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 OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN | |
| 3 | UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH | |
| 4 | ASSOCIATED UNIVERSITIES INC | |
| 5 | WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION | |
| 6 | UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON | |
| 7 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN | |
| 8 | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS | |
| 9 | CORNELL UNIVERSITY | |
| 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 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO | |
| 15 | MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | |
| 16 | CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | |
| 17 | GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP | |
| 18 | OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY | |
| 19 | ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY | |
| 20 | THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | |
| 21 | BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE | |
| 22 | PURDUE UNIVERSITY | |
| 23 | REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | |
| 24 | THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO | |
| 25 | THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY | |
| 26 | MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | |
| 27 | CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY | |
| 28 | FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | |
| 29 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA | |
| 30 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES | |
| 31 | THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | |
| 32 | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK | |
| 33 | NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | |
| 34 | OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE | |
| 35 | TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, THE | |
| 36 | TEXAS A & M RESEARCH FOUNDATION | |
| 37 | PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | |
| 38 | VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY | |
| 39 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE | |
| 40 | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | |
| 41 | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA | |
| 42 | NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY | |
| 43 | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | |
| 44 | DUKE UNIVERSITY | |
| 45 | UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA | |
| 46 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO | |
| 47 | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS | |
| 48 | UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS | |
| 49 | UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII | |
| 50 | UNIVERSITY OF UTAH |
Aggregates cover each source's collected data. Names use the original data as-is.