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

• Bradley University
  University or research institute · Peoria · bradley.edu
• Brain Resource Center
  University or research institute · New York · brainresourcecenter.com
• Brain Trauma Foundation
  University or research institute · New York · braintrauma.org
• Bramson ORT College
  University or research institute · New York · bramsonort.edu
• Brandeis University
  University or research institute · Waltham · brandeis.edu
• Brandman University
  University or research institute · Irvine · brandman.edu
• Branner Global University
  University or research institute · Wilmington · brannerglobal.education
• Brazosport College
  University or research institute · Lake Jackson · brazosport.edu
• Breakthrough Institute
  University or research institute · Oakland · thebreakthrough.org
• Brearley School
  University or research institute · New York · brearley.org
• Brenau University
  University or research institute · Gainesville · brenau.edu
• Brescia University
  University or research institute · Owensboro · brescia.edu
• Brevard College
  University or research institute · Brevard · brevard.edu
• Brevard Public Schools
  University or research institute · Melbourne · brevardschools.org
• Brewton-Parker College
  University or research institute · Mount Vernon · bpc.edu
• Briar Cliff University
  University or research institute · Sioux City · briarcliff.edu
• BridgeValley Community and Technical College
  University or research institute · South Charleston · bridgevalley.edu
• Bridgewater College
  University or research institute · Bridgewater · bridgewater.edu
• Bridgewater State University
  University or research institute · Bridgewater · bridgew.edu
• Brigham Young University
  University or research institute · Provo · byu.edu
• Brigham Young University - Idaho
  University or research institute · Rexburg · byui.edu
• Brigham Young University–Hawaii
  University or research institute · Lā‘ie · byuh.edu
• Brightpoint Community College
  University or research institute · Chester · brightpoint.edu
• Brightwood College
  University or research institute · Dormant · Birmingham · brightwood.edu
• Brightwood College
  University or research institute · Dormant · Baltimore · brightwood.edu
• Bristol Community College
  University or research institute · Fall River · bristolcc.edu
• Brite Divinity School
  University or research institute · Fort Worth · brite.edu
• Broadview University
  University or research institute · West Jordan · broadviewuniversity.edu
• Bronx Community College
  University or research institute · Bronx · bcc.cuny.edu
• Bronx High School of Science
  University or research institute · Bronx · bxscience.edu
• Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems
  University or research institute · Atlanta · sustainablesystems.gatech.edu
• Brookdale Community College
  University or research institute · Lincroft · brookdalecc.edu
• Brooke Charter Schools
  University or research institute · Boston · ebrooke.org
• Brookhaven College
  University or research institute · Farmers Branch · brookhavencollege.edu
• Brookhaven National Laboratory
  University or research institute · Upton · bnl.gov
• Brookline Public Schools
  University or research institute · Brookline · brookline.k12.ma.us
• Brooklyn College
  University or research institute · Brooklyn · brooklyn.cuny.edu
• Brooklyn Law School
  University or research institute · Brooklyn · brooklaw.edu
• Brooklyn Technical High School
  University or research institute · Brooklyn · bths.edu
• Brooks Institute
  University or research institute · Ventura · brooks.edu
• Broome-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services
  University or research institute · Binghamton · btboces.org
• Brotman Baty Institute
  University or research institute · Seattle · brotmanbaty.org
• Broward College
  University or research institute · Fort Lauderdale · broward.edu
• Broward County Public Schools
  University or research institute · Lauderdale Lakes · browardschools.com
• Brown Institute for Media Innovation
  University or research institute · New York · brown.stanford.edu
• Brown Mackie College
  University or research institute · Cincinnati · brownmackie.edu
• Brown Mackie College
  University or research institute · Findlay · brownmackie.edu
• Brown University
  University or research institute · Providence · brown.edu
• Brown-Spath & Associates
  University or research institute · Forest Grove · brownspath.com
• Brunswick Community College
  University or research institute · Bolivia · brunswickcc.edu
• Brunswick County Schools
  University or research institute · Bolivia · bcswan.net
• Bryan College
  University or research institute · Dayton · bryan.edu
• Bryan College of Health Sciences
  University or research institute · Lincoln · bryanhealthcollege.edu
• Bryant & Stratton College
  University or research institute · Buffalo · bryantstratton.edu
• Bryant University
  University or research institute · Smithfield · bryant.edu
• Bryn Athyn College
  University or research institute · Bryn Athyn · brynathyn.edu
• Bryn Mawr College
  University or research institute · Bryn Mawr · brynmawr.edu
• Buckingham Browne & Nichols
  University or research institute · Cambridge · bbns.org
• Buckminster Fuller Institute
  University or research institute · Brooklyn · bfi.org
• Bucknell University
  University or research institute · Lewisburg · bucknell.edu
• Bucks County Community College
  University or research institute · Newtown Grant · bucks.edu
• Bucks County Intermediate Unit
  University or research institute · Doylestown · bucksiu.org
• Buena Vista University
  University or research institute · Storm Lake · bvu.edu
• Buffalo Psychiatric Center
  University or research institute · Buffalo · omh.ny.gov
• Buffalo State University
  University or research institute · Buffalo · suny.buffalostate.edu
• Buffett Early Childhood Institute
  University or research institute · Lincoln · buffettinstitute.nebraska.edu
• Building Blocks Learning Academy
  University or research institute · Chicago · bblacademy.com
• Bunker Hill Community College
  University or research institute · Boston · bhcc.mass.edu
• Bunker Hill Elementary School
  University or research institute · Waterbury · waterbury.k12.ct.us
• Bureau of Economic Geology
  University or research institute · Austin · beg.utexas.edu
• Burke County Public Schools
  University or research institute · Morganton · burke.k12.ga.us
• Burke Medical Research Institute
  University or research institute · White Plains · burke.weill.cornell.edu
• Burke Pharmaceutical Research
  University or research institute · Hot Springs · burkepharmaceuticalresearch.com
• Burlington College
  University or research institute · Burlington · burlington.edu
• Burlington School District
  University or research institute · Burlington · bsdvt.org
• Burrell Behavioral Health
  University or research institute · Springfield · burrellcenter.com
• Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
  University or research institute · Las Cruces · burrell.edu
• Burzynski Research Institute
  University or research institute · Houston · burzynskiresearch.com
• Bushnell University
  University or research institute · Eugene · bushnell.edu
• Business-Higher Education Forum
  University or research institute · Washington · bhef.com
• Butler Community College
  University or research institute · El Dorado · butlercc.edu
• Butler County Community College
  University or research institute · Butler · bc3.edu
• Butler University
  University or research institute · Indianapolis · butler.edu
• Butte College
  University or research institute · Oroville · butte.edu
• Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center
  University or research institute · Columbus · byrd.osu.edu
• Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius
  University or research institute · Pittsburgh · bcs.edu
• C.I. Trials
  University or research institute · Bellflower · citrials.com
• Cabarrus College of Health Sciences
  University or research institute · Concord · cabarruscollege.edu
• Cabrillo College
  University or research institute · Aptos · cabrillo.edu
• Cabrini University
  University or research institute · Radnor · cabrini.edu
• Cacapon Institute
  University or research institute · Great Cacapon · cacaponinstitute.org
• Cache Public Schools
  University or research institute · Cache · cacheps.org
• Cairn University
  University or research institute · Langhorne · cairn.edu
• Cal Poly Humboldt
  University or research institute · Arcata · humboldt.edu
• Calallen Independent School District
  University or research institute · Corpus Christi · calallen.org
• Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute
  University or research institute · Hudson · cccti.edu
• Caldwell University
  University or research institute · Caldwell · caldwell.edu
• Caldwell West Caldwell Public Schools
  University or research institute · West Caldwell · cwcboe.org
• Calhoun Community College
  University or research institute · Decatur · calhoun.edu
• California Baptist University
  University or research institute · Riverside · calbaptist.edu
• California Christian College
  University or research institute · Fresno · calchristiancollege.edu
• California Coast University
  University or research institute · Santa Ana · calcoast.edu
• California College of the Arts
  University or research institute · San Francisco · cca.edu
• California College San Diego
  University or research institute · San Diego · cc-sd.edu
• California Community Colleges System
  University or research institute · Sacramento · cccco.edu
• California Current Ecosystem Long Term Ecological Research
  University or research institute · La Jolla · ccelter.ucsd.edu
• California FarmLink
  University or research institute · Santa Cruz · californiafarmlink.org
• California Fire Science Consortium
  University or research institute · Berkeley · cafiresci.org
• California Institute for Human Science
  University or research institute · Encinitas · cihs.edu
• California Institute for Medical Research
  University or research institute · San Jose · cimr.org
• California Institute of Integral Studies
  University or research institute · San Francisco · ciis.edu
• California Institute Of Medical Science
  University or research institute · Fresno · cims.edu
• California Institute of Technology
  University or research institute · Pasadena · caltech.edu
• California Institute of the Arts
  University or research institute · Valencia · calarts.edu
• California Lutheran University
  University or research institute · Thousand Oaks · callutheran.edu
• California Maritime Academy
  University or research institute · Vallejo · csum.edu
• California Medical Innovations Institute
  University or research institute · San Diego · calmi2.org
• California Miramar University
  University or research institute · San Diego · calmu.edu
• California NanoSystems Institute
  University or research institute · Los Angeles · cnsi.ucla.edu
• California Northstate University
  University or research institute · Elk Grove · medicine.cnsu.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