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U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES-
UTILITY PATENT GRANTS,
CALENDAR YEARS 1969-2000

- this report has been prepared with support from the National Science Foundation -


TOTAL R&D EXPENDITURES AT U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES:
TOP 100 INSTITUTIONS IN R&D EXPENDITURES
IN FISCAL YEAR 1999

This table identifies the academic institutions in the top 100, ranked according to R&D expenditures in fiscal year 1999.

Academic institutions in the top 100, based on R&D expenditures in fiscal year 1999, are derived from the National Science Foundation report, Academic Research and Development Expenditures, Fiscal Year 1999 (early release tables, Table 32). This NSF report, based on NSF's fiscal year 1999 Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges, depicts science and engineering expenditures for separately budgeted research and development at academic institutions:

The term 'separately budgeted R&D expenditures' includes all funds expended for activities specifically organized to produce research outcomes and commissioned by an agency either external to the institution or separately budgeted by an organizational unit within the institution. 'Expenditures' are funds actually spent by an institution during its fiscal year.

Further information regarding the above-noted survey and report is available from NSF.

The names of academic institutions in the NSF report are shown in the following table. The NSF ranking includes specific campuses of statewide systems, such as the University of California at San Diego (U CA San Diego), which is ranked 6th in R&D expenditures. However, it is not always possible to identify the patents associated with a specific campus; frequently, the name of a larger institution or statewide system-- not a specific campus-- appears as the assignee name on a U.S. patent. For example, a patent assigned to the University of California, may or may not be associated with the San Diego campus. For some academic institutions in the NSF top 100, only patent counts for broader institutions or statewide systems can be provided.

The table shows the assignee names on U.S. patents that most closely correspond to the academic institutions in the NSF top 100. In the TAF report, U.S. Colleges and Universities-- Utility Patent Grants 1969-2000, no attempt is made to provide patent counts for specific campuses or research facilities. Where such counts do appear, those figures should not be considered to be the total patent count for those campuses or research facilities.


Total R&D Expenditures at U.S. Colleges and Universities:
Top 100 Institutions in R&D Expenditures in Fiscal Year 1999




                                     FY1999

       Institution name               R&D

       (National                  expenditures   Institution name

Rank   Science Foundation)        ($ 1,000's)    (appearing on U.S. patent documents)

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   1   Johns Hopkins U (1)          $874,518     Johns Hopkins University

                                                   Johns Hopkins University

                                                   Johns Hopkins Hospital

                                                   Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

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   2   University of Michigan       $508,619     University Of Michigan

                                                   University Of Michigan

                                                   Board Of Regents Acting For And On Behalf Of University

                                                     Of Michigan

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   3   U of Washington              $482,659     University Of Washington

                                                   University Of Washington

                                                   Washington Technology Center

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   4   U CA Los Angeles             $477,620     University of California

                                                   University of California Office of Technology Transfer

                                                   University Of California, The Regents Of

                                                   Research And Education Institute, Inc. Harbor- UCLA 

                                                     Medical Center

                                                   The Regents Of The University Of California Los Alamos

                                                     National Laboratory

                                                   Research And Education Institute, Inc.

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   5   U WI - Madison               $462,725     University Of Wisconsin

                                                   Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

                                                   University Of Wisconsin

                                                   University Of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

                                                   University Of Wisconsin-Stout Manufacturing Laboratory

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   6   U CA San Diego               $461,632     (see University of California--no. 4)

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   7   U CA Berkeley (2)            $451,539     (see University of California--no. 4)

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   8   Stanford University          $426,549     Stanford University

                                                   Stanford University, Leland Junior,The Board Of 

                                                     Trustees Of

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   9   MA Institute of Tech (2)     $420,306     Massachusetts Institute Of Technology

                                                   Massachusetts Institute Of Technology

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  10   U CA San Francisco           $417,095     (see University of California--no. 4)

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  11   Texas A&M University         $402,203     Texas A And M University

                                                   Texas A&M University System

                                                   Texas A&M University System Technology Licensing Office

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  12   Cornell University (2)       $395,552     Cornell University

                                                   Cornell Research Foundation Inc.

                                                   Cornell University

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  13   U of Pennsylvania            $383,569     University Of Pennsylvania

                                                   University Of Pennsylvania

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  14   Pennsylvania State U         $379,402     Pennsylvania State University

                                                   Pennsylvania Research Corporation

                                                   Pennsylvania State University

                                                   Penn State Research  Foundation, Inc.

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  15   University of Minnesota      $371,384     University Of Minnesota

                                                   University Of Minnesota, The Regents Of

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  16   U of Illinois Urbana-Cham    $358,247     University Of Illinois

                                                   University Of Illinois Foundation

                                                   University Of Illinois

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  17   Duke University              $348,274     Duke University

                                                   Duke University Inc.

                                                   Duke University Medical Center

                                                   Duke University Patents Foundation

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  18   Harvard University           $326,193     Harvard University

                                                   Harvard College, President And Fellows

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  19   Ohio State University        $322,810     Ohio State University

                                                   Ohio State University

                                                   Ohio Agricultural Research And Development Center

                                                   Ohio State Research Foundation

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  20   University of Arizona        $320,245     University Of Arizona

                                                   University Of Arizona Foundation

                                                   University Of Arizona

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  21   University of Colorado       $318,618     University Of Colorado

                                                   University Of Colorado Foundation

                                                   University Of Colorado, The Regents Of

                                                   University of Colorado, University Technology

                                                     Corporation

                                                   Cooperative Institute For Research In Environmental

                                                     Sciences

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  22   Washington University        $315,606     Washington University

                                                   Washington University

                                                   Washington University Technology Associates, Inc.

                                                   Washington University School Of Medicine

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  23   U CA Davis                   $307,950     (see University of California--no. 4)

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  24   University of Florida        $304,447     University Of Florida

                                                   University Of Florida Board Of Regents

                                                   University Of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated

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  25   U of Southern California     $280,741     University Of Southern California

                                                   University Of Southern California

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  26   Columbia U in City of NY     $279,587     Columbia University

                                                   Columbia University

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  27   Yale University              $274,050     Yale University

                                                   Yale University

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  28   Baylor Col of Medicine       $272,198     Baylor University

                                                   Baylor College Of Medicine

                                                   Baylor Research Institute (Formerly Baylor Research

                                                     Foundation)

                                                   Baylor University

                                                   Baylor Research Foundation, A Nonprofit Corporation Of

                                                     The State of Texas

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  29   NC State University          $270,621     North Carolina State University

                                                   North Carolina State University

                                                   Engineering Research Ctr., North Carolina State Univ.

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  30   Georgia Institute of Tech    $263,725     Georgia Institute Of Technology

                                                   Georgia Tech Research Corp.

                                                   Georgia Institute of Technology

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  31   U TX at Austin               $258,122     University Of Texas

                                                   University Of Texas

                                                   U.T. Board Of Regents

                                                   Univ. Of TX MD Anderson Cancer Center

                                                   UT SW Medical Ctr At Dallas

                                                   University Of Texas Health Science Center Houston

                                                   University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

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  32   U of MD at College Park      $257,628     University Of Maryland

                                                   University Of Maryland

                                                   University Of Maryland Biotechnology Institute

                                                   University Of Maryland, School Of Medicine

                                                   University Of Maryland Eastern Shore

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  33   U of NC Chapel Hill          $252,767     University Of North Carolina

                                                   University Of North Carolina

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  34   University of Pittsburgh     $249,477     University Of Pittsburgh

                                                   University Of Pittsburgh

                                                   University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center

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  35   University of Georgia        $237,493     University Of Georgia

                                                   University Of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.

                                                   University Of Georgia

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  36   Northwestern University      $233,809     Northwestern University

                                                   Northwestern University

                                                   Division Of Plastic Surgery Of The Medical School Of

                                                     Northwestern

                                                   Northwestern Univ. Technology Transfer Prog.

                                                   Northwestern University Medical School

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  37   U of Alabama Birmingham      $232,115     University Of Alabama

                                                   University Of Alabama

                                                   UAB Research Foundation

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  38   Purdue University            $226,411     Purdue University

                                                   Purdue Research Foundation

                                                   Purdue University

                                                   Purdue Research Corporation

                                                   Purdue Research Laboratory

                                                   Purdue Research Foundation Office of Technology 

                                                     Transfer

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  39   Louisiana State U System     $225,808     Louisiana State University

                                                   Louisiana State University

                                                   Louisiana State University, Agricultural And Mechanical

                                                    College

                                                   Louisiana State Univ. Medical Center Foundation

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  40   Rutgers the State U NJ       $213,838     Rutgers University

                                                   Rutgers University

                                                   Rutgers Research And Educational Foundation

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  41   California Inst of Tech (2)  $212,216     California Institute Of Technology

                                                   California Institute Of Technology

                                                   California Institute Research Foundation

                                                   California Institute Of Technology, Jet Propulsion

                                                     Laboratory

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  42   Michigan State University    $207,912     Michigan State University

                                                   Michigan State University

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  43   U of Iowa                    $207,135     University Of Iowa

                                                   University Of Iowa Research Foundation

                                                   Iowa, The State Of For The Use And Benefit Of

                                                   State Of Iowa For Use And Benefit Of The University Of

                                                     Iowa

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  44   Indiana University           $194,790     Indiana University

                                                   Indiana University Foundation

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  45   Emory University             $189,170     Emory University

                                                   Emory University

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  46   Case Western Reserve U       $182,332     Case Western Reserve University

                                                   Case Western Reserve University

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  47   University of Rochester (2)  $177,126     University Of Rochester

                                                   University Of Rochester

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  48   University of IL Chicago     $175,093     (see University of Illinois--no. 16)

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  49   University of Kentucky       $174,034     University Of Kentucky

                                                   University Of Kentucky Research Foundation

                                                   University Of Kentucky, The Board Of Trustees Of

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  50   VA Polytech Inst & St U      $169,250     Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University

                                                   Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc.

                                                   Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

                                                   Virginia Polytechnic Institute Educational Foundation,

                                                     Inc.

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  51   New York University          $167,179     New York University

                                                   New York University

                                                   New York University & Juridical Foundation

                                                   New York University Medical Center

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  52   SUNY at Buffalo              $166,823     State University Of New York

                                                   Research Foundation Of State University Of New York

                                                   State University Of New York

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  53   U TX SW Med Ctr at Dallas    $165,520     (see University of Texas--no. 31)

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  54   University of Chicago (2)    $162,805     University Of Chicago

                                                   University Of Chicago

                                                   Univ. Of Chicago Development Corp. Argonne National

                                                     Laboratories

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  55   Iowa State University (2)    $161,301     Iowa State University

                                                   Iowa State University Research Foundation Inc.

                                                   Iowa State University

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  56   U of Tennessee System        $158,930     University Of Tennessee

                                                   University Of Tennessee Research Corporation

                                                   University Of Tennessee

                                                   University Of Tennessee Research Center

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  57   University of Virginia       $157,487     University Of Virginia

                                                   University Of Virginia Alumni Patents Foundation

                                                   University Of Virginia

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  58   Univ of Hawaii at Manoa      $156,810     University of Hawaii

                                                   University of Hawaii

                                                   University of Hawaii, Office of Technology Transfer and

                                                     Economic Development

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  59   U TX MD Anderson Cncr Ctr    $155,126     (see University of Texas--no. 31)

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  60   University of Utah           $153,843     University Of Utah

                                                   University Of Utah

                                                   University Of Utah Research Foundation

                                                   The University of Utah Technology Transfer Office

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  61   University of Cincinnati     $153,002     University Of Cincinnati

                                                   University Of Cincinnati

                                                   University Of Cincinnati, Board Of Directors Of

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  62   Colorado State University    $150,281     Colorado State University

                                                   Colorado State University Research Foundation

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  63   Vanderbilt University        $149,675     Vanderbilt University

                                                   Vanderbilt University

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  64   U of Missouri Columbia       $149,002     University Of Missouri

                                                   Curators Of The University Of Missouri

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  65   SUNY at Stony Brook          $148,982     (see State University of New York--no. 52)

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  66   Wayne State University       $146,832     Wayne State University

                                                   Wayne State University

                                                   Kresge Eye Institute

                                                   Kresge Eye Institute Of Wayne State University

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  67   Carnegie Mellon U (2)        $142,174     Carnegie-Mellon University

                                                   Carnegie-Mellon University

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  68   University of Oklahoma       $142,085     University Of Oklahoma

                                                   Board Of Regents Of The University Of Oklahoma

                                                   Board Of Regents Of The OU

                                                   University Of Oklahoma Foundation, Inc.

                                                   University Of Oklahoma Research Institute

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  69   U CA Irvine                  $141,842     (see University of California--no. 4)

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  70   Boston University            $141,102     Boston University

                                                   Boston University

                                                   Boston University Research Foundation

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  71   U of MD Baltimore            $140,903     (see University of Maryland--no. 32)

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  72   University of Miami          $139,608     University Of Miami

                                                   University Of Miami

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  73   Oregon State University      $139,285     Oregon State University

                                                   Oregon State University

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  74   University of Connecticut    $134,986     University Of Connecticut

                                                   University Of Connecticut

                                                   University Of Connecticut Research & Development Corp.

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  75   University of Kansas         $132,752     University Of Kansas

                                                   University Of Kansas Endowment Association

                                                   University Of Kansas

                                                   University Of Kansas Center For Research

                                                   University Of Kansas Medical Center

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  76   U of Nebraska at Lincoln     $131,046     University Of Nebraska

                                                   University Of Nebraska, The Board Of Regents Of

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  77   Mt. Sinai Sch Med            $127,765     City University Of New York

                                                   Mount Sinai School Of Medicine Of The City University

                                                     Of New York

                                                   Mount Sinai Research Foundation, Inc.

                                                   Research Foundation, The City University Of New York

                                                   The Mount Sinai Medical Center of the City University

                                                     of New York

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  78   U Med & Dent of NJ           $126,277     Univ Of Med + Dent Of NJ

                                                   University Of Medicine And Dentistry Of New Jersey

                                                   College Of Medicine And Dentistry Of New Jersey

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  79   Princeton University (2)     $124,237     Princeton University

                                                   Princeton University

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  80   U of South Florida           $123,961     University Of South Florida

                                                   University Of South Florida

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  81   Rockefeller Univ, The        $121,519     Rockefeller University

                                                   Rockefeller University

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  82   University of New Mexico     $115,850     University Of New Mexico

                                                   University Of New Mexico

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  83   Oregon Health Sciences U     $112,197     Oregon Health Sciences University

                                                   Oregon Health Sciences University

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  84   Yeshiva University           $111,771     Yeshiva University

                                                   Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva

                                                     University

                                                   North Shore-Long Island Jewish Research Institute

                                                   Yeshiva University

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  85   Georgetown University        $111,426     Georgetown University

                                                   Georgetown University

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  86   Mississippi State U          $110,896     Mississippi State University

                                                   Mississippi State University

                                                   Mississippi State University Development Foundation

                                                     Inc.

                                                   Mississippi State University Forest Products

                                                     Laboratory

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  87   Arizona State University     $107,184     Arizona State University

                                                   Arizona State University

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  88   U of South Carolina          $105,835     University of South Carolina

                                                   University of South Carolina

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  89   UT-Houston Hlth Sci Ctr      $105,307     (see University of Texas--no. 31)

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  90   U CA Santa Barbara           $104,561     (see University of California--no. 4)

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  91   Tufts University             $101,728     Tufts  University

                                                   Trustees Of Tufts College

                                                   Tufts University

                                                   Tufts University School Of Medicine

                                                   Tufts University School Of Medicine Hospital, Inc.

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  92   Clemson University           $99,341      Clemson University

                                                   Clemson University

                                                   Clemson University Research Foundation

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  93   Florida State University     $97,673      Florida State University

                                                   Florida State University

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  94   Washington State U           $96,943      Washington State University

                                                   Washington State University Research Foundation, Inc.

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  95   Utah State University        $95,364      Utah State University

                                                   Utah State University Foundation

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  96   U TX Med Br at Galveston     $93,580      (see University of Texas--no. 31)

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  97   U Alaska at Fairbanks        $88,825      University of Alaska

                                                   University of Alaska

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  98   U TX San An Hlth Sci Ctr     $87,804      (see University of Texas--no. 31)

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  99   Tulane University            $87,324      Tulane University

                                                   Tulane Educational Fund

                                                   Tulane Medical Center Of Tulane Univ.

                                                   Tulane University

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 100   U MA Amherst                 $86,576      University of Massachusetts

                                                   University of Massachusetts

                                                   University of Massachusetts at Amherst

                                                   University of Massachusetts at Lowell

                                                   University of Massachusetts Worcester

                                                   University of Massachusetts Medical Center

                                                   University of Massachusetts Medical School

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                                  $22,188,535



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     1   Johns Hopkins University includes Applied Physics Laboratory, with $436 million in total R&D

         expenditures.



     2   These data do not include R&D expenditures at university-administered federally funded research

         and development centers.

         See tables B-73 and B-74.



  NOTE:     Because of rounding, detail may not add to totals.



  KEY:      -- = not available

               e  = estimated

               i  = imputed



  SOURCE:   National Science Foundation / Division of Science Resources Studies,

            "Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities

            and Colleges, Fiscal Year 1999 (early release tables, Table 32)






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