<p>In total research Pitt is #11 (10th among undergraduate campuses).</p>
<p>In Federal Research (which is often the gold standard because it is mostly peer-reviewed and awarded), Pitt is #5 overall (the #3 public).</p>
<p>NSF</a> total R&D expenditures by university</p>
<ol>
<li>Johns Hopkins</li>
<li>Michigan</li>
<li>Wisconsin</li>
<li>Washington</li>
<li>Duke</li>
<li>UCSD</li>
<li>UCLA</li>
<li>UCSF</li>
<li>Stanford</li>
<li>Penn</li>
<li>PITT</li>
<li>Columbia</li>
</ol>