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

• Norwalk Community College
  University or research institute · Norwalk · norwalk.edu
• Norwich University
  University or research institute · Northfield · norwich.edu
• Notre Dame College
  University or research institute · South Euclid · notredamecollege.edu
• Notre Dame de Namur University
  University or research institute · Belmont · ndnu.edu
• Notre Dame High School
  University or research institute · Lawrenceville · ndnj.org
• Notre Dame of Maryland University
  University or research institute · Baltimore · ndm.edu
• Notre Dame Seminary
  University or research institute · New Orleans · nds.edu
• Nova Southeastern University
  University or research institute · Fort Lauderdale · nova.edu
• Novartis-MIT Center for Continuous Manufacturing
  University or research institute · Cambridge · novartis-mit.mit.edu
• NSF CI Compass
  University or research institute · Los Angeles · ci-compass.org
• NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research
  University or research institute · Boulder · ncar.ucar.edu
• NSF National eXtreme Ultrafast Science Facility
  University or research institute · Columbus · nsf-nexus.osu.edu
• NSF National Geophysical Facility
  University or research institute · Washington · ngf.earthscope.org
• NSF NCAR Atmospheric Chemistry Observations & Modeling
  University or research institute · Boulder · acom.ucar.edu
• NSF NCAR Computational & Information Systems Laboratory
  University or research institute · Boulder · cisl.ucar.edu
• NSF NCAR Earth Observing Laboratory
  University or research institute · Boulder · eol.ucar.edu
• NSF NCAR High Altitude Observatory
  University or research institute · Boulder · hao.ucar.edu
• NSF NCAR Mesoscale & Microscale Meteorology Laboratory
  University or research institute · Boulder · mmm.ucar.edu
• NSF NCAR Research Applications Laboratory
  University or research institute · Boulder · ral.ucar.edu
• NSF NOIRLab
  University or research institute · Tucson · noirlab.edu
• NSF Ocean Observatories Initiative
  University or research institute · Falmouth · oceanobservatories.org
• NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins
  University or research institute · Austin · cosmicai.org
• NSWC Carderock Division
  University or research institute · Bethesda · navsea.navy.mil
• NSWC Corona Division
  University or research institute · Norco · navsea.navy.mil
• NSWC Crane Division
  University or research institute · Crane · navsea.navy.mil
• NSWC Dahlgren Division
  University or research institute · Dahlgren · navsea.navy.mil
• NSWC Indian Head
  University or research institute · Indian Head · navsea.navy.mil
• NSWC Panama City Division
  University or research institute · Panama City · navsea.navy.mil
• NSWC Philadelphia Division
  University or research institute · Philadelphia · navsea.navy.mil
• NSWC Port Hueneme Division
  University or research institute · Port Hueneme · navsea.navy.mil
• Nuclear Science and Technology Institute
  University or research institute · Pullman · natlab.wsu.edu
• Nuclear Science User Facilities
  University or research institute · Idaho Falls · nsuf.inl.gov
• Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College
  University or research institute · New Town · nhsc.edu
• Nunez Community College
  University or research institute · Chalmette · nunez.edu
• Nutritional Oncology Research Institute
  University or research institute · Westlake Village · nutritionaloncology.net
• NUWC Keyport Division
  University or research institute · Keyport · navsea.navy.mil
• NUWC Newport Division
  University or research institute · Newport · navsea.navy.mil
• Nyack College
  University or research institute · Nyack · nyack.edu
• NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine
  University or research institute · Mineola · medli.nyu.edu
• O'More College of Design
  University or research institute · Franklin · omorecollege.edu
• Oak Crest Institute of Science
  University or research institute · Monrovia · oak-crest.org
• Oak Hills Christian College
  University or research institute · Bemidji · oakhills.edu
• Oak Ridge Associated Universities
  University or research institute · Oak Ridge · orau.org
• Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
  University or research institute · Oak Ridge · orise.orau.gov
• Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility
  University or research institute · Oak Ridge · olcf.ornl.gov
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  University or research institute · Oak Ridge · ornl.gov
• Oakland City University
  University or research institute · Oakland City · oak.edu
• Oakland Community College
  University or research institute · Royal Oak · oaklandcc.edu
• Oakland University
  University or research institute · Rochester · oakland.edu
• Oaksterdam University
  University or research institute · Oakland · oaksterdamuniversity.com
• Oakton Community College
  University or research institute · Des Plaines · oakton.edu
• Oakwood University
  University or research institute · Huntsville · oakwood.edu
• Oberlin College
  University or research institute · Oberlin · oberlin.edu
• Oblate School of Theology
  University or research institute · San Antonio · ost.edu
• Ocala Research Institute
  University or research institute · Ocala · ocalaresearchinstitute.com
• Occidental College
  University or research institute · Los Angeles · oxy.edu
• Ocean County College
  University or research institute · Toms River · ocean.edu
• Ocean Lakes High School
  University or research institute · Virginia Beach · oceanlakeshs.vbschools.com
• Oconee Fall Line Technical College
  University or research institute · Sandersville · oftc.edu
• Odessa College
  University or research institute · Odessa · odessa.edu
• Odyssey School
  University or research institute · San Mateo · odysseyschool.com
• Office of Postsecondary Education
  University or research institute · Washington · ed.gov
• Office of Under Secretary of Energy for Science
  University or research institute · Washington · energy.gov
• Ogden–Weber Applied Technology College
  University or research institute · Ogden · owatc.edu
• Oglala Lakota College
  University or research institute · Oglala · olc.edu
• Oglethorpe University
  University or research institute · Atlanta · oglethorpe.edu
• Ohio Association of Community Colleges
  University or research institute · Columbus · ohiocommunitycolleges.org
• Ohio Business College
  University or research institute · Hilliard · ohiobusinesscollege.edu
• Ohio Christian University
  University or research institute · Circleville · ohiochristian.edu
• Ohio Dominican University
  University or research institute · Columbus · ohiodominican.edu
• Ohio Northern University
  University or research institute · Ada · onu.edu
• Ohio Pediatric Research Association
  University or research institute · Dayton · ohiopediatricresearch.com
• Ohio State Innovation Foundation
  University or research institute · Columbus · innovate.osu.edu
• Ohio Supercomputer Center
  University or research institute · Columbus · osc.edu
• Ohio University
  University or research institute · Athens · ohio.edu
• Ohio University Chillicothe
  University or research institute · Chillicothe · ohio.edu
• Ohio University Eastern
  University or research institute · Saint Clairsville · ohio.edu
• Ohio University Lancaster
  University or research institute · Lancaster · ohio.edu
• Ohio University Southern
  University or research institute · Ironton · ohio.edu
• Ohio University Zanesville
  University or research institute · Zanesville · ohio.edu
• Ohio Valley University
  University or research institute · Vienna · ovu.edu
• Ohio Wesleyan University
  University or research institute · Delaware · owu.edu
• Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center
  University or research institute · Indianapolis · usgs.gov
• Ohlone College
  University or research institute · Fremont · ohlone.edu
• Oikos University
  University or research institute · Oakland · oikos.edu
• Oil Spill Recovery Institute
  University or research institute · Cordova · osri.us
• Oklahoma Baptist University
  University or research institute · Shawnee · okbu.edu
• Oklahoma Center for Adult Stem Cell Research
  University or research institute · Oklahoma City · ocascr.org
• Oklahoma Christian University
  University or research institute · Edmond · oc.edu
• Oklahoma City Community College
  University or research institute · Oklahoma City · occc.edu
• Oklahoma City University
  University or research institute · Oklahoma City · okcu.edu
• Oklahoma Panhandle State University
  University or research institute · Goodwell · opsu.edu
• Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
  University or research institute · Oklahoma City · okhighered.org
• Oklahoma State University
  University or research institute · Stillwater · go.okstate.edu
• Oklahoma State University at Tulsa
  University or research institute · Tulsa · osu-tulsa.okstate.edu
• Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Okmulgee · osuit.edu
• Oklahoma State University Oklahoma City
  University or research institute · Oklahoma City · osuokc.edu
• Oklahoma State University System
  University or research institute · Stillwater · go.okstate.edu
• Oklahoma Wesleyan University
  University or research institute · Bartlesville · okwu.edu
• Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center
  University or research institute · Austin · usgs.gov
• Ola Grimsby Institute
  University or research institute · San Diego · olagrimsby.com
• Olathe Public Schools
  University or research institute · Olathe · olatheschools.org
• Old Dominion University
  University or research institute · Norfolk · odu.edu
• Olive–Harvey College
  University or research institute · Chicago · ccc.edu
• Olivet College
  University or research institute · Olivet · olivetcollege.edu
• Olivet Nazarene University
  University or research institute · Bourbonnais · olivet.edu
• Olivet University
  University or research institute · San Francisco · olivetuniversity.edu
• Olympic Coast Discovery Center
  University or research institute · Port Angeles · olympiccoast.noaa.gov
• Olympic College
  University or research institute · Bremerton · olympic.edu
• Olympic Educational Service District
  University or research institute · Bremerton · oesd.wednet.edu
• Omak School District
  University or research institute · Omak · omaksd.org
• Omega Medical Research
  University or research institute · Warwick · omegastudies.com
• Onondaga Community College
  University or research institute · Syracuse · sunyocc.edu
• Onslow County School System
  University or research institute · Jacksonville · onslow.k12.nc.us
• Open Christian University
  University or research institute · Sacramento · openchristian.education
• OpenTopography
  University or research institute · La Jolla · opentopography.org
• Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston
  University or research institute · Boston · eyeboston.com
• Oprah's Angel Network
  University or research institute · Chicago · oprah.com
• Oral Roberts University
  University or research institute · Tulsa · oru.edu
• Orange Coast College
  University or research institute · Costa Mesa · orangecoastcollege.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