Top Universities

The University of California, Los Angeles ranks 21st among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Located in Los Angeles, California, UCLA performs at a high level in Research Capabilities and Entrepreneurial Readiness, with Market Translation also in the upper tier.

Case Western Reserve University ranks 22nd among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, based in Cleveland, Ohio. Entrepreneurial Readiness is the university's strongest domain, where it ranks sixth nationally, with an incubator and accelerator, an entrepreneur-in-residence program, and biomedical entrepreneurship training on campus.

New York University ranks 23rd among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Located in New York, New York, the university places 13th in Research Capabilities and 28th in Market Translation, both in the upper tier.

Boston University ranks 24th among 243 universities in the Cure Innovation Index, with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts. The university's profile is balanced between discovery and translation, with strong standing in Market Translation and its highest domain rank in Entrepreneurial Readiness, where it places eighth.

Vanderbilt University ranks 25th overall in the Cure Innovation Index among universities. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, the university performs above average across all three domains, with its sharpest performance in Market Translation and Entrepreneurial Readiness, reflecting a profile that leans toward translation.

Rockefeller University ranks 26th in the Cure Innovation Index and is located in New York, New York. Its research capabilities rank third among universities in the index, placing it among the top performers in the U.S. Market translation and entrepreneurial readiness each fall in the upper tier, supported by an MSTP program, an incubator and accelerator, an entrepreneur-in-residence program, and clinical trials led by faculty as principal investigators.

The University of Utah ranks 27th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index and is based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Its strongest performance comes in Entrepreneurial Readiness and Market Translation, where it places among the top-ranked universities in the U.S. Research Capabilities also fall well above the median.

Ohio State University ranks 28th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, based in Columbus, Ohio. Its performance across Research Capabilities, Market Translation, and Entrepreneurial Readiness is consistently strong, placing it in the upper tier in all three domains.

The University of Chicago ranks 29th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, based in Chicago, Illinois. Its performance is strongest in Research Capabilities, where it sits among the top-ranked universities in the index; Market Translation is similarly strong.

The University of Iowa ranks 30th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, based in Iowa City, Iowa. Its research profile leans toward discovery, placing 36th in Research Capabilities and 60th in Market Translation.