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.

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Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University, based in Loma Linda, California, ranks 161st among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. A health sciences institution with a mission rooted in Adventist values, it shows its strongest performance in Research Capabilities, placing 99th, while its standing in Market Translation and Entrepreneurial Readiness is more limited.

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Loma Linda University

City College of New York (CUNY) ranks 162nd among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Located in New York, New York, the university's profile tilts toward commercial translation, with Market Translation as its strongest domain and Research Capabilities placing well below the median.

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City College of New York (CUNY)

Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranks 163rd among universities in the Cure Innovation Index and is located in Worcester, Massachusetts. Its most distinguishing feature is its standing in market translation, where it places 75th, well ahead of its positions in research capabilities and entrepreneurial readiness.

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Baylor University ranks 164th among 243 universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Located in Waco, Texas, the university's most competitive domain is Entrepreneurial Readiness, where it ranks near the midpoint of the field, followed by Market Translation.

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Baylor University
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Texas Tech University ranks 165th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Based in Lubbock, Texas, the university's strongest showing is in entrepreneurial readiness, where it ranks ahead of its standing in market translation and research capabilities.

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Texas Tech University

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranks 166th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, based in Edinburg, Texas. Research capabilities represent a relative strength, though market translation and entrepreneurial readiness fall well below the university's overall standing.

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University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

The University of Akron ranks 167th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, based in Akron, Ohio. The university's strongest standing is in market translation, where it places in the upper third among its peers, a profile that contrasts with limited research capabilities and below-average entrepreneurial readiness.

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University of Akron
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Oregon State University ranks 168th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, the university shows broadly comparable performance in Research Capabilities and Market Translation, reflecting a balanced orientation between discovery and translation work, while Entrepreneurial Readiness is a developing area in its innovation profile.

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Oregon State University
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Howard University

Washington D.C., DC

Howard University, located in Washington, D.C., ranks 169th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. The university shows its strongest positioning in Market Translation, with Research Capabilities and Entrepreneurial Readiness following closely.

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Howard University

Northeast Ohio Medical University ranks 170th among the 243 universities in the Cure Innovation Index, located in Ravenna, Ohio. The university's research output and market translation activity fall in the lower tier of the rankings, while its entrepreneurial readiness places it closer to the field's midpoint.

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Northeast Ohio Medical University

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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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