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
- University of Missouri System
University or research institute · Columbia · umsystem.edu - University of Missouri–Kansas City
University or research institute · Kansas City · umkc.edu - University of Missouri–St. Louis
University or research institute · St Louis · umsl.edu - University of Mobile
University or research institute · Mobile · umobile.edu - University of Montana
University or research institute · Missoula · umt.edu - University of Montana Western
University or research institute · Dillon · umwestern.edu - University of Montevallo
University or research institute · Montevallo · montevallo.edu - University of Mount Olive
University or research institute · Mount Olive · umo.edu - University of Mount Union
University or research institute · Alliance · mountunion.edu - University of Natural Medicine
University or research institute · San Dimas · universitynaturalmedicine.org - University of Nebraska at Kearney
University or research institute · Kearney · unk.edu - University of Nebraska at Omaha
University or research institute · Omaha · unomaha.edu - University of Nebraska System
University or research institute · Lincoln · nebraska.edu - University of Nebraska–Lincoln
University or research institute · Lincoln · unl.edu - University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University or research institute · Las Vegas · unlv.edu - University of Nevada, Reno
University or research institute · Reno · unr.edu - University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
University or research institute · Closed · Reno · med.unr.edu - University of New England
University or research institute · Biddeford · une.edu - University of New Hampshire
University or research institute · Durham · unh.edu - University of New Hampshire at Manchester
University or research institute · Manchester · manchester.unh.edu - University of New Haven
University or research institute · West Haven · newhaven.edu - University of New Mexico
University or research institute · Albuquerque · unm.edu - University of New Mexico - Taos
University or research institute · Closed · Ranchos de Taos · taos.unm.edu - University of New Mexico Gallup
University or research institute · Closed · Gallup · gallup.unm.edu - University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
University or research institute · Albuquerque · hsc.unm.edu - University of New Orleans
University or research institute · New Orleans · uno.edu - University of North Alabama
University or research institute · Florence · una.edu - University of North Carolina at Asheville
University or research institute · Asheville · unca.edu - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University or research institute · Chapel Hill · unc.edu - University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University or research institute · Charlotte · charlotte.edu - University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University or research institute · Greensboro · uncg.edu - University of North Carolina at Pembroke
University or research institute · Pembroke · uncp.edu - University of North Carolina School of the Arts
University or research institute · Winston-Salem · uncsa.edu - University of North Carolina System
University or research institute · Raleigh · northcarolina.edu - University of North Carolina Wilmington
University or research institute · Wilmington · uncw.edu - University of North Dakota
University or research institute · Grand Forks · und.edu - University of North Dakota Computational Research Center
University or research institute · Grand Forks · und.edu - University of North Florida
University or research institute · Jacksonville · unf.edu - University of North Georgia
University or research institute · Dahlonega · ung.edu - University of North Texas
University or research institute · Denton · unt.edu - University of North Texas at Dallas
University or research institute · Dallas · untdallas.edu - University of North Texas Health Science Center
University or research institute · Fort Worth · unthealth.edu - University of North Texas System
University or research institute · Dallas · untsystem.edu - University of Northern Colorado
University or research institute · Greeley · unco.edu - University of Northern Iowa
University or research institute · Cedar Falls · uni.edu - University of Northern Virginia
University or research institute · Annandale · unva.edu - University of Northwestern
University or research institute · Saint Paul · unwsp.edu - University of Northwestern Ohio
University or research institute · Lima · unoh.edu - University of Notre Dame
University or research institute · Notre Dame · nd.edu - University of Oklahoma
University or research institute · Norman · ou.edu - University of Oklahoma - Tulsa
University or research institute · Tulsa · ou.edu - University of Oklahoma Health Sciences - University Research Park (Oklahoma Health Center)
University or research institute · Oklahoma City · urp.ouhsc.edu - University of Oregon
University or research institute · Eugene · uoregon.edu - University of Pennsylvania
University or research institute · Philadelphia · upenn.edu - University of Philosophical Research
University or research institute · Los Angeles · prs.org - University of Phoenix
University or research institute · Phoenix · phoenix.edu - University of Pikeville
University or research institute · Pikeville · upike.edu - University of Pittsburgh
University or research institute · Pittsburgh · pitt.edu - University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
University or research institute · Bradford · upb.pitt.edu - University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
University or research institute · Greensburg · greensburg.pitt.edu - University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
University or research institute · Johnstown · upj.pitt.edu - University of Pittsburgh at Titusville
University or research institute · Titusville · titusville.pitt.edu - University of Portland
University or research institute · Portland · up.edu - University of Providence
University or research institute · Great Falls · uprovidence.edu - University of Puget Sound
University or research institute · Tacoma · pugetsound.edu - University of Redlands
University or research institute · Redlands · redlands.edu - University of Rhode Island
University or research institute · Kingston · uri.edu - University of Richmond
University or research institute · Richmond · richmond.edu - University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College
University or research institute · Rio Grande · rio.edu - University of Rochester
University or research institute · Rochester · rochester.edu - University of Saint Francis
University or research institute · Fort Wayne · sf.edu - University of Saint Joseph
University or research institute · West Hartford · usj.edu - University of Saint Katherine
University or research institute · Dormant · San Marcos · usk.edu - University of Saint Mary
University or research institute · Leavenworth · stmary.edu - University of Saint Mary of the Lake
University or research institute · Mundelein · usml.edu - University of San Diego
University or research institute · San Diego · sandiego.edu - University of San Francisco
University or research institute · San Francisco · usfca.edu - University of Santa Monica
University or research institute · Santa Monica · universityofsantamonica.edu - University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
University or research institute · Chickasha · usao.edu - University of Scranton
University or research institute · Scranton · scranton.edu - University of Sioux Falls
University or research institute · Sioux Falls · usiouxfalls.edu - University of South Alabama
University or research institute · Mobile · southalabama.edu - University of South Carolina
University or research institute · Columbia · sc.edu - University of South Carolina Aiken
University or research institute · Aiken · usca.edu - University of South Carolina Beaufort
University or research institute · Beaufort · uscb.edu - University of South Carolina Lancaster
University or research institute · Lancaster · usclancaster.sc.edu - University of South Carolina Salkehatchie
University or research institute · Allendale · uscsalkehatchie.sc.edu - University of South Carolina Sumter
University or research institute · Sumter · uscsumter.edu - University of South Carolina System
University or research institute · Columbia · sc.edu - University of South Carolina Union
University or research institute · Union · uscunion.sc.edu - University of South Carolina Upstate
University or research institute · Spartanburg · uscupstate.edu - University of South Dakota
University or research institute · Vermillion · usd.edu - University of South Florida
University or research institute · Tampa · usf.edu - University of South Florida Sarasota–Manatee
University or research institute · Sarasota · usfsm.edu - University of South Florida St. Petersburg
University or research institute · St. Petersburg · usfsp.edu - University of Southern California
University or research institute · Los Angeles · usc.edu - University of Southern Indiana
University or research institute · Evansville · usi.edu - University of Southern Maine
University or research institute · Portland · usm.maine.edu - University of Southern Mississippi
University or research institute · Hattiesburg · usm.edu - University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
University or research institute · San Marcos · usa.edu - University of St. Francis
University or research institute · Joliet · stfrancis.edu - University of St. Thomas - Minnesota
University or research institute · Saint Paul · stthomas.edu - University of St. Thomas - Texas
University or research institute · Houston · stthom.edu - University of Tampa
University or research institute · Tampa · ut.edu - University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
University or research institute · Chattanooga · utc.edu - University of Tennessee at Knoxville
University or research institute · Knoxville · utk.edu - University of Tennessee at Martin
University or research institute · Martin · utm.edu - University of Tennessee Health Science Center
University or research institute · Memphis · uthsc.edu - University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
University or research institute · Closed · Knoxville · ag.tennessee.edu - University of Tennessee Southern
University or research institute · Pulaski · utsouthern.edu - University of Tennessee System
University or research institute · Knoxville · tennessee.edu - University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas
University or research institute · Dallas · sph.uth.edu - University of Texas Institute for Geophysics
University or research institute · Austin · ig.utexas.edu - University of the Arts
University or research institute · Philadelphia · uarts.edu - University of the Cumberlands
University or research institute · Williamsburg · ucumberlands.edu - University of the District of Columbia
University or research institute · Washington · udc.edu - University of the Incarnate Word
University or research institute · San Antonio · uiw.edu - University of the Nations
University or research institute · Kailua-Kona · uofnkona.edu - University of the Ozarks
University or research institute · Clarksville · ozarks.edu - University of the Pacific
University or research institute · Stockton · pacific.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