List of research universities in the United States

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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]

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History

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

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their 2005 comprehensive overhaul of the classification framework [4] [5] so that the term "Research I university" was no longer valid, though many universities continued to use it.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

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:

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 activity"

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
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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 State University Public Atlanta GA
Georgia Tech 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 Hawaiʻi at Mānoa 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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 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.

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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"

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
InstitutionControlCityState
Air Force Institute of Technology Graduate School of Engineering & ManagementPublicWright-Patterson AFBOH
American University Private (non-profit)WashingtonDC
Arizona State University Digital Immersion PublicScottsdaleAZ
Arkansas State University PublicJonesboroAR
Augusta University PublicAugustaGA
Azusa Pacific University Private (non-profit)AzusaCA
Ball State University PublicMuncieIN
Boise State University PublicBoiseID
Bowling Green State University PublicBowling GreenOH
Brigham Young University Private (non-profit)ProvoUT
California State University, East Bay PublicHaywardCA
California State University, Fresno PublicFresnoCA
California State University, Fullerton PublicFullertonCA
California State University, Long Beach PublicLong BeachCA
California State University, San Bernardino PublicSan BernardinoCA
Catholic University of America Private (non-profit)WashingtonDC
Central Michigan University PublicMount PleasantMI
Chapman University Private (non-profit)OrangeCA
Claremont Graduate University Private (non-profit)ClaremontCA
Clark Atlanta University Private (non-profit)AtlantaGA
Clark University Private (non-profit)WorcesterMA
Clarkson University Private (non-profit)PotsdamNY
Cleveland State University PublicClevelandOH
College of William & Mary PublicWilliamsburgVA
Creighton University Private (non-profit)OmahaNE
CUNY City College PublicNew York [a] NY
DePaul University Private (non-profit)ChicagoIL
Duquesne University Private (non-profit)PittsburghPA
East Carolina University PublicGreenvilleNC
East Tennessee State University PublicJohnson CityTN
Eastern Michigan University PublicYpsilantiMI
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University PublicTallahasseeFL
Florida Atlantic University PublicBoca RatonFL
Florida Institute of Technology Private (non-profit)MelbourneFL
Fordham University Private (non-profit)BronxNY
Georgia Southern University PublicStatesboroGA
Howard University Private (non-profit)WashingtonDC
Idaho State University PublicPocatelloID
Illinois Institute of Technology Private (non-profit)ChicagoIL
Illinois State University PublicNormalIL
Indiana University Indianapolis [b] PublicIndianapolisIN
Indiana University of Pennsylvania PublicIndianaPA
Jackson State University PublicJacksonMS
James Madison University PublicHarrisonburgVA
Kennesaw State University PublicKennesaw [c] GA
Lehigh University Private (non-profit)BethlehemPA
Loma Linda University Private (non-profit)Loma LindaCA
Long Island University Private (non-profit)Brookville [d] NY
Louisiana Tech University PublicRustonLA
Loyola Marymount University Private (non-profit)Los AngelesCA
Loyola University Chicago Private (non-profit)ChicagoIL
Marquette University Private (non-profit)MilwaukeeWI
Marshall University PublicHuntingtonWV
Mercer University Private (non-profit)MaconGA
Miami University PublicOxfordOH
Michigan Technological University PublicHoughtonMI
Middle Tennessee State University PublicMurfreesboroTN
Missouri University of Science and Technology PublicRollaMO
Montclair State University PublicMontclairNJ
Morgan State University PublicBaltimoreMD
New Mexico State University PublicLas CrucesNM
North Carolina A&T State University PublicGreensboroNC
Northern Arizona University PublicFlagstaffAZ
Northern Illinois University PublicDeKalbIL
Nova Southeastern University Private (non-profit)Fort LauderdaleFL
Oakland University PublicRochester [e] MI
Portland State University PublicPortlandOR
Prairie View A&M University PublicPrairie ViewTX
Rochester Institute of Technology Private (non-profit)Rochester [f] NY
Rowan University PublicGlassboroNJ
Rutgers University–Camden PublicCamdenNJ
Rutgers University–Newark PublicNewarkNJ
Saint Louis University Private (non-profit)St. LouisMO
Sam Houston State University PublicHuntsvilleTX
San Diego State University PublicSan DiegoCA
San Francisco State University PublicSan FranciscoCA
Seton Hall University Private (non-profit)South OrangeNJ
South Dakota State University PublicBrookingsSD
Southern Illinois University Carbondale PublicCarbondaleIL
Southern Methodist University Private (non-profit)Dallas [g] TX
Southern University PublicBaton RougeLA
Stevens Institute of Technology Private (non-profit)HobokenNJ
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry PublicSyracuseNY
Tarleton State University PublicStephenvilleTX
Teachers College, Columbia University Private (non-profit)New York [a] NY
Tennessee State University PublicNashvilleTN
Tennessee Technological University PublicCookevilleTN
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi PublicCorpus ChristiTX
Texas A&M University–Kingsville PublicKingsvilleTX
Texas Christian University Private (non-profit)Fort WorthTX
Texas Southern University PublicHoustonTX
Texas State University PublicSan MarcosTX
The New School Private (non-profit)New York [a] NY
Thomas Jefferson University Private (non-profit)PhiladelphiaPA
University of Akron Main CampusPublicAkronOH
University of Alaska Fairbanks PublicFairbanksAK
University of Arkansas at Little Rock PublicLittle RockAR
University of California, Merced PublicMercedCA
University of Colorado Colorado Springs PublicColorado SpringsCO
University of Dayton Private (non-profit)DaytonOH
University of Idaho PublicMoscowID
University of Maryland Eastern Shore PublicPrincess Anne [h] MD
University of Massachusetts Boston PublicBostonMA
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth PublicNorth DartmouthMA
University of Massachusetts Lowell PublicLowellMA
University of Missouri–Kansas City PublicKansas CityMO
University of Missouri–St. Louis PublicSt. LouisMO
University of Nebraska Omaha PublicOmahaNE
University of New England Private (non-profit)BiddefordME
University of New Orleans PublicNew OrleansLA
University of North Carolina at Charlotte PublicCharlotteNC
University of North Carolina at Greensboro PublicGreensboroNC
University of North Carolina Wilmington PublicWilmingtonNC
University of North Dakota PublicGrand ForksND
University of North Florida PublicJacksonvilleFL
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus PublicSan JuanPR
University of Rhode Island PublicKingstonRI
University of San Diego Private (non-profit)San DiegoCA
University of South Alabama PublicMobileAL
University of South Dakota PublicVermillionSD
University of Texas at Tyler PublicTylerTX
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley PublicEdinburg [i] TX
University of Toledo PublicToledoOH
University of Tulsa Private (non-profit)TulsaOK
University of Vermont PublicBurlingtonVT
University of Wyoming PublicLaramieWY
Villanova University Private (non-profit)VillanovaPA
Wake Forest University Private (non-profit)Winston-SalemNC
West Chester University of Pennsylvania PublicWest ChesterPA
Western Michigan University PublicKalamazooMI
Wichita State University PublicWichitaKS
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Private (non-profit)WorcesterMA
Wright State University PublicDayton [j] OH
  1. 1 2 3 "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.

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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"

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
InstitutionControlCityState
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Private (non-profit)BronxNY
Baylor College of Medicine Private (non-profit)HoustonTX
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Private (non-profit)New YorkNY
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Private (non-profit)RochesterMN
Medical College of Wisconsin Private (non-profit)MilwaukeeWI
Medical University of South Carolina PublicCharlestonSC
Oregon Health & Science University PublicPortlandOR
Rockefeller University Private (non-profit)New YorkNY
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center PublicLubbockTX
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences PublicBethesdaMD
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences PublicLittle RockAR
University of California, San Francisco PublicSan FranciscoCA
University of Maryland, Baltimore PublicBaltimoreMD
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School PublicWorcesterMA
University of Nebraska Medical Center PublicOmahaNE
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center PublicOklahoma CityOK
University of Tennessee Health Science Center PublicMemphisTN
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston PublicHoustonTX
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio PublicSan AntonioTX
University of Texas Medical Branch PublicGalvestonTX
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center PublicDallasTX
Virginia Health Sciences PublicNorfolkVA
Weill Cornell Medicine Private (non-profit)New YorkNY

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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.

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