In terms of university and institutional assets, Washington-Baltimore ranks among the top regions in the world. It is home to the NIH and it’s 6,000 on-campus scientists; the Johns Hopkins University consistently ranks as the world’s leading medical hospital and the largest recipient of research funding of any U.S. university; and the University of Maryland, which is a highly-regarded research university in its own right. Consider these facts:
- Johns Hopkins ranks first among all US Universities for overall R&D expenditures; the University of Maryland, Baltimore ranks 35th, and the University of Maryland, College Park ranks 43rd.
- Johns Hopkins ranks first for NIH awards among all US universities, with over $610 million in 2010. The University of Maryland, Baltimore ranks 40th with over $150 million.
- Johns Hopkins ranks 2nd for biotechnology patents among all universities.
- Johns Hopkins ranks 7th for biotechnology publications among all universities.
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Science and Engineering Research and Development Expenditures Ranked by FY 2009 amount: FY 2007–09
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(Millions of current dollars)
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Rank
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Institution
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2007
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2008
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2009
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All Institutions
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49,493
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51,934
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54,935
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1
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Johns Hopkins U
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1,554
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1,681
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1,856
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2
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U. MI all campuses
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809
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876
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1,007
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3
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U. WI Madison
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841
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882
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952
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4
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U. CA, San Francisco
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843
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885
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948
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5
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U. CA, Los Angeles
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823
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871
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890
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6
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U. CA, San Diego
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799
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842
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879
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7
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Duke U.
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782
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767
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805
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8
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U. WA
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757
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765
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778
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9
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PA State U. all campuses
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652
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701
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753
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10
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U. MN all campuses
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624
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683
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741
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46
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U. MD College Park
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360
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n/a
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n/a
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47
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U. MD Baltimore
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359
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n/a
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n/a
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151
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U. MD Baltimore County
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67
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n/a
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n/a
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154
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Naval Postgrad School
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63
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n/a
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n/a
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156
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U. MD Biotech. Institute
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62
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n/a
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n/a
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268
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Morgan State U.
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11.2
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n/a
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n/a
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293
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U.S. Naval Academy
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7.9
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n/a
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n/a
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464
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Loyola C.
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1.3
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n/a
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n/a
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482
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U. Baltimore
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1.1
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n/a
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n/a
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487
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Towson U.
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1.1
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n/a
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n/a
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The Johns Hopkins University includes the Applied Physics Laboratory, with $778 million, $845 million, and $978 million in total R&D expenditures in FY 2007–09, respectively.
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NOTE: Other MD Universities show 2007 Rank (most recent available data)
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SOURCE: National Science Foundation/Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges: FY 2009.
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