U.S. Awarded in 2005 1 California Institute of Technology 172 2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 133 3 U. of Wisconsin at Madison 89 4 Johns Hopkins U. 81 5 U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor 80 6 U. of Illinois, Chicago and Urbana-Champaign 65 7 U. of Florida 54 8 The U. of Alabama at Birmingham Research Foundation 52 9 University of Minnesota 51 9 Cornell Research Foundation 51 11 North Carolina State U. 49 12 Georgia Institute of Technology 43 13 University of Washington/Washington Research Foundation 40 14 Ohio State University 38 15 Pennsylvania State U. at University Park 37 15 U. of Pennsylvania 37 17 University of Southern California 35 17 Research Foundation of the State U. of New York 35 19 Carnegie Mellon U. 33 20 University of Texas at Austin 32 Source: Association of University Technology Managers, "U.S. Licensing Activity Survey: FY 2005"
U.S. Awarded in 2004 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 159 2 California Institute of Technology 142 3 U. of Wisconsin at Madison 93 4 Johns Hopkins U. 89 5 Stanford U. 87 6 Washington U. in St. Louis 79 7 U. of Michigan at Ann Arbor 74 8 U. of Illinois, Chicago and Urbana-Champaign 59 9 The U. of Alabama at Birmingham Research Foundation 56 10 U. of Florida 53 10 Cornell Research Foundation 53 12 Carnegie Mellon U. 52 13 North Carolina State U. 46 13 Pennsylvania State U. at University Park 46 15 Michigan State U. 45 15 U. of Pennsylvania 45 17 Research Foundation of the State U. of New York 43 18 Georgia Institute of Technology 41 19 U. of Pittsburgh main campus 39 19 U. of Central Florida 39 Source: Association of University Technology Managers, "U.S. Licensing Survey: 2004" The Chronicle of Higher Education, 12/02/2005.
U.S. Awarded in 2003 1 California Institute of Technology 169 2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 152 3 Stanford University 117 4 Johns Hopkins University 95 5 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation 87 6 University of Michigan 64 7 Harvard University 59 8 Pennsylvania State University 58 9 Washington University 54 9 University of Minnesota 54 11 Cornell Research Foundation 53 12 SUNY Research Foundation 51 13 University of Florida 50 13 Duke University 50 13 University of Pennsylvania 50 16 North Carolina State University 49 17 Univ of Washington/Washington Research Foundation 46 18 Georgia Institute of Technology 41 19 University of Illinois, Chicago & Urbana-Champaign 39 19 Michigan State University 39 The Chronicle of Higher Education, December, 2004.
U.S. Awarded in 2002 Top 21 Universities 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 134 2 California Institute of Technology 102 3 Stanford University 96 4 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation 87 5 Johns Hopkins University 86 6 University of Florida 62 7 Pennsylvania State University 61 8 Columbia University 60 9 Cornell Research Foundation 57 9 Harvard University 57 11 University of Michigan 56 12 SUNY Research Foundation 47 13 Duke University 45 14 Washington University 44 15 Michigan State University 43 15 University of Minnesota 43 15 University of Pennsylvania 43 15 Univ of Washington/Washington Research Foundation 43 19 North Carolina State University 41 20 Georgia Institute of Technology 40 The Chronicle of Higher Education, December, 2003.
U.S. Awarded in 1999 Top 21 Universities 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 154 2 Johns Hopkins University 111 3 Stanford University 90 4 University of Pennsylvania 82 5 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation 79 6 Columbia University 77 7 Harvard University 72 8 Cornell Research Foundation 70 9 Michigan State University 63 10 California Institute of Technology 62 11 University of Florida 58 12 University of Michigan 56 13 University of Minnesota 55 14 SUNY Research Foundation 53 15 Brigham Young University 51 16 Iowa State University 49 17 Pennsylvania State University 46 18 Emory University 44 19 Duke University 43 20 University of Massachusetts 41 20 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 41 The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 2000.
U.S. Awarded in 1998 Top 21 Universities 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 126 2 Stanford University 86 3 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation 78 3 California Institute of Technology 78 5 Johns Hopkins University 76 6 University of Michigan 61 6 Michigan State University 61 8 University of Pennsylvania 57 9 Iowa State University 54 10 University of Florida 51 11 SUNY Research Foundation 48 11 Univ of Washington/Washington Research Foundation 48 13 Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. 47 14 Harvard University 42 15 Washington University 38 15 University of Minnesota 38 15 University of Chicago, ARCH Development Corp 38 15 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 38 15 Louisiana State University 38 20 New York University 37 20 Duke University 37 The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 1999.
U.S. Awarded in 1997 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 134 2 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation 69 3 University of Minnesota 66 4 Stanford University 64 5 Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. 62 6 University of Pennsylvania 54 7 University of Michigan 52 8 University of Florida 47 9 University of Texas, Austin 43 9 Columbia University 43 11 SUNY Research Foundation 40 11 California Institute of Technology 40 13 Harvard University 39 14 Iowa State University 38 15 Michigan State University 37 15 Johns Hopkins University 37 17 University of Utah 35 18 Univ of Washington/Washington Research Foundation 34 18 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 34 20 Purdue Research Foundation 33 The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 1999.
U.S. Awarded in 1996 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 113 2 Stanford University 56 3 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation 47 4 Iowa State University 46 4 University of Pennsylvania 46 4 Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. 46 7 SUNY Research Foundation 45 8 Michigan State University 40 9 University of Florida 34 10 California Institute of Technology 31 11 Virginia Tech. Intellectual Properties 29 11 University of Minnesota 29 13 Harvard University 28 14 Penn State University 27 15 University of Texas, Austin 26 16 Georgia Tech 25 17 Johns Hopkins University 24 17 University of Colorado 24 19 University of Michigan 23 20 University of Utah 22 Source: Association of University Technology Managers, Inc. Licensing Survey The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 1998.
U.S. Awarded in 1995 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 96 2 Stanford University 70 3 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation 57 4 California Institute of Technology 40 5 Iowa State University 34 6 University of Michigan 33 7 Duke University 32 8 State Univ. of New York Research Foundation 31 9 Johns Hopkins University 30 9 Virginia Tech. Intellectual Properties 30 11 University of Pennsylvania 29 12 North Carolina State University 26 13 University of Minnesota 25 13 Columbia University 25 15 University of Florida 24 16 Washington University 23 16 University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center 23 18 University of Utah 21 18 Rutgers University 21 20 Yale University 20 20 Northwestern University 20 The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 28, 1997.
U.S. Awarded in 1992 Top 15 Universities 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 126 2 University of Texas 75 3 University of Florida 50 4 Stanford University 44 5 Cornell University 43 6 University of Wisconsin 43 7 California Institute of Technology 36 8 University of Minnesota 32 9 State University of New York 28 10 University of Pennsylvania 26 11 Rockefeller University 24 12 North Carolina State University 24 13 Boston University 23 14 Iowa State University 23 15 Virginia Tech. University 23 16 University of Michigan 22 17 Ohio State University 21 18 Johns Hopkins University 20 19 Louisiana State University 20 20 Michigan State University 20 21 University of Colorado 20 The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 1993.
U.S. Awarded in 1991 Top 12 Universities 1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 105 2 University of Texas 83 3 Stanford University 57 4 University of Wisconsin 45 5 University of Florida 44 6 Cornell University 41 7 Iowa State University 38 8 California Instiute of Technology 36 9 University of Minnesota 31 10 State University of New York 26 11 Johns Hopkins University 26 12 University of Michigan 22 Source: C & EN Journal, August 24, 1992.