Johns Hopkins again tops research and development spending list as University of Maryland jumps over 30 spots - Baltimore Business Journal

Maryland is now one of only six states with more than one university entity spending $1 billion or more per year on research, according to the latest rankings from NSF.

Image: A large portion of Johns Hopkins University's total research and development spending can be attributed to the school's Applied Physics Laboratory based in Laurel. COURTESY OF JOHNS HOPKINS APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY