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

• Keystone College
  University or research institute · Factoryville · keystone.edu
• Kilgore College
  University or research institute · Kilgore · kilgore.edu
• Killeen Independent School District
  University or research institute · Killeen · killeenisd.org
• Kinder Institute for Urban Research
  University or research institute · Houston · kinder.rice.edu
• Kindering
  University or research institute · Bellevue · kindering.org
• King Center Charter School
  University or research institute · Buffalo · kccs.org
• King University
  University or research institute · Bristol · king.edu
• King's College - North Carolina
  University or research institute · Charlotte · kingscollegecharlotte.edu
• King's College - Pennsylvania
  University or research institute · Wilkes-Barre · kings.edu
• Kingsborough Community College
  University or research institute · Brooklyn · kingsborough.edu
• Kingston University
  University or research institute · Norwalk · kingston-edu.org
• Kingswood Oxford
  University or research institute · West Hartford · kingswoodoxford.org
• KIPP Bay Area Schools
  University or research institute · Oakland · kippbayarea.org
• KIPP Chicago Schools
  University or research institute · Chicago · kippchicago.org
• Kirkwood Community College
  University or research institute · Cedar Rapids · kirkwood.edu
• Kirtland Community College
  University or research institute · Roscommon · kirtland.edu
• Kishwaukee College
  University or research institute · Malta · kishwaukeecollege.edu
• Kitt Peak National Observatory
  University or research institute · Tucson · kpno.noirlab.edu
• Klamath Community College
  University or research institute · Klamath Falls · klamathcc.edu
• Klarman Cell Observatory
  University or research institute · Cambridge · broadinstitute.org
• Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory
  University or research institute · Kerrville · ars.usda.gov
• Knowledge Systems Institute
  University or research institute · Skokie · ksi.edu
• Knox College
  University or research institute · Galesburg · knox.edu
• Knox County Schools
  University or research institute · Knoxville · knoxschools.org
• Knox Theological Seminary
  University or research institute · Fort Lauderdale · knoxseminary.edu
• Knoxville College
  University or research institute · Knoxville · knoxvillecollege.edu
• Kochan Institute for Healing Arts Research
  University or research institute · Sherman Oaks · healingartsresearch.org
• Kohala Center
  University or research institute · Waimea · kohalacenter.org
• Kona Pacific Public Charter School
  University or research institute · Kealakekua · kppcs.org
• Konza Prairie Long Term Ecological Research
  University or research institute · Manhattan · lter.konza.ksu.edu
• Kraff Eye Institute
  University or research institute · Chicago · kraffeye.com
• Kresge Eye Institute
  University or research institute · Detroit · kresgeeye.org
• KU Edwards Campus
  University or research institute · Overland Park · edwardscampus.ku.edu
• Kutztown University
  University or research institute · Kutztown · kutztown.edu
• Kuyper College
  University or research institute · Grand Rapids · kuyper.edu
• L. William Crotty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (University of Dayton)
  University or research institute · Dayton · udayton.edu
• L.E. Fletcher Technical Community College
  University or research institute · Schriever · fletcher.edu
• La Jolla Infectious Disease Institute
  University or research institute · San Diego · ljidi.org
• La Kretz Research Center at Sedgwick Reserve
  University or research institute · Santa Ynez · lakretz.nrs.ucsb.edu
• La Roche College
  University or research institute · Pittsburgh · laroche.edu
• La Salle University
  University or research institute · Philadelphia · lasalle.edu
• La Sierra University
  University or research institute · Riverside · lasierra.edu
• Labette Community College
  University or research institute · Parsons · labette.edu
• Laboratories of Analytical Biology
  University or research institute · Washington · naturalhistory.si.edu
• Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
  University or research institute · Boulder · lasp.colorado.edu
• Laboratory for Laser Energetics
  University or research institute · Rochester · lle.rochester.edu
• Laboratory for Personalized Molecular Medicine
  University or research institute · San Diego · labpmm.com
• Labouré College
  University or research institute · Milton · laboure.edu
• Lac Courte Oreilles Ojibwe University
  University or research institute · Hayward · lco.edu
• Lackawanna College
  University or research institute · Scranton · lackawanna.edu
• Lackland Independent School District
  University or research institute · San Antonio · lacklandisd.net
• Lafayette College
  University or research institute · Easton · lafayette.edu
• Lafayette School Corporation
  University or research institute · Lafayette · lsc.k12.in.us
• Lafourche Parish School District
  University or research institute · Thibodaux · lpsd.k12.la.us
• LaGrange College
  University or research institute · La Grange · lagrange.edu
• LaGuardia Community College
  University or research institute · Long Island City · laguardia.edu
• Laguna College of Art and Design
  University or research institute · Laguna Beach · lcad.edu
• Laguna Department of Education
  University or research institute · Albuquerque · lagunaed.net
• Laguna Research
  University or research institute · Laguna Beach · lagunaresearch.com
• Lake County Schools
  University or research institute · Tavares · lake.k12.fl.us
• Lake Erie College
  University or research institute · Painesville · lec.edu
• Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
  University or research institute · Erie · lecom.edu
• Lake Forest Academy
  University or research institute · Lake Forest · lfanet.org
• Lake Forest College
  University or research institute · Lake Forest · lakeforest.edu
• Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
  University or research institute · Lake Forest · lakeforestmba.edu
• Lake Land College
  University or research institute · Mattoon · lakelandcollege.ca
• Lake Michigan College
  University or research institute · Benton Harbor · lakemichigancollege.edu
• Lake Region State College
  University or research institute · Devils Lake · lrsc.edu
• Lake Superior College
  University or research institute · Duluth · lsc.edu
• Lake Superior State University
  University or research institute · Sault Ste. Marie · lssu.edu
• Lake Tahoe Community College
  University or research institute · South Lake Tahoe · ltcc.edu
• Lake Washington Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Kirkland · lwtech.edu
• Lake–Sumter State College
  University or research institute · Leesburg · lssc.edu
• Lakeland College
  University or research institute · Sheboygan · lakeland.edu
• Lakeland Community College
  University or research institute · Kirtland · lakelandcc.edu
• Lakeshore Technical College
  University or research institute · Cleveland · gotoltc.edu
• Lakeview College of Nursing
  University or research institute · Danville · lakeviewcol.edu
• Lamar Community College
  University or research institute · Lamar · lamarcc.edu
• Lamar State College–Orange
  University or research institute · Closed · Orange · lsco.edu
• Lamar State College–Port Arthur
  University or research institute · Port Arthur · lamarpa.edu
• Lamar University
  University or research institute · Beaumont · lamar.edu
• Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
  University or research institute · Sparkill · ldeo.columbia.edu
• Lancaster Bible College
  University or research institute · Lancaster · lbc.edu
• Lander University
  University or research institute · Greenwood · lander.edu
• Landmark College
  University or research institute · Putney · landmark.edu
• Lane College
  University or research institute · Jackson · lanecollege.edu
• Lane Community College
  University or research institute · Eugene · lanecc.edu
• Laney College
  University or research institute · Oakland · laney.edu
• Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory
  University or research institute · Dormant · Hampton · history.nasa.gov
• Langley Research Center
  University or research institute · Hampton · nasa.gov
• Langston University
  University or research institute · Langston · langston.edu
• Language Systems International College of English
  University or research institute · Los Angeles · languagesystems.edu
• Lanier Technical College
  University or research institute · Oakwood · laniertech.edu
• Lankenau Heart Institute
  University or research institute · Philadelphia · mainlinehealth.org
• Lansing Community College
  University or research institute · Lansing · lcc.edu
• Laramie County Community College
  University or research institute · Cheyenne · lccc.wy.edu
• Laredo Community College
  University or research institute · Laredo · laredo.edu
• Larkin University
  University or research institute · Miami · ularkin.org
• Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Network
  University or research institute · Goleta · lco.global
• Las Positas College
  University or research institute · Livermore · laspositascollege.edu
• Las Vegas Academy of the Arts
  University or research institute · Las Vegas · lasvegasacademy.net
• Las Vegas Institute
  University or research institute · Las Vegas · lviglobal.com
• Lasell College
  University or research institute · Newton · lasell.edu
• Lassen Community College
  University or research institute · Susanville · lassencollege.edu
• Latin School of Chicago
  University or research institute · Chicago · latinschool.org
• Laureate Education
  University or research institute · Miami · laureate.net
• Laureate Institute for Brain Research
  University or research institute · Tulsa · laureateinstitute.org
• Laurel Ridge Community College
  University or research institute · Middletown · laurelridge.edu
• Laurel University
  University or research institute · High Point · johnwesley.edu
• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  University or research institute · Berkeley · lbl.gov
• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  University or research institute · Livermore · llnl.gov
• Lawrence Semiconductor Research Laboratory
  University or research institute · Tempe · lsrl.com
• Lawrence Technological University
  University or research institute · Southfield · ltu.edu
• Lawrence University
  University or research institute · Appleton · lawrence.edu
• Lawson State Community College
  University or research institute · Birmingham · lawsonstate.edu
• Lawton Public Schools
  University or research institute · Lawton · lawtonps.org
• LCC Medical Research Institute
  University or research institute · Miami · lccmedicalresearch.us
• LDS Business College
  University or research institute · Salt Lake City · ldsbc.edu
• Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts
  University or research institute · Cambridge · cordonbleu.edu
• Le Moyne College
  University or research institute · Syracuse · lemoyne.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