Top Universities

Emory University ranks 11th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, Emory places seventh nationally in research capabilities and fourth in entrepreneurial readiness.

The University of Pittsburgh ranks 12th among 243 universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the university performs consistently across all three domains, placing in the upper tier in Research Capabilities and Market Translation, and among the top-ranked universities in Entrepreneurial Readiness.

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, located in New York, New York, ranks 13th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. The school places 12th in Research Capabilities and 13th in Market Translation, with a profile balanced between discovery and translation.

Cornell University ranks 14th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, with its main campus in Ithaca, New York. The university places 13th in Entrepreneurial Readiness and 14th in Market Translation, with Research Capabilities ranking 20th.

The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor ranks 15th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, placing in the upper tier across all three measured domains. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, it is the state's flagship public university, with Research Capabilities and Market Translation each among the top-ranked in the index and Entrepreneurial Readiness close behind.

Columbia University ranks 16th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Located in New York, New York, Columbia places in the upper tier across all three evaluated domains: Research Capabilities, Market Translation, and Entrepreneurial Readiness.

Northwestern University ranks 17th among 243 universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Located in Evanston, Illinois, the university performs in the upper tier across all three domains, with Market Translation its strongest at 12th.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranks 18th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the university places in the upper tier across all three assessed domains, with particularly strong standing in Entrepreneurial Readiness, where it ranks 14th.

The University of Washington, Seattle ranks 19th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. The university performs well across all three domains, with Research Capabilities and Market Translation placing it among the top-ranked universities in the U.S., while Entrepreneurial Readiness is also above average.

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ranks 20th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, based in Dallas, Texas. Research Capabilities rank 19th, with the institution leaning toward discovery in its overall profile.