College, University & Institute Patent 100

Ranking 2021's Most Innovative
Colleges, Universities, and Institutes

Based on U.S. Patents Issued in 2021

College, University & Institute Patent 100 List

Harrity Patent Analytics is proud to present the 2022 College, University & Institute Patent 100. The College, University & Institute Patent 100 is an annual compilation of the top 100 colleges, universities, and other educational institutes in the patent field, based on the quantity of issued U.S. patents each year.

Rank	Owner	2021 US Utility Patent Count
1	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA	671
2	STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF FLORIDA	419
3	ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE	418
4	MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	402
5	INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE	262
6	ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS	259
7	THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM	246
8	THE CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES	245
9	HARVARD UNIVERSITY	210
10	STANFORD UNIVERSITY	205
11	KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY	184
12	PURDUE UNIVERSITY	181
13	CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	173
14	JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY	158
15	KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	154
16	UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN	153
17	INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY-RESEARCH COOPERATION FOUNDATION	151
17	BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE	151
19	THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA	150
20	WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION	149
21	CHINA ACADEMY OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY	147
22	SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY	145
23	CORNELL UNIVERSITY	130
24	THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SYSTEM	128
25	THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM	117
26	THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH	114
27	UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	109
28	CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY	107
29	INTERUNIVERSITY MICROELECTRONICS CENTRE	104
30	THE KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	103
31	KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION	102
32	KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	101
32	KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS	101
32	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	101
35	DUKE UNIVERSITY	95
36	DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY	94
37	THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK	92
38	OSAKA UNIVERSITY	88
39	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	87
40	THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO	86
41	DANA–FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE	82
41	THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS	82
43	THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO	81
44	CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG	79
44	THE GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	79
46	THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	77
46	NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY	77
46	WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS	77
49	SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY	75
50	YALE UNIVERSITY	73
51	JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY	70
52	THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO	69
53	VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY	68
54	YONSEI UNIVERSITY	67
55	KYOTO UNIVERSITY	65
56	TOHOKU UNIVERSITY	63
56	OXFORD UNIVERSITY INNOVATION LIMITED	63
58	THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK	62
59	BAYLOR UNIVERSITY	59
59	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE	59
61	NEW YORK UNIVERSITY	58
61	THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY	58
63	NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY	57
64	NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY	55
65	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK	54
66	NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE	53
67	THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA	52
68	HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY	51
68	EMORY UNIVERSITY	51
68	THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH	51
68	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	51
72	CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY	50
73	RUTGERS UNIVERSITY	49
74	ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY	48
74	KING SAUD UNIVERSITY	48
74	CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY	48
77	SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY	47
77	TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY	47
79	IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY	46
79	RIKEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE	46
79	WILUS INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY INC.	46
79	RAMOT AT TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY LTD.	46
83	THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY	45
83	THE BROAD INSTITUTE	45
83	THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA	45
86	SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY	44
86	NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY	44
88	POHANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (POSTECH)	43
88	SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY	43
90	NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY	42
91	UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION GROUP OF KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY	41
91	JIANGSU UNIVERSITY	41
91	KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN	41
94	PEKING UNIVERSITY	40
94	UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER	40
96	MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY	39
96	THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI	39
96	THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO	39
96	THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY	39
100	IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.	38

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