Johns Hopkins University led all U.S. universities in research and development spending for the 41st consecutive year in fiscal year 2019, spending a record $2.917 billion.
The university's total R&D expenditure for fiscal year 2019—the most recent year for which nationwide data is available—rose 9.6% from the previous year, according to the annual National Science Foundation report on higher education R&D.
"Johns Hopkins is proud to continue its decades-long legacy as the national leader in research funding," says Denis Wirtz, the university's vice provost for research and a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, pathology, and oncology. "The support makes it possible for researchers throughout the Johns Hopkins community—from the School of Medicine to the Applied Physics Laboratory to the Peabody Institute—to continue the work of addressing humanity's most pressing problems and advancing human knowledge."
Total R&D spending at U.S. academic institutions increased by $4.5 billion, or 5.7%, in fiscal year 2019, reaching $84 billion. The top 30 institutions accounted for 42% of the total spent, according to the survey, which ranked 913 institutions.
