| Colorado State University-Fort Collins | Not applicable | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity | 20,000 and above |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | Not applicable | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity | 20,000 and above |
| Texas A & M University-College Station | Not applicable | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity | 20,000 and above |
| The University of Alabama | Not applicable | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity | 20,000 and above |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Not applicable | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity | 20,000 and above |
| University of Arkansas | Not applicable | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity | 20,000 and above |
| University of California-San Diego | Not applicable | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity | 20,000 and above |
| University of California-Santa Barbara | Not applicable | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity | 20,000 and above |
| University of Mississippi | Not applicable | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity | 20,000 and above |
| University of Oregon | Not applicable | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity | 20,000 and above |
| University of South Florida | Not applicable | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity | 20,000 and above |
| University of Virginia-Main Campus | Not applicable | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity | 20,000 and above |
| Utah State University | Not applicable | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity | 20,000 and above |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Not applicable | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity | 20,000 and above |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | Not applicable | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity | 20,000 and above |
| West Virginia University | Not applicable | Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity | 20,000 and above |