Spending by University Research Libraries, 2011-12
The institution that ranked the highest in the Association of Research Libraries’ Library Investment Index, Harvard University, had nearly 13 times the staff and more than 15 times as much money to spend on its libraries as the institution at the bottom of the list, Howard University.
| Index rank | Institution | Total library expenditures | Salaries and wages of professional staff | Total library materials expenditures | Number of professional and support staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard U. | $120,907,000 | $43,508,000 | $45,220,000 | 922 |
| 2 | Yale U. | $80,065,431 | $18,951,386 | $36,913,358 | 537 |
| 3 | U. of Toronto | $75,765,895 | $17,245,312 | $27,867,649 | 501 |
| 4 | Columbia U. | $61,869,272 | $20,938,399 | $27,223,728 | 519 |
| 5 | U. of Michigan | $63,735,669 | $15,673,726 | $24,246,756 | 553 |
| 6 | U. of California at Berkeley | $53,729,218 | $18,468,256 | $20,645,030 | 390 |
| 7 | New York U. | $51,546,994 | $12,042,260 | $23,241,030 | 382 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania State U. | $50,972,467 | $12,029,079 | $20,111,855 | 484 |
| 9 | Princeton U. | $49,622,273 | $10,984,727 | $23,592,754 | 325 |
| 10 | Cornell U. | $49,470,729 | $14,867,884 | $19,294,706 | 396 |
| 11 | U. of California at Los Angeles | $50,171,357 | $12,984,463 | $13,812,143 | 407 |
| 12 | U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | $46,125,998 | $11,093,283 | $19,101,178 | 344 |
| 13 | U. of Southern California | $45,170,851 | $10,363,431 | $21,169,876 | 251 |
| 14 | U. of British Columbia | $44,393,596 | $11,344,117 | $20,537,518 | 299 |
| 15 | U. of Texas | $43,967,825 | $9,114,764 | $18,348,855 | 378 |
| 16 | U. of Alberta | $43,595,581 | $7,822,104 | $18,845,713 | 280 |
| 17 | Ohio State U. | $43,185,254 | $10,252,457 | $15,210,554 | 297 |
| 18 | U. of Pennsylvania | $42,427,991 | $9,401,024 | $16,591,434 | 315 |
| 19 | Duke U. | $40,714,148 | $11,942,670 | $19,059,644 | 300 |
| 20 | U. of Minnesota | $39,526,067 | $7,790,580 | $17,556,536 | 296 |
| 21 | U. of Washington | $38,629,346 | $11,318,308 | $15,296,925 | 335 |
| 22 | U. of North Carolina | $38,135,416 | $10,474,968 | $15,372,170 | 319 |
| 23 | Emory U. | $37,737,236 | $6,844,168 | $16,869,154 | 232 |
| 24 | Johns Hopkins U. | $36,881,269 | $9,011,875 | $16,967,516 | 235 |
| 25 | U. of Wisconsin | $36,906,205 | $11,974,693 | $11,947,497 | 327 |
| 26 | U. of Chicago | $35,638,526 | $5,312,936 | $18,752,146 | 243 |
| 27 | Texas A&M U. | $35,350,406 | $8,246,953 | $16,781,112 | 260 |
| 28 | U. of Montreal | $36,131,592 | $8,538,935 | $14,438,925 | 347 |
| 29 | Indiana U. | $33,370,911 | $9,314,482 | $14,865,094 | 297 |
| 30 | Rutgers U. | $34,305,327 | $8,068,155 | $10,947,025 | 305 |
| 31 | McGill U. (Quebec) | $32,169,874 | $6,226,974 | $17,687,522 | 202 |
| 32 | U. of Virginia | $33,796,262 | $7,492,158 | $10,768,307 | 291 |
| 33 | Northwestern U. | $32,028,567 | $8,678,461 | $14,485,758 | 268 |
| 34 | U. of Pittsburgh | $31,800,587 | $7,638,820 | $14,572,377 | 256 |
| 35 | U. of Iowa | $29,920,241 | $6,224,125 | $17,023,555 | 198 |
| 36 | North Carolina State U. | $31,414,239 | $8,075,209 | $10,888,415 | 229 |
| 37 | Texas Tech U. | $30,014,058 | $6,249,031 | $13,535,245 | 246 |
| 38 | Michigan State U. | $29,233,219 | $5,381,744 | $15,013,523 | 193 |
| 39 | U. of Maryland | $29,352,698 | $7,796,844 | $12,206,049 | 193 |
| 40 | U. of Arizona | $29,204,302 | $5,196,731 | $14,105,328 | 199 |
| 41 | Brigham Young U. | $28,610,752 | $7,739,089 | $12,035,872 | 173 |
| 42 | U. of Florida | $28,581,160 | $6,004,890 | $13,020,619 | 268 |
| 43 | U. of Calgary | $28,389,838 | $6,249,630 | $12,307,496 | 222 |
| 44 | Georgetown U. | $28,069,063 | $7,012,980 | $12,364,854 | 206 |
| 45 | York U. (Ontario) | $27,263,707 | $7,025,989 | $11,930,942 | 161 |
| 46 | U. of Notre Dame | $26,933,536 | $5,666,097 | $13,589,145 | 209 |
| 47 | George Washington U. | $26,029,091 | $6,547,164 | $11,973,721 | 182 |
| 48 | U. of California at San Diego | $26,734,140 | $7,930,928 | $8,950,180 | 240 |
| 49 | U. of Miami | $25,773,629 | $5,679,912 | $12,950,629 | 202 |
| 50 | Washington U. in St. Louis | $25,574,976 | $6,185,930 | $12,589,351 | 201 |
| 51 | U. of Manitoba | $25,173,001 | $5,681,550 | $10,558,852 | 180 |
| 52 | U. of Oklahoma | $24,333,918 | $3,641,549 | $14,401,185 | 148 |
| 53 | U. of Ottawa | $24,297,166 | $4,390,139 | $13,237,482 | 161 |
| 54 | Laval U. (Quebec) | $24,492,200 | $4,526,856 | $12,343,586 | 219 |
| 55 | U. of Connecticut | $24,247,233 | $7,263,149 | $10,655,882 | 149 |
| 56 | U. of Tennessee | $24,000,677 | $5,323,661 | $12,876,113 | 207 |
| 57 | U. of Utah | $25,229,947 | $5,086,223 | $8,426,396 | 243 |
| 58 | U. of Georgia | $24,101,016 | $4,312,506 | $11,701,802 | 238 |
| 59 | Vanderbilt U. | $23,627,249 | $5,660,536 | $11,692,375 | 177 |
| 60 | Arizona State U. | $24,269,183 | $4,392,859 | $10,881,158 | 214 |
| 61 | Boston U. | $23,499,463 | $6,103,463 | $11,468,486 | 197 |
| 62 | Temple U. | $23,382,130 | $5,346,298 | $12,214,576 | 158 |
| 63 | Purdue U. | $23,380,556 | $4,849,004 | $12,392,050 | 154 |
| 64 | U. of Western Ontario | $22,935,179 | $4,600,326 | $13,334,512 | 165 |
| 65 | U. of Kansas | $23,271,873 | $6,300,208 | $10,172,505 | 212 |
| 66 | U. of Saskatchewan | $22,760,405 | $5,497,165 | $11,488,195 | 137 |
| 67 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | $22,288,505 | $6,889,227 | $9,255,269 | 175 |
| 68 | Boston College | $21,692,505 | $5,830,991 | $11,137,980 | 132 |
| 69 | U. of Kentucky | $21,285,487 | $5,684,014 | $11,096,998 | 190 |
| 70 | U. of Illinois at Chicago | $22,565,254 | $3,723,489 | $9,165,961 | 144 |
| 71 | Brown U. | $21,368,214 | $4,775,284 | $10,287,916 | 150 |
| 72 | U. of Cincinnati | $21,019,043 | $5,685,592 | $10,455,686 | 135 |
| 73 | U. of Colorado | $21,096,216 | $3,390,529 | $10,646,577 | 164 |
| 74 | U. of New Mexico | $21,571,628 | $4,650,560 | $8,023,334 | 179 |
| 75 | U. of South Carolina | $21,461,736 | $3,989,057 | $8,562,481 | 165 |
| 76 | U. of Houston | $19,877,224 | $4,231,068 | $10,580,136 | 139 |
| 77 | Dartmouth College | $19,781,267 | $4,356,110 | $9,706,907 | 167 |
| 78 | U. of Hawaii | $19,649,922 | $6,740,579 | $7,990,450 | 162 |
| 79 | U. of Alabama | $19,416,557 | $4,779,902 | $10,018,263 | 158 |
| 80 | U. at Buffalo | $19,414,348 | $6,843,923 | $8,168,256 | 134 |
| 81 | Iowa State U. | $19,397,864 | $2,884,222 | $11,405,344 | 119 |
| 82 | Wayne State U. | $19,541,609 | $4,911,800 | $9,257,994 | 146 |
| 83 | U. of Delaware | $19,232,335 | $4,716,809 | $9,349,319 | 147 |
| 84 | Queen’s U. (Ontario) | $19,086,859 | $3,853,180 | $9,922,570 | 117 |
| 85 | Syracuse U. | $19,020,253 | $4,699,541 | $8,685,544 | 168 |
| 86 | U. of Rochester | $18,498,446 | $5,282,550 | $8,734,828 | 139 |
| 87 | U. of California at Irvine | $18,942,470 | $4,442,936 | $8,089,353 | 159 |
| 88 | U. of California at Davis | $18,526,717 | $4,028,898 | $8,712,667 | 156 |
| 89 | McMaster U. (Ontario) | $18,355,176 | $3,910,795 | $9,204,605 | 119 |
| 90 | Tulane U. | $17,812,789 | $3,514,091 | $10,604,717 | 134 |
| 91 | U. of Louisville | $18,418,184 | $2,905,504 | $9,327,168 | 132 |
| 92 | Florida State U. | $17,487,457 | $3,964,070 | $9,091,647 | 165 |
| 93 | U. of Missouri | $18,062,926 | $3,436,559 | $7,619,076 | 157 |
| 94 | Oklahoma State U. | $17,597,639 | $3,903,832 | $8,087,574 | 134 |
| 95 | U. of Nebraska | $17,460,854 | $3,655,741 | $8,427,924 | 149 |
| 96 | Rice U. | $16,236,366 | $3,978,869 | $9,970,650 | 115 |
| 97 | Virginia Tech | $16,674,399 | $2,983,694 | $8,696,370 | 143 |
| 98 | U. of Waterloo (Ontario) | $16,800,482 | $2,838,418 | $8,072,440 | 120 |
| 99 | U. of Oregon | $16,842,678 | $4,402,241 | $6,604,357 | 160 |
| 100 | U. of Massachusetts | $16,222,555 | $4,088,824 | $6,900,944 | 132 |
| 101 | U. of California at Santa Barbara | $16,273,668 | $4,893,838 | $5,370,348 | 153 |
| 102 | Colorado State U. | $16,012,746 | $3,073,467 | $7,231,231 | 151 |
| 103 | State U. of New York at Stony Brook | $14,623,712 | $4,729,734 | $8,044,300 | 88 |
| 104 | Case Western Reserve U. | $14,595,069 | $4,071,311 | $7,240,935 | 99 |
| 105 | U. of Guelph (Ontario) | $14,614,914 | $4,092,620 | $6,837,056 | 112 |
| 106 | Southern Illinois U. | $14,018,998 | $2,523,107 | $7,860,816 | 120 |
| 107 | Washington State U. | $14,136,589 | $2,810,843 | $7,083,392 | 108 |
| 108 | Georgia Institute of Technology | $14,042,895 | $3,070,710 | $6,931,145 | 133 |
| 109 | Louisiana State U. | $13,505,562 | $3,292,678 | $6,573,126 | 109 |
| 110 | Auburn U. | $12,096,004 | $2,981,515 | $6,286,497 | 88 |
| 111 | State U. of New York at Albany | $11,664,571 | $4,005,597 | $5,518,798 | 98 |
| 112 | Ohio U. | $11,885,397 | $2,479,866 | $5,424,161 | 94 |
| 113 | Kent State | $10,582,398 | $3,274,038 | $5,213,034 | 74 |
| 114 | U. of California at Riverside | $10,874,344 | $2,684,236 | $4,088,338 | 107 |
| 115 | Howard U. | $7,826,257 | $1,731,606 | $3,751,585 | 72 |
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