Academic Largesse: Top-Ranked Institutions with Government Funding

Datapoints | Academic Largesse: Top-Ranked Institutions with Government Funding USNIH Awards (in millions $US) 1. Johns Hopkins University457.4 2. University of Pennsylvania376.0 3. University of Washington356.2 4. University of California, San Francisco350.4 5. Washington University303.6 6. University of Michigan302.2 7. University of California, Los Angeles273.5 8. Harvard University270.2 9. University of Pittsburgh264.6 10. Yale University256.7 Source: NIH, FY2001   USSF Biology

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US
NIH Awards (in millions $US)

1.
Johns Hopkins University
457.4
2.
University of Pennsylvania
376.0
3.
University of Washington
356.2
4.
University of California, San Francisco
350.4
5.
Washington University
303.6
6.
University of Michigan
302.2
7.
University of California, Los Angeles
273.5
8.
Harvard University
270.2
9.
University of Pittsburgh
264.6
10.
Yale University
256.7

US
SF Biology Funding (in millions $US)

1.
University of California, Davis
17.6
2.
University of California, Berkeley
13.2
3.
Cornell University (State + Private)
11.4
4.
University of Wisconsin
11.1
5.
University of Georgia Research Foundation
10.0
6.
University of Texas, Austin
8.6
7.
Michigan State University
8.3
8.
Oregon State University
7.7
9.
North Carolina State University
7.5
10.
Duke University
7.2

Canada
CIHR Awards (in millions $Can)

1.
McGill University
40.9
2.
University of British Columbia
36.2
3.
University of Toronto
35.2
4.
University of Alberta
29.2
5.
University of Calgary
25.0
6.
McMaster University
22.1
7.
Université Laval
20.2
8.
Université de Montréal
19.2
9.
Hospital for Sick Children
18.5
10.
University of Ottawa
16.9

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