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This is a list of universities in the United States classified among 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 fiscal year 2020 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their 2005 comprehensive overhaul of the classification framework [4][5] so that the term "Research I university" was no longer valid, though many universities continued to use it.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. The labels for R1 and R2 were changed, with the words "research activity" replaced by "research spending and doctorate production". All institutions with more than $2.5 million in research expenditures that were not classified as R1 or R2 were placed in the new classification of "Research Colleges and Universities".[7]

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

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There are 187 institutions that are classified among "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 Binghamton[a] 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
Catholic University of America Washington DC 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[b] NY Private not-for-profit
Cornell University Ithaca NY Private not-for-profit
CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York[b] 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[c] FL Public
Florida State University Tallahassee FL Public
George Mason University Fairfax[d] 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
Idaho State University Pocatello ID Public
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[b] 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 St. 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[e] 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[f]
Texas A & M University-College Station College Station TX Public
Texas Tech University Lubbock TX Public
The Pennsylvania State University University Park[g] PA Public[f]
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
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[h] 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[i] CA Public
University of California, San Francisco San Francisco CA Public
University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara[j] CA Public
University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz CA Public
University of Central Florida Orlando[k] 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[l]
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[m] 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[n] 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[o] 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[f]
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 St. Louis MO Private not-for-profit
Wayne State University Detroit MI Public
Weill Cornell Medicine New York[b] 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
  1. ^ The campus has a Binghamton mailing address, but is mostly located in the adjacent town of Vestal.
  2. ^ a b c d "New York" is the U.S. Postal Service designation for the New York City borough of Manhattan.
  3. ^ The campus has a Miami mailing address, but is in the unincorporated Miami-Dade County community of Westchester.
  4. ^ The main campus has a Fairfax mailing address, but is in unincorporated Fairfax County.
  5. ^ The campus has a Dallas mailing address, but is almost entirely located in the separate city of University Park.
  6. ^ a b c Receives state funding as part of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, but is privately governed.
  7. ^ "University Park" is the postal designation for the main Penn State campus, which is divided between the communities of State College and College Township.
  8. ^ The campus has a Buffalo mailing address, but is mostly located in the adjacent town of Amherst.
  9. ^ La Jolla is a San Diego neighborhood served by a separate post office from most of the city.
  10. ^ The campus has a Santa Barbara mailing address, but is mostly located in the adjacent community of Isla Vista.
  11. ^ The main campus has an Orlando mailing address, but is located in unincorporated Orange County.
  12. ^ Defined in state law as a "privately governed, state-assisted" institution.
  13. ^ The campus is almost evenly divided between Champaign and Urbana. The main administration building for the campus is in Champaign.
  14. ^ The campus is divided between the cities of Minneapolis and Falcon Heights. The campus administration is in Minneapolis.
  15. ^ The campus has a Las Vegas mailing address, but is located outside the city limits in the unincorporated community of Paradise.

Map of R1 institutions

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UAB
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CSU
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CUB
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Yale
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FSU
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NSU
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UMiami
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Emory/ GA Tech/GSU
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UGA
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U Hawaiʻi
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U of Idaho
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NU
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UChicago/UIC
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UIUC
UIUC
SIU
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IU
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Purdue
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ND
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IU Indy
IU Indy
UIowa
UIowa
ISU
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KU
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UK
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UL
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Tulane
Tulane
UMaine
UMaine
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UMD
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MTU
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UMN
UMN
MU
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UMKC
UMKC
S&T
S&T
WUSTL
WUSTL
SLU
SLU
Ole Miss
Ole Miss
USM
USM
MS St.
MS St.
UM
UM
MT St.
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UNMC
UNMC
UNL
UNL
UNR
UNR
UNLV
UNLV
Dartmouth
Dartmouth
UNH
UNH
NJIT
NJIT
Rutgers
Rutgers
Princeton
Princeton
UNM
UNM
NMSU
NMSU
New York schools Colum. CUNY Grad. NYU W. Cornell
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Colum.
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NYU
W. Cornell
UB
UB
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UAlbany
UAlbany
RPI
RPI
SBU
SBU
Syr.
Syr.
Cornell
Cornell
UR
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UNC
UNC
NCSU
NCSU
Duke
Duke
ECU
ECU
UNCC
UNCC
NDSU
NDSU
UDayton
UDayton
UToledo
UToledo
KSU
KSU
OSU
OSU
Ohio
Ohio
UC
UC
CWRU
CWRU
OU
OU
OK St.
OK St.
UO
UO
OR St.
OR St.
Drexel/Penn/TU
Drexel/Penn/TU
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LU
LU
CMU/Pitt
CMU/Pitt
PSU
PSU
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Brown
Brown
URI
URI
MUSC
MUSC
USC
USC
Clemson
Clemson
UTHSC
UTHSC
Memphis
Memphis
UTK
UTK
VU
VU
UTHSCH
UTHSCH
Baylor Med
Baylor Med
UTHSCSA
UTHSCSA
UTSW
UTSW
SMU
SMU
Baylor
Baylor
Rice
Rice
UT
UT
TAMU
TAMU
UNT
UNT
TTU
TTU
UH
UH
UTA
UTA
UTD
UTD
UTEP
UTEP
UTSA
UTSA
USU
USU
Utah
Utah
BYU
BYU
ODU
ODU
UVA
UVA
VT
VT
VCU
VCU
GMU
GMU
W&M
W&M
UW
UW
WSU
WSU
UW
UW
UWM
UWM
WVU
WVU
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UVM
UW
UW
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A map of all R1 research universities in the United States. Blue dots represent public institutions whereas red dots represent private institutions.

Universities classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research spending and doctorate production"

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There are 140 institutions that are classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research spending and doctorate production" 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[a] NY
Delaware State University Public[b] 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 University Public Commerce TX
Eastern Michigan University Public Ypsilanti MI
Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS ceased being a separate institution on July 1, 2024. It is now part of Old Dominion University.) 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[a] 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[c] GA
Lamar University Public Beaumont TX
Loma Linda University Private (non-profit) Loma Linda CA
Long Island University Private (non-profit) Brookville[d] 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[e] MI
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Public Tulsa OK
Oregon Health & Science University Public Portland OR
Pepperdine University Private (non-profit) Malibu[f] CA
Portland State University Public Portland OR
Prairie View A&M University Public Prairie View TX
Rochester Institute of Technology Private (non-profit) Rochester[g] NY
Rockefeller University Private (non-profit) New York[a] 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[h] 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[i] OH
Yeshiva University Private (non-profit) New York[a] NY
  1. ^ a b c d e f g "New York" is the U.S. Postal Service designation for the New York City borough of Manhattan.
  2. ^ Defined in state law as a "privately governed, state-assisted" institution.
  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. ^ The campus has a Malibu mailing address but is located in unincorporated Los Angeles County.
  7. ^ RIT has a Rochester mailing address, but is located in the nearby town of Henrietta.
  8. ^ UTRGV has multiple campuses within its service area of the Lower Rio Grande Valley; its administration is located at the Edinburg campus it inherited from one of its predecessor institutions, the University of Texas–Pan American.
  9. ^ Wright State has a Dayton mailing address but is located in the separate city of Fairborn.

Map of R2 institutions

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List of research universities in the United States is located in the United States
UAF
UAF
USA
USA
UAH
UAH
UAMS
UAMS
UALR
UALR
ASU
ASU
APU
APU
CPP
CPP
CSU Full.
CSU Full.
CSU Fres.
CSU Fres.
CSULB
CSULB
CU
CU
LLU
LLU
CGU
CGU
LMU
LMU
PU
PU
SFSU
SFSU
SJSU
SJSU
USD
USD
USF
USF
UCCS
UCCS
UNCO
UNCO
SCSU
SCSU
DSU
DSU
ERAU
ERAU
FAMU
FAMU
FIT
FIT
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A map of all R2 research universities in the United States and Territories. Blue dots represent public institutions whereas red dots represent private institutions.

Institutions classified among "Research Colleges and Universities"

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As of the 2025 update, the Carnegie Foundation classifies 216 institutions as "Research Colleges and Universities".[11] This new category requires institutions spend at least $2.5 million on research & development and are not included in the R1 or R2 categories.[12]

Research Colleges and Universities
Institution Control City State
Alabama A&M University Public Huntsville AL
Alabama State University Public Montgomery AL
University of Alaska Anchorage Public Anchorage AK
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Private non-profit Albany NY
Albany Medical College Private non-profit Albany NY
Alcorn State University Public Alcorn State[a] MS
Alfred University Private non-profit Alfred NY
Amherst College Private non-profit Amherst MA
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Public Pine Bluff AR
Austin Peay State University Public Clarksville TN
University of Baltimore Public Baltimore MD
Barnard College Private non-profit New York[b] NY
CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College Public New York[b] NY
Biola University Private non-profit La Mirada CA
Bowdoin College Private non-profit Brunswick ME
Bowie State University Public Bowie[c] MD
CUNY Brooklyn College Public Brooklyn NY
Bryn Mawr College Private non-profit Bryn Mawr PA
Bucknell University Private non-profit Lewisburg PA
SUNY Buffalo State University
(Buffalo State)		 Public Buffalo NY
California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
(Cal Poly Humboldt)		 Public Arcata CA
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
(Cal Poly San Luis Obispo)		 Public San Luis Obispo CA
California State University, Bakersfield Public Bakersfield CA
California State University, Channel Islands Public Camarillo[d] CA
California State University, Chico Public Chico CA
California State University, Dominguez Hills Public Carson CA
California State University, East Bay Public Hayward CA
California State University, Monterey Bay Public Seaside[e] CA
California State University, Northridge Public Northridge[f] CA
California State University, San Bernardino Public San Bernardino CA
California State University, San Marcos Public San Marcos CA
Calvin University Private non-profit Grand Rapids MI
Carleton College Private non-profit Northfield MN
University of Central Arkansas Public Conway AR
Universidad Central del Caribe Private non-profit Bayamón PR
University of Central Oklahoma Public Edmond OK
Central State University Public Wilberforce OH
Central Washington University Public Ellensburg WA
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Private non-profit Los Angeles[g] CA
Chicago State University Public Chicago IL
Christopher Newport University Public Newport News VA
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina Public Charleston SC
CUNY New York City College of Technology
(City Tech)		 Public Bronx NY
Claremont McKenna College Private non-profit Claremont CA
Coastal Carolina University Public Conway SC
Colby College Private non-profit Waterville ME
Colgate University Private non-profit Hamilton NY
College of Charleston Public Charleston SC
Colorado College Private non-profit Colorado Springs CO
Colorado State University Pueblo Public Pueblo CO
Dakota State University Public Madison SD
Davidson College Private non-profit Davidson NC
Des Moines University – Osteopathic Medical Center Private non-profit West Des Moines IA
University of Detroit Mercy Private non-profit Detroit MI
Diné College Public, tribal Tsaile AZ
University of the District of Columbia Public Washington DC
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Public East Stroudsburg PA
Eastern Washington University Public Cheney WA
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Private non-profit Blacksburg VA
Elon University Private non-profit Elon NC
Fayetteville State University Public Fayetteville NC
Fisk University Private non-profit Nashville TN
Florida Gulf Coast University Public Fort Myers[h] FL
Fort Lewis College Public Durango CO
Fort Valley State University Public Fort Valley GA
Franklin & Marshall College Private non-profit Lancaster PA
Gallaudet University Private non-profit[i] Washington DC
Grand Valley State University Public Allendale MI
Grinnell College Private non-profit Grinnell IA
University of Guam Public Mangilao GU
Hamilton College Private non-profit Clinton NY
Harvey Mudd College Private non-profit Claremont CA
Haverford College Private non-profit Haverford PA
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Public Hilo HI
Hawaiʻi Pacific University Private non-profit Honolulu HI
High Tech High Graduate School of Education Public[j] San Diego CA
Hobart and William Smith Colleges Private non-profit Geneva NY
Hope College Private non-profit Holland MI
University of Illinois Springfield
(Illinois Springfield or UIS)		 Public Springfield IL
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Public New York[b] NY
Keck Graduate Institute Private non-profit Claremont CA
Kentucky State University Public Frankfort KY
Lake Superior State University Public Sault Ste. Marie MI
Langston University Public Langston OK
Lawrence Technological University Private non-profit Southfield MI
CUNY Lehman College Public Bronx NY
Lewis & Clark College Private non-profit Portland OR
Lincoln University Public Jefferson City MO
University of Louisiana at Monroe
(Louisiana–Monroe or ULM)		 Public Monroe LA
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport Public Shreveport LA
Marian University Private non-profit Indianapolis IN
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
(Maryland Eastern Shore or UMES)		 Public Princess Anne[k] MD
Marymount University Private non-profit Arlington VA
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
(MD Anderson)		 Public Houston TX
Meharry Medical College Private non-profit Nashville TN
MGH Institute of Health Professions Private non-profit Boston MA
Middlebury College Private non-profit Middlebury VT
Midwestern University–Downers Grove Private non-profit Downers Grove IL
Midwestern University–Glendale Private non-profit Glendale AZ
Milwaukee School of Engineering Private non-profit Milwaukee WI
University of Minnesota Duluth Public Duluth MN
Minnesota State University, Mankato Public Mankato MN
Missouri State University–Springfield Public Springfield MO
Monmouth University Private non-profit West Long Branch NJ
Montana Technological University Public Butte MT
Morehead State University Public Morehead KY
Morehouse College Private non-profit Atlanta GA
Morehouse School of Medicine Private non-profit Atlanta GA
Mount Holyoke College Private non-profit South Hadley MA
Murray State University Public Murray KY
Naval Postgraduate School Public Monterey CA
University of Nebraska at Kearney Public Kearney NE
University of New Haven Private non-profit West Haven CT
New Mexico Highlands University Public Las Vegas NM
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Public Socorro NM
New York Institute of Technology Private non-profit Old Westbury NY
New York Medical College Private non-profit Valhalla NY
Norfolk State University Public Norfolk VA
North Carolina Central University Public Durham NC
Northeast Ohio Medical University Public Rootstown OH
University of Northern Iowa Public Cedar Falls IA
Northern Kentucky University Public Highland Heights KY
Northwest Indian College Public, tribal Bellingham WA
Occidental College Private non-profit Los Angeles CA
Oregon Institute of Technology Public Klamath Falls OR
Pace University Private non-profit New York[b] NY
Pacific University Private non-profit Forest Grove OR
Pennsylvania State University – Penn State Erie–Behrend College
(Penn State Behrend)		 Public[l] Erie PA
Pennsylvania State University – Penn State Harrisburg
(Penn State Harrisburg)		 Public[l] Harrisburg PA
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Private non-profit Philadelphia PA
Pittsburg State University Public Pittsburg KS
Pomona College Private non-profit Claremont CA
Ponce Health Sciences University Private non-profit Ponce PR
Providence College Private non-profit Providence RI
Purdue University Fort Wayne Public Fort Wayne IN
Purdue University Northwest Public Hammond IN
CUNY Queens College Public Queens NY
Reed College Private non-profit Portland OR
Rhode Island College Private non-profit Providence RI
Rhode Island School of Design Private non-profit Providence RI
University of Richmond Private non-profit Richmond VA
Roger Williams University Private non-profit Bristol RI
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Private non-profit North Chicago IL
Roseman University of Health Sciences Private non-profit Henderson NV
Sacred Heart University Private non-profit Fairfield CT
Saginaw Valley State University Public University Center MI
St. Cloud State University Public St. Cloud MN
St. Edward's University Private non-profit Austin TX
St. John's University–New York Private non-profit Queens NY
University of St. Thomas Private non-profit Saint Paul MN
Salisbury University Public Salisbury MD
Santa Clara University Private non-profit Santa Clara CA
Seattle University Private non-profit Seattle WA
Smith College Private non-profit Northampton MA
Sonoma State University Public Rohnert Park CA
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Public Rapid City SD
Southeastern Louisiana University Public Hammond LA
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Public Edwardsville IL
University of Southern Maine Public Portland ME
Spelman College Private non-profit Atlanta GA
College of Staten Island, CUNY Public Staten Island NY
Stephen F. Austin State University Public Nacogdoches TX
Suffolk University Private non-profit Boston MA
Sul Ross State University Public Alpine TX
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill
(SUNY Cobleskill)		 Public Cobleskill NY
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
(SUNY Downstate)		 Public Brooklyn NY
SUNY College of Optometry
(SUNY Optometry)		 Public New York[b] NY
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
(SUNY Poly)		 Public Utica[m] NY
Swarthmore College Private non-profit Swarthmore PA
The College of New Jersey
(TCNJ)		 Public Ewing NJ
Texas A&M International University Public Laredo TX
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Public El Paso TX
Tougaloo College Private non-profit Jackson MS
Touro University Private non-profit New York[b] NY
Touro University California Private non-profit Vallejo CA
Towson University Public Towson MD
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago Private non-profit Chicago IL
Trinity College Private non-profit Hartford CT
Trinity University Private non-profit San Antonio TX
Troy University Public Troy AL
Tuskegee University Private non-profit Tuskegee AL
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
(UHSP)		 Private non-profit St. Louis MO
University of North Carolina at Asheville
(UNC Asheville)		 Public Asheville NC
United States Air Force Academy Public USAF Academy CO
United States Military Academy Public West Point NY
United States Naval Academy Public Annapolis MD
University of North Texas Health Science Center
(UNT Health)		 Public Fort Worth TX
University of Puerto Rico–Medical Sciences
(UPR–RCM)		 Public San Juan PR
University of South Carolina Upstate
(USC Upstate)		 Public Spartanburg SC
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
(UT Chattanooga or Chattanooga)		 Public Chattanooga TN
The University of Texas Permian Basin
(UT Permian Basin or UTPB)		 Public Odessa TX
Vassar College Private non-profit Poughkeepsie NY
University of the Virgin Islands Public Charlotte Amalie VI
University of Washington–Bothell Campus Public Bothell WA
University of Washington–Tacoma Campus Public Tacoma WA
Wellesley College Private non-profit Wellesley MA
Wesleyan University Private non-profit Middletown CT
West Texas A&M University Public Canyon TX
West Virginia State University Public Institute WV
Western Carolina University Public Cullowhee NC
Western Illinois University Public Macomb IL
Western Kentucky University Public Bowling Green KY
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine Private non-profit[n] Kalamazoo MI
Western University of Health Sciences Private non-profit Pomona CA
Western Washington University Public Bellingham WA
William Paterson University of New Jersey Public Wayne NJ
Williams College Private non-profit Williamstown MA
Winston-Salem State University Public Winston-Salem NC
Winthrop University Public Rock Hill SC
University of Wisconsin–Green Bay Public Green Bay WI
University of Wisconsin–La Crosse Public La Crosse WI
University of Wisconsin–River Falls Public River Falls WI
University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point Public Stevens Point WI
University of Wisconsin–Superior Public Superior WI
Xavier University of Louisiana Private non-profit New Orleans LA
Youngstown State University Public Youngstown OH
  1. ^ The campus has a Lorman mailing address.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "New York" is the U.S. Postal Service designation for the New York City borough of Manhattan.
  3. ^ The campus has a Bowie mailing address, but is in unincorporated Prince George's County.
  4. ^ The campus has a Camarillo mailing address, but is in unincorporated Ventura County.
  5. ^ The campus has a Seaside mailing address, but is divided between the cities of Seaside and Marina.
  6. ^ Northridge is one of many Los Angeles neighborhoods that have separate post offices from the bulk of the city.
  7. ^ The campus has a Los Angeles mailing address, but is in the unincorporated Los Angeles County community of Willowbrook.
  8. ^ The campus has a Fort Myers mailing address, but is in unincorporated Lee County.
  9. ^ Federally chartered to serve the deaf and hearing-impaired community.
  10. ^ This institution is part of an organization that operates charter schools. It receives public funding but is separate from other public entities.
  11. ^ The campus has a Princess Anne mailing address, but is in unincorporated Somerset County.
  12. ^ a b This school receives state funding as part of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education but is privately governed.
  13. ^ The campus has a Utica mailing address but is in the adjacent town of Marcy.
  14. ^ The medical school is separate from, though affiliated with, the public Western Michigan University.

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. ^ "Institutions Search".
  12. ^ "2025 Research Activity Designations".
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