Revelio Labs
Foreign-Born Inventors Now Account for 41% of US Patents

Most frequently attended schools of foreign-born, US-based inventors with a US education. Stanford, MIT, and UC Berkeley — all strong STEM programs — top the list.

Immigrant inventors' share of US patents has climbed from 34% to 41% over the past decade

Most frequently attended schools of foreign-born, US-based inventors with a US education. Stanford, MIT, and UC Berkeley — all strong STEM programs — top the list. Source: Revelio Labs.
Figure 5. Most frequently attended schools of foreign-born, US-based inventors with a US education. Stanford, MIT, and UC Berkeley — all strong STEM programs — top the list. Source: Revelio Labs, July 2025

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