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The Top American Research Universities 2018 Annual Report The Center for Measuring University Performance John V. Lombardi Craig W. Abbey Diane D. Craig ISBN 978-0-9856170-8-0 This publication made possible through the support of the University Libraries, University of Massachusetts Amherst. © Copyright 2019 The Center for Measuring University Performance at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Florida The Top American Research Universities Table of Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 2 Staying at the Top: An Essay on the Comparative Advantage of America’s Top Research Universities ........................................................................ 3 Part I: The Top American Research Universities ............................................................. 13 Universities Ranking in the Top 25 Nationally ................................................................... 14 Universities Ranking in the Top 26-50 Nationally .............................................................. 16 Private Universities Ranking in the Top 25 among Privates .............................................. 18 Private Universities Ranking in the Top 26-50 among Privates ......................................... 20 Public Universities Ranking in the Top 25 among Publics ................................................. 22 Public Universities Ranking in the Top 26-50 among Publics ........................................... 24 Medical and Specialized Research Universities Ranking in the Top 50 ............................ 26 Private Medical and Specialized Research Universities Ranking in the Top 50 ................ 26 Public Medical and Specialized Research Universities Ranking in the Top 50.................. 26 Part II: MUP Research Universities ................................................................................... 29 Total Research Expenditures ............................................................................................ 30 Federal Research Expenditures ........................................................................................ 38 Research by Major Discipline ............................................................................................ 46 Endowment Assets ............................................................................................................ 54 Annual Giving .................................................................................................................... 62 National Academy Membership ......................................................................................... 70 Faculty Awards .................................................................................................................. 78 Doctorates Awarded .......................................................................................................... 86 Postdoctoral Appointees .................................................................................................... 94 SAT Scores ...................................................................................................................... 102 National Merit Scholars and Achievement Scholars ........................................................ 110 Change: Research ........................................................................................................... 118 Change: Private Support and Doctorates ........................................................................ 126 Change: Students ............................................................................................................ 134 Institutional Characteristics ............................................................................................. 142 Student Characteristics ................................................................................................... 150 MUP Center Measures – National ................................................................................... 158 MUP Center Measures – Control .................................................................................... 166 Federal Research with and without Medical School Research ....................................... 174 Part III: The Top 200 Institutions ..................................................................................... 181 Total Research Expenditures (2016) ............................................................................... 182 Federal Research Expenditures (2016) .......................................................................... 186 Endowment Assets (2017) .............................................................................................. 190 Annual Giving (2017) ....................................................................................................... 194 National Academy Membership (2017) ........................................................................... 198 Faculty Awards (2017) ..................................................................................................... 202 Doctorates Awarded (2017) ............................................................................................. 206 Postdoctoral Appointees (2016) ...................................................................................... 210 SAT Scores (2016) .......................................................................................................... 214 National Merit Scholars (2017) ........................................................................................ 218 Source Notes .................................................................................................................... 222 Data Notes ......................................................................................................................... 227 2018 Annual Report 1 The Top American Research Universities INTRODUCTION This 19th edition of The Top American Research research performance, major additional resources are Universities reflects a consistent and continuing view of required to achieve this goal. Massive fund raising cam- the remarkable commitment of American universities to paigns are but one symptom of the drive to acquire the an academic research mission. Over the years, within the money necessary to buy the competitive elements needed constantly changing circumstances for American higher to stay within or within reach of the top levels of research education, the research mission of these institutions has performance. The essay that accompanies this edition of remained a key element in defining the competitive The Top American Research Universities highlights the context within which American universities operate. This large scale financial resources available to the top ten competition is reflected in many ways, especially in the public and top ten private research universities that allow recruitment, retention, and graduation of students and the them to compete for the federal research funding that is acquisition of high quality faculty and staff. Our work has the major component of external support for American focused on the elements that define the top research university research. universities within this competitive context, relying on data that is public and reasonably verifiable. The stable and reliable indicators contained in this report, along with the data available to the public on the The consistency of our approach to measuring research Center for Measuring University Performance website university performance since 2000 has allowed us to (https://mup.umass.edu) allow universities to review their observe the impact of the changing economic circum- own placement within the context of the institutions in- stances surrounding American higher education on the cluded in this year’s report and to construct alternative research mission of these institutions. As is our tradition, ways of measuring that performance. As is our custom, each year we offer an introductory essay that focuses on this year’s report explains any adjustments we have made some aspect of the context of American research university to the data to reflect changes in reporting agencies policies competition. Among the many elements that define this and practices and changes in institutional organization competition, nothing is more important than money. and structure. Although the rhetoric of our profession speaks of resources, the critical dimensions of research university success We generally mail about 1500 copies of The Top American depend on the financial resources available to each institu- Research Universities to university leadership, libraries, tion that can be invested in the acquisition of faculty, and others interested in this topic. In addition, each year we staff, and students of the highest quality. receive about 300 hits per day on the website. Our staff responds to a significant number of queries from institu- Of particular interest in this conversation about university tional research officers and others interested in the topic of competition is a recognition that the changing economic research university competition and performance. Our staff circumstances of higher education has increased the differ- also participates in a variety of academic meetings related entiation in the research performance of institutions. The to university performance and competition. As always, group of universities at the top