Top Universities
Every university on this list represents the highest tier of U.S. biomedical research. We ranked 243 research universities across the United States on their ability to translate scientific discovery into real-world healthcare solutions, evaluated on 25 indicators across three core domains.
University of Oklahoma Health Science Center
The University of Oklahoma Health Science Center ranks 111th among the 243 universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the university performs best in Research Capabilities, where it places in the upper third of ranked universities.
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University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin ranks 112th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Based in Austin, Texas, the university shows its clearest strength in Market Translation, ranking 73rd, which reflects its location in one of the most active technology and life sciences corridors in the U.S. Research Capabilities rank 111th, closely aligned with its overall standing.
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Florida State University
Florida State University ranks 113th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Based in Tallahassee, the university performs above the midpoint in both entrepreneurial readiness and market translation, with those domains representing its clearest areas of comparative strength.
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Iowa State University
Iowa State University ranks 114th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index and is located in Ames, Iowa. Its profile tilts toward commercialization: market translation is its strongest domain, placing it in the upper half of peer universities, while entrepreneurial readiness also scores above the midpoint.
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Eastern Virginia Medical School
Eastern Virginia Medical School ranks 115th among 243 universities in the Cure Innovation Index, based in Norfolk, Virginia. The school's relative strength lies in Market Translation, where it ranks 91st, placing it in the upper half of the field.
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University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, based in Catonsville, Maryland, ranks 116th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. UMBC shows broadly consistent performance across all three scored domains, with Research Capabilities and Market Translation tracking closely and Entrepreneurial Readiness as its strongest domain.
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University of Delaware
The University of Delaware ranks 117th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Located in Newark, Delaware, the university's strongest performance comes in Research Capabilities, where it ranks 67th, well ahead of its overall standing.
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University of Georgia
The University of Georgia, located in Athens, ranks 118th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. It shows strength in research capabilities, placing well above the midpoint in that domain, while market translation and entrepreneurial readiness fall closer to and below the median.
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University of South Carolina, Columbia
The University of South Carolina, Columbia ranks 119th among 243 universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, the university places in the upper third for both research capabilities and market translation, with translation as its strongest area relative to peers.
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New York Medical College
New York Medical College ranks 120th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, based in Valhalla, New York. Its performance is strongest in Research Capabilities, placing it well into the upper half of the university cohort; Market Translation and Entrepreneurial Readiness rank near the cohort's midpoint.
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Cure Innovation Index Methodology
From a pool of more than 6,000 institutions, the top 303 were ranked using two dozen indicators — from scientific foundation and lab infrastructure to patents, products, and partnerships — drawn from more than a dozen federal and commercial databases, an original audit of all institutions, and surveys of more than 3,300+ scientists, industry leaders, and biomedical experts.
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Innovation isn't a single moment — it's an entire ecosystem. The Index evaluates institutions across two dozen indicators, grouped in three core domains that reveal the full picture of what it takes to turn groundbreaking science into real-world impact.
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