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.
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6,125 universities and research institutes
- Chabot Space and Science Center
University or research institute · Oakland · chabotspace.org - Chabot–Las Positas Community College District
University or research institute · Pleasanton · districtazure.clpccd.org - Chadron State College
University or research institute · Chadron · csc.edu - Chadwick University
University or research institute · Birmingham · chadwick.edu - Chaffey College
University or research institute · Rancho Cucamonga · chaffey.edu - Chamberlain College of Nursing
University or research institute · Closed · Metuchen · chamberlain.edu - Chamberlain University
University or research institute · Downers Grove · chamberlain.edu - Chaminade College Preparatory School
University or research institute · St Louis · chaminade-stl.org - Chaminade University of Honolulu
University or research institute · Honolulu · chaminade.edu - Champlain College
University or research institute · Burlington · champlain.edu - Champlain Valley Union High School
University or research institute · Hinesburg · cvsdvt.org - Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago
University or research institute · Chicago · czbiohub.org - Chan Zuckerberg Biohub New York
University or research institute · New York · czbiohub.org - Chan Zuckerberg Biohub San Francisco
University or research institute · San Francisco · czbiohub.org - Chancellor University
University or research institute · Seven Hills · chancelloru.edu - Chandler–Gilbert Community College
University or research institute · Chandler · cgc.edu - Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools
University or research institute · Chapel Hill · chccs.org - Chapel Hill Training Outreach Project
University or research institute · Chapel Hill · chtop.org - Chapman University
University or research institute · Orange · chapman.edu - Chappaqua Central School District
University or research institute · Chappaqua · ccsd.ws - Charles County Public Schools
University or research institute · La Plata · ccboe.com - Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science
University or research institute · Los Angeles · cdrewu.edu - Charleston Community Unit School District 1
University or research institute · Charleston · charleston.k12.il.us - Charleston School of Law
University or research institute · Charleston · charlestonlaw.edu - Charleston Southern University
University or research institute · North Charleston · csuniv.edu - Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary
University or research institute · Charlotte · charlottechristian.edu - Charlotte School of Law
University or research institute · Charlotte · charlottelaw.edu - Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
University or research institute · Charlotte · wearecms.com - Charter Oak State College
University or research institute · New Britain · charteroak.edu - Chatfield College
University or research institute · Cincinnati · chatfield.edu - Chatham County Schools
University or research institute · Pittsboro · chatham.k12.nc.us - Chatham University
University or research institute · Pittsburgh · chatham.edu - Chattahoochee Technical College
University or research institute · Marietta · chattahoocheetech.edu - Chattahoochee Valley Community College
University or research institute · Phenix City · cv.edu - Chattanooga State Community College
University or research institute · Chattanooga · chattanoogastate.edu - Cheboygan Otsego Presque Isle Educational Service District
University or research institute · Indian River · copesd.org - Chemeketa Community College
University or research institute · Salem · chemeketa.edu - Cherokee Central Schools
University or research institute · Cherokee · ccs-nc.org - Chesapeake College
University or research institute · Maryland City · chesapeake.edu - Chesapeake Public Schools
University or research institute · Chesapeake · cpschools.com - Chess in the Schools
University or research institute · New York · chessintheschools.org - Chestnut Hill College
University or research institute · Philadelphia · chc.edu - Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
University or research institute · West Chester · cheyney.edu - Chhandam School of Kathak
University or research institute · San Francisco · kathak.org - Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education
University or research institute · Chicago · capechicago.org - Chicago Center for Diabetes Translation Research
University or research institute · Chicago · feinberg.northwestern.edu - Chicago College of Oriental Medicine
University or research institute · Chicago · ccoom.org - Chicago International Charter School
University or research institute · Chicago · chicagointl.org - Chicago Kent College of Law
University or research institute · Chicago · kentlaw.iit.edu - Chicago Public Schools
University or research institute · Chicago · cps.edu - Chicago School of Professional Psychology
University or research institute · Closed · Chicago · thechicagoschool.edu - Chicago State University
University or research institute · Chicago · csu.edu - Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras
University or research institute · Chicago · cyso.org - Chief Dull Knife College
University or research institute · Lame Deer · cdkc.edu - ChildCare Education Institute
University or research institute · Duluth · cceionline.com - Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance
University or research institute · Milwaukee · carragroup.org - Children’s Discovery Institute
University or research institute · St Louis · childrensdiscovery.org - Chipola College
University or research institute · Marianna · chipola.edu - Chippewa Valley Technical College
University or research institute · Eau Claire · cvtc.edu - Choate Rosemary Hall
University or research institute · Wallingford Center · choate.edu - Chocowinity Primary School
University or research institute · Washington · beaufort.k12.nc.us - Choctaw County School District
University or research institute · Ackerman · choctaw.k12.ms.us - Chowan University
University or research institute · Murfreesboro · chowan.edu - Christ the King Seminary
University or research institute · East Aurora · cks.edu - Christendom College
University or research institute · Front Royal · christendom.edu - Christian Brothers University
University or research institute · Memphis · cbu.edu - Christian County Public Schools
University or research institute · Hopkinsville · christian.kyschools.us - Christie's Education
University or research institute · New York · christies.edu - Christopher Newport University
University or research institute · Newport News · cnu.edu - CHRR at The Ohio State University
University or research institute · Columbus · chrr.osu.edu - Chugach School District
University or research institute · Anchorage · chugachschools.com - Church Divinity School of the Pacific
University or research institute · Berkeley · cdsp.edu - Churchill School and Center
University or research institute · New York · churchillschoolnyc.org - Cielo Institute
University or research institute · Asheville · cieloinstitute.org - Cincinnati Children's Innovation Ventures
University or research institute · Cincinnati · innovation.cincinnatichildrens.org - Cincinnati Christian University
University or research institute · Cincinnati · ccuniversity.edu - Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science
University or research institute · Cincinnati · ccms.edu - Cincinnati Eye Institute
University or research institute · Cincinnati · cincinnatieye.com - Cincinnati Observatory
University or research institute · Cincinnati · cincinnatiobservatory.org - Cincinnati Public Schools
University or research institute · Cincinnati · cps-k12.org - Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
University or research institute · Cincinnati · cincinnatistate.edu - Cisco College
University or research institute · Cisco · cisco.edu - Citadel
University or research institute · Charleston · citadel.edu - Citizen Engagement Laboratory
University or research institute · Oakland · engagementlab.org - Citrus College
University or research institute · Glendora · citruscollege.edu - City College
University or research institute · Fort Lauderdale · citycollege.edu - City College of New York
University or research institute · New York · ccny.cuny.edu - City College of San Francisco
University or research institute · San Francisco · ccsf.edu - City Colleges of Chicago
University or research institute · Chicago · ccc.edu - City School District of New Rochelle
University or research institute · New Rochelle · nred.org - City University of New York
University or research institute · New York · cuny.edu - City University of Seattle
University or research institute · Seattle · cityu.edu - City Vision University
University or research institute · Kansas City · cityvision.edu - Clackamas Community College
University or research institute · Oregon City · clackamas.edu - Claflin University
University or research institute · Orangeburg · claflin.edu - Claremont Colleges
University or research institute · Claremont · claremont.edu - Claremont Graduate University
University or research institute · Claremont · cgu.edu - Claremont Lincoln University
University or research institute · Claremont · claremontlincoln.edu - Claremont McKenna College
University or research institute · Claremont · cmc.edu - Claremont School of Theology
University or research institute · Los Angeles · cst.edu - Clarendon College
University or research institute · Clarendon · clarendoncollege.edu - Clarion University
University or research institute · Dormant · Clarion · clarion.edu - Clark Atlanta University
University or research institute · Atlanta · cau.edu - Clark College
University or research institute · Vancouver · clark.edu - Clark County School District
University or research institute · Las Vegas · ccsd.net - Clark Planetarium
University or research institute · Salt Lake City · clarkplanetarium.org - Clark State Community College
University or research institute · Springfield · clarkstate.edu - Clark University
University or research institute · Worcester · clarku.edu - Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech
University or research institute · Northampton · clarkeschools.org - Clarke University
University or research institute · Dubuque · clarke.edu - Clarkson College
University or research institute · Omaha · clarksoncollege.edu - Clarkson University
University or research institute · Potsdam · clarkson.edu - Clatsop Community College
University or research institute · Astoria · clatsopcc.edu - Clayton College of Natural Health
University or research institute · Birmingham · ccnh.edu - Clayton State University
University or research institute · Morrow · clayton.edu - Clear Creek Baptist Bible College
University or research institute · Pineville · ccbbc.edu - Clear Creek Independent School District
University or research institute · League City · ccisd.net - Clearwater Christian College
University or research institute · Clearwater · clearwater.edu - Cleary University
University or research institute · Howell · cleary.edu - Clemson University
University or research institute · Clemson · clemson.edu
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- 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