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.
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6,125 universities and research institutes
- Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center
University or research institute · Holyoke · mghpcc.org - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University or research institute · Cambridge · mit.edu - Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
University or research institute · Waltham · masslifesciences.com - Massachusetts Maritime Academy
University or research institute · Buzzards Bay · maritime.edu - Massachusetts School Nurse Research Network
University or research institute · Boston · masnrn.org - Massachusetts School of Law
University or research institute · Andover · mslaw.edu - Massasoit Community College
University or research institute · Brockton · massasoit.edu - Master's College
University or research institute · Santa Clarita · masters.edu - Mastery Charter Schools
University or research institute · Philadelphia · masterycharter.org - Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District
University or research institute · Palmer · matsuk12.us - Mater Dei High School
University or research institute · Middletown · materdeiprep.org - Mathematica Policy Research
University or research institute · Princeton · mathematica.org - Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience
University or research institute · Jupiter · maxplanckflorida.org - Mayland Community College
University or research institute · Spruce Pine · mayland.edu - Maysville Community and Technical College
University or research institute · Maysville · maysville.kctcs.edu - Mayville State University
University or research institute · Mayville · mayvillestate.edu - MB Research Laboratories
University or research institute · Spinnerstown · mbresearch.com - McCormick Theological Seminary
University or research institute · Chicago · mccormick.edu - McDaniel College
University or research institute · Westminster · mcdaniel.edu - McDowell County Schools
University or research institute · Marion · mcdowell.k12.nc.us - McGill-Toolen Catholic High School
University or research institute · Mobile · mcgill-toolen.org - McGovern Institute for Brain Research
University or research institute · Cambridge · mcgovern.mit.edu - McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine
University or research institute · Pittsburgh · mirm.pitt.edu - McGuire Institute
University or research institute · Houston · themcguireinstitute.org - McHenry County College
University or research institute · Crystal Lake · mchenry.edu - McKendree University
University or research institute · Lebanon · mckendree.edu - McLennan Community College
University or research institute · Waco · mclennan.edu - McMurry University
University or research institute · Abilene · ww2.mcm.edu - McNally Smith College of Music
University or research institute · Saint Paul · mcnallysmith.edu - MCNC Research and Development Institute
University or research institute · Durham · mcnc.org - McNeese State University
University or research institute · Lake Charles · mcneese.edu - McPherson College
University or research institute · McPherson · mcpherson.edu - Meadville Lombard Theological School
University or research institute · Chicago · meadville.edu - MED Institute
University or research institute · West Lafayette · medinstitute.com - Medaille College
University or research institute · Buffalo · medaille.edu - MedaPhase
University or research institute · Newnan · medaphaseresearch.com - Medex Healthcare Research
University or research institute · St Louis · medexhealth.net - Medgar Evers College
University or research institute · Brooklyn · mec.cuny.edu - Medical College of Wisconsin
University or research institute · Milwaukee · mcw.edu - Medical Lake School District
University or research institute · Medical Lake · mlsd.org - Medical Research Associates
University or research institute · Traverse City · medicalresearchtc.com - Medical Research Network
University or research institute · New York · medicalresearchnetwork.com - Medical University of South Carolina
University or research institute · Charleston · musc.edu - MedSol Clinical Research Center
University or research institute · Port Charlotte · medsolcrc.com - MedVadis Research
University or research institute · Wellesley · medvadis.com - Meharry Medical College
University or research institute · Nashville · mmc.edu - Memphis College of Art
University or research institute · Memphis · mca.edu - Memphis Theological Seminary
University or research institute · Memphis · memphisseminary.edu - Memphis Urban League
University or research institute · Memphis · ul-memphis.iamempowered.com - Mendez National Institute of Transplantation
University or research institute · Los Angeles · transplantation.com - Mendocino College
University or research institute · Ukiah · mendocino.edu - Menlo College
University or research institute · Atherton · menlo.edu - Menlo School
University or research institute · Atherton · menloschool.org - Merced College
University or research institute · Merced · mccd.edu - Mercer County Community College
University or research institute · Trenton · mccc.edu - Mercer Island School District
University or research institute · Mercer Island · mercerislandschools.org - Mercer University
University or research institute · Macon · mercer.edu - Mercer University Health Sciences Center
University or research institute · Savannah · hsc.mercer.edu - Mercy College of Ohio
University or research institute · Toledo · mercycollege.edu - Mercy Research
University or research institute · Springfield · mercyresearch.com - Mercy University
University or research institute · Dobbs Ferry · mercy.edu - Mercyhurst University
University or research institute · Erie · mercyhurst.edu - Meredith College
University or research institute · Raleigh · meredith.edu - Meridian Clinical Research
University or research institute · Omaha · meridianclinicalresearch.com - Meridian Community College
University or research institute · Meridian · meridiancc.edu - Merrell University of Beauty Arts and Science
University or research institute · Jefferson City · merrelluniversity.edu - Merrimack College
University or research institute · North Andover · merrimack.edu - Merritt College
University or research institute · Oakland · merritt.edu - Mesa Community College
University or research institute · Mesa · mesacc.edu - Mesa Public Schools
University or research institute · Mesa · mpsaz.org - Mesabi Range College
University or research institute · Virginia · mesabirange.edu - Mesalands Community College
University or research institute · Tucumcari · mesalands.edu - Messenger College
University or research institute · Euless · messengercollege.edu - Messiah University
University or research institute · Mechanicsburg · messiah.edu - Methodist College
University or research institute · Peoria · methodistcol.edu - Methodist Theological School in Ohio
University or research institute · Delaware · mtso.edu - Methodist University
University or research institute · Fayetteville · methodist.edu - Metroplex Clinical Research Center
University or research institute · Dallas · mcrcdallas.com - Metropolitan College of New York
University or research institute · New York · mcny.edu - Metropolitan Community College
University or research institute · Omaha · mccneb.edu - Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City
University or research institute · Kansas City · mcckc.edu - Metropolitan State University
University or research institute · Saint Paul · metrostate.edu - Metropolitan State University of Denver
University or research institute · Denver · msudenver.edu - Mexican American Catholic College
University or research institute · San Antonio · maccsa.org - Miami Ad School
University or research institute · Miami · miamiadschool.com - Miami Dade College
University or research institute · Miami · mdc.edu - Miami International University of Art & Design
University or research institute · Miami · artinstitutes.edu - Miami University
University or research institute · Oxford · miamioh.edu - Miami University Hamilton
University or research institute · Closed · Hamilton · miamioh.edu - Miami University Middletown
University or research institute · Closed · Middletown · regionals.miamioh.edu - Miami-Dade County Public Schools
University or research institute · Miami · dadeschools.net - Michael & Associates
University or research institute · State College · michaelassociates.com - Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station
University or research institute · East Lansing · canr.msu.edu - Michigan Center for Skin Care Research
University or research institute · Charter Township of Clinton · skincareresearch.com - Michigan Center for Translational Pathology
University or research institute · Ann Arbor · pathology.med.umich.edu - Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research
University or research institute · Ann Arbor · mcuaaar.org - Michigan Geological Survey
University or research institute · Kalamazoo · mgs.wmich.edu - Michigan Jewish Institute
University or research institute · West Bloomfield · mji.edu - Michigan School of Professional Psychology
University or research institute · Farmington Hills · mispp.edu - Michigan State University
University or research institute · East Lansing · msu.edu - Michigan Technological University
University or research institute · Houghton · mtu.edu - Michigan Virtual University
University or research institute · Lansing · mivu.org - Michoud Assembly Facility
University or research institute · New Orleans · nasa.gov - Mid Michigan Community College
University or research institute · Harrison · midmich.edu - Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary
University or research institute · Memphis · mabts.edu - Mid-America Christian University
University or research institute · Oklahoma City · macu.edu - Mid-Atlantic Christian University
University or research institute · Elizabeth City · macuniversity.edu - Mid-Atlantic University Transportation Center
University or research institute · Charlottesville · mautc.psu.edu - Mid-Continent University
University or research institute · Mayfield · midcontinent.edu - Mid-Pacific Institute
University or research institute · Honolulu · midpac.edu - Mid-State Technical College
University or research institute · Adams · mstc.edu - MidAmerica Nazarene University
University or research institute · Olathe · mnu.edu - Middle Georgia State College
University or research institute · Macon · mga.edu - Middle Tennessee State University
University or research institute · Murfreesboro · mtsu.edu - Middlebury College
University or research institute · Middlebury (village) · middlebury.edu - Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
University or research institute · Monterey · middlebury.edu - Middlesex Community College
University or research institute · Bedford · middlesex.mass.edu - Middlesex County College
University or research institute · Edison · middlesexcc.edu - Midland College
University or research institute · Midland · midland.edu - Midland University
University or research institute · Fremont · midlandu.edu
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- 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