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

• Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
  University or research institute · Cambridge · wi.mit.edu
• Whiteville City Schools
  University or research institute · Whiteville · whiteville.k12.nc.us
• Whitman College
  University or research institute · Walla Walla · whitman.edu
• Whittemore Peterson Institute
  University or research institute · Reno · wpinstitute.org
• Whittier College
  University or research institute · Whittier · whittier.edu
• Whittle School & Studios
  University or research institute · Washington · whittleschool.org
• Whitworth University
  University or research institute · Spokane · whitworth.edu
• WiCell
  University or research institute · Madison · wicell.org
• Wichita Area Technical College
  University or research institute · Wichita · watc.edu
• Wichita Falls Independent School District
  University or research institute · Wichita Falls · wfisd.net
• Wichita State University
  University or research institute · Wichita · wichita.edu
• Wichita State University Barton School of Business
  University or research institute · Wichita · wichita.edu
• Widener University
  University or research institute · Chester · widener.edu
• Wilberforce University
  University or research institute · Wilberforce · wilberforce.edu
• Wilbur Wright College
  University or research institute · Chicago · ccc.edu
• Wildlife Management Institute
  University or research institute · Washington · wildlifemanagement.institute
• Wiley College
  University or research institute · Marshall · wileyc.edu
• Wilkes Community College
  University or research institute · Wilkesboro · wilkescc.edu
• Wilkes University
  University or research institute · Wilkes-Barre · wilkes.edu
• Willamette University
  University or research institute · Salem · willamette.edu
• William & Mary
  University or research institute · Williamsburg · wm.edu
• William Carey University
  University or research institute · Hattiesburg · wmcarey.edu
• William H Miner Agricultural Research Institute
  University or research institute · New York · whminer.org
• William Howard Taft University
  University or research institute · Denver · taft.edu
• William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
  University or research institute · Egg Harbor Township · faa.gov
• William James College
  University or research institute · Newton · williamjames.edu
• William Jessup University
  University or research institute · Rocklin · jessup.edu
• William Jewell College
  University or research institute · Liberty · jewell.edu
• William Paterson University
  University or research institute · Wayne · wpunj.edu
• William Peace University
  University or research institute · Raleigh · peace.edu
• William Penn University
  University or research institute · Oskaloosa · wmpenn.edu
• William Woods University
  University or research institute · Fulton · williamwoods.edu
• Williams Baptist College
  University or research institute · Walnut Ridge · wbcoll.edu
• Williams College
  University or research institute · Williamstown · williams.edu
• Williams Unified School District
  University or research institute · Williamson · wusd2.org
• Williamsburg Technical College
  University or research institute · Kingstree · wiltech.edu
• Williamson College
  University or research institute · Franklin · williamsoncc.edu
• Williamson College of the Trades
  University or research institute · Media · williamson.edu
• Williston State College
  University or research institute · Williston · willistonstate.edu
• Wilmette Institute
  University or research institute · Evanston · wilmetteinstitute.org
• Wilmington College
  University or research institute · Wilmington · wilmington.edu
• Wilmington University
  University or research institute · New Castle · wilmu.edu
• Wilson College
  University or research institute · Chambersburg · wilson.edu
• Wilson Community College
  University or research institute · Wilson · wilsoncc.edu
• Windward Community College
  University or research institute · Kaneohe · windward.hawaii.edu
• Winer Observatory
  University or research institute · Arizona City · winer.org
• Wingate University
  University or research institute · Wingate · wingate.edu
• Winona State University
  University or research institute · Winona · winona.edu
• Winston-Salem State University
  University or research institute · Winston-Salem · wssu.edu
• Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
  University or research institute · Winston-Salem · wsfcs.k12.nc.us
• Winthrop University
  University or research institute · Rock Hill · winthrop.edu
• Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
  University or research institute · Valdosta · wiregrass.edu
• Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters
  University or research institute · Madison · wisconsinacademy.org
• Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College
  University or research institute · Shell Lake · witc.edu
• Wisconsin Lutheran College
  University or research institute · Milwaukee · wlc.edu
• Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
  University or research institute · Mequon · wls.edu
• Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control
  University or research institute · Washington · wisconsinproject.org
• Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology
  University or research institute · Milwaukee · wspp.edu
• Witherspoon Institute
  University or research institute · Princeton · winst.org
• Wittenberg University
  University or research institute · Springfield · wittenberg.edu
• Wofford College
  University or research institute · Spartanburg · wofford.edu
• Wolford College
  University or research institute · Naples · wolford.edu
• Women’s Environmental Institute
  University or research institute · North Branch · w-e-i.org
• Women's Foundation of Colorado
  University or research institute · Denver · wfco.org
• Women's Pelvic Health Institute
  University or research institute · Los Gatos · womensphi.com
• Won Institute of Graduate Studies
  University or research institute · Glenside · woninstitute.edu
• Wood Hudson Cancer Research Laboratory
  University or research institute · Newport · woodhudson.org
• Wood Tobé-Coburn School
  University or research institute · Dormant · New York · woodtobecoburn.edu
• Woodbury University
  University or research institute · Burbank · woodbury.edu
• Woodlawn School
  University or research institute · Mooresville · woodlawnschool.net
• Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
  University or research institute · Washington · wilsoncenter.org
• Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center
  University or research institute · Woods Hole · usgs.gov
• Woodstock Union High School & Middle School
  University or research institute · Woodstock · wuhsms.org
• Wor-Wic Community College
  University or research institute · Salisbury · worwic.edu
• Worcester County Public Schools
  University or research institute · Newark · worcesterk12.org
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute
  University or research institute · Worcester · wpi.edu
• Worcester Public Schools
  University or research institute · Worcester · worcesterschools.org
• Worcester State University
  University or research institute · Worcester · worcester.edu
• World Medicine Institute
  University or research institute · Honolulu · wmi.edu
• World Mission University
  University or research institute · Los Angeles · wmu.edu
• World Phenomenology Institute
  University or research institute · Hanover · phenomenology.org
• Worldwide Laser Institute
  University or research institute · Dallas · worldwidelaserinstitute.com
• Worthington City School District
  University or research institute · Worthington · worthington.k12.oh.us
• Wright Institute
  University or research institute · Berkeley · wi.edu
• Wright State University
  University or research institute · Dayton · wright.edu
• Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center
  University or research institute · Billings · usgs.gov
• Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering
  University or research institute · Boston · wyss.harvard.edu
• Wytheville Community College
  University or research institute · Wytheville · wcc.vccs.edu
• Xavier University
  University or research institute · Cincinnati · xavier.edu
• Xavier University of Louisiana
  University or research institute · New Orleans · xula.edu
• Xenobiotic Detection Systems
  University or research institute · Durham · dioxins.com
• Yakima Valley Community College
  University or research institute · Yakima · yvcc.edu
• Yale Cancer Center
  University or research institute · New Haven · yalecancercenter.org
• Yale University
  University or research institute · New Haven · yale.edu
• Yavapai College
  University or research institute · Prescott · yc.edu
• Yellowstone Christian College
  University or research institute · Billings · yellowstonechristian.edu
• Yelm Community Schools
  University or research institute · Yelm · ycs.wednet.edu
• YES Prep Public Schools
  University or research institute · Houston · yesprep.org
• Yeshiva and Kollel Be'er Yitzchok of Elizabeth
  University or research institute · Elizabeth · elizabethkollel.org
• Yeshiva of Greater Washington
  University or research institute · Silver Spring · yeshiva.edu
• Yeshiva of Nitra Rabbinical College
  University or research institute · Mount Kisco · yeshivaofnitra.org
• Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary
  University or research institute · Los Angeles · yoec.edu
• Yeshiva Toras Chaim Talmudic Seminary
  University or research institute · Denver · ytcdenver.org
• Yeshiva University
  University or research institute · New York · yu.edu
• Yeshivat Mikdash Melech
  University or research institute · Brooklyn · mikdashmelech.com
• Yo San University
  University or research institute · Los Angeles · yosan.edu
• York College of Pennsylvania
  University or research institute · York · ycp.edu
• York College, City University of New York
  University or research institute · New York · york.cuny.edu
• York County Community College
  University or research institute · Wells Beach Station · yccc.edu
• York County School Division
  University or research institute · Yorktown · yorkcountyschools.org
• York Technical College
  University or research institute · Rock Hill · yorktech.edu
• York University
  University or research institute · York · york.edu
• Yosemite Community College District
  University or research institute · Modesto · yosemite.edu
• Young Harris College
  University or research institute · Young Harris · yhc.edu
• Youngstown State University
  University or research institute · Youngstown · ysu.edu
• Yuba City Unified School District
  University or research institute · Yuba City · ycusd.org
• Yuba College
  University or research institute · Marysville · yc.yccd.edu
• Yuba Community College District
  University or research institute · Marysville · yccd.edu
• Yuma Elementary School District
  University or research institute · Yuma · yuma.org
• Zane State College
  University or research institute · Zanesville · zanestate.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