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

• Sarah Cannon
  University or research institute · Nashville · sarahcannon.com
• Sarah Lawrence College
  University or research institute · Bronxville · sarahlawrence.edu
• Sarah Samuels Center for Public Health & Evaluation
  University or research institute · Oakland · samuelscenter.com
• Sarasota University
  University or research institute · Sarasota · sarasotauniversity.org
• Saturday Academy
  University or research institute · Portland · saturdayacademy.org
• Sauk Valley Community College
  University or research institute · Dixon · svcc.edu
• Sault Ste. Marie Area Public Schools
  University or research institute · Sault Ste. Marie · saultschools.org
• Savannah College of Art and Design
  University or research institute · Savannah · scad.edu
• Savannah Law School
  University or research institute · Savannah · savannahlawschool.org
• Savannah River National Laboratory
  University or research institute · Aiken · srnl.doe.gov
• Savannah State University
  University or research institute · Savannah · savannahstate.edu
• Savannah Technical College
  University or research institute · Savannah · savannahtech.edu
• Saxet Surface Science
  University or research institute · Austin · saxetsurfacescience.com
• Saybrook University
  University or research institute · Pasadena · saybrook.edu
• Sbarro Health Research Organization
  University or research institute · Philadelphia · shrodotorg.wordpress.com
• Scarsdale Public Schools
  University or research institute · Scarsdale · scarsdaleschools.k12.ny.us
• Schiller International University
  University or research institute · Largo · schiller.edu
• Schmidt Ocean Institute
  University or research institute · Palo Alto · schmidtocean.org
• Scholar Rock (United States)
  University or research institute · Cambridge · scholarrock.com
• School District of Lee County
  University or research institute · Fort Myers · lee.k12.al.us
• School District of Palm Beach County
  University or research institute · West Palm Beach · palmbeachschools.org
• School District of Philadelphia
  University or research institute · Philadelphia · philasd.org
• School of Advertising Art
  University or research institute · Kettering · saa.edu
• School of Sex Therapy
  University or research institute · Nashville · schoolofsextherapy.com
• School of the Art Institute of Chicago
  University or research institute · Chicago · saic.edu
• School of the Museum of Fine Arts
  University or research institute · Boston · smfa.edu
• School of Visual Arts
  University or research institute · New York · sva.edu
• Schoolcraft College
  University or research institute · Livonia · schoolcraft.edu
• Schreiner University
  University or research institute · Kerrville · schreiner.edu
• Science Analytics and Synthesis
  University or research institute · Lakewood · usgs.gov
• Science and Decisions Center
  University or research institute · Reston · usgs.gov
• Science History Institute
  University or research institute · Philadelphia · sciencehistory.org
• Science Research Laboratory
  University or research institute · Somerville · srl.com
• Scientific Education and Research Foundation
  University or research institute · Thornton · theserf.org
• Scientists Center for Animal Welfare
  University or research institute · Bend · scaw.com
• Scintillon Institute
  University or research institute · San Diego · scintillon.org
• Scotland County Schools
  University or research institute · Laurinburg · scotland.k12.nc.us
• Scott Community College
  University or research institute · Bettendorf · eicc.edu
• Scottsdale Community College
  University or research institute · Scottsdale · scottsdalecc.edu
• Scripps College
  University or research institute · Claremont · scrippscollege.edu
• Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  University or research institute · La Jolla · scripps.ucsd.edu
• Seacoast Career Schools
  University or research institute · Sanford · seacoastcareerschools.edu
• Seamester
  University or research institute · Sarasota · seamester.com
• Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences
  University or research institute · Seattle · coil.seattleacademy.org
• Seattle Central College
  University or research institute · Seattle · seattlecentral.edu
• Seattle Colleges
  University or research institute · Seattle · seattlecolleges.com
• Seattle Film Institute
  University or research institute · Seattle · sfi.edu
• Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine
  University or research institute · Seattle · siom.edu
• Seattle Pacific University
  University or research institute · Seattle · spu.edu
• Seattle Public Schools
  University or research institute · Seattle · seattleschools.org
• Seattle Reproductive Medicine
  University or research institute · Seattle · seattlefertility.com
• Seattle School of Theology and Psychology
  University or research institute · Seattle · theseattleschool.edu
• Seattle University
  University or research institute · Seattle · seattleu.edu
• SeaView Research
  University or research institute · Miami · seaviewresearch.net
• Seismological Facility for the Advancement of Geoscience
  University or research institute · Washington · iris.edu
• Selma University
  University or research institute · Selma · selmauniversity.edu
• Seminole Public Schools
  University or research institute · Seminole · sps.k12.ok.us
• Seminole State College of Florida
  University or research institute · Sanford · seminolestate.edu
• Seminole State College Oklahoma
  University or research institute · Seminole · sscok.edu
• Sentara College of Health Sciences
  University or research institute · Chesapeake · sentara.edu
• Seton Hall Preparatory School
  University or research institute · West Orange · shp.org
• Seton Hall University
  University or research institute · South Orange · shu.edu
• Seton Hill University
  University or research institute · Greensburg · setonhill.edu
• Settlement Music School
  University or research institute · Philadelphia · settlementmusic.org
• Severe Weather Institute - Radar & Lightning Laboratory
  University or research institute · Huntsville · nsstc.uah.edu
• Sevilleta Long Term Ecological Research
  University or research institute · La Joya · sevlter.unm.edu
• Sewanee: The University of the South
  University or research institute · Sewanee · sewanee.edu
• Seward County Community College
  University or research institute · Liberal · sccc.edu
• Sh'or Yoshuv Institute
  University or research institute · Lawrence · shoryoshuv.org
• Shasta Bible College and Graduate School
  University or research institute · Redding · shasta.edu
• Shasta College
  University or research institute · Redding · shastacollege.edu
• Shasta County Office of Education
  University or research institute · Redding · shastacoe.org
• Shaw University
  University or research institute · Raleigh · shawu.edu
• Shawnee Community College
  University or research institute · Ullin · shawneecc.edu
• Shawnee Mission Northwest High School
  University or research institute · Shawnee · smnorthwest.smsd.org
• Shawnee Mission South High School
  University or research institute · Overland Park · smsouth.smsd.org
• Shawnee State University
  University or research institute · Portsmouth · shawnee.edu
• Shelby County Schools
  University or research institute · Memphis · scsk12.org
• Shelton State Community College
  University or research institute · Tuscaloosa · sheltonstate.edu
• Shenandoah University
  University or research institute · Winchester · su.edu
• Shepherd University
  University or research institute · Shepherdstown · shepherd.edu
• Sheridan College
  University or research institute · Sheridan · sheridan.edu
• Sheridan Technical College
  University or research institute · Hollywood · sheridantechnicalcollege.edu
• Sherman College of Chiropractic
  University or research institute · Spartanburg · sherman.edu
• Shields Valley Public Schools
  University or research institute · Bozeman · shieldsvalleyschools.com
• Shiloh University
  University or research institute · Kalona · shilohuniversity.edu
• Shimer College
  University or research institute · Chicago · shimer.edu
• Shippensburg University
  University or research institute · Shippensburg · ship.edu
• Shoreline Community College
  University or research institute · Shoreline · shoreline.edu
• Shoreline Public Schools
  University or research institute · Shoreline · shorelineschools.org
• Shorter College
  University or research institute · North Little Rock · shortercollege.edu
• Shorter University
  University or research institute · Rome · su.shorter.edu
• Shoshone Episcopal Mission
  University or research institute · Fort Washakie · wyoshpo.state.wy.us
• Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
  University or research institute · Baltimore · hopkinsmedicine.org
• Sidwell Friends School
  University or research institute · Washington · sidwell.edu
• Siena College
  University or research institute · Albany · siena.edu
• Siena Heights University
  University or research institute · Adrian · sienaheights.edu
• Sierra College
  University or research institute · Rocklin · sierracollege.edu
• Sierra Nevada College
  University or research institute · Incline Village · sierranevada.edu
• Silicon Valley University
  University or research institute · San Jose · svuca.edu
• Silsbee Independent School District
  University or research institute · Silsbee · silsbeeisd.org
• Silver Buffalo Consulting
  University or research institute · Richmond · silverbuffalo.org
• Silver Lake College
  University or research institute · Manitowoc · sl.edu
• Silverstein Institute
  University or research institute · Sarasota · earsinus.com
• Simmons College of Kentucky
  University or research institute · Louisville · simmonscollegeky.edu
• Simmons University
  University or research institute · Boston · simmons.edu
• Simons Center for Geometry and Physics
  University or research institute · Stony Brook · scgp.stonybrook.edu
• Simpson College
  University or research institute · Indianola · simpson.edu
• Simpson University
  University or research institute · Redding · simpsonu.edu
• Sinclair Community College
  University or research institute · Dayton · sinclair.edu
• Singularity University
  University or research institute · Sunnyvale · su.org
• Sinte Gleska University
  University or research institute · Mission · sintegleska.edu
• Sioux Falls Seminary
  University or research institute · Sioux Falls · sfseminary.edu
• Sisseton Wahpeton College
  University or research institute · Sisseton · swc.tc
• SIT Graduate Institute
  University or research institute · Brattleboro · graduate.sit.edu
• Sitting Bull College
  University or research institute · Fort Yates · sittingbull.edu
• Skagit Valley College
  University or research institute · Mount Vernon · skagit.edu
• Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
  University or research institute · Savannah · skio.uga.edu
• Skidmore College
  University or research institute · Saratoga Springs · skidmore.edu
• Skin Science Institute
  University or research institute · Salt Lake City · skinscienceinstitute.com

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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