Payne Institute may refer:
Payne Institute, forerunner of Allen University in South Carolina Payne Institute, forerunner of Payne College in Georgia Payne Institute, one of the names used for Daniel Payne College in Birmingham, Alabama Payne Institute for Public Policy, at the Colorado School of Mines, serves as a nexus for high-quality, data-driven, solutions-oriented research and dialogue needed to inform energy and environmental policy.