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

• St. Petersburg College
  University or research institute · St. Petersburg · spcollege.edu
• St. Philip's College
  University or research institute · San Antonio · alamo.edu
• St. Tammany Parish Public School System
  University or research institute · Covington · stpsb.org
• St. Thomas Aquinas College
  University or research institute · Sparkill · stac.edu
• St. Thomas University
  University or research institute · Miami Gardens · stu.edu
• St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary
  University or research institute · Boynton Beach · svdp.edu
• St. Vrain Valley School District
  University or research institute · Longmont · svvsd.org
• Stanbridge University
  University or research institute · Irvine · stanbridge.edu
• Stanford Cardiovascular Institute
  University or research institute · Stanford · med.stanford.edu
• Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society
  University or research institute · Stanford · pacscenter.stanford.edu
• Stanford Diabetes Research Center
  University or research institute · Stanford · sdrc.stanford.edu
• Stanford Maternal and Child Health Research Institute
  University or research institute · Stanford · med.stanford.edu
• Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource
  University or research institute · Menlo Park · www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu
• Stanford SystemX Alliance
  University or research institute · Stanford · systemx.stanford.edu
• Stanford University
  University or research institute · Stanford · stanford.edu
• Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research
  University or research institute · Cambridge · broadinstitute.org
• Stanly Community College
  University or research institute · Albemarle · stanly.edu
• Stark State College
  University or research institute · North Canton · starkstate.edu
• Starr King School for the Ministry
  University or research institute · Oakland · sksm.edu
• State Center Community College District
  University or research institute · Fresno · scccd.edu
• State College of Florida Manatee-Sarasota
  University or research institute · Bradenton · scf.edu
• State Fair Community College
  University or research institute · Sedalia · sfccmo.edu
• State Technical College of Missouri
  University or research institute · Linn · statetechmo.edu
• State University of New York
  University or research institute · Albany · suny.edu
• State University of New York at Oswego
  University or research institute · Oswego · oswego.edu
• State University of New York at Potsdam
  University or research institute · Potsdam · potsdam.edu
• State University of New York Polytechnic Institute
  University or research institute · Closed · Albany · sunycnse.com
• State University System of Florida
  University or research institute · Tallahassee · flbog.edu
• Staten Island Historical Society
  University or research institute · New York · statenisland.pastperfect-online.com
• Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute
  University or research institute · Durham · samsi.info
• Stedman Clinical Trials
  University or research institute · Tampa · stedmanclinicaltrials.com
• Stefan University
  University or research institute · La Jolla · stefan-university.edu
• Stennis Space Center
  University or research institute · Bay Saint Louis · nasa.gov
• Stephen F. Austin State University
  University or research institute · Nacogdoches · sfasu.edu
• Stephen Gaynor School
  University or research institute · New York · stephengaynor.org
• Stephens College
  University or research institute · Columbia · stephens.edu
• Sterling College - Kansas
  University or research institute · Sterling · sterling.edu
• Sterling College - Vermont
  University or research institute · Craftsbury · sterlingcollege.edu
• Sterling High School
  University or research institute · Somerdale · sterling.k12.nj.us
• Sterling Research Group
  University or research institute · Cincinnati · sterlingresearch.org
• Stetson University
  University or research institute · DeLand · stetson.edu
• Stevens Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Hoboken · stevens.edu
• Stevens–Henager College
  University or research institute · Ogden · stevenshenager.edu
• Stevenson University
  University or research institute · Owings Mills · stevenson.edu
• Stillman College
  University or research institute · Tuscaloosa · stillman.edu
• Stockton University
  University or research institute · Galloway · stockton.edu
• Stone Child College
  University or research institute · Havre · stonechild.edu
• Stonehill College
  University or research institute · Easton · stonehill.edu
• Stonewall Learning Center
  University or research institute · Bossier City · stonewalllearningcenter.com
• Stony Brook School
  University or research institute · Stony Brook · sbs.org
• Stony Brook University
  University or research institute · Stony Brook · stonybrook.edu
• Strang Cancer Prevention Institute
  University or research institute · New York · strang.org
• Strategic Solutions International
  University or research institute · Washington · strategicsolutionsinternational.com
• Stratford University
  University or research institute · Falls Church · stratford.edu
• Strayer University
  University or research institute · Washington · strayer.edu
• Stretch to Kindergarten
  University or research institute · Los Altos · stretchtokindergarten.org
• Strive Preparatory Schools
  University or research institute · Denver · striveprep.org
• Student Pugwash USA
  University or research institute · Washington · spusa.org
• Studio in a School
  University or research institute · New York · studioinaschool.org
• Suffolk County Community College
  University or research institute · Selden · sunysuffolk.edu
• Suffolk University
  University or research institute · Boston · suffolk.edu
• Sul Ross State University
  University or research institute · Alpine · sulross.edu
• Sullivan College of Technology and Design
  University or research institute · Louisville · sctd.edu
• Sullivan University
  University or research institute · Louisville · sullivan.edu
• Summit Christian College
  University or research institute · Gering · summitcc.net
• Summit Public Schools
  University or research institute · Summit · summit.k12.nj.us
• Summit Research Network
  University or research institute · Portland · summitresearchnetwork.com
• Summit School
  University or research institute · New York · summitqueens.com
• Summit University
  University or research institute · Clarks Summit · clarkssummitu.edu
• Sun Research Institute
  University or research institute · San Antonio · sunresearch.com
• Suncoast Clinical Research
  University or research institute · New Port Richey · suncoastclinicalresearch.com
• Sundance Clinical Research
  University or research institute · St Louis · sundanceclinicalresearch.com
• Sunny Days Learning Center of Stickney
  University or research institute · Stickney · sunnydayslc.com
• SUNY Adirondack
  University or research institute · Queensbury · sunyacc.edu
• SUNY Brockport
  University or research institute · Brockport · brockport.edu
• SUNY Broome Community College
  University or research institute · Binghamton · www1.sunybroome.edu
• SUNY Canton
  University or research institute · Canton · canton.edu
• SUNY Cobleskill
  University or research institute · Cobleskill · cobleskill.edu
• SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
  University or research institute · Syracuse · esf.edu
• SUNY College of Optometry
  University or research institute · New York · sunyopt.edu
• SUNY Corning Community College
  University or research institute · Corning · corning-cc.edu
• SUNY Cortland
  University or research institute · Cortland · cortland.edu
• SUNY Delhi
  University or research institute · Delhi · delhi.edu
• SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
  University or research institute · Brooklyn · downstate.edu
• SUNY Erie
  University or research institute · Williamsville · ecc.edu
• SUNY Fredonia
  University or research institute · Fredonia · fredonia.edu
• SUNY Geneseo
  University or research institute · Geneseo · geneseo.edu
• SUNY Maritime College
  University or research institute · Throgs Neck · sunymaritime.edu
• SUNY Morrisville
  University or research institute · Morrisville · morrisville.edu
• SUNY New Paltz
  University or research institute · New Paltz · newpaltz.edu
• SUNY Old Westbury
  University or research institute · Old Westbury · oldwestbury.edu
• SUNY Oneonta
  University or research institute · Oneonta · suny.oneonta.edu
• SUNY Orange
  University or research institute · Middletown · sunyorange.edu
• SUNY Plattsburgh
  University or research institute · Plattsburgh · plattsburgh.edu
• SUNY Polytechnic Institute
  University or research institute · Utica · sunypoly.edu
• SUNY Schenectady County Community College
  University or research institute · Schenectady · sunysccc.edu
• SUNY Sullivan
  University or research institute · Fallsburg · sunysullivan.edu
• SUNY Ulster
  University or research institute · Stone Ridge · sunyulster.edu
• SUNY Upstate Medical University
  University or research institute · Syracuse · upstate.edu
• SUNY Westchester Community College
  University or research institute · Valhalla · sunywcc.edu
• Super Stars Literacy
  University or research institute · Oakland · superstarsliteracy.org
• Surry Community College
  University or research institute · Dobson · surry.edu
• Susquehanna University
  University or research institute · Selinsgrove · susqu.edu
• Sussex County Community College
  University or research institute · Newton · sussex.edu
• Sustainable Horizons Institute
  University or research institute · Ames · shinstitute.org
• Swarthmore College
  University or research institute · Swarthmore · swarthmore.edu
• Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience
  University or research institute · La Jolla · sccn.ucsd.edu
• Sweet Briar College
  University or research institute · Amherst · sbc.edu
• SWOG Cancer Research Network
  University or research institute · San Antonio · swog.org
• Synergy Health
  University or research institute · Newport Beach · synergyhealthconcepts.com
• Synergy Research Centers
  University or research institute · National City · synergyresearchcenters.com
• Syracuse University
  University or research institute · Syracuse · syracuse.edu
• Syrentis Clinical Research
  University or research institute · Santa Ana · syrentis.com
• Systems Engineering Research Center
  University or research institute · Hoboken · sercuarc.org
• Tabor College
  University or research institute · Hillsboro · tabor.edu
• Tacoma Community College
  University or research institute · Tacoma · tacomacc.edu
• Tacoma Housing Authority
  University or research institute · Tacoma · tacomahousing.net
• Taft College
  University or research institute · Taft · taftcollege.edu
• Taft University System
  University or research institute · Lakewood · taft.edu
• Tahoe Environmental Research Center
  University or research institute · Incline Village · tahoe.ucdavis.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