Michigan Technological University

Michigan Tech Awarded R1 Classification Reserved for Nation’s Leading Research Institutions

Michigan Technological University has been designated as an R1 research institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, formally placing Tech among the top research ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Revamped Carnegie Classifications Are Out. See Which Colleges Entered the New ‘Research’ Category.

The first wave of reconceived Carnegie classifications are out, shaking up the listings that have long been a coveted source of prestige for research universities. are out to more fully recognize the ...
University of New Haven

University of New Haven Elevated in Prestigious Carnegie Research Classifications

The University’s elevation in the Carnegie Research Classifications highlights the impact of faculty and student research across disciplines. In the 2025 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

RIT moves up a classification among research universities

Rochester Institute of Technology is now listed as a “high research activity institution” or “R2” under the updated Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Learning. The R2 designation, the ...
WUNC

North Carolina A&T narrowly misses out on crucial research classification

North Carolina A&T State University is one of the top three public research universities in the state. But it is still striving to attain one of the most prestigious classifications in the research ...
The Providence Journal

URI among the most active research universities in the country. Why that matters.

The University of Rhode Island has been designated an R1 research university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. URI has seen significant growth in research ...
WUNC

‘It’s like a magnet:’ NC A&T strives to earn the country’s highest research classification

Shilpi Bhatia, an applied science and technology Ph.D student, pipes wastewater into sample containers in the Liesl Jeffers-Francis lab. She, Ugonna Morikwe and Mehdi Lamssali are part of a team of Ph ...
University of California

UC Merced achieves R1 classification, bringing all UC campuses to the highest tier among research universities

UC Merced has assumed its place in the top echelon of research institutions in the nation by earning R1 status from Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The announcement was ...