Top Universities

Oregon Health and Science University ranks 51st among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Located in Portland, Oregon, the university places in the top tier nationally for research capabilities.

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ranks 52nd among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, with a profile that places it in the upper tier of U.S. biomedical research institutions. Entrepreneurial Readiness is its highest-ranked domain, at 43rd, anchored by an incubator and accelerator, an entrepreneur-in-residence program, and an MD/MBA dual degree option.

University of Maryland, College Park, located in College Park, Maryland, ranks 53rd in the Cure Innovation Index among universities. The institution's strongest domain is Entrepreneurial Readiness, where it ranks 21st, supported by an incubator, an entrepreneur-in-residence program, and biomedical entrepreneurship training.

The University of Arizona ranks 54th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index and is based in Tucson, Arizona. Research capabilities rank 26th, placing it among the stronger performers in that domain.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ranks 55th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, based in Little Rock, Arkansas. Its profile leans toward discovery; research capabilities rank 56th, while market translation places 49th, suggesting a commercial orientation alongside its academic work.

Located in Davis, California, the University of California, Davis ranks 56th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. The university performs well in research capabilities and places 28th in entrepreneurial readiness, one of the stronger placements in that domain across the field.

Virginia Commonwealth University, located in Richmond, Virginia, ranks 57th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Its profile leans toward discovery, with Research Capabilities ranking 33rd across all universities in the index.

Medical College of Wisconsin ranks 58th among 243 universities in the Cure Innovation Index, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its standing in Research Capabilities is particularly strong, placing 31st, with above-average performance in both Market Translation and Entrepreneurial Readiness.

Rutgers University, New Brunswick ranks 59th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index. Situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the university's strongest performance is in research capabilities, where it ranks 29th, reflecting a scientific enterprise anchored in faculty-led clinical trials.

Wake Forest University ranks 60th among universities in the Cure Innovation Index, based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The university shows strength in both research capabilities and market translation, placing in the upper tier of universities in each domain.