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Ranked by research excellence score (trials · grants · publications). Methodology →

#	Center	Research Tier	Active Trials	Cancer Funding	Score
1	Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteBoston, MA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$140M	67.8
2	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$104M	67.5
3	University of Michigan Rogel Cancer CenterAnn Arbor, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$101M	67.1
4	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$95M	66.8
5	Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$89M	66.4
6	Abramson Cancer Center of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$89M	66.1
7	UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Francisco, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$89M	65.7
8	Siteman Cancer CenterSt. Louis, MO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$88M	65.4
9	UPMC Hillman Cancer CenterPittsburgh, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$84M	65.0
10	Fred Hutch Cancer CenterSeattle, WA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$81M	64.7
11	Stanford Cancer InstitutePalo Alto, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$73M	64.4
12	Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$72M	64.0
13	Yale Cancer Center Yale School of MedicineNew Haven, CT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$71M	63.7
14	UC San Diego Moores Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$70M	63.3
15	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer CenterRochester, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$70M	63.0
16	University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer CenterMadison, WI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$60M	62.6
17	Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical CenterDallas, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$54M	62.3
18	Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, FL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$54M	61.9
19	UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterChapel Hill, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$50M	61.6
20	Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell MedicineNew York, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$50M	61.2
21	UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$48M	60.9
22	Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer CenterNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$47M	60.5
23	Winship Cancer InstituteAtlanta, GA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$47M	60.2
24	Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$46M	59.9
25	UK Markey Cancer CenterLexington, KY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$43M	59.5
26	O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$42M	59.2
27	Masonic Cancer CenterMinneapolis, MN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$42M	58.8
28	Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone HealthNew York, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$42M	58.5
29	Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern UniversityChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$41M	58.1
30	University of Colorado Cancer CenterAurora, CO NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$40M	57.8
31	Duke Cancer InstituteDurham, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$40M	57.4
32	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$39M	57.1
33	The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research InstituteColumbus, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$38M	56.7
34	The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer CenterChicago, IL NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$37M	56.4
35	University of Virginia Cancer CenterCharlottesville, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$36M	56.0
36	Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer CenterNashville, TN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$36M	55.7
37	UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer CenterSacramento, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$36M	55.3
38	Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer CenterBronx, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$34M	55.0
39	City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer CenterDuarte, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$34M	54.7
40	Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer CenterBuffalo, NY NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$31M	54.3
41	University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer CenterBaltimore, MD NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$28M	54.0
42	Stephenson Cancer CenterOklahoma City, OK NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$27M	53.6
43	Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at JeffersonPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$27M	53.3
44	University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer CenterAlbuquerque, NM NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$26M	52.9
45	OHSU Knight Cancer InstitutePortland, OR NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$26M	52.6
46	Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer CenterMiami, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$25M	52.2
47	VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer CenterRichmond, VA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$25M	51.9
48	UF Health Cancer InstituteGainesville, FL NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$23M	51.5
49	Case Comprehensive Cancer CenterCleveland, OH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$23M	51.2
50	USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$23M	50.8
51	Karmanos Cancer InstituteDetroit, MI NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$22M	50.5
52	Cedars-Sinai CancerLos Angeles, CA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$22M	50.1
53	Stony Brook Cancer CenterStony Brook, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$22M	49.8
54	Dartmouth Cancer CenterLebanon, NH NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$21M	49.5
55	Hollings Cancer CenterCharleston, SC NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$19M	49.1
56	Comprehensive Cancer Center St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalMemphis, TN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$18M	48.8
57	The University of Arizona Cancer CenterTucson, AZ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$16M	48.4
58	Rutgers Cancer InstituteNew Brunswick, NJ NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$15M	48.1
59	The Jackson Laboratory Cancer CenterBar Harbor, ME NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$15M	47.7
60	Cancer Center at IllinoisUrbana, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$15M	47.4
61	The University of Vermont Cancer CenterBurlington, VT Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$15M	47.0
62	Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer CenterOmaha, NE NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$15M	46.7
63	Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer CenterWashington, DC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$14M	46.3
64	Cleveland Clinic Cancer CenterCleveland, OH Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$14M	46.0
65	Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer CenterMilwaukee, WI Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$14M	45.6
66	Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer CenterIndianapolis, IN NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$13M	45.3
67	Boston University Cancer CenterBoston, MA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$13M	45.0
68	Holden Comprehensive Cancer CenterIowa City, IA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$13M	44.6
69	Salk Institute Cancer CenterLa Jolla, CA NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$12M	44.3
70	Fox Chase Cancer CenterPhiladelphia, PA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$12M	43.9
71	The University of Kansas Cancer CenterKansas City, KS NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$11M	43.6
72	University of Cincinnati Cancer CenterCincinnati, OH Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$11M	43.2
73	UCI Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer CenterOrange, CA NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$10M	42.9
74	Wilmot Cancer Institute, UR MedicineRochester, NY NCI Clinical Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$10M	42.5
75	Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer CenterWinston-Salem, NC NCI Comprehensive Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$10M	42.2
76	Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MITCambridge, MA NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$10M	41.8
77	Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery InstituteLa Jolla, CA NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$10M	41.5
78	Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown UniversityProvidence, RI Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$10M	41.1
79	Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta UniversityAugusta, GA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$9M	40.8
80	GW Cancer CenterWashington, DC Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$9M	40.4
81	Penn State Cancer InstituteHershey, PA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$9M	40.1
82	UMass Memorial Health Cancer CenterWorcester, MA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$9M	39.8
83	UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer InstituteLittle Rock, AR Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$8M	39.4
84	Purdue University Institute for Cancer ResearchWest Lafayette, IN NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$7M	39.1
85	Livestrong Cancer InstitutesAustin, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	38.7
86	Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center of The Wistar InstitutePhiladelphia, PA NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$6M	38.4
87	Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer CenterCold Spring Harbor, NY NCI Basic_laboratory Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	38.0
88	LSU LCMC Health Cancer CenterNew Orleans, LA Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	37.7
89	Houston Methodist Dr. Mary and Ron Neal Cancer CenterHouston, TX Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	37.3
90	WVU Cancer InstituteMorgantown, WV Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$5M	37.0
91	UofL James Graham Brown Cancer CenterLouisville, KY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$4M	36.6
92	Cardinal Bernardin Cancer CenterMaywood, IL Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	36.3
93	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, ArizonaScottsdale, AZ Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	35.9
94	Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, MU Health CareColumbia, MO Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$3M	35.6
95	Northwell Health Cancer InstituteNew York, NY Active Research Program	Active Research Program	—	$1M	35.2
96	Loma Linda University Cancer CenterLoma Linda, CA Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$817K	34.9
97	University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer CenterSan Juan, PR Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$592K	34.6
98	University of Texas Medical Branch Cancer CenterGalveston, TX Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$455K	34.2
99	University of Illinois Cancer CenterChicago, IL Contributing Research Center	Contributing Research Center	—	$352K	33.9
100	Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, FloridaJacksonville, FL		—	—	33.3
101	Princess Margaret Cancer CentreToronto, ON		—	—	33.3

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