Table 7. Mean APCs paid for open access publications by institutional affiliation—Gold APC or hybrid only (Mean: 2569.03; N = 317).

	First author		Last author
Institution type	Mean APC	N	Mean APC	N
Company	2,777.36	13	2,534.17	12
Government	2,596.56	16	2,562.06	17
Hospital	2,826.57	35	2,794.73	37
Non-profit	2,854.98	47	2,932.89	43
Research Institute	2,314.86	18	2,492.22	18
Scientific Association	2,150.00	2	1,933.33	3
University—Rank 1–25	2,692.70	56	2,599.50	59
University—Rank 26–50	2,369.64	26	2,490.71	29
University—Rank 51–100	2,448.55	30	2,465.20	33
University—Rank 101–200	2,524.09	22	2,439.00	20
University—Rank 201–500	2,380.02	30	2,322.05	30
University—Rank 501+	2,148.66	9	2,136.38	4
University: Unranked	1,963.46	13	2,191.67	12