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This is a list of universities in the United States classified as research universities in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Research institutions are a subset of doctoral degree-granting institutions and conduct research. These institutions "conferred at least 20 research/scholarship doctorates in 2019-20 and reported at least $5 million in total research expenditures in FY20 were assigned to one of two categories based on a measure of research activity."[1]

History

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The 1994 edition of the Carnegie Classification defined Research I universities as those that:

  • Offer a full range of baccalaureate programs
  • Are committed to graduate education through the doctorate
  • Give high priority to research
  • Award 50 or more doctoral degrees each year
  • Receive annually $40 million or more in federal support[2]

The Carnegie Foundation reported that 59 institutions met these criteria in 1994.[3]

In their interim 2000 edition of the classification, the Carnegie Foundation renamed the category to Doctoral/research universities-extensive in order to avoid the inference that the categories signify quality differences."[4] The foundation replaced their single classification system with a multiple classification system in their 2005 comprehensive overhaul of the classification framework [4][5] so that the term "Research I university" was no longer valid, though many universities continued to use it.

In 2015, the Carnegie Classification System reinstated the "Research I university" designations along with "Research II" and "Research III." The current system, introduced in 2018, includes the following three categories for doctoral universities:[6]

  • R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity
  • R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity
  • D/PU: Doctoral/Professional Universities

In the 2018 classification, institutions were classified as either R1 or R2 if they "conferred at least 20 research/scholarship doctorates in 2016-17 and reported at least $5 million in total research expenditures."[6] A "research activity index" was then calculated that included the following measures:

  • Research & development (R&D) expenditures in science and engineering (S&E)
  • R&D expenditures in non-S&E fields
  • S&E research staff (postdoctoral appointees and other non-faculty research staff with doctorates)
  • Doctoral conferrals in humanities, social science, STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields, and in other fields (e.g., business, education, public policy, social work)

These four measures were combined using principal component analysis to create two indices of research activity, one representing an aggregate level of research activity and the other representing per-capita research activity. Institutions that were high on both indices were classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity."[6]

In 2023, it was announced that the Carnegie Classification System would again be revised for the 2025 classifications. R1 institutions will be defined as those that (1) have $50 million in research expenditures, and (2) grant 70 research doctorates. Other changes to the classification system include multiple labels to identify institutions, and recognition for non-doctoral universities.[7]

Universities classified as "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research spending and doctorate production"

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There are 187 institutions that are classified as "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research spending and doctorate production" in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as of the 2025 update.[8]

These universities have a very high level of both research activity and per capita in such research activity, using aggregate data to determine both measurements. In other words, these institutions provide a lot of resources for research and have a lot of people conducting research at their respective institution. These two classifications can be seen as the aggregate supply and demand for research, respectively.[9]

In 2025, 187 institutions have been given a designation of R1, up from the previous 146 in the 2021 classification.

Doctoral Universities – Very high research spending and doctorate production
Name City State Control
American University Washington DC Private not-for-profit
Arizona State University Tempe AZ Public
Auburn University Auburn AL Public
Baylor College of Medicine Houston TX Private not-for-profit
Baylor University Waco TX Private not-for-profit
Binghamton University Vestal NY Public
Boston College Chestnut Hill MA Private not-for-profit
Boston University Boston MA Private not-for-profit
Brandeis University Waltham MA Private not-for-profit
Brigham Young University Provo UT Private not-for-profit
Brown University Providence RI Private not-for-profit
California Institute of Technology Pasadena CA Private not-for-profit
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh PA Private not-for-profit
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland OH Private not-for-profit
Clemson University Clemson SC Public
Colorado School of Mines Golden CO Public
Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins CO Public
Columbia University in the City of New York New York NY Private not-for-profit
Cornell University Ithaca NY Private not-for-profit
CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York NY Public
Dartmouth College Hanover NH Private not-for-profit
Drexel University Philadelphia PA Private not-for-profit
Duke University Durham NC Private not-for-profit
East Carolina University Greenville NC Public
Emory University Atlanta GA Private not-for-profit
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton FL Public
Florida International University Miami FL Public
Florida State University Tallahassee FL Public
George Mason University Fairfax VA Public
George Washington University Washington DC Private not-for-profit
Georgetown University Washington DC Private not-for-profit
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta GA Public
Georgia State University Atlanta GA Public
Harvard University Cambridge MA Private not-for-profit
Howard University Washington DC Private not-for-profit
Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington IN Public
Indiana University Indianapolis Indianapolis IN Public
Iowa State University Ames IA Public
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore MD Private not-for-profit
Kansas State University Manhattan KS Public
Kent State University at Kent Kent OH Public
Lehigh University Bethlehem PA Private not-for-profit
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge LA Public
Loyola University Chicago Chicago IL Private not-for-profit
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge MA Private not-for-profit
Medical University of South Carolina Charleston SC Public
Michigan State University East Lansing MI Public
Michigan Technological University Houghton MI Public
Mississippi State University Mississippi State MS Public
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla MO Public
Montana State University Bozeman MT Public
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark NJ Public
New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces NM Public
New York University New York NY Private not-for-profit
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh NC Public
North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo ND Public
Northeastern University Boston MA Private not-for-profit
Northern Arizona University Flagstaff AZ Public
Northwestern University Evanston IL Private not-for-profit
Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale FL Private not-for-profit
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus OH Public
Ohio University-Main Campus Athens OH Public
Oklahoma State University Stillwater OK Public
Old Dominion University Norfolk VA Public
Oregon State University Corvallis OR Public
Princeton University Princeton NJ Private not-for-profit
Purdue University West Lafayette IN Public
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy NY Private not-for-profit
Rice University Houston TX Private not-for-profit
Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick NJ Public
Saint Louis University Saint Louis MO Private not-for-profit
San Diego State University San Diego CA Public
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale IL Public
Southern Methodist University Dallas TX Private not-for-profit
Stanford University Stanford CA Private not-for-profit
Stony Brook University Stony Brook NY Public
Syracuse University Syracuse NY Private not-for-profit
Temple University Philadelphia PA Public
Texas A & M University-College Station College Station TX Public
Texas Tech University Lubbock TX Public
The Catholic University of America Washington DC Private not-for-profit
The Pennsylvania State University University Park PA Public
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa AL Public
The University of Montana Missoula MT Public
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis TN Public
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville TN Public
The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington TX Public
The University of Texas at Austin Austin TX Public
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson TX Public
The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso TX Public
The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio TX Public
University of California, San Francisco San Francisco CA Public
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston TX Public
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio TX Public
Tufts University Medford MA Private not-for-profit
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans LA Private not-for-profit
University at Albany Albany NY Public
University at Buffalo Buffalo NY Public
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham AL Public
University of Arizona Tucson AZ Public
University of Arkansas Fayetteville AR Public
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley CA Public
University of California-Davis Davis CA Public
University of California-Irvine Irvine CA Public
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles CA Public
University of California-Merced Merced CA Public
University of California-Riverside Riverside CA Public
University of California-San Diego La Jolla CA Public
University of California-San Francisco San Francisco CA Public
University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara CA Public
University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz CA Public
University of Central Florida Orlando FL Public
University of Chicago Chicago IL Private not-for-profit
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati OH Public
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder CO Public
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver CO Public
University of Connecticut Storrs CT Public
University of Dayton Dayton OH Private not-for-profit
University of Delaware Newark DE Public
University of Denver Denver CO Private not-for-profit
University of Florida Gainesville FL Public
University of Georgia Athens GA Public
University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu HI Public
University of Houston Houston TX Public
University of Idaho Moscow ID Public
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago IL Public
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign IL Public
University of Iowa Iowa City IA Public
University of Kansas Lawrence KS Public
University of Kentucky Lexington KY Public
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette LA Public
University of Louisville Louisville KY Public
University of Maine Orono ME Public
University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore MD Public
University of Maryland-College Park College Park MD Public
University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore MD Public
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst MA Public
University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston MA Public
University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell MA Public
University of Memphis Memphis TN Public
University of Miami Coral Gables FL Private not-for-profit
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor MI Public
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis MN Public
University of Mississippi University MS Public
University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia MO Public
University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City MO Public
University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha NE Public
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln NE Public
University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas NV Public
University of Nevada-Reno Reno NV Public
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham NH Public
University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque NM Public
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC Public
University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte NC Public
University of North Dakota Grand Forks ND Public
University of North Texas Denton TX Public
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame IN Private not-for-profit
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman OK Public
University of Oregon Eugene OR Public
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA Private not-for-profit
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh PA Public
University of Rhode Island Kingston RI Public
University of Rochester Rochester NY Private not-for-profit
University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia SC Public
University of South Florida Tampa FL Public
University of Southern California Los Angeles CA Private not-for-profit
University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg MS Public
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas TX Public
University of Toledo Toledo OH Public
University of Utah Salt Lake City UT Public
University of Vermont Burlington VT Public
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville VA Public
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle WA Public
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison WI Public
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee WI Public
University of Wyoming Laramie WY Public
Utah State University Logan UT Public
Vanderbilt University Nashville TN Private not-for-profit
Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond VA Public
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg VA Public
Washington State University Pullman WA Public
Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis MO Private not-for-profit
Wayne State University Detroit MI Public
Weill Cornell Medicine of Cornell University New York NY Private not-for-profit
West Virginia University Morgantown WV Public
William & Mary Williamsburg VA Public
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester MA Private not-for-profit
Yale University New Haven CT Private not-for-profit

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UAB
 
AU
 
UA
 
UAH
 
UA
 
ASU
 
UA
 
NAU
 
UCSF
 
UCD
 
UCB
 
Stanford
 
UCSC
 
UCSB
 
UCLA/USC
 
 
UCI
 
UCM
 
Caltech
 
UCR
 
UCSD
 
SDSU
 
CSU
 
CUB
 
CUD
 
UND
 
DU
 
Mines
 
UConn
 
Yale
 
American/GWU/Georgetown
 
 
UDel
 
FIU
 
FSU
 
UF
 
UCF
 
FAU
 
USF
 
UMiami
 
Emory/
GA Tech/GSU
 
 
 
UGA
 
U Hawaiʻi
 
U of Idaho
 
NU
 
UChicago/UIC
 
 
UIUC
 
SIU
 
IU
 
Purdue
 
ND
 
IU Indy
 
UIowa
 
ISU
 
KU
 
KSU
 
UK
 
U of L
 
UL
 
LSU
 
Tulane
 
UMaine
 
JHU/
UMB
 
 
UMBC
 
UMD
 
UMass
 
UMass Lowell
 
BC/BU/Harv./MIT/NEU/Tufts/Umass B
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
WPI
 
WSU
 
UMich
 
Mich. St.
 
MTU
 
UMN
 
MU
 
UMKC
 
S&T
 
WUSTL
 
SLU
 
Ole Miss
 
USM
 
MS St.
 
UM
 
MT St.
 
UNMC
 
UNL
 
UNR
 
UNLV
 
Dartmouth
 
UNH
 
NJIT
 
Rutgers
 
Princeton
 
UNM
 
 
UB
 
Bing.
 
UAlbany
 
RPI
 
SBU
 
Syr.
 
Cornell
 
UR
 
Colum./CUNY/NYU/Cornell
 
 
UNC
 
NCSU
 
Duke
 
ECU
 
UNCC
 
NDSU
 
UDayton
 
UToledo
 
KSU
 
OSU
 
Ohio
 
UC
 
CWRU
 
OU
 
OK St.
 
UO
 
OR St.
 
Drexel/Penn/TU
 
 
 
CMU/Pitt
 
PSU
 
 
Brown
 
URI
 
MUSC
 
USC
 
Clemson
 
UTHSC
 
Memphis
 
UTK
 
VU
 
UTHSCH
 
Baylor Med
 
UTHSCSA
 
UTSW
 
SMU
 
Baylor
 
Rice
 
UT
 
TAMU
 
UNT
 
TTU
 
UH
 
UTA
 
UTD
 
UTEP
 
UTSA
 
USU
 
Utah
 
BYU
 
ODU
 
UVA
 
VT
 
VCU
 
GMU
 
W&M
 
UW
 
WSU
 
UW
 
UWM
 
WVU
 
UVM
 
UW
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A map of all tier one research universities in the United States. Blue dots represent public institutions whereas red dots represent private institutions.

Universities classified as "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity"

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There are 140 institutions that are classified as "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity" in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as of the 2025 update.[10]

These universities have a very high level of either research activity or per capita in such research activity, using aggregate data to determine both measurements, while having a very low level on the other qualification. In other words, these institutions either lack research facilities or do not have a lot of people conducting research at their respective institution. These two classifications can be seen as the aggregate supply and demand for research, respectively.[9]

Doctoral Universities – High research activity
Institution Control City State
Abilene Christian University Private (non-profit) Abilene TX
Air Force Institute of Technology Graduate School of Engineering & Management Public Wright-Patterson AFB OH
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Private (non-profit) Bronx NY
Appalachian State University Public Boone NC
Arkansas State University Public Jonesboro AR
Augusta University Public Augusta GA
Azusa Pacific University Private (non-profit) Azusa CA
Ball State University Public Muncie IN
Boise State University Public Boise ID
Bowling Green State University Public Bowling Green OH
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Public Pomona CA
California State University, Fresno Public Fresno CA
California State University, Fullerton Public Fullerton CA
California State University, Long Beach Public Long Beach CA
California State University, Los Angeles Public Los Angeles CA
California State University, Sacramento Public Sacramento CA
Central Michigan University Public Mount Pleasant MI
Chapman University Private (non-profit) Orange CA
Claremont Graduate University Private (non-profit) Claremont CA
Clark Atlanta University Private (non-profit) Atlanta GA
Clark University Private (non-profit) Worcester MA
Clarkson University Private (non-profit) Potsdam NY
Cleveland State University Public Cleveland OH
Creighton University Private (non-profit) Omaha NE
CUNY City College Public New York[a] NY
CUNY Hunter College Public New York NY
Delaware State University Public Dover DE
DePaul University Private (non-profit) Chicago IL
Duquesne University Private (non-profit) Pittsburgh PA
East Tennessee State University Public Johnson City TN
East Texas A&M Public Commerce TX
Eastern Michigan University Public Ypsilanti MI
Eastern Virginia Medical School Public Norfolk VA
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach Private (non-profit) Daytona Beach FL
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Public Tallahassee FL
Florida Institute of Technology Private (non-profit) Melbourne FL
Fordham University Private (non-profit) Bronx NY
Georgia Southern University Public Statesboro GA
Hampton University Private (non-profit) Hampton VA
Hofstra University Private (non-profit) Hempstead NY
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Private (non-profit) New York NY
Idaho State University Public Pocatello ID
Illinois Institute of Technology Private (non-profit) Chicago IL
Illinois State University Public Normal IL
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Public Indiana PA
Jackson State University Public Jackson MS
James Madison University Public Harrisonburg VA
Kean University Public Union NJ
Kennesaw State University Public Kennesaw[b] GA
Lamar University Public Beaumont TX
Loma Linda University Private (non-profit) Loma Linda CA
Long Island University Private (non-profit) Brookville[c] NY
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans Public New Orleans LA
Louisiana Tech University Public Ruston LA
Loyola Marymount University Private (non-profit) Los Angeles CA
Marquette University Private (non-profit) Milwaukee WI
Marshall University Public Huntington WV
Medical College of Wisconsin Private (non-profit) Milwaukee WI
Mercer University Private (non-profit) Macon GA
Miami University, Oxford Public Oxford OH
Middle Tennessee State University Public Murfreesboro TN
Montclair State University Public Montclair NJ
Morgan State University Public Baltimore MD
North Carolina A&T State University Public Greensboro NC
Northern Illinois University Public DeKalb IL
Oakland University Public Rochester[d] MI
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Public Tulsa OK
Oregon Health & Science University Public Portland OR
Pepperdine University Private (non-profit) Malibu CA
Portland State University Public Portland OR
Prairie View A&M University Public Prairie View TX
Rochester Institute of Technology Private (non-profit) Rochester[e] NY
Rockefeller University Private (non-profit) New York NY
Rowan University Public Glassboro NJ
Rush University Private (non-profit) Chicago IL
Rutgers University–Camden Public Camden NJ
Rutgers University–Newark Public Newark NJ
Saint Joseph's University Private (non-profit) Philadelphia PA
Sam Houston State University Public Huntsville TX
San Francisco State University Public San Francisco CA
San Jose State University Public San Jose CA
Seton Hall University Private (non-profit) South Orange NJ
South Carolina State University Public Orangeburg SC
South Dakota State University Public Brookings SD
Southern Connecticut State University Public New Haven CT
Southern University Public Baton Rouge LA
Stevens Institute of Technology Private (non-profit) Hoboken NJ
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Public Syracuse NY
Tarleton State University Public Stephenville TX
Teachers College, Columbia University Private (non-profit) New York[a] NY
Tennessee State University Public Nashville TN
Tennessee Technological University Public Cookeville TN
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi Public Corpus Christi TX
Texas A&M University–Kingsville Public Kingsville TX
Texas Christian University Private (non-profit) Fort Worth TX
Texas Southern University Public Houston TX
Texas State University Public San Marcos TX
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Public Lubbock TX
Texas Woman's University Public Denton TX
The New School Private (non-profit) New York[a] NY
The University of Texas at Tyler Public Tyler TX
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Public Galveston TX
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Public Edinburg TX
The University of West Florida Public Pensacola FL
Thomas Jefferson University Private (non-profit) Philadelphia PA
University of Akron Main Campus Public Akron OH
University of Alabama, Huntsville Public Huntsville AL
University of Alaska Fairbanks Public Fairbanks AK
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Public Little Rock AR
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Public Little Rock AR
University of Colorado Colorado Springs Public Colorado Springs CO
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School Public Worcester MA
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Public North Dartmouth MA
University of Michigan-Dearborn Public Dearborn MI
University of Missouri–St. Louis Public St. Louis MO
University of Nebraska Omaha Public Omaha NE
University of New England Private (non-profit) Biddeford ME
University of New Orleans Public New Orleans LA
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Public Greensboro NC
University of North Carolina Wilmington Public Wilmington NC
University of North Florida Public Jacksonville FL
University of Northern Colorado Public Greeley CO
University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center Public Oklahoma City OK
University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Public Mayaguez PR
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Public San Juan PR
University of San Diego Private (non-profit) San Diego CA
University of San Francisco Private (non-profit) San Francisco CA
University of South Alabama Public Mobile AL
University of South Dakota Public Vermillion SD
University of Tulsa Private (non-profit) Tulsa OK
Upstate Medical University Public Syracuse NY
Villanova University Private (non-profit) Villanova PA
Virginia State University Public Petersburg VA
Wake Forest University Private (non-profit) Winston-Salem NC
West Chester University of Pennsylvania Public West Chester PA
Western Michigan University Public Kalamazoo MI
Wichita State University Public Wichita KS
Wright State University Public Dayton[f] OH
Yeshiva University Private (non-profit) New York NY
  1. ^ a b c "New York" is the U.S. Postal Service designation for the New York City borough of Manhattan.
  2. ^ The campus has a Kennesaw mailing address but is located in unincorporated Cobb County.
  3. ^ LIU has two main campuses—one in Brookville and the other in Brooklyn.
  4. ^ The main Oakland campus has a Rochester mailing address, but is divided between the separate cities of Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills.
  5. ^ RIT has a Rochester mailing address, but is located in the nearby town of Henrietta.
  6. ^ Wright State has a Dayton mailing address but is located in the separate city of Fairborn.

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USA
 
UAMS
 
UALR
 
ASU
 
NAU
 
APU
 
CSUEB
 
CSU Fullerton
 
CSU Fresno
 
CSULB
 
CSUSB
 
CU
 
LLU
 
CGU
 
LMU
 
SDSU
 
SFSU
 
UC Merced
 
USD
 
UCCS
 
CUA
 
HU
 
FAMU
 
FAU
 
NSU
 
FIT
 
UNF
 
CAU
 
GSU
 
KSU
 
MU
 
Augusta
 
BSU
 
ISU
 
DU
 
IIT
 
ISU
 
LUC
 
NIU
 
BSU
 
WSU
 
LA Tech
 
SU A&M
 
UNO
 
UMass Med
 
UMass D
 
CU
 
WPI
 
MSU
 
UMES
 
UNE
 
OU
 
CMU
 
EMU
 
MTU
 
WMU
 
UMSL
 
JSU
 
NC A&T
 
UNCG
 
UNCW
 
ASU
 
WFU
 
CU
 
UNO
 
MSU
 
RU
 
RUN
 
RUC
 
SHU
 
SIT
 
NMSU
 
AECM
 
Mount Sinai
 
RU
 
CU
 
CCNY
 
FU
 
LIU
 
RIT
 
SUNY ESF
 
Teachers
 
New School
 
AFIT
 
BGSU
 
CSU
 
WSU
 
MU
 
UA
 
OUHSC
 
UT
 
OHSU
 
PDX
 
IUP
 
LU
 
TJU
 
VU
 
WCU
 
DU
 
URI
 
SDSU
 
USD
 
ETSU
 
MTSU
 
TSU
 
TTU
 
TTUHSC
 
UTMB
 
PV A&M
 
SHSU
 
SMU
 
TSU
 
TAMU CC
 
TAMU K
 
TCU
 
TXSO
 
TXST
 
UTT
 
UTRGV
 
EVMS
 
W&M
 
JMU
 
UVM
 
MCW
 
MU
 
MU
 
SJSU
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Universities classified as "Special Focus – Research Institutions"

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There are 23 institutions that are classified as "Special Focus – Research Institutions" in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as of the 2021 update.

This new category has the same threshold for inclusion as R1 and R2 schools do (At least twenty research doctorates awarded and five million dollars in research expenditures), but unlike R1 and R2 schools, they only award degrees in a single academic area.[11]

Special Focus – Research Institutions
Institution Control City State
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Private (non-profit) Rochester MN
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Public Bethesda MD

Map of institutions

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USUHS
 
Mayo Clinic
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A map of all special focus research universities in the contiguous United States. Blue dots represent public institutions whereas red dots represent private institutions.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ [1] Archived 2016-08-11 at the Wayback Machine. Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
  2. ^ University of Washington. "Carnegie Research I Universities". Archived from the original on March 6, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2009.
  3. ^ David Weerts, State Governments and Research Universities: A Framework for a Renewed Partnership. New York: Routledge, 2002, p. 26.
  4. ^ a b Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. "Carnegie Classifications FAQs". Archived from the original on April 14, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
  5. ^ Educause. "Appendix E: Carnegie Classification (2000) Definitions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved March 18, 2009.
  6. ^ a b c "Basic Classification Description". Center for Postsecondary Research. 2019. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "Carnegie Classifications to Make Major Changes in How Colleges and Universities Are Grouped and Recognized, Set Clear Threshold for Highest Level of Research". American Council on Education. Archived from the original on December 20, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  8. ^ "Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity". Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Archived from the original on December 16, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Basic Classification Methodology". Carnegie Classifications. Archived from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  10. ^ "Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education®". CARNEGIE CLASSIFICATION OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  11. ^ "Carnegie Classifications | Standard Listings". Archived from the original on January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
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