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Higher Education R&D Expenditures (compared to doctoral universities: highest research activity)

UNLV and UNR aspire to the Carnegie classification of Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity. This table displays UNLV and UNR R&D expenditures with institutions classified as Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity.

Higher Education R&D Expenditures (compared to doctoral universities: highest research activity)
(dollars in thousands)
Source: National Science Foundation - Rankings by total R&D Expenditures
Institution 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Johns Hopkins University2,106,1852,168,5682,242,4782,305,6792,431,1802,562,3072,661,0332,917,4363,110,4943,181,385
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor1,322,7111,375,1171,349,2621,369,2781,436,4481,530,1391,600,8691,675,8051,673,8621,639,645
University of Pennsylvania847,077828,422828,350864,0681,296,4291,374,2931,441,9311,506,2851,579,3641,631,950
University of Washington-Seattle Campus1,109,0081,192,5131,176,3401,180,5631,277,6791,348,2201,413,9021,425,6011,456,9021,488,645
University of California-Los Angeles1,003,375966,659948,1971,021,2271,037,5281,076,9171,318,1101,306,3761,392,9411,454,880
University of California-San Diego1,073,8641,075,5541,067,3881,101,4661,087,1171,133,4541,265,1961,353,7631,403,7351,425,499
University of Wisconsin-Madison1,169,7791,123,5011,108,5641,069,0771,157,6801,193,4131,205,5181,297,3311,363,9311,380,075
Stanford University903,238945,450959,2471,022,5511,066,2691,109,7081,157,5971,204,1161,203,9501,274,483
Harvard University799,4321,012,766933,9751,013,7531,077,2531,123,1601,173,3711,239,7361,239,9831,254,008
Duke University1,009,911992,8211,036,8131,036,6981,055,7781,126,9241,167,6111,226,5171,196,6381,237,686
Ohio State University-Main Campus766,513793,373815,075817,881818,464864,327875,014929,250968,2601,236,111
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill884,791973,007989,766966,7811,045,3381,102,0631,136,1581,153,7731,159,7251,205,883
Cornell University802,387845,184883,292954,412974,199984,4781,071,6211,144,5341,190,0631,183,524
Yale University656,555788,784772,840803,004881,765951,084990,3991,072,3091,094,1351,165,148
Texas A & M University-College Station693,421820,015854,214866,678892,718905,474922,178952,1561,130,8031,147,720
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus866,638872,736856,806861,205889,793939,7061,006,5131,080,9511,105,5321,135,416
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus688,905730,488725,550765,370790,706804,301891,728960,1671,048,9881,114,481
Columbia University in the City of New York889,487889,188890,642868,159837,312893,062947,5041,003,6151,032,9091,098,570
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities826,173858,378876,870880,618910,181921,681954,6831,013,1121,042,3821,072,961
New York University458,645471,909523,623602,041809,739917,744887,558934,720947,2931,063,704
Vanderbilt University560,466571,603683,890647,816640,842712,036738,620776,937824,8031,019,273
Washington University in St Louis706,410684,847664,752694,069741,115754,462816,139887,088920,215989,214
University of Florida696,985695,063708,526739,522791,294801,418865,093928,639942,223959,965
University of Southern California623,544645,636687,222691,031702,866764,322891,625909,683941,198955,565
Massachusetts Institute of Technology824,130900,524908,017930,719946,159952,017964,3361,009,466987,968949,076
Northwestern University631,078639,781645,333656,167713,491751,809805,672857,069874,671913,178
Emory University565,766575,943558,600585,210614,527664,888712,417794,928808,792852,922
University of California-Berkeley730,348727,002744,343788,505774,255770,822796,505802,931840,000846,872
University of California-Davis713,292725,734711,721721,077741,892738,347788,832804,282816,693817,409
The University of Texas at Austin621,538634,132585,251604,376621,692652,187679,781696,111797,199779,348
University of Arizona625,365629,466588,088606,219604,464622,200687,066734,270760,975770,031
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign583,754743,487621,733639,817625,180642,084652,709677,523689,176731,268
Michigan State University507,061515,707526,906558,248613,369694,917715,290725,708713,197710,178
Indiana University-Bloomington184,486197,897206,039485,076508,766540,421566,907668,157710,850695,258
Purdue University-Main Campus602,501595,739564,923558,611606,302622,813631,574663,927687,144679,482
Arizona State University Campus Immersion385,959405,154426,651458,412518,239545,016617,717639,637673,357677,303
Boston University334,496368,281367,328388,336395,921421,360484,205534,205583,267652,096
University of Alabama at Birmingham453,779440,796428,563516,229537,825561,851588,207607,863618,226644,330
Rutgers University-New Brunswick434,901493,320644,116628,613630,212681,719706,282657,249688,077643,955
University of Utah430,056494,058486,140518,928350,212380,295552,306601,133607,061624,737
University of Virginia-Main Campus383,359385,828358,576373,218397,458469,682551,761613,938652,002611,313
University of Iowa446,429435,377449,147443,218473,362494,280511,973508,353538,583553,876
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus433,668438,642422,873436,028430,579455,250480,095529,796530,138551,826
University of Colorado Boulder392,004385,849379,475420,775453,123499,389514,573513,822525,674547,724
North Carolina State University at Raleigh404,225417,468446,112468,293489,918500,445509,841541,100546,290547,118
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University454,417496,169513,149504,282521,773522,425531,636541,969556,341542,045
University of California-Irvine350,030347,773340,056329,798345,319361,414426,610448,967490,597523,752
University of Chicago419,631402,621390,082412,536420,997433,328423,993459,171458,891497,651
University of Georgia351,395350,225355,471374,264410,345455,432453,249477,536482,786493,944
Colorado State University-Fort Collins375,919313,238307,978317,219331,862338,404374,955398,477407,302447,197
California Institute of Technology379,713347,105367,182374,424371,060400,312391,003399,931449,651438,624
University of Illinois Chicago388,625367,848347,888354,560337,296372,619361,690382,949412,147429,585
University of Kentucky360,776339,764328,239331,705349,661378,374393,034410,581417,674429,241
University at Buffalo360,226387,863386,562382,935389,569401,591410,220413,817422,038425,349
Case Western Reserve University431,090425,788419,011401,527405,655408,609434,441438,994439,778421,868
University of Rochester389,612389,355353,419346,932346,165353,003370,645393,960397,211409,255
University of South Florida443,206459,409488,641485,354505,965557,889385,686391,325333,344405,088
Princeton University275,666269,908293,274279,851307,653334,125365,007385,739396,502404,448
Carnegie Mellon University255,933271,277251,222242,004319,168328,100331,383359,720386,996402,376
University of Missouri-Columbia239,810236,423237,266246,684280,051293,006294,686310,421332,180388,779
University of Kansas286,262298,498301,534311,383297,933300,319339,046352,643368,811385,637
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus240,974255,674253,344242,367259,998272,239283,638302,679362,209380,048
University of Miami365,301344,757345,805331,036358,441367,877357,104360,716381,410375,841
Virginia Commonwealth University201,366196,015201,858218,925225,999235,464246,190255,648283,874364,096
Iowa State University260,995266,596313,263306,125328,385323,584361,206358,474363,107360,275
Washington State University335,930341,082326,414333,134334,082331,051331,424344,997335,201357,648
The Rockefeller University292,896298,474316,368323,932335,136348,845353,142351,089356,217357,543
University of New Mexico-Main Campus220,360227,703228,849232,271239,550246,597251,322239,696243,375332,566
Dartmouth College195,930201,591212,606209,646233,636308,445323,927323,020326,349330,226
Florida State University225,378250,877252,548256,449268,288282,901297,661329,205350,430328,604
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville179,252193,054179,041173,533183,268203,800259,607247,693320,407316,273
University of Nebraska-Lincoln253,321266,507278,299284,438294,856302,204308,053316,820320,463307,083
University of Connecticut256,854242,251258,056259,397265,522267,647269,685285,764280,131302,329
Georgetown University180,308178,995172,726176,131183,788212,319221,449240,960258,659279,932
Oregon State University240,507232,677230,963245,317254,275267,068272,433263,830268,385276,955
Brown University365,120361,010341,531342,040347,016212,290244,838256,954266,127276,331
Mississippi State University233,197206,424209,729226,359239,446240,972244,102264,526280,485275,143
Stony Brook University219,744225,712211,631220,580230,621238,612245,016260,813263,470274,516
University of Hawaii at Manoa312,311326,750324,342316,497304,476292,021276,388280,416275,929271,768
George Washington University196,448202,428227,995241,117231,829245,519260,656269,799270,369266,108
University of California-Santa Barbara233,883236,497231,322222,870230,139238,246235,164243,778254,434248,961
University of Notre Dame157,691175,220182,228190,954202,216212,823219,993240,078227,535240,324
Wayne State University227,070224,331218,435213,878221,537227,728238,859244,217243,259235,519
University of Delaware170,174179,967175,563175,724176,295183,428186,192206,270220,445231,532
Tufts University160,922156,525160,825168,314189,085223,409213,457213,285216,241224,956
University of Central Florida116,891126,681185,555215,519198,211200,387215,332225,085213,757218,596
University of South Carolina-Columbia214,901203,365206,173208,736209,271208,670206,355205,940219,464215,374
University of Massachusetts-Amherst194,775190,739200,199213,902214,576210,416211,140223,177219,389213,824
Rice University117,223131,003138,536144,679154,543167,277161,831182,564198,681207,404
Georgia State University91,148111,999123,915139,596161,314200,171201,235195,572202,451206,472
Tulane University of Louisiana164,373160,414157,825152,658165,438180,993193,294196,933204,430205,206
University of Houston116,288130,844140,597150,628162,049169,431177,484195,398200,428202,536
University of Louisville196,842186,772183,376163,262172,907177,588176,655177,862198,818200,362
Montana State University124,228113,136113,348108,414112,073129,622125,129154,811166,285193,577
University of California-Riverside135,494132,617133,558144,511152,233163,632167,847177,655184,894189,600
University of Nevada-Reno85,72689,79787,32490,13895,475105,869144,426152,128159,790175,386
University of Arkansas123,199125,501125,824133,660145,020157,791175,498180,225165,887164,443
North Dakota State University-Main Campus135,493150,173154,437153,542156,297153,119145,669152,381155,645164,050
University of California-Santa Cruz155,516150,777151,734151,713151,192124,344127,538142,958150,400160,615
University of Alabama in Huntsville87,388101,01689,32588,43996,86594,37699,405109,744131,648149,792
University of Oregon105,03094,52291,20379,698100,75495,974111,896110,664114,259139,193
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute92,72092,495105,608102,841101,127104,797100,856103,739122,753119,056
SUNY at Albany137,758137,759130,955111,705120,232156,386173,031181,531138,088114,501
Brandeis University74,66076,06074,99274,70073,43568,43761,63960,82591,355107,549
University of Nevada-Las Vegas34,54335,93539,44842,00062,82566,28583,80099,445105,872101,009
Desert Research Institute33,05627,69523,77822,10329,42229,44027,87526,99126,42826,365
Yeshiva University289,027271,166306,826306,17446,1303,2583,3022,4202,7635,452
CUNY Graduate School and University Center9,17311,9827,7976,1757,0938,0114,7815,3994,7874,265