Top Universities

Colorado State University ranks 141st among 243 universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, the university demonstrates its strongest performance in entrepreneurial readiness, placing in the upper half of ranked universities, with market translation close behind.

The University of North Texas Health Science Center ranks 142nd among 243 universities in the Cure Innovation Index and is located in Fort Worth, Texas. Its research capabilities sit near the middle of the ranking, with market translation as the least developed of the three domains.

The University of California, Riverside ranks 143rd among 243 universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Located in Riverside, California, the university shows its strongest performance in Market Translation, placing in the upper third of ranked universities in that domain.

Clemson University ranks 144th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, located in Clemson, South Carolina. Research capabilities are the university's strongest domain, placing it near the middle of the ranked field, while market translation and entrepreneurial readiness fall somewhat below that level.

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans ranks 145th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, the university's Research Capabilities rank places it in the upper third of all ranked universities, a meaningful separation from its standing in Market Translation and Entrepreneurial Readiness, where it trails considerably.

Loyola University Chicago ranks 146th among the 243 universities evaluated by the Cure Innovation Index. The Chicago, Illinois university shows its strongest relative standing in entrepreneurial readiness, supported by an incubator and an MD/MBA dual-degree program.

The University of Missouri, Kansas City ranks 147th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, the university shows its clearest strength in Market Translation, where it places above the midpoint of the university field.

Creighton University ranks 148th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, the university shows its most competitive positioning in market translation, where it places 100th.

Louisiana State University, located in Baton Rouge, ranks 149th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Its performance is most competitive in Market Translation, where it ranks 123rd, ahead of its standing in Research Capabilities and Entrepreneurial Readiness.

Meharry Medical College, ranked 150th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, is a historically Black medical school in Nashville, Tennessee. Its profile leans toward research, with its strongest standing in Research Capabilities relative to its positions in Market Translation and Entrepreneurial Readiness, both of which fall in the lower half of the field.