottesville, Virginia 11
• Universities and research institutes in Claremont, California 11
• Universities and research institutes in Dayton, Ohio 11
• Universities and research institutes in Detroit, Michigan 11
• Universities and research institutes in Fairbanks, Alaska 11
• Universities and research institutes in Iowa City, Iowa 11
• Universities and research institutes in Irvine, California 11
• Universities and research institutes in New Haven, Connecticut 11
• Universities and research institutes in Santa Barbara, California 11
• Universities and research institutes in Springfield, Missouri 11
• Universities and research institutes in College Park, Maryland 10
• Universities and research institutes in Des Moines, Iowa 10
• Universities and research institutes in Fort Lauderdale, Florida 10
• Universities and research institutes in Fort Worth, Texas 10
• Universities and research institutes in La Jolla, California 10
• Universities and research institutes in Norfolk, Virginia 10
• Universities and research institutes in Oak Ridge, Tennessee 10
• Universities and research institutes in Stanford, California 10
• Universities and research institutes in Tempe, Arizona 10
• Universities and research institutes in Urbana, Illinois 10
• Universities and research institutes in Arlington, Virginia 9
• Universities and research institutes in Columbia, South Carolina 9
• Universities and research institutes in Evanston, Illinois 9
• Universities and research institutes in Fort Wayne, Indiana 9
• Universities and research institutes in Fresno, California 9
• Universities and research institutes in Gainesville, Florida 9
• Universities and research institutes in Las Vegas, Nevada 9
• Universities and research institutes in Lawrence, Kansas 9
• Universities and research institutes in Little Rock, Arkansas 9
• Universities and research institutes in Rochester, New York 9
• Universities and research institutes in Savannah, Georgia 9
• Universities and research institutes in Tacoma, Washington 9
• Universities and research institutes in Tallahassee, Florida 9
• Universities and research institutes in Virginia Beach, Virginia 9
• Universities and research institutes in Wichita, Kansas 9
• Universities and research institutes in Winston-Salem, North Carolina 9
• Universities and research institutes in Colorado Springs, Colorado 8
• Universities and research institutes in Grand Rapids, Michigan 8
• Universities and research institutes in Hampton, Virginia 8
• Universities and research institutes in Huntsville, Alabama 8
• Universities and research institutes in Long Beach, California 8
• Universities and research institutes in Providence, Rhode Island 8
• Universities and research institutes in Reston, Virginia 8
• Universities and research institutes in Riverside, California 8
• Universities and research institutes in Sarasota, Florida 8
• Universities and research institutes in Sioux Falls, South Dakota 8
• Universities and research institutes in West Palm Beach, Florida 8
• Universities and research institutes in Alexandria, Virginia 7
• Universities and research institutes in Aurora, Colorado 7
• Universities and research institutes in Bronx, New York 7
• Universities and research institutes in Brookline, Massachusetts 7
• Universities and research institutes in Chattanooga, Tennessee 7
• Universities and research institutes in Columbia, Missouri 7
• Universities and research institutes in Fairfax, Virginia 7
• Universities and research institutes in Flagstaff, Arizona 7
• Universities and research institutes in Fullerton, California 7
• Universities and research institutes in Greenbelt, Maryland 7
• Universities and research institutes in Greenville, South Carolina 7
• Universities and research institutes in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 7
• Universities and research institutes in Lexington, Massachusetts 7
• Universities and research institutes in Manchester, New Hampshire 7
• Universities and research institutes in Mobile, Alabama 7
• Universities and research institutes in Monterey, California 7
• Universities and research institutes in Montgomery, Alabama 7
• Universities and research institutes in Pensacola, Florida 7
• Universities and research institutes in Santa Fe, New Mexico 7
• Universities and research institutes in Spartanburg, South Carolina 7
• Universities and research institutes in Springfield, Illinois 7
• Universities and research institutes in Anaheim, California 6
• Universities and research institutes in Anchorage, Alaska 6
• Universities and research institutes in Boise, Idaho 6
• Universities and research institutes in Chapel Hill, North Carolina 6