List of research universities in the United States

Harper Quadrangle at the University of Chicago, a U.S. research university

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[edit]

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their 2005 comprehensive overhaul of the classification framework [4][5] so that the term "Research I university" was no longer valid, though many universities continued to use it.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 USD 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 activity"[edit]

There are 146 institutions that are classified as "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as of the 2021 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]

Among the 50 U.S. states and the national capital of Washington, D.C., only five states do not have an R1 level university: Alaska, Idaho, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming.

Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity  Institution  | Control  | City  | State

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Arizona State University | Public | Tempe[a] | AZ
Auburn University | Public | Auburn | AL
Baylor University | Private (non-profit) | Waco | TX
Binghamton University | Public | Vestal[b] | NY
Boston College | Private (non-profit) | Chestnut Hill | MA
Boston University | Private (non-profit) | Boston | MA
Brandeis University | Private (non-profit) | Waltham | MA
Brown University | Private (non-profit) | Providence | RI
California Institute of Technology | Private (non-profit) | Pasadena | CA
Carnegie Mellon University | Private (non-profit) | Pittsburgh | PA
Case Western Reserve University | Private (non-profit) | Cleveland | OH
Clemson University | Public | Clemson | SC
Colorado School of Mines | Public | Golden | CO
Colorado State University | Public | Fort Collins | CO
Columbia University | Private (non-profit) | New York City[c] | NY
Cornell University | Private (non-profit) | Ithaca | NY
Dartmouth College | Private (non-profit) | Hanover | NH
Drexel University | Private (non-profit) | Philadelphia | PA
Duke University | Private (non-profit) | Durham | NC
Emory University | Private (non-profit) | Atlanta | GA
Florida International University | Public | Miami[d] | FL
Florida State University | Public | Tallahassee | FL
George Mason University | Public | Fairfax[e] | VA
George Washington University | Private (non-profit) | Washington, D.C. | DC
Georgetown University | Private (non-profit) | Washington, D.C. | DC
Georgia Institute of Technology | Public | Atlanta | GA
Georgia State University | Public | Atlanta | GA
Graduate Center, CUNY | Public | New York City[c] | NY
Harvard University | Private (non-profit) | Cambridge | MA
Indiana University Bloomington | Public | Bloomington | IN
Iowa State University | Public | Ames | IA
Johns Hopkins University | Private (non-profit) | Baltimore | MD
Kansas State University | Public | Manhattan | KS
Kent State University | Public | Kent | OH
Louisiana State University | Public | Baton Rouge | LA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Private (non-profit) | Cambridge | MA
Michigan State University | Public | East Lansing | MI
Mississippi State University | Public | Mississippi State | MS
Montana State University | Public | Bozeman | MT
New Jersey Institute of Technology | Public | Newark | NJ
New York University | Private (non-profit) | New York City[c] | NY
North Carolina State University | Public | Raleigh | NC
North Dakota State University | Public | Fargo | ND
Northeastern University | Private (non-profit) | Boston | MA
Northwestern University | Private (non-profit) | Evanston | IL
Ohio State University | Public | Columbus | OH
Ohio University | Public | Athens | OH
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater | Public | Stillwater | OK
Old Dominion University | Public | Norfolk | VA
Oregon State University | Public | Corvallis | OR
Pennsylvania State University | Public[f] | University Park | PA
Princeton University | Private (non-profit) | Princeton | NJ
Purdue University | Public | West Lafayette | IN
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Private (non-profit) | Troy | NY
Rice University | Private (non-profit) | Houston | TX
Rutgers University–New Brunswick | Public | New Brunswick | NJ
Stanford University | Private (non-profit) | Stanford | CA
Stony Brook University | Public | Stony Brook | NY
Syracuse University | Private (non-profit) | Syracuse | NY
Temple University | Public[f] | Philadelphia | PA
Texas A&M University | Public | College Station | TX
Texas Tech University | Public | Lubbock | TX
Tufts University | Private (non-profit) | Medford | MA
Tulane University | Private (non-profit) | New Orleans | LA
University at Albany, SUNY | Public | Albany | NY
University at Buffalo | Public | Buffalo[g] | NY
University of Alabama | Public | Tuscaloosa | AL
University of Alabama at Birmingham | Public | Birmingham | AL
University of Alabama in Huntsville | Public | Huntsville | AL
University of Arizona | Public | Tucson | AZ
University of Arkansas | Public | Fayetteville | AR
University of California, Berkeley | Public | Berkeley | CA
University of California, Davis | Public | Davis | CA
University of California, Irvine | Public | Irvine | CA
University of California, Los Angeles | Public | Los Angeles | CA
University of California, Riverside | Public | Riverside | CA
University of California, San Diego | Public | San Diego[h] | CA
University of California, Santa Barbara | Public | Santa Barbara[i] | CA
University of California, Santa Cruz | Public | Santa Cruz | CA
University of Central Florida | Public | Orlando[j] | FL
University of Chicago | Private (non-profit) | Chicago | IL
University of Cincinnati | Public | Cincinnati | OH
University of Colorado Boulder | Public | Boulder | CO
University of Colorado Denver | Public | Denver | CO
University of Connecticut | Public | Storrs | CT
University of Delaware | Public[k] | Newark | DE
University of Denver | Private (non-profit) | Denver | CO
University of Florida | Public | Gainesville | FL
University of Georgia | Public | Athens | GA
University of Hawaii at Manoa | Public | Honolulu | HI
University of Houston | Public | Houston | TX
University of Illinois Chicago | Public | Chicago | IL
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Public | Champaign/Urbana[l] | IL
University of Iowa | Public | Iowa City | IA
University of Kansas | Public | Lawrence | KS
University of Kentucky | Public | Lexington | KY
University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Public | Lafayette | LA
University of Louisville | Public | Louisville | KY
University of Maine | Public | Orono | ME
University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Public | Baltimore[m] | MD
University of Maryland, College Park | Public | College Park | MD
University of Massachusetts Amherst | Public | Amherst | MA
University of Memphis | Public | Memphis | TN
University of Miami | Private (non-profit) | Coral Gables | FL
University of Michigan | Public | Ann Arbor | MI
University of Minnesota | Public | Minneapolis | MN
University of Mississippi | Public | University | MS
University of Missouri | Public | Columbia | MO
University of Montana | Public | Missoula | MT
University of Nebraska–Lincoln | Public | Lincoln | NE
University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Public | Las Vegas[n] | NV
University of Nevada, Reno | Public | Reno | NV
University of New Hampshire | Public | Durham | NH
University of New Mexico | Public | Albuquerque | NM
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Public | Chapel Hill | NC
University of North Texas | Public | Denton | TX
University of Notre Dame | Private (non-profit) | Notre Dame | IN
University of Oklahoma | Public | Norman | OK
University of Oregon | Public | Eugene | OR
University of Pennsylvania | Private (non-profit) | Philadelphia | PA
University of Pittsburgh | Public[f] | Pittsburgh | PA
University of Rochester | Private (non-profit) | Rochester | NY
University of South Carolina | Public | Columbia | SC
University of South Florida | Public | Tampa | FL
University of Southern California | Private (non-profit) | Los Angeles | CA
University of Southern Mississippi | Public | Hattiesburg | MS
University of Tennessee | Public | Knoxville | TN
University of Texas at Arlington | Public | Arlington | TX
University of Texas at Austin | Public | Austin | TX
University of Texas at Dallas | Public | Richardson | TX
University of Texas at El Paso | Public | El Paso | TX
University of Texas at San Antonio | Public | San Antonio | TX
University of Utah | Public | Salt Lake City | UT
University of Virginia | Public | Charlottesville | VA
University of Washington | Public | Seattle | WA
University of Wisconsin–Madison | Public | Madison | WI
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee | Public | Milwaukee | WI
Utah State University | Public | Logan | UT
Vanderbilt University | Private (non-profit) | Nashville | TN
Virginia Commonwealth University | Public | Richmond | VA
Virginia Tech | Public | Blacksburg | VA
Washington State University | Public | Pullman | WA
Washington University in St. Louis | Private (non-profit) | St. Louis | MO
Wayne State University | Public | Detroit | MI
West Virginia University | Public | Morgantown | WV
Yale University | Private (non-profit) | New Haven | CT

1. ^ Arizona State's main campus and administration are in Tempe. It has three other physical campuses in the Phoenix area.
2. ^ Mailing address is Binghamton.
3. ^ a b c More specifically Manhattan; all locations on Manhattan Island have a "New York" mailing address.
4. ^ FIU has a Miami mailing address, but is located outside the city limits in the Miami-Dade County community of Westchester.
5. ^ The main George Mason campus has a Fairfax mailing address, but is located in unincorporated Fairfax County and is designated by the U.S. Census Bureau as George Mason, Virginia.
6. ^ a b c Member of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, a system of privately governed but state-supported universities.
7. ^ The campus has a Buffalo mailing address but is mostly located in the adjacent town of Amherst.
8. ^ Mailing address is La Jolla, a San Diego neighborhood with its own post office.
9. ^ The campus has a Santa Barbara mailing address but is located in the adjacent community of Isla Vista.
10. ^ The main campus has an Orlando mailing address but is located in unincorporated Orange County.
11. ^ Legally chartered as a "privately governed, state-assisted" institution.
12. ^ The campus is divided between Champaign and Urbana. The main administration building is in Urbana, but multiple university offices are in both cities.
13. ^ The campus has a Baltimore mailing address, but is located in Catonsville, an unincorporated community in Baltimore County (which encloses but does not include the city of Baltimore).
14. ^ The UNLV campus is outside the Las Vegas city limits in the unincorporated community of Paradise. All unincorporated areas in the Las Vegas Valley, including Paradise, have a Las Vegas mailing address.

### Map of institutions[edit]

UAB

RPI

UAH

ASU

UCD

UCB

Stanford

UCSC

UCSB

UCLA/USC

UCI

Caltech

UCR

UCSD

CSU

CUB

CUD

Mines

UConn

Yale

GWU/Georgetown

UDel

FIU

FSU

UCF

USF

UMiami

Emory/GA Tech/GSU

UGA

UChicago/UIC

UIUC

Purdue

UIowa

ISU

KSU

U of L

LSU

Tulane

UMaine

JHU

UMBC

UMD

UMass

BC/BU/Harv./MIT/NEU/Tufts

WSU

UMich

Mich. St.

UMN

WUSTL

Ole Miss

USM

MS St.

MT St.

UNL

UNR

UNLV

Dartmouth

UNH

NJIT

Rutgers

Princeton

UNM

Bing.

UAlbany

SBU

Syr.

Cornell

Colum./CUNY/NYU

UNC

NCSU

Duke

NDSU

KSU

OSU

Ohio

CWRU

OK St.

OR St.

Drexel/Penn/TU

CMU/Pitt

PSU

Brown

USC

Clemson

Memphis

UTK

Baylor

Rice

TAMU

UNT

TTU

UTA

UTD

UTEP

UTSA

USU

Utah

ODU

UVA

VCU

GMU

WSU

UWM

WVU

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A map of all tier one research universities in the contiguous United States. The University of Hawaii at Manoa is the only R1 institution that is not pictured. Blue dots represent public institutions whereas red dots represent private institutions.

## Universities classified as "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity"[edit]

There are 133 institutions that are classified as "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity" in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as of the 2021 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

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Air Force Institute of Technology Graduate School of Engineering & Management | Public | Wright-Patterson AFB | OH
American University | Private (non-profit) | Washington | DC
Arizona State University Digital Immersion | Public | Scottsdale | AZ
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
Brigham Young University | Private (non-profit) | Provo | UT
California State University, East Bay | Public | Hayward | 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, San Bernardino | Public | San Bernardino | CA
Catholic University of America | Private (non-profit) | Washington | DC
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
College of William and Mary | Public | Williamsburg | VA
Creighton University | Private (non-profit) | Omaha | NE
CUNY City College | Public | New York[a] | NY
DePaul University | Private (non-profit) | Chicago | IL
Duquesne University | Private (non-profit) | Pittsburgh | PA
East Carolina University | Public | Greenville | NC
East Tennessee State University | Public | Johnson City | TN
Eastern Michigan University | Public | Ypsilanti | MI
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | Public | Tallahassee | FL
Florida Atlantic University | Public | Boca Raton | FL
Florida Institute of Technology | Private (non-profit) | Melbourne | FL
Fordham University | Private (non-profit) | Bronx | NY
Georgia Southern University | Public | Statesboro | GA
Howard University | Private (non-profit) | Washington | DC
Idaho State University | Public | Pocatello | ID
Illinois Institute of Technology | Private (non-profit) | Chicago | IL
Illinois State University | Public | Normal | IL
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis[b] | Public | Indianapolis | IN
Indiana University of Pennsylvania | Public | Indiana | PA
Jackson State University | Public | Jackson | MS
James Madison University | Public | Harrisonburg | VA
Kennesaw State University | Public | Kennesaw[c] | GA
Lehigh University | Private (non-profit) | Bethlehem | PA
Loma Linda University | Private (non-profit) | Loma Linda | CA
Long Island University | Private (non-profit) | Brookville[d] | NY
Louisiana Tech University | Public | Ruston | LA
Loyola Marymount University | Private (non-profit) | Los Angeles | CA
Loyola University Chicago | Private (non-profit) | Chicago | IL
Marquette University | Private (non-profit) | Milwaukee | WI
Marshall University | Public | Huntington | WV
Mercer University | Private (non-profit) | Macon | GA
Miami University | Public | Oxford | OH
Michigan Technological University | Public | Houghton | MI
Middle Tennessee State University | Public | Murfreesboro | TN
Missouri University of Science and Technology | Public | Rolla | MO
Montclair State University | Public | Montclair | NJ
Morgan State University | Public | Baltimore | MD
New Mexico State University | Public | Las Cruces | NM
North Carolina A & T State University | Public | Greensboro | NC
Northern Arizona University | Public | Flagstaff | AZ
Northern Illinois University | Public | DeKalb | IL
Nova Southeastern University | Private (non-profit) | Fort Lauderdale | FL
Oakland University | Public | Rochester[e] | MI
Portland State University | Public | Portland | OR
Prairie View A&M University | Public | Prairie View | TX
Rochester Institute of Technology | Private (non-profit) | Rochester[f] | NY
Rowan University | Public | Glassboro | NJ
Rutgers University–Camden | Public | Camden | NJ
Rutgers University–Newark | Public | Newark | NJ
Saint Louis University | Private (non-profit) | St. Louis | MO
Sam Houston State University | Public | Huntsville | TX
San Diego State University | Public | San Diego | CA
San Francisco State University | Public | San Francisco | CA
Seton Hall University | Private (non-profit) | South Orange | NJ
South Dakota State University | Public | Brookings | SD
Southern Illinois University Carbondale | Public | Carbondale | IL
Southern Methodist University | Private (non-profit) | Dallas[g] | TX
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 at 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
The New School | Private (non-profit) | New York[a] | NY
Thomas Jefferson University | Private (non-profit) | Philadelphia | PA
University of Akron Main Campus | Public | Akron | OH
University of Alaska Fairbanks | Public | Fairbanks | AK
University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Public | Little Rock | AR
University of California, Merced | Public | Merced | CA
University of Colorado Colorado Springs | Public | Colorado Springs | CO
University of Dayton | Private (non-profit) | Dayton | OH
University of Idaho | Public | Moscow | ID
University of Maryland Eastern Shore | Public | Princess Anne[h] | MD
University of Massachusetts Boston | Public | Boston | MA
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | Public | North Dartmouth | MA
University of Massachusetts Lowell | Public | Lowell | MA
University of Missouri–Kansas City | Public | Kansas City | MO
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 Charlotte | Public | Charlotte | NC
University of North Carolina at Greensboro | Public | Greensboro | NC
University of North Carolina Wilmington | Public | Wilmington | NC
University of North Dakota | Public | Grand Forks | ND
University of North Florida | Public | Jacksonville | FL
University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras | Public | San Juan | PR
University of Rhode Island | Public | Kingston | RI
University of San Diego | Private (non-profit) | San Diego | CA
University of South Alabama | Public | Mobile | AL
University of South Dakota | Public | Vermillion | SD
University of Texas at Tyler | Public | Tyler | TX
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Public | Edinburg[i] | TX
University of Toledo | Public | Toledo | OH
University of Tulsa | Private (non-profit) | Tulsa | OK
University of Vermont | Public | Burlington | VT
University of Wyoming | Public | Laramie | WY
Villanova University | Private (non-profit) | Villanova | PA
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
Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Private (non-profit) | Worcester | MA
Wright State University | Public | Dayton[j] | OH

1. ^ a b c "New York" is the U.S. Postal Service designation for the New York City borough of Manhattan.
2. ^ The Indiana University and Purdue University systems will dissolve IUPUI at the end of the 2023–24 academic year. The vast majority of IUPUI academic programs will transfer to the new Indiana University Indianapolis, with some programs becoming part of the new Purdue University in Indianapolis.
3. ^ The campus has a Kennesaw mailing address but is located in unincorporated Cobb County.
4. ^ LIU has two main campuses—one in Brookville and the other in Brooklyn.
5. ^ The main Oakland campus has a Rochester mailing address, but is divided between the separate cities of Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills.
6. ^ RIT has a Rochester mailing address, but is located in the nearby town of Henrietta.
7. ^ SMU has a Dallas mailing address but is located in University Park, a separate city contained within the Dallas city limits.
8. ^ The campus has a Princess Anne mailing address but is located in unincorporated Somerset County.
9. ^ UTRGV's overall administration is in Edinburg, but it operates multiple campuses within the Lower Rio Grande Valley, and has mailing addresses in Brownsville, Edinburg, and Harlingen.
10. ^ Wright State has a Dayton mailing address but is located in the separate city of Fairborn.

### Map of institutions[edit]

USA

UALR

ASU

NAU

APU

CSUEB

CSU Fullerton

CSU Fresno

CSULB

CSUSB

LLU

CGU

LMU

SDSU

SFSU

UC Merced

USD

UCCS

CUA

FAMU

FAU

NSU

FIT

UNF

CAU

GSU

KSU

Augusta

BSU

ISU

U of I

IIT

ISU

LUC

NIU

SIU-C

BSU

IUPUI

WSU

LA Tech

SU A&M

UNO

UMass D

UMass B

UMass L

WPI

MSU

UMES

UNE

CMU

EMU

MTU

WMU

MO S+T

SLU

UMKC

UMSL

JSU

ECU

NC A&T

UNCC

UNCG

UNCW

WFU

UND

UNO

MSU

RUN

RUC

SHU

SIT

NMSU

CCNY

LIU

RIT

SUNY ESF

Teachers

New School

AFIT

BGSU

CSU

WSU

PDX

IUP

TJU

WCU

URI

SDSU

USD

ETSU

MTSU

TSU

TTU

PV A&M

SHSU

SMU

TSU

TAMU CC

TAMU K

TCU

TXSO

TXST

UTT

UTRGV

BYU

W&M

JMU

UVM

Wyo

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A map of all tier two research universities in the contiguous United States. Not shown above is ASU Digital Immersion, Alaska, and UPR Rio Piedras. Blue dots represent public institutions whereas red dots represent private institutions.

## Universities classified as "Special Focus – Research Institutions"[edit]

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

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Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Private (non-profit) | Bronx | NY
Baylor College of Medicine | Private (non-profit) | Houston | TX
Eastern Virginia Medical School | Public | Norfolk | VA
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | Private (non-profit) | New York | NY
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science | Private (non-profit) | Rochester | MN
Medical College of Wisconsin | Private (non-profit) | Milwaukee | WI
Medical University of South Carolina | Public | Charleston | SC
Oregon Health & Science University | Public | Portland | OR
Rockefeller University | Private (non-profit) | New York | NY
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | Public | Lubbock | TX
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences | Public | Bethesda | MD
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Public | Little Rock | AR
University of California, San Francisco | Public | San Francisco | CA
University of Maryland, Baltimore | Public | Baltimore | MD
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School | Public | Worcester | MA
University of Nebraska Medical Center | Public | Omaha | NE
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center | Public | Oklahoma City | OK
University of Tennessee Health Science Center | Public | Memphis | TN
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | Public | Houston | TX
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | Public | San Antonio | TX
University of Texas Medical Branch | Public | Galveston | TX
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | Public | Dallas | TX
Weill Cornell Medicine | Private (non-profit) | New York | NY

### Map of institutions[edit]

UAMS

UCSF

UMass Med

USUHS

UMB

Mayo Clinic

UNMC

AECM

Mount Sinai

Cornell Med

OUHSC

OHSU

MUSC

UTHSC

TTUHSC

UTHSCH

Baylor Med

UTHSCSA

UTMB

UTSW

EVMS

MCW

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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[edit]

* Association of American Universities
* Research university

## References[edit]

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2. ^ University of Washington. "Carnegie Research I Universities". Archived from the original on 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
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 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
5. ^ Educause. "Appendix E: Carnegie Classification (2000) Definitions" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
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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 2023-12-20. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
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* Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
* The Top American Research Universities – Annual report by the Center for Measuring University Performance at Arizona State University