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

• Facility for Advanced Accelerator Experimental Tests-II
  University or research institute · Menlo Park · facet-ii.slac.stanford.edu
• Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
  University or research institute · East Lansing · frib.msu.edu
• Fairbanks North Star Borough School District
  University or research institute · Fairbanks · k12northstar.org
• Fairfax County Public Schools
  University or research institute · Fairfax · fcps.edu
• Fairfield University
  University or research institute · Fairfield · fairfield.edu
• Fairleigh Dickinson University
  University or research institute · Teaneck · fdu.edu
• Fairmont Senior High School
  University or research institute · Fairmont · marionboe.com
• Fairmont State University
  University or research institute · Fairmont · fairmontstate.edu
• Fairview School District
  University or research institute · Fairview · fairviewschools.org
• Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
  University or research institute · Ankeny · faith.edu
• Faith Equestrian Therapeutic Center
  University or research institute · Guyton · faithetc.org
• Faith Evangelical College & Seminary
  University or research institute · Tacoma · faithseminary.edu
• Family Allergy and Asthma Research Institute
  University or research institute · Louisville · familyallergy.com
• Family of Faith College
  University or research institute · Shawnee · familyoffaithcollege.edu
• Farmingdale State College
  University or research institute · Farmingdale · farmingdale.edu
• Farrington High School
  University or research institute · Honolulu · farringtonhighschool.org
• Fashion Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · New York · fitnyc.edu
• Fatty Acid Research Institute
  University or research institute · Sioux Falls · faresinst.org
• FAU College of Business
  University or research institute · Boca Raton · business.fau.edu
• Faulkner State Community College
  University or research institute · Bay Minette · faulknerstate.edu
• Faulkner University
  University or research institute · Montgomery · faulkner.edu
• Fayette County Public Schools
  University or research institute · Lexington · fcps.net
• Fayetteville State University
  University or research institute · Fayetteville · uncfsu.edu
• Fayetteville Technical Community College
  University or research institute · Fayetteville · faytechcc.edu
• Feather River College
  University or research institute · Quincy · frc.edu
• Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
  University or research institute · Manhasset · feinsteininstitute.org
• Feiro Marine Life Center
  University or research institute · Port Angeles · feiromarinelifecenter.org
• Felician University
  University or research institute · Lodi · felician.edu
• Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
  University or research institute · Batavia · fnal.gov
• Fermilab Accelerator Complex
  University or research institute · Batavia · fnal.gov
• Ferris State University
  University or research institute · Big Rapids · ferris.edu
• Ferrum College
  University or research institute · Ferrum · ferrum.edu
• Fertility & Lifespan Medical Institute
  University or research institute · San Diego · fertilitydocs.com
• Fielding Graduate University
  University or research institute · Santa Barbara · fielding.edu
• Filene
  University or research institute · Madison · filene.org
• Finger Lakes Community College
  University or research institute · Canandaigua · flcc.edu
• Finlandia University
  University or research institute · Hancock · finlandia.edu
• First Flight Venture Center
  University or research institute · Durham · ffvcnc.org
• Firstline Schools
  University or research institute · New Orleans · firstlineschools.org
• Fisher College
  University or research institute · Boston · fisher.edu
• Fisk University
  University or research institute · Nashville · fisk.edu
• Fitchburg State University
  University or research institute · Fitchburg · fitchburgstate.edu
• Five Branches University
  University or research institute · Santa Cruz · fivebranches.edu
• Five Towns College
  University or research institute · Dix Hills · ftc.edu
• Flagler College
  University or research institute · St. Augustine · flagler.edu
• Flathead High School
  University or research institute · Kalispell · sd5.k12.mt.us
• Flathead Valley Community College
  University or research institute · Kalispell · fvcc.edu
• Fleming Island Center For Clinical Research
  University or research institute · Lakeside · flemingislandresearch.com
• Flint Community Schools
  University or research institute · Flint · flintschools.org
• Flint Hills Technical College
  University or research institute · Emporia · fhtc.edu
• Florence Bascom Geoscience Center
  University or research institute · Reston · usgs.gov
• Florence–Darlington Technical College
  University or research institute · Florence · fdtc.edu
• Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering
  University or research institute · Tallahassee · eng.fsu.edu
• Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
  University or research institute · Tallahassee · famu.edu
• Florida Atlantic University
  University or research institute · Boca Raton · fau.edu
• Florida Coastal Everglades Long Term Ecological Research
  University or research institute · Homestead · fcelter.fiu.edu
• Florida Coastal School of Law
  University or research institute · Jacksonville · fcsl.edu
• Florida College
  University or research institute · Temple Terrace · floridacollege.edu
• Florida College of Integrative Medicine
  University or research institute · Orlando · fcim.edu
• Florida College System
  University or research institute · Tallahassee · floridacollegesystem.com
• Florida Gateway College
  University or research institute · Lake City · fgc.edu
• Florida Global University
  University or research institute · Doral · floridaglobal.university
• Florida Gulf Coast University
  University or research institute · Fort Myers · fgcu.edu
• Florida Institute of Oceanography
  University or research institute · St. Petersburg · fio.usf.edu
• Florida Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Melbourne · fit.edu
• Florida International University
  University or research institute · Miami · fiu.edu
• Florida International University Alumni Association
  University or research institute · Miami · fiualumni.com
• Florida Keys Community College
  University or research institute · Key West · fkcc.edu
• Florida Memorial University
  University or research institute · Miami · fmuniv.edu
• Florida Ornithological Society
  University or research institute · Lakeland · fosbirds.org
• Florida Polytechnic University
  University or research institute · Lakeland · floridapolytechnic.org
• Florida Southern College
  University or research institute · Lakeland · flsouthern.edu
• Florida SouthWestern State College
  University or research institute · Fort Myers · fsw.edu
• Florida State College at Jacksonville
  University or research institute · Jacksonville · fscj.edu
• Florida State University
  University or research institute · Tallahassee · fsu.edu
• Florida Technical College
  University or research institute · Orlando · ftccollege.edu
• Floridian Research Institute
  University or research institute · Miami · floridianresearch.com
• Folsom Lake College
  University or research institute · Folsom · flc.losrios.edu
• Fond du Lac School District
  University or research institute · Fond du Lac · fonddulac.k12.wi.us
• Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College
  University or research institute · Cloquet · fdltcc.edu
• Fontbonne University
  University or research institute · St Louis · fontbonne.edu
• Foothill College
  University or research institute · Los Altos Hills · foothill.edu
• Foothill-De Anza Community College District
  University or research institute · Los Altos Hills · fhda.edu
• Fordham University
  University or research institute · New York · fordham.edu
• Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
  University or research institute · Corvallis · usgs.gov
• Forest Products Laboratory
  University or research institute · Madison · fpl.fs.usda.gov
• ForestGEO
  University or research institute · Washington · forestgeo.si.edu
• Forsyth County Schools
  University or research institute · Cumming · forsyth.k12.ga.us
• Forsyth Technical Community College
  University or research institute · Winston-Salem · forsythtech.edu
• Fort Collins Science Center
  University or research institute · Fort Collins · usgs.gov
• Fort Hays State University
  University or research institute · Hays · fhsu.edu
• Fort Hays Tech North Central
  University or research institute · Beloit · fhtechnc.edu
• Fort Hays Tech Northwest
  University or research institute · Goodland · fhnw.edu
• Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory
  University or research institute · Miles City · ars.usda.gov
• Fort Leavenworth Unified School District 207
  University or research institute · Leavenworth · usd207.org
• Fort Lewis College
  University or research institute · Durango · fortlewis.edu
• Fort Peck Community College
  University or research institute · Poplar · fpcc.edu
• Fort Scott Community College
  University or research institute · Fort Scott · fortscott.edu
• Fort Valley State University
  University or research institute · Fort Valley · fvsu.edu
• Fort Wayne Medical Institute
  University or research institute · Fort Wayne · drtaki.com
• Fort Worth Library
  University or research institute · Fort Worth · fortworthtexas.gov
• Fox College
  University or research institute · Chicago · foxcollege.edu
• Fox Valley Technical College
  University or research institute · Appleton · fvtc.edu
• Framingham Heart Study
  University or research institute · Framingham · framinghamheartstudy.org
• Framingham State University
  University or research institute · Framingham · framingham.edu
• Francis Marion University
  University or research institute · Florence · fmarion.edu
• Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
  University or research institute · Baton Rouge · franu.edu
• Franciscan School of Theology
  University or research institute · San Diego · fst.edu
• Franciscan University of Steubenville
  University or research institute · Steubenville · franciscan.edu
• Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture
  University or research institute · Scottsdale · franklloydwright.org
• Frank Phillips College
  University or research institute · Borger · fpctx.edu
• Franklin & Marshall College
  University or research institute · Lancaster · fandm.edu
• Franklin College
  University or research institute · Franklin · franklincollege.edu
• Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society
  University or research institute · Grove City · fcghs-oh.org
• Franklin County Schools
  University or research institute · Louisburg · fcschools.net
• Franklin Pierce University
  University or research institute · Rindge · franklinpierce.edu
• Franklin University
  University or research institute · Columbus · franklin.edu
• Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
  University or research institute · Needham · olin.edu
• Fraternal Order of Eagles
  University or research institute · Grove City · foe.com
• Fraunhofer Center for Molecular Biotechnology
  University or research institute · Closed · Newark · fhcmb.org

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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