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

• Rowan College at Gloucester County
  University or research institute · Gloucester City · rcgc.edu
• Rowan University
  University or research institute · Glassboro · rowan.edu
• Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
  University or research institute · Concord · rccc.edu
• Rowan-Salisbury School System
  University or research institute · Salisbury · rssed.org
• Roxbury Community College
  University or research institute · Boston · rcc.mass.edu
• Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media
  University or research institute · Fairfax · rrchnm.org
• Rudolf Steiner College
  University or research institute · Fair Oaks · rudolfsteinercollege.edu
• Rush University
  University or research institute · Chicago · rushu.rush.edu
• Russell Sage College
  University or research institute · Troy · sage.edu
• Rust College
  University or research institute · Holly Springs · rustcollege.edu
• Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
  University or research institute · Newark · njms.rutgers.edu
• Rutgers University–Camden
  University or research institute · Closed · Camden · camden.rutgers.edu
• Rutgers University–Newark
  University or research institute · Closed · Newark · newark.rutgers.edu
• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
  University or research institute · New Brunswick · rutgers.edu
• Sacramento City College
  University or research institute · Sacramento · scc.losrios.edu
• Sacramento City Unified School District
  University or research institute · Sacramento · scusd.edu
• Sacred Heart Major Seminary
  University or research institute · Detroit · shms.edu
• Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology
  University or research institute · Hales Corners · shsst.edu
• Sacred Heart University
  University or research institute · Fairfield · sacredheart.edu
• Saddleback College
  University or research institute · Mission Viejo · saddleback.edu
• Sadick Research Group
  University or research institute · New York · sadickresearch.com
• Sage College of Albany
  University or research institute · Albany · sage.edu
• Sage Colleges
  University or research institute · Albany · sage.edu
• Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College
  University or research institute · Mount Pleasant · sagchip.edu
• Saginaw Valley State University
  University or research institute · Bay City · svsu.edu
• Saint Ambrose University
  University or research institute · Davenport · sau.edu
• Saint Anselm College
  University or research institute · Manchester · anselm.edu
• Saint Anthony College of Nursing
  University or research institute · Rockford · sacn.edu
• Saint Augustine's University
  University or research institute · Raleigh · st-aug.edu
• Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary
  University or research institute · Philadelphia · scs.edu
• Saint Francis de Sales Seminary
  University or research institute · Saint Francis · sfs.edu
• Saint Francis University
  University or research institute · Loretto · francis.edu
• Saint John Vianney College Seminary
  University or research institute · Miami · sjvcs.edu
• Saint Joseph Seminary College
  University or research institute · Covington · sjasc.edu
• Saint Joseph's College
  University or research institute · Rensselaer · saintjoe.edu
• Saint Joseph's College of Maine
  University or research institute · Town of Standish · sjcme.edu
• Saint Joseph's University
  University or research institute · Philadelphia · sju.edu
• Saint Leo University
  University or research institute · Saint Leo · saintleo.edu
• Saint Louis Science Center
  University or research institute · St Louis · slsc.org
• Saint Louis University
  University or research institute · St Louis · slu.edu
• Saint Martin's University
  University or research institute · Lacey · stmartin.edu
• Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
  University or research institute · Terre Haute · smwc.edu
• Saint Mary's College
  University or research institute · Notre Dame · saintmarys.edu
• Saint Mary's College of California
  University or research institute · Moraga · stmarys-ca.edu
• Saint Mary's School
  University or research institute · Raleigh · sms.edu
• Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
  University or research institute · Winona · smumn.edu
• Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology
  University or research institute · Saint Meinrad · saintmeinrad.edu
• Saint Michael's College
  University or research institute · Colchester · smcvt.edu
• Saint Patrick's Seminary and University
  University or research institute · Menlo Park · stpsu.edu
• Saint Paul College
  University or research institute · Saint Paul · saintpaul.edu
• Saint Paul's School of Nursing
  University or research institute · Staten Island · stpaulsschoolofnursing.edu
• Saint Peter's University
  University or research institute · Jersey City · saintpeters.edu
• Saint Vincent College
  University or research institute · Latrobe · stvincent.edu
• Saint Vincent Seminary
  University or research institute · Latrobe · saintvincentseminary.edu
• Saint Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
  University or research institute · New York · svots.edu
• Saint Xavier University
  University or research institute · Chicago · sxu.edu
• Salem City Schools
  University or research institute · Salem · salem.k12.va.us
• Salem College
  University or research institute · Winston-Salem · salem.edu
• Salem Community College
  University or research institute · Penns Grove · salemcc.edu
• Salem State University
  University or research institute · Salem · salemstate.edu
• Salem University
  University or research institute · Salem · salemu.edu
• Salisbury University
  University or research institute · Salisbury · salisbury.edu
• Salish Kootenai College
  University or research institute · Pablo · skc.edu
• Salt Lake Community College
  University or research institute · Salt Lake City · slcc.edu
• Salter School
  University or research institute · Malden · salterschool.com
• Salve Regina University
  University or research institute · Newport · salve.edu
• Sam Houston State University
  University or research institute · Huntsville · shsu.edu
• Samford University
  University or research institute · Birmingham · samford.edu
• Sampson County Schools
  University or research institute · Clinton · sampson.k12.nc.us
• Samuel Merritt University
  University or research institute · Oakland · samuelmerritt.edu
• San Antonio College
  University or research institute · San Antonio · alamo.edu
• San Bernardino Community College District
  University or research institute · San Bernardino · sbccd.org
• San Bernardino Valley College
  University or research institute · San Bernardino · valleycollege.edu
• San Diego Cardiac Center
  University or research institute · San Diego · sdcardiac.com
• San Diego Christian College
  University or research institute · Santee · sdcc.edu
• San Diego City College
  University or research institute · San Diego · sdcity.edu
• San Diego Community College District
  University or research institute · San Diego · sdccd.edu
• San Diego Mesa College
  University or research institute · San Diego · sdmesa.edu
• San Diego Miramar College
  University or research institute · San Diego · sdmiramar.edu
• San Diego State University
  University or research institute · San Diego · sdsu.edu
• San Diego State University, Imperial Valley Campus
  University or research institute · Calexico · ivcampus.sdsu.edu
• San Diego Supercomputer Center
  University or research institute · San Diego · sdsc.edu
• San Diego Unified School District
  University or research institute · San Diego · sandiegounified.org
• San Francicso Brain Research Institute & SAM Technology
  University or research institute · San Francisco · eeg.com
• San Francisco Art Institute
  University or research institute · San Francisco · sfai.edu
• San Francisco Conservatory of Music
  University or research institute · San Francisco · sfcm.edu
• San Francisco State University
  University or research institute · San Francisco · sfsu.edu
• San Francisco Theological Seminary
  University or research institute · San Anselmo · redlands.edu
• San Francisco Unified School District
  University or research institute · San Francisco · sfusd.edu
• San Francisco University High School
  University or research institute · San Francisco · sfuhs.org
• San Jacinto College
  University or research institute · Pasadena · sanjac.edu
• San Joaquin College of Law
  University or research institute · Clovis · sjcl.edu
• San Joaquin Delta College
  University or research institute · Stockton · deltacollege.edu
• San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center
  University or research institute · Parlier · ars.usda.gov
• San Joaquin Valley College
  University or research institute · Visalia · sjvc.edu
• San Jose City College
  University or research institute · San Jose · sjcc.edu
• San Jose State University
  University or research institute · San Jose · sjsu.edu
• San Juan College
  University or research institute · Farmington · sanjuancollege.edu
• San Juan Oncology Associates
  University or research institute · Farmington · sanjuanoncology.com
• San Mateo County Community College District
  University or research institute · San Mateo · smccd.edu
• Sandhills Community College
  University or research institute · Pinehurst · sandhills.edu
• Sandia National Laboratories
  University or research institute · Albuquerque · sandia.gov
• Sandia National Laboratories California
  University or research institute · Livermore · sandia.gov
• Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine
  University or research institute · La Jolla · sanfordconsortium.org
• Sanford Research
  University or research institute · Sioux Falls · sanfordresearch.org
• Sanilac Intermediate School District
  University or research institute · Sandusky · sanilac.k12.mi.us
• Santa Ana College
  University or research institute · Santa Ana · sac.edu
• Santa Barbara and Ventura Colleges of Law
  University or research institute · Ventura · collegesoflaw.edu
• Santa Barbara Business College
  University or research institute · Santa Barbara · sbbcollege.edu
• Santa Barbara City College
  University or research institute · Santa Barbara · sbcc.edu
• Santa Barbara Coastal Long Term Ecological Research
  University or research institute · Santa Barbara · sbclter.msi.ucsb.edu
• Santa Clara University
  University or research institute · Santa Clara · scu.edu
• Santa Fe College
  University or research institute · Gainesville · sfcollege.edu
• Santa Fe Community College
  University or research institute · Santa Fe · sfcc.edu
• Santa Fe Indian School
  University or research institute · Santa Fe · sfis.k12.nm.us
• Santa Fe Public Schools
  University or research institute · Santa Fe · sfps.info
• Santa Fe University of Art and Design
  University or research institute · Santa Fe · santafeuniversity.edu
• Santa Monica College
  University or research institute · Santa Monica · smc.edu
• Santa Rosa Junior College
  University or research institute · Santa Rosa · santarosa.edu
• Santiago Canyon College
  University or research institute · Orange · sccollege.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