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

• Washington Water Science Center
  University or research institute · Tacoma · usgs.gov
• Washtenaw Community College
  University or research institute · Ann Arbor · wccnet.edu
• Waterford Institute
  University or research institute · Sandy · waterford.org
• Watertown City School District
  University or research institute · Watertown · watertowncsd.org
• Watkins College of Art Design and Film
  University or research institute · Nashville · watkins.edu
• Waubonsee Community College
  University or research institute · Sugar Grove · waubonsee.edu
• Waukesha County Technical College
  University or research institute · Pewaukee · wctc.edu
• Wayland Baptist University
  University or research institute · Plainview · wbu.edu
• Wayne Community College
  University or research institute · Goldsboro · waynecc.edu
• Wayne Country Day School
  University or research institute · Goldsboro · waynecountryday.com
• Wayne County Community College District
  University or research institute · Detroit · wcccd.edu
• Wayne County Public Schools
  University or research institute · Goldsboro · waynecountyschools.org
• Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency
  University or research institute · Wayne · resa.net
• Wayne State College
  University or research institute · Wayne · wsc.edu
• Wayne State University
  University or research institute · Detroit · wayne.edu
• Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES
  University or research institute · Newark · wflboces.org
• Waynesburg University
  University or research institute · Waynesburg · waynesburg.edu
• Weatherford College
  University or research institute · Weatherford · wc.edu
• Webb Institute
  University or research institute · Glen Cove · webb.edu
• Webb School of Knoxville
  University or research institute · Knoxville · webbschool.org
• Webber International University
  University or research institute · Babson Park · webber.edu
• Weber State University
  University or research institute · Ogden · weber.edu
• Webster University
  University or research institute · St Louis · webster.edu
• Weil Foot & Ankle Institute
  University or research institute · Des Plaines · weil4feet.com
• Weill Cornell Medicine
  University or research institute · New York · weill.cornell.edu
• Weimar University
  University or research institute · Weimar · weimar.edu
• Weippe Public Library
  University or research institute · Orofino · weippelibrary.org
• Welch College
  University or research institute · Nashville · welch.edu
• Weldon City Schools
  University or research institute · Weldon · weldoncityschools.org
• Wellesley College
  University or research institute · Wellesley · wellesley.edu
• Wells College
  University or research institute · Dormant · Cayuga Heights · wells.edu
• Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve
  University or research institute · Wells Beach Station · wellsreserve.org
• Wenatchee Valley College
  University or research institute · Wenatchee · wvc.edu
• Wentworth Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Boston · wit.edu
• Wentworth Military Academy and College
  University or research institute · Lexington · wma.edu
• Wesley Biblical Seminary
  University or research institute · Jackson · wbs.edu
• Wesley College
  University or research institute · Dover · wesley.edu
• Wesley Theological Seminary
  University or research institute · Washington · wesleyseminary.edu
• Wesleyan College
  University or research institute · Macon · wesleyancollege.edu
• Wesleyan University
  University or research institute · Middletown · wesleyan.edu
• West Chester University
  University or research institute · West Chester · wcupa.edu
• West Coast University
  University or research institute · Los Angeles · westcoastuniversity.edu
• West Georgia Technical College
  University or research institute · La Grange · westgatech.edu
• West Hills Community College District
  University or research institute · Coalinga · westhillscollege.com
• West Kentucky Community and Technical College
  University or research institute · Paducah · westkentucky.kctcs.edu
• West Liberty University
  University or research institute · West Liberty · westliberty.edu
• West Los Angeles College
  University or research institute · Culver City · wlac.edu
• West New York School District
  University or research institute · West New York · wnyschools.net
• West Shore Community College
  University or research institute · Scottville · westshore.edu
• West Texas A&M University
  University or research institute · Canyon · wtamu.edu
• West Valley College
  University or research institute · Saratoga · westvalley.edu
• West Valley High School
  University or research institute · Fairbanks · k12northstar.org
• West Virginia Network
  University or research institute · Morgantown · wvnet.edu
• West Virginia Northern Community College
  University or research institute · Wheeling · wvncc.edu
• West Virginia Research Technology Park
  University or research institute · South Charleston · wvtechpark.com
• West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
  University or research institute · Lewisburg · wvsom.edu
• West Virginia State University
  University or research institute · Dunbar · wvstateu.edu
• West Virginia University
  University or research institute · Morgantown · wvu.edu
• West Virginia University at Parkersburg
  University or research institute · Parkersburg · wvup.edu
• West Virginia University Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Beckley · wvutech.edu
• West Virginia Wesleyan College
  University or research institute · Buckhannon · wvwc.edu
• Westbrook University
  University or research institute · Weirton · westbrooku.edu
• Westbury Friends School
  University or research institute · Westbury · westburyfriends.org
• Westcliff University
  University or research institute · Irvine · westcliff.edu
• Western Carolina University
  University or research institute · Cullowhee · wcu.edu
• Western Colorado University
  University or research institute · Gunnison · western.edu
• Western Connecticut State University
  University or research institute · Danbury · wcsu.edu
• Western Ecological Research Center
  University or research institute · Sacramento · usgs.gov
• Western Fisheries Research Center
  University or research institute · Seattle · usgs.gov
• Western Forensic Law Enforcement Training Center
  University or research institute · Pueblo · wfletc.org
• Western Geographic Science Center
  University or research institute · Moffett Federal Airfield · usgs.gov
• Western Governors University
  University or research institute · Salt Lake City · wgu.edu
• Western Illinois Cancer Treatment Center
  University or research institute · Galesburg · wictc.com
• Western Illinois University
  University or research institute · Macomb · wiu.edu
• Western Integrated Pest Management Center
  University or research institute · Davis · westernipm.org
• Western International University
  University or research institute · Dormant · Tempe · west.edu
• Western Iowa Tech Community College
  University or research institute · Sioux City · witcc.edu
• Western Kentucky University
  University or research institute · Bowling Green · wku.edu
• Western Michigan University
  University or research institute · Kalamazoo · wmich.edu
• Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
  University or research institute · Lansing · cooley.edu
• Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
  University or research institute · Closed · Kalamazoo · med.wmich.edu
• Western Nebraska Community College
  University or research institute · Scottsbluff · wncc.net
• Western Nevada College
  University or research institute · Carson City · wnc.edu
• Western New England University
  University or research institute · Springfield · wne.edu
• Western New Mexico University
  University or research institute · Silver City · wnmu.edu
• Western Oklahoma State College
  University or research institute · Altus · wosc.edu
• Western Oregon University
  University or research institute · Monmouth · wou.edu
• Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children
  University or research institute · Pittsburgh · wpsbc.org
• Western Piedmont Community College
  University or research institute · Morganton · wpcc.edu
• Western Seminary
  University or research institute · Portland · westernseminary.edu
• Western Sky Medical Research
  University or research institute · El Paso · westernskymedicalresearch.com
• Western Technical College
  University or research institute · La Crosse · westerntc.edu
• Western Texas College
  University or research institute · Snyder · wtc.edu
• Western Theological Seminary
  University or research institute · Holland · westernsem.edu
• Western University of Health Sciences
  University or research institute · Pomona · westernu.edu
• Western Washington University
  University or research institute · Bellingham · wwu.edu
• Western Wildland Environmental Threat Assessment Center
  University or research institute · Portland · fs.usda.gov
• Western Wyoming Community College
  University or research institute · Rock Springs · westernwyoming.edu
• Westfield State University
  University or research institute · Westfield · westfield.ma.edu
• Westford Academy
  University or research institute · Westford · westfordk12.us
• Westminster College - Missouri
  University or research institute · Fulton · westminster-mo.edu
• Westminster College - Pennsylvania
  University or research institute · New Wilmington · westminster.edu
• Westminster Schools
  University or research institute · Atlanta · westminster.net
• Westminster Seminary California
  University or research institute · Escondido · wscal.edu
• Westminster Theological Seminary
  University or research institute · Glenside · wts.edu
• Westminster University
  University or research institute · Salt Lake City · westminsteru.edu
• Westmont College
  University or research institute · Santa Barbara · westmont.edu
• Westmoreland County Community College
  University or research institute · Youngwood · wccc.edu
• Westside Center for Clinical Research
  University or research institute · Jacksonville · wccrjax.com
• Westwood College
  University or research institute · Denver · westwood.edu
• Wham Lab
  University or research institute · Philadelphia · whamlab.org
• Wharton County Junior College
  University or research institute · Wharton · wcjc.edu
• Whatcom Community College
  University or research institute · Bellingham · whatcom.edu
• Wheaton College - Illinois
  University or research institute · Wheaton · wheaton.edu
• Wheaton College - Massachusetts
  University or research institute · Norton · wheatoncollege.edu
• Wheeling Jesuit University
  University or research institute · Wheeling · wju.edu
• Wheelock College
  University or research institute · Boston · wheelock.edu
• White Earth Tribal and Community College
  University or research institute · Mahnomen · wetcc.edu
• White Mountains Community College
  University or research institute · Berlin · wmcc.edu
• White Sands Test Facility
  University or research institute · Las Cruces · nasa.gov

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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