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.

The University of Southern Mississippi ranks 201st among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Research capabilities are its relative strength across the three domains, though the university sits in the middle of the field overall.

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University of Southern Mississippi

The University of Maine ranks 202nd among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, placing it in the lower tier across most measured dimensions. Located in Orono, its most competitive standing comes in Entrepreneurial Readiness, where it ranks 152nd.

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University of Maine
203

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University ranks 203rd among the 243 universities in the Cure Innovation Index and is based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Research capabilities place it in the lower tier of the ranking, but its market translation standing is considerably stronger, reflecting Lehigh's emphasis on engineering and applied disciplines.

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Lehigh University
204

Oakland University

Rochester, MI

Oakland University ranks 204th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Located in Rochester, Michigan, the university shows developing performance in Research Capabilities and Market Translation, with comparatively stronger standing in Entrepreneurial Readiness.

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Oakland University

University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranks 205th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index and is located in Greensboro, North Carolina. Among its three domain standings, Market Translation is the most favorable, while both Research Capabilities and Entrepreneurial Readiness fall in the lower range among ranked universities.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro
206

Auburn University ranks 206th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, based in Auburn, Alabama. Its performance in market translation outpaces its standing in research capabilities, reflecting a profile that leans toward application over discovery.

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Auburn University
207

Midwestern University

Downers Grove, IL

Midwestern University ranks 207th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, based in Downers Grove, Illinois. The university performs below the median across all three domains, with Research Capabilities representing its relative strength.

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Midwestern University

Western Michigan University and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine ranks 208th among 243 universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the institution performs in the lower tier across all three domains; Entrepreneurial Readiness represents the highest relative standing, while Research Capabilities and Market Translation rank lower still.

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Western Michigan University and Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
209

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Rowan University, ranked 209th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, is located in Glassboro, New Jersey. Market translation is the university's relative strength, with a standing that outpaces both its research capabilities and entrepreneurial readiness.

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Rowan University
210

Chapman University ranks 210th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, based in Orange, California. Across the three measured domains, entrepreneurial readiness is the institution's relatively strongest area, while both research capabilities and market translation fall in the lower tier of the ranked university field.

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Chapman 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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