Institution

1999 First Tier [go to top]
Number of Times Ranked in the Top 25		1997 ($000s) Research Expenditures Rank Total & Federal				1998 ($000s) Endowt Assets & Rank		1998 ($000s) Annual Giving & Rank		1998-99 National Academy Members & Rank		1999 Faculty Arts & Humanities Awards & Rank		1996-97 Ph.D.s Awarded & Rank		1997 Postdoctoral Appointees & Rank		1998 National Merit & Achievement Scholars & Rank
Group I	#	Total	R	Federal	R	Endowt	R	Giving	R	NA	R	A&H	R	PhD	R	Post D	R	Merits	R
U of Washington, Seattle	9	409,959	3	320,784	1	634,872	17	170,271	5	72	3	13	13	526	10	933	3	47	23
U of California - Los Angeles	9	374,629	5	238,919	4	859,850	9	197,186	2	64	5	22	4	616	8	735	5	83	9
U of California - Berkeley	9	356,813	7	186,349	8	1,250,002	3	187,574	3	188	1	40	1	759	3	964	2	187	3
U of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	9	221,380	20	153,985	12	847,420	10	132,290	9	35	11	9	23	387	19	549	7	47	23
Group II	#	Total	R	Federal	R	Endowt	R	Giving	R	NA	R	A&S	R	PhD	R	Post D	R	Merits	R
U of Michigan at Ann Arbor	8	483,485	1	296,028	2	2,210,932	2	172,343	4	54	7	22	4	635	7	675	6	46	26
U of Wisconsin - Madison	8	419,810	2	233,760	5	795,888	13	230,357	1	66	4	20	6	782	2	547	8	33	29
Texas A&M U	8	366,798	6	145,066	16	3,390,256	1	150,741	7	13	28	9	23	541	9	299	18	153	5
U of Minnesota - Twin Cities	8	348,571	8	200,149	7	1,143,083	5	153,959	6	36	10	13	13	704	6	519	9	46	26
Ohio State U - Main campus	8	289,100	11	122,582	18	928,530	8	139,432	8	11	31	11	20	721	5	328	13	81	10
U of Illinois at Urbana	8	286,470	12	156,366	11	665,887	16	130,195	10	54	7	23	2	735	4	279	24	28	30
U of Arizona	8	285,278	13	152,221	13	221,779	36	74,804	20	26	13	15	9	429	14	361	11	56	16
U of Florida	8	271,365	14	94,231	24	502,141	21	122,792	12	16	26	15	9	429	14	306	17	189	2
U of Texas at Austin	8	239,021	17	151,954	14	841,204	11	119,625	14	51	9	13	13	786	1	232	26	206	1
Group III	#	Total	R	Federal	R	Endowt	R	Giving	R	NA	R	A&S	R	PhD	R	Post D	R	Merits	R
U of California - San Diego	7	378,061	4	274,860	3	151,515	46	69,494	23	86	2	14	11	281	32	901	4	51	19
Pennsylvania State U, University Park	7	295,761	10	161,129	9	549,707	19	107,374	15	25	14	23	2	523	11	185	33	18	34
Purdue U - Main campus	7	206,588	22	91,969	25	1,032,614	7	80,321	19	20	19	6	32	478	13	219	29	63	13
U of Iowa	7	184,414	26	108,534	20	431,427	22	71,524	21	14	27	12	18	364	23	314	15	47	23
U of Virginia - Main campus	7	114,085	39	82,488	30	1,227,880	4	129,589	11	21	18	9	23	368	21	284	22	49	20
Group IV	#	Total	R	Federal	R	Endowt	R	Giving	R	NA	R	A&S	R	PhD	R	Post D	R	Merits	R
U of California - San Francisco	6	334,206	9	229,323	6	534,092	20	122,430	13	59	6	2	45	121	49	1133	1	0	47
U of California - Davis	6	255,070	15	123,673	17	208,334	39	46,510	39	23	16	16	7	351	24	289	21	16	35
Georgia Institute of Technology	6	240,237	16	112,544	19	1,034,110	6	67,484	25	18	23	3	40	224	41	33	49	121	6
U of Maryland at College Park	6	215,927	21	102,928	22	198,445	41	63,370	27	19	22	13	13	505	12	212	30	52	18
Group V	#	Total	R	Federal	R	Endowt	R	Giving	R	NA	R	A&S	R	PhD	R	Post D	R	Merits	R
U of Pittsburgh - Main campus	5	202,533	24	160,833	10	772,525	14	59,457	29	13	28	5	34	387	19	381	10	11	42
Michigan State U	5	190,178	25	82,977	29	231,548	35	92,345	17	7	36	7	27	411	16	263	25	63	13
U of Colorado at Boulder	5	155,496	28	107,439	21	163,882	44	49,101	34	25	14	11	20	328	25	324	14	5	46
1999 Second Tier [go to top]
Group I	#	Total	R	Federal	R	Endowt	R	Giving	R	NA	R	A&S	R	PhD	R	Post D	R	Merits	R
U of Texas SW Med Ctr Dallas	4	140,589	31	89,357	26	412,955	23	88,530	18	20	19	0	49	52	50	329	12	0	47
U of Utah	4	131,357	34	99,322	23	238,434	33	104,116	16	17	25	8	26	226	39	294	19	26	31
Group II	#	Total	R	Federal	R	Endowt	R	Giving	R	NA	R	A&S	R	PhD	R	Post D	R	Merits	R
North Carolina State U at Raleigh	3	229,292	18	69,473	36	259,594	32	67,775	24	18	23	6	32	314	28	220	28	13	38
U of Georgia	3	225,457	19	54,364	38	293,220	31	41,272	44	9	34	7	27	328	25	176	35	48	21
U of Alabama at Birmingham	3	203,758	23	150,501	15	205,352	40	55,138	32	9	34	3	40	139	48	292	20	6	44
Rutgers the State U of NJ, New Brunswick	3	128,127	35	47,758	41	332,891	27	48,468	36	23	16	13	13	410	17	200	31	19	33
Indiana U at Bloomington	3	66,142	45	38,435	43	350,000	26	70,981	22	7	36	14	11	366	22	175	36	12	40
Group III	#	Total	R	Federal	R	Endowt	R	Giving	R	NA	R	A&S	R	PhD	R	Post D	R	Merits	R
U of California - Irvine	2	113,187	40	71,472	35	75,758	48	30,968	45	20	19	7	27	219	42	282	23	12	40
U of California - Santa Barbara	2	94,796	42	74,149	33	49,243	49	14,827	48	30	12	16	7	225	40	171	37	13	38
U of Kansas - Main campus	2	62,500	47	32,713	46	582,097	18	60,214	28	5	41	4	36	248	37	125	40	63	13
Group IV	#	Total	R	Federal	R	Endowt	R	Giving	R	NA	R	A&S	R	PhD	R	Post D	R	Merits	R
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U	1	169,808	27	87,657	27	331,013	28	48,491	35	10	32	7	27	410	17	140	39	25	32
Iowa State U	1	155,433	29	52,938	40	234,642	34	57,326	31	7	36	3	40	255	36	187	32	113	7
U of Cincinnati	1	141,604	30	78,292	31	807,965	12	58,801	30	2	47	3	40	298	31	183	34	8	43
SUNY at Stony Brook	1	136,624	32	86,568	28	19,379	50	13,248	49	13	28	3	40	275	34	307	16	0	47
SUNY at Buffalo	1	135,663	33	78,092	32	410,687	24	18,140	47	4	43	2	45	314	28	225	27	6	44
U of Kentucky	1	124,804	36	62,128	37	216,640	37	48,251	37	4	43	5	34	240	38	163	38	75	11
U of Hawaii at Manoa	1	120,107	37	72,421	34	99,800	47	12,215	50	5	41	12	18	175	45	122	42	0	47
U of Nebraska, Lincoln	1	117,100	38	41,269	42	390,000	25	47,572	38	2	47	4	36	276	33	106	44	37	28
Florida State U	1	95,908	41	52,945	39	178,340	43	45,409	40	7	36	2	45	306	30	121	43	91	8
Arizona State U - Main campus	1	80,740	43	37,700	44	153,995	45	50,537	33	3	45	7	27	315	27	77	47	48	21
U of South Carolina, Columbia	1	77,855	44	37,005	45	216,279	38	65,413	26	1	49	4	36	274	35	74	48	66	12
U of Delaware	1	65,095	46	32,031	47	749,613	15	30,246	46	10	32	0	49	162	47	105	45	14	36
U of Oklahoma, Norman	1	37,100	48	21,400	49	297,315	29	42,906	43	3	45	4	36	184	44	78	46	159	4
U of Oregon	1	31,487	49	26,020	48	180,825	42	44,381	41	6	40	10	22	166	46	125	40	14	36
U of Alabama - Main campus	1	23,671	50	13,118	50	297,220	30	42,979	42	0	50	2	45	186	43	31	50	55	17
Sources Total and Federal Research Expenditures: NSF/SRS Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges Endowment Assets: NACUBO Endowment Study as reported in Chronicle of Higher Education (2/99); market value as of 6/30/98 Annual Giving: Council for Aid to Education (CAE) Voluntary Support of Education (VSE) Survey; FY 1998 National Academy Members: National Academy of Science, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine; membership directories on WWW Faculty Arts & Humanities Awards: Guggenheim Foundation New Fellows and Fulbright American and Visiting Scholars Ph.D.s Awarded: NCES IPEDS Completions Survey; doctoral degree conferred Postdoctoral Appointees in Science, Engineering & Health: NSF/SRS Survey of Graduate Students and Postodoctorates in Science and Engineering National Merit and Achievement Scholars: National Merit Scholarship Corporation Top