TheCenter The Top American Research Universities

National Merit and Achievement ScholarsInstitutions with Over $20 MillionIn Federal Research, Alphabetically2004—NationalMerits2004—NationalRank2004—ControlRank2003—NationalMerits2003—NationalRankPublic Alabama A&M University 0 421 169 0 409 152Public Arizona State University - Tempe 163 12 4 176 11 3Public Auburn University 26 88 38 28 83 37Private Baylor College of Medicine NA NAPrivate Boston College 16 114 63 16 114 60Private Boston University 56 40 23 63 32 18Private Brandeis University 33 72 41 31 80 46Private Brown University 67 31 18 52 39 22Private California Institute of Technology 52 46 28 50 45 25Private Carnegie Mellon University 24 93 53 34 71 42Private Case Western Reserve University 55 42 25 53 37 20Private Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science NA NAPublic Clemson University 37 64 28 33 75 31Public College of William and Mary 11 138 61 19 107 51Public Colorado State University 12 134 59 13 132 59Private Columbia University 60 37 21 58 36 19Private Cornell University 52 46 28 45 52 31Private Cornell University Weill Medical College NA NAPrivate Dartmouth College 54 43 26 52 39 22Public Desert Research Institute NA NAPrivate Drexel University 1 291 174 1 287 177Private Duke University 125 19 13 123 20 13Private Emory University 64 35 20 49 46 26Public Florida International University 1 291 118 3 224 92Public Florida State University 17 108 51 16 114 55Public George Mason University 1 291 118 0 409 152Private George Washington University 28 82 46 40 65 38Private Georgetown University 37 64 37 44 56 33Public Georgia Institute of Technology 117 21 7 97 24 9Public Georgia State University 0 421 169 1 287 111Private Harvard University 397 1 1 425 1 1Private Howard University 29 78 44 71 29 17Public Indiana University - Bloomington 21 98 43 13 132 59Public Indiana University-Purdue University - Indianapolis 2 248 98 0 409 152Public Iowa State University 70 27 11 75 28 12Public Jackson State University 0 421 169 0 409 152Private Johns Hopkins University 50 49 31 53 37 20Public Kansas State University 14 120 54 22 98 46Private Loma Linda University NA NAPublic Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge 40 59 24 39 68 29Public Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center NA NAPrivate Loyola University Chicago 8 153 88 12 144 80Private Massachusetts Institute of Technology 156 14 10 174 12 9Public Medical College of Georgia NA NAPrivate Medical College of Wisconsin NA NAPublic Medical University of South Carolina NA NA2003—ControlRankPage 122National Merit and Achievement Scholars