The University of Illinois (Urbana, Chicago and Springfield campuses) has been announced as #18 in the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents in 2014 by the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association with 92 patents.
The information provided in the list is based on data obtained from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Patents reported are utility patents granted during the 2014 calendar year.
See the full list here: http://www.academyofinventors.com/pdf/NAI-IPO-Top-100-Universities-2014.pdf.