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

• VCU Rice Rivers Center
  University or research institute · Charles City · ricerivers.vcu.edu
• VCU TechTransfer and Ventures
  University or research institute · Richmond · research.vcu.edu
• Veni Creator Christian University
  University or research institute · Orlando · ead.veniuniversity.com
• Ventura College
  University or research institute · Ventura · venturacollege.edu
• Ventura County Community College District
  University or research institute · Ventura · vcccd.edu
• VERITAS
  University or research institute · Amado · veritas.sao.arizona.edu
• Vermilion Community College
  University or research institute · Ely · vcc.edu
• Vermont College of Fine Arts
  University or research institute · Montpelier · vcfa.edu
• Vermont Folklife Center
  University or research institute · Middlebury (village) · vermontfolklifecenter.org
• Vermont Law and Graduate School
  University or research institute · South Royalton · vermontlaw.edu
• Vermont State Colleges
  University or research institute · Montpelier · vsc.edu
• Vermont State University
  University or research institute · Johnson · vermontstate.edu
• Vermont Technical College
  University or research institute · Dormant · Randolph · vtc.edu
• Vernon College
  University or research institute · Vernon · vernoncollege.edu
• Vernon Verona Sherrill School District
  University or research institute · Rome · vvsschools.org
• Veterans Biomedical Research Institute
  University or research institute · East Orange · vbri.org
• Veterinary Diagnostics Institute
  University or research institute · Simi Valley · vdilab.com
• Victor Valley College
  University or research institute · Victorville · vvc.edu
• Victoria College
  University or research institute · Victoria · victoriacollege.edu
• Villa Maria College
  University or research institute · Buffalo · villa.edu
• Villanova University
  University or research institute · Radnor · www1.villanova.edu
• Vincennes University
  University or research institute · Vincennes · vinu.edu
• Virginia Academy of Science
  University or research institute · Richmond · vacadsci.org
• Virginia Air and Space Center
  University or research institute · Hampton · vasc.org
• Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center
  University or research institute · Richmond · usgs.gov
• Virginia Baptist College
  University or research institute · Greendale · vbc.edu
• Virginia BioTechnology Research Park
  University or research institute · Richmond · vabiotech.com
• Virginia Clinical Research
  University or research institute · Norfolk · vcrinc.info
• Virginia Coast Reserve Long Term Ecological Research
  University or research institute · Oyster · vcrlter.virginia.edu
• Virginia College
  University or research institute · Birmingham · vc.edu
• Virginia Commonwealth University
  University or research institute · Richmond · vcu.edu
• Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering
  University or research institute · Richmond · egr.vcu.edu
• Virginia Community College System
  University or research institute · Richmond · vccs.edu
• Virginia Cooperative Extension
  University or research institute · Blacksburg · ext.vt.edu
• Virginia Highlands Community College
  University or research institute · Abingdon · vhcc.edu
• Virginia Institute of Marine Science
  University or research institute · Gloucester Point · vims.edu
• Virginia Intermont College
  University or research institute · Bristol · vic.edu
• Virginia International University
  University or research institute · Fairfax · viu.edu
• Virginia Military Institute
  University or research institute · Lexington · vmi.edu
• Virginia Peninsula Community College
  University or research institute · Hampton · vpcc.edu
• Virginia Research Institute
  University or research institute · Tazewell · virginiaresearchinstitute.org
• Virginia Serious Game Institute
  University or research institute · Manassas · vsgi.gmu.edu
• Virginia Spine Research Institute
  University or research institute · Richmond · virginiaspineresearchinstitute.org
• Virginia State University
  University or research institute · Petersburg · vsu.edu
• Virginia Tech
  University or research institute · Blacksburg · vt.edu
• Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering & Sciences
  University or research institute · Blacksburg · beam.vt.edu
• Virginia Tech Institute for Advanced Computing
  University or research institute · Alexandria · iac.vt.edu
• Virginia Tech Office of Economic Development
  University or research institute · Blacksburg · cece.vt.edu
• Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
  University or research institute · Blacksburg · vtti.vt.edu
• Virginia Theological Seminary
  University or research institute · Alexandria · vts.edu
• Virginia Union University
  University or research institute · Richmond · vuu.edu
• Virginia University of Lynchburg
  University or research institute · Lynchburg · vul.edu
• Virginia Wesleyan University
  University or research institute · Virginia Beach · vwu.edu
• Virginia Western Community College
  University or research institute · Roanoke · virginiawestern.edu
• Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
  University or research institute · Blacksburg · vetmed.vt.edu
• Vishwamitra Research Institute
  University or research institute · Clarendon Hills · vri-custom.org
• Visible Music College
  University or research institute · Memphis · visible.edu
• Vision Education and Media
  University or research institute · Manhattan · vemny.org
• Vision International University
  University or research institute · Ramona · vision.edu
• Visitation Catholic School
  University or research institute · Forest Grove · vcsknights.org
• Vital Research
  University or research institute · Los Angeles · vitalresearch.com
• Vitalant Research Institute
  University or research institute · San Francisco · research.vitalant.org
• Vitality Institute
  University or research institute · New York · thevitalityinstitute.org
• VitalStrategic Research Institute
  University or research institute · Berwyn · vitalstrategic.com
• Viterbo University
  University or research institute · La Crosse · viterbo.edu
• Volcano Science Center
  University or research institute · Anchorage · usgs.gov
• Vollum Institute
  University or research institute · Portland · ohsu.edu
• Volunteer State Community College
  University or research institute · Gallatin · volstate.edu
• Voorhees College
  University or research institute · Denmark · voorhees.edu
• W.M. Keck Observatory
  University or research institute · Waimea · keckobservatory.org
• W.M. Keck Science Center
  University or research institute · Claremont · kecksci.claremont.edu
• Wabash College
  University or research institute · Crawfordsville · wabash.edu
• Wabash Valley College
  University or research institute · Mount Carmel · iecc.edu
• Wade College
  University or research institute · Dallas · wadecollege.edu
• Wadsworth Center
  University or research institute · Albany · wadsworth.org
• Wagner College
  University or research institute · Staten Island · wagner.edu
• Wake County Public School System
  University or research institute · Cary · wcpss.net
• Wake Forest University
  University or research institute · Winston-Salem · wfu.edu
• Wake Technical Community College
  University or research institute · Raleigh · waketech.edu
• Walden University
  University or research institute · Minneapolis · waldenu.edu
• Waldorf College
  University or research institute · Forest City · waldorf.edu
• Walla Walla Community College
  University or research institute · Walla Walla · wwcc.edu
• Walla Walla University
  University or research institute · College Place · wallawalla.edu
• Wallace Community College
  University or research institute · Dothan · wallace.edu
• Wallace Community College Selma
  University or research institute · Selma · wccs.edu
• Wallace Laboratories
  University or research institute · El Segundo · us.wlabs.com
• Wallace State Community College
  University or research institute · Hanceville · wallacestate.edu
• Wallops Flight Facility
  University or research institute · Wattsville · nasa.gov
• Walsh College
  University or research institute · Troy · walshcollege.edu
• Walsh University
  University or research institute · North Canton · walsh.edu
• Walters Public Schools
  University or research institute · Walters · waltersps.org
• Walters State Community College
  University or research institute · Morristown · ws.edu
• Walton County School District
  University or research institute · Monroe · walton.k12.ga.us
• Warde Medical Laboratory
  University or research institute · Ann Arbor · wardelab.com
• Warner Pacific College
  University or research institute · Portland · warnerpacific.edu
• Warner University
  University or research institute · Lake Wales · warner.edu
• Warren County Community College
  University or research institute · Washington · warren.edu
• Warren County Public Schools
  University or research institute · Bowling Green · warrencountyschools.org
• Warren County Schools
  University or research institute · Warrenton · warrenschools.com
• Warren Wilson College
  University or research institute · Asheville · warren-wilson.edu
• Wartburg College
  University or research institute · Waverly · wartburg.edu
• Wartburg Theological Seminary
  University or research institute · Dubuque · wartburgseminary.edu
• Washburn University
  University or research institute · Topeka · washburn.edu
• Washington Adventist University
  University or research institute · Takoma Park · wau.edu
• Washington and Jefferson College
  University or research institute · Washington · washjeff.edu
• Washington and Lee University
  University or research institute · Lexington · wlu.edu
• Washington Center for Weight Management and Research
  University or research institute · Arlington · wtmgmt.com
• Washington College
  University or research institute · Chestertown · washcoll.edu
• Washington County Community College
  University or research institute · Calais · wccc.me.edu
• Washington County Schools
  University or research institute · Plymouth · wcde.org
• Washington Glass School
  University or research institute · Mount Rainier · washglass.com
• Washington School for the Deaf
  University or research institute · Vancouver · wsd.wa.gov
• Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
  University or research institute · Olympia · sbctc.edu
• Washington State Community College
  University or research institute · Marietta · wscc.edu
• Washington State University
  University or research institute · Pullman · wsu.edu
• Washington State University Spokane
  University or research institute · Spokane · spokane.wsu.edu
• Washington State University Tri-Cities
  University or research institute · Richland · tricities.wsu.edu
• Washington State University Vancouver
  University or research institute · Vancouver · vancouver.wsu.edu
• Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission
  University or research institute · Wenatchee · treefruitresearch.org
• Washington University in St. Louis
  University or research institute · St Louis · wustl.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