Top NSF grant awardees by amount
Institutions (universities and research organizations) that won the most NSF research funding, ranked by total over the last 10 fiscal years (aggregated from USAspending).
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What the data shows
The top is dominated by research universities, reflecting how concentrated U.S. basic science is in a handful of leading schools. Total funding signals research strength and scale, but is also shaped by field (AI, quantum, materials) and large center grants. It lets you compare universities' ability to win research funding.
Top 50 of 60
| # | Awardee | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC. | |
| 2 | UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH | |
| 3 | UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | |
| 4 | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | |
| 5 | CORNELL UNIVERSITY | |
| 6 | WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION | |
| 7 | ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES INC | |
| 8 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | |
| 9 | UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | |
| 10 | THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO | |
| 11 | THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK | |
| 12 | UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM | |
| 13 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE | |
| 14 | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | |
| 15 | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | |
| 16 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO | |
| 17 | GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP | |
| 18 | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | |
| 19 | ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY | |
| 20 | PURDUE UNIVERSITY | |
| 21 | THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | |
| 22 | BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE | |
| 23 | THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY | |
| 24 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | |
| 25 | MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | |
| 26 | UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | |
| 27 | THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | |
| 28 | CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY | |
| 29 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA | |
| 30 | OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE | |
| 31 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES | |
| 32 | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK | |
| 33 | TEXAS A & M RESEARCH FOUNDATION | |
| 34 | FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | |
| 35 | NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | |
| 36 | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | |
| 37 | TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE | |
| 38 | VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY | |
| 39 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE | |
| 40 | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | |
| 41 | UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | |
| 42 | PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | |
| 43 | NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | |
| 44 | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | |
| 45 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS | |
| 46 | DUKE UNIVERSITY | |
| 47 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO | |
| 48 | RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY | |
| 49 | UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS | |
| 50 | UNIVERSITY OF UTAH |
Aggregates cover each source's collected data. Names use the original data as-is.