Johns Hopkins University again tops all U.S. colleges and universities for research expenditures, spending $1.55 billion in fiscal year 2007.
The National Science Foundation ranked the university first among 20 U.S. academic institutions, marking its 29th year in the No. 1 slot. The university spent nearly $1.49 billion on research in fiscal year 2006.
The University of California, San Francisco, with $843 million, and the University of Wisconsin, with $620 million, ranked behind Johns Hopkins University in research expenditures.