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

• Benedictine University
  University or research institute · Lisle · ben.edu
• Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Boston · bfit.edu
• Bennett College
  University or research institute · Greensboro · bennett.edu
• Bennington College
  University or research institute · Bennington · bennington.edu
• Benson-Henry Institute
  University or research institute · Boston · bensonhenryinstitute.org
• Bentley University
  University or research institute · Waltham · bentley.edu
• Berea College
  University or research institute · Berea · berea.edu
• Berenson Allen Center for Noninvasive Brain Stimulation
  University or research institute · Boston · tmslab.org
• Bergen Catholic High School
  University or research institute · Oradell · bergencatholic.org
• Bergen Community College
  University or research institute · Paramus · bergen.edu
• Berk Trade and Business School
  University or research institute · Long Island City · berktradeschool.com
• Berkeley City College
  University or research institute · Berkeley · berkeleycitycollege.edu
• Berkeley College
  University or research institute · New York · berkeleycollege.edu
• Berkeley School of Theology
  University or research institute · Berkeley · bst.edu
• Berkeley Yeast
  University or research institute · Berkeley · berkeleyyeast.com
• Berklee College of Music
  University or research institute · Boston · berklee.edu
• Berkshire Community College
  University or research institute · Pittsfield · berkshirecc.edu
• Berman Center for Outcomes and Clinical Research
  University or research institute · Minneapolis · hhrinstitute.org
• Bernstein Clinical Research Center
  University or research institute · Cincinnati · bernsteinallergyresearch.com
• Berry College
  University or research institute · Rome · berry.edu
• Beth Mardutho
  University or research institute · Piscataway · bethmardutho.org
• Bethany College - Kansas
  University or research institute · Lindsborg · bethanylb.edu
• Bethany College - West Virginia
  University or research institute · Bethany · bethanywv.edu
• Bethany Global University
  University or research institute · Bloomington · bethanygu.edu
• Bethany Lutheran College
  University or research institute · Mankato · blc.edu
• Bethany University
  University or research institute · Scotts Valley · bethany.edu
• Bethel College
  University or research institute · Mishawaka · bethelcollege.edu
• Bethel College - Kansas
  University or research institute · North Newton · bethelks.edu
• Bethel Elementary School
  University or research institute · Simpsonville · greenville.k12.sc.us
• Bethel University
  University or research institute · McKenzie · bethelu.edu
• Bethel University
  University or research institute · Arden Hills · bethel.edu
• Bethesda University
  University or research institute · Anaheim · buc.edu
• Bethlehem Area School District
  University or research institute · Bethlehem · beth.k12.pa.us
• Bethune-Cookman University
  University or research institute · Daytona · cookman.edu
• Better Education Inc
  University or research institute · Yorktown · bedu.com
• Beulah Heights University
  University or research institute · Atlanta · beulah.edu
• Bevill State Community College
  University or research institute · Sumiton · bscc.edu
• Bexley Hall
  University or research institute · Bexley · bexleyseabury.edu
• Big Bend Community College
  University or research institute · Moses Lake · bigbend.edu
• Big Sandy Community and Technical College
  University or research institute · Prestonsburg · bigsandy.kctcs.edu
• Biloxi Public Schools
  University or research institute · Biloxi · biloxischools.net
• Binghamton University
  University or research institute · Binghamton · binghamton.edu
• BIO5 Institute
  University or research institute · Tucson · bio5.org
• Biola University
  University or research institute · La Mirada · biola.edu
• Biological Control of Insects Research Laboratory
  University or research institute · Columbia · ars.usda.gov
• Biomed Research Institute
  University or research institute · Miami · biomedresearchinst.com
• Bioproducts Institute
  University or research institute · Richland · natlab.wsu.edu
• Bioscience Research
  University or research institute · Mount Kisco · bioscienceresearchllc.com
• Biotechnical Services
  University or research institute · North Little Rock · biotechnicalservices.com
• BioXFEL Science and Technology Center
  University or research institute · Buffalo · bioxfel.org
• Birmingham–Southern College
  University or research institute · Birmingham · bsc.edu
• Birthingway College of Midwifery
  University or research institute · Portland · birthingway.edu
• Bishop John T. Walker National Learning Center
  University or research institute · Washington · bishopwalkercenterdc.org
• Bishop State Community College
  University or research institute · Mobile · bscc.cc.al.us
• Bismarck State College
  University or research institute · Bismarck · bismarckstate.edu
• Bittersweet Farms
  University or research institute · Whitehouse · bittersweetfarms.org
• Black Hawk College
  University or research institute · Moline · bhc.edu
• Black Hills Regional Eye Institute
  University or research institute · Rapid City · lasikrapidcity.com
• Black Hills Special Services Cooperative
  University or research institute · Sturgis · bhssc.org
• Black Hills State University
  University or research institute · Spearfish · bhsu.edu
• Black River Technical College
  University or research institute · Pocahontas · blackrivertech.org
• Black Swamp Bird Observatory
  University or research institute · Oak Harbor · bsbo.org
• Blackburn College
  University or research institute · Carlinville · blackburn.edu
• Blackfeet Community College
  University or research institute · Browning · bfcc.edu
• Blackhawk Technical College
  University or research institute · Janesville · blackhawk.edu
• Bladen Community College
  University or research institute · Elizabethtown · bladencc.edu
• Bladen County Schools
  University or research institute · Elizabethtown · bladen.k12.nc.us
• Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing
  University or research institute · Quincy · brcn.edu
• Blinn College
  University or research institute · Brenham · blinn.edu
• Bloomfield College
  University or research institute · Bloomfield · bloomfield.edu
• Bloomsburg University
  University or research institute · Bloomsburg · bloomu.edu
• Blue Marble Space Institute of Science
  University or research institute · Seattle · bmsis.org
• Blue Mountain College
  University or research institute · Tupelo · bmc.edu
• Blue Mountain Community College
  University or research institute · Pendleton · bluecc.edu
• Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
  University or research institute · Martinsburg · blueridgectc.edu
• Blue Ridge Community College
  University or research institute · Weyers Cave · brcc.edu
• Bluefield College
  University or research institute · Bluefield · bluefield.edu
• Bluefield State College
  University or research institute · Bluefield · bluefieldstate.edu
• Bluegrass Community and Technical College
  University or research institute · Lexington · bluegrass.kctcs.edu
• Blueprint for Neuroscience Research
  University or research institute · Closed · Bethesda · neuroscienceblueprint.nih.gov
• Bluffton University
  University or research institute · Bluffton · bluffton.edu
• BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center
  University or research institute · New York · tribecapac.org
• Board of Cooperative Educational Services of Nassau County
  University or research institute · Garden City · nassauboces.org
• Bob Jones University
  University or research institute · Greenville · bju.edu
• Boca Raton Community High School
  University or research institute · Boca Raton · brhs.palmbeachschools.org
• Boise Bible College
  University or research institute · Boise · boisebible.edu
• Boise Kidney & Hypertension Institute
  University or research institute · Meridian · boisekidney.com
• Boise State University
  University or research institute · Boise · boisestate.edu
• Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing
  University or research institute · Richmond · bsmcon.edu
• Bonanza Creek Long Term Ecological Research
  University or research institute · Fairbanks · lter.uaf.edu
• Bonanza High School
  University or research institute · Las Vegas · bonanzabengals.org
• Boonton Public Schools
  University or research institute · Boonton · boontonschools.org
• Boricua College
  University or research institute · New York · boricuacollege.edu
• Borough of Manhattan Community College
  University or research institute · New York · bmcc.cuny.edu
• Bosque School
  University or research institute · Albuquerque · bosqueschool.org
• Bossier Parish Community College
  University or research institute · Bossier City · bpcc.edu
• Bossier Parish School Board
  University or research institute · Benton · bossierschools.org
• Boston Architectural College
  University or research institute · Boston · the-bac.edu
• Boston Area Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center
  University or research institute · Boston · baderc.org
• Boston Area Research Initiative
  University or research institute · Cambridge · bostonarearesearchinitiative.net
• Boston Baptist College
  University or research institute · Boston · boston.edu
• Boston Biomedical Research Institute
  University or research institute · Watertown · bbri.org
• Boston Cancer Policy Institute
  University or research institute · Somerville · cancerpolicyinstitute.org
• Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance Program
  University or research institute · Lexington · bcdsp.org
• Boston College
  University or research institute · Boston · bc.edu
• Boston Conservatory
  University or research institute · Boston · bostonconservatory.edu
• Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis
  University or research institute · Brookline · bgsp.edu
• Boston Latin Academy
  University or research institute · Boston · latinacademy.org
• Boston Partners in Education
  University or research institute · Boston · bostonpartners.org
• Boston Public Schools
  University or research institute · Boston · bostonpublicschools.org
• Boston University
  University or research institute · Boston · bu.edu
• Boston University Academy
  University or research institute · Boston · buacademy.org
• Boston University School of Medicine
  University or research institute · Closed · Boston · bumc.bu.edu
• Bostwick Laboratories
  University or research institute · Glen Allen · bostwicklaboratories.com
• Bowdoin College
  University or research institute · Brunswick · bowdoin.edu
• Bowie State University
  University or research institute · Bowie · bowiestate.edu
• Bowling Green State University
  University or research institute · Bowling Green · bgsu.edu
• Boyce Thompson Institute
  University or research institute · Ithaca · btiscience.org
• Bradford School - Columbus
  University or research institute · Columbus · bradfordschoolcolumbus.edu
• Bradford School - Pittsburgh
  University or research institute · Pittsburgh · bradfordpittsburgh.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