List of research universities in the United States

This is a list of research universities in the United States classified as Doctoral Universities in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Research institutions are a subset of doctoral degree-granting institutions and conduct research. These universities meet the minimum requirement of at least or only awarding twenty research-based Doctorate degrees.^[1]

Universities classified as "R1: Doctoral Universities – Highest Research Activity"

There are 115 institutions that are classified as "R1: Doctoral Universities – Highest research activity" in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.^[2]

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 insitution. These two classifications can be seen as the aggregate supply and aggregate demand of research, respectively.^[3]

Doctoral Universities – Highest Research Activity
Institution	Control	City	State
Arizona State University	Public	Tempe	AZ
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 State University	Public	Fort Collins	CO
Columbia University	Private (Non-profit)	New York	NY
Cornell University	Private (Non-profit)	Ithaca	NY
CUNY Graduate School and University Center	Public	New York	NY
Duke University	Private (Non-profit)	Durham	NC
Emory University	Private (Non-profit)	Atlanta	GA
Florida International University	Public	Miami	FL
Florida State University	Public	Tallahassee	FL
George Mason University	Public	Fairfax	VA
George Washington University	Private (Non-profit)	Washington	DC
Georgetown University	Private (Non-profit)	Washington	DC
Georgia Institute of Technology	Public	Atlanta	GA
Georgia State University	Public	Atlanta	GA
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
Louisiana State University	Public	Baton Rouge	LA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Private (Non-profit)	Cambridge	MA
Michigan State University	Public	East Lansing	MI
New York University	Private (Non-profit)	New York	NY
North Carolina State University	Public	Raleigh	NC
Northeastern University	Private (Non-profit)	Boston	MA
Northwestern University	Private (Non-profit)	Evanston	IL
The Ohio State University	Public	Columbus	OH
Oregon State University	Public	Corvallis	OR
Pennsylvania State University	Public	University Park	PA
Princeton University	Private (Non-profit)	Princeton	NJ
Purdue University	Public	West Lafayette	IN
Rice University	Private (Non-profit)	Houston	TX
Rutgers University–New Brunswick	Public	New Brunswick	NJ
Southern Illinois University	Public	Carbondale	IL
Stanford University	Private (Non-profit)	Stanford	CA
Stony Brook University, SUNY	Public	Stony Brook	NY
Syracuse University	Private (Non-profit)	Syracuse	NY
Temple University	Public	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, SUNY	Public	Buffalo	NY
University of Alabama at Birmingham	Public	Birmingham	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	La Jolla	CA
University of California, Santa Barbara	Public	Santa Barbara	CA
University of California, Santa Cruz	Public	Santa Cruz	CA
University of Central Florida	Public	Orlando	FL
University of Chicago	Private (Non-profit)	Chicago	IL
University of Cincinnati	Public	Cincinnati	OH
University of Colorado Boulder	Public	Boulder	CO
University of Connecticut	Public	Storrs	CT
University of Delaware	Public	Newark	DE
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 at Chicago	Public	Chicago	IL
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign	Public	Champaign	IL
University of Iowa	Public	Iowa City	IA
University of Kansas	Public	Lawrence	KS
University of Kentucky	Public	Lexington	KY
University of Louisville	Public	Louisville	KY
University of Maryland, College Park	Public	College Park	MD
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Public	Amherst	MA
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	Oxford	MS
University of Missouri	Public	Columbia	MO
University of Nebraska–Lincoln	Public	Lincoln	NE
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	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 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 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
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)	Saint Louis	MO
Wayne State University	Public	Detroit	MI
West Virginia University	Public	Morgantown	WV
Yale University	Private (Non-profit)	New Haven	CT

Universities classified as "R2: Doctoral Universities – Higher Research Activity"

There are 107 institutions that are classified as "R2: Doctoral Universities – Higher research activity" in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.^[4]

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 aggregate demand of research, respectively.^[3]

Doctoral Universities – Higher Research Activity
Institution	Control	City	State
American University	Private (Non-profit)	Washington	DC
Auburn University	Public	Auburn	AL
Augusta University	Public	Augusta	GA
Ball State University	Public	Muncie	IN
Baylor University	Private (Non-profit)	Waco	TX
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	Public	Bowling Green	OH
Brigham Young University-Provo	Private (Non-profit)	Provo	UT
Catholic University of America	Private (Non-profit)	Washington	DC
Central Michigan University	Public	Mount Pleasant	MI
Claremont Graduate University	Private (Non-profit)	Claremont	CA
Clark Atlanta University	Private (Non-profit)	Atlanta	GA
Cleveland State University	Public	Cleveland	OH
College of William and Mary	Public	Williamsburg	VA
Colorado School of Mines	Public	Golden	CO
Dartmouth College	Private (Non-profit)	Hanover	NH
Drexel University	Private (Non-profit)	Philadelphia	PA
Duquesne University	Private (Non-profit)	Pittsburgh	PA
East Carolina University	Public	Greenville	NC
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
Howard University	Private (Non-profit)	Washington	DC
Illinois Institute of Technology	Private (Non-profit)	Chicago	IL
Illinois State University	Public	Normal	IL
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	Public	Indianapolis	IN
Jackson State University	Public	Jackson	MS
Kent State University at Kent	Public	Kent	OH
Lehigh University	Private (Non-profit)	Bethlehem	PA
Loyola University Chicago	Private (Non-profit)	Chicago	IL
Marquette University	Private (Non-profit)	Milwaukee	WI
Miami University-Oxford	Public	Oxford	OH
Michigan Technological University	Public	Houghton	MI
Mississippi State University	Public	Mississippi State	MS
Missouri University of Science and Technology	Public	Rolla	MO
Montana State University	Public	Bozeman	MT
Naval Postgraduate School	Public	Monterey	CA
New Jersey Institute of Technology	Public	Newark	NJ
New Mexico State University-Main Campus	Public	Las Cruces	NM
North Carolina A & T State University	Public	Greensboro	NC
North Dakota State University-Main Campus	Public	Fargo	ND
Northern Arizona University	Public	Flagstaff	AZ
Northern Illinois University	Public	Dekalb	IL
Nova Southeastern University	Private (Non-profit)	Fort Lauderdale	FL
Ohio University-Main Campus	Public	Athens	OH
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	Public	Stillwater	OK
Old Dominion University	Public	Norfolk	VA
Portland State University	Public	Portland	OR
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Private (Non-profit)	Troy	NY
Rockefeller University	Private (Non-profit)	New York	NY
Rutgers University-Newark	Public	Newark	NJ
Saint Louis University	Private (Non-profit)	Saint Louis	MO
San Diego State University	Public	San Diego	CA
South Dakota State University	Public	Brookings	SD
Southern Methodist University	Private (Non-profit)	Dallas	TX
Stevens Institute of Technology	Private (Non-profit)	Hoboken	NJ
SUNY at Binghamton	Public	Vestal	NY
Teachers College at Columbia University	Private (Non-profit)	New York	NY
Texas A&M University-Commerce	Public	Commerce	TX
Texas Christian University	Private (Non-profit)	Fort Worth	TX
Texas State University	Public	San Marcos	TX
The New School	Private (Non-profit)	New York	NY
University of Alabama	Public	Tuscaloosa	AL
University of Texas at El Paso	Public	El Paso	TX
University of Texas at San Antonio	Public	San Antonio	TX
University of Akron Main Campus	Public	Akron	OH
University of Alabama in Huntsville	Public	Huntsville	AL
University of Alaska Fairbanks	Public	Fairbanks	AK
University of California-Merced	Public	Merced	CA
University of Colorado Denver	Public	Denver	CO
University of Dayton	Private (Non-profit)	Dayton	OH
University of Denver	Private (Non-profit)	Denver	CO
University of Idaho	Public	Moscow	ID
University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Public	Lafayette	LA
University of Maine	Public	Orono	ME
University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Public	Baltimore	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 Memphis	Public	Memphis	TN
University of Missouri-Kansas City	Public	Kansas City	MO
University of Missouri-St Louis	Public	Saint Louis	MO
University of Montana	Public	Missoula	MT
University of Nevada-Las Vegas	Public	Las Vegas	NV
University of Nevada-Reno	Public	Reno	NV
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	Public	Durham	NH
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 Dakota	Public	Grand Forks	ND
University of Northern Colorado	Public	Greeley	CO
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	Public	San Juan	PR
University of Rhode Island	Public	Kingston	RI
University of South Alabama	Public	Mobile	AL
University of South Dakota	Public	Vermillion	SD
University of Southern Mississippi	Public	Hattiesburg	MS
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
Utah State University	Public	Logan	UT
Wake Forest University	Private (Non-profit)	Winston-Salem	NC
Western Michigan University	Public	Kalamazoo	MI
Wichita State University	Public	Wichita	KS
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Private (Non-profit)	Worcester	MA
Yeshiva University	Private (Non-profit)	New York	NY

Universities classified as "R3: Doctoral Universities – Moderate Research Activity"

There are 112 institutions classified as "R3: Doctoral Universities – Moderate research activity" in the Carnegie Classification, as of the February 1, 2016 update.^[5]

These universities, although primarily focusing on research, have very low levels of research activity and per capita in such research activity, using aggregate data to determine both measurements. In other words, these institutions claim to be research universities in spite of having little to no people associated at their respective college conducting research and having nearly no resources for research. These two classifications can be seen as the aggregate supply and aggregate demand of research, respectively. In addition, these institutions may have little to no data from the National Science Foundation to determine how much research these institutions do.^[3]

Doctoral Universities – Moderate Research Activity
Institution	Control	City	State
Adelphi University	Private (Non-profit)	Garden City	NY
Air Force Institute of Technology	Public	Wright-Patterson AFB	OH
Alliant International University-San Diego	Private (Non-profit)	San Diego	CA
American International College	Private (Non-profit)	Springfield	MA
Andrews University	Private (Non-profit)	Berrien Springs	MI
Argosy University-Atlanta	Private (For-profit)	Atlanta	GA
Argosy University-Chicago	Private (For-profit)	Chicago	IL
Argosy University-Denver	Private (For-profit)	Denver	CO
Argosy University-Inland Empire	Private (For-profit)	Ontario	CA
Argosy University-Orange County	Private (For-profit)	Orange	CA
Argosy University-Phoenix Online Division	Private (For-profit)	Phoenix	AZ
Argosy University-Sarasota	Private (For-profit)	Sarasota	FL
Argosy University-Tampa	Private (For-profit)	Tampa	FL
Arizona State University-Downtown Phoenix	Public	Phoenix	AZ
Ashland University	Private (Non-profit)	Ashland	OH
Aspen University	Private (For-profit)	Denver	CO
Azusa Pacific University	Private (Non-profit)	Azusa	CA
Barry University	Private (Non-profit)	Miami	FL
Benedictine University	Private (Non-profit)	Lisle	IL
Biola University	Private (Non-profit)	La Mirada	CA
Boise State University	Public	Boise	ID
California Institute of Integral Studies	Private (Non-profit)	San Francisco	CA
California State University-Fresno	Public	Fresno	CA
California State University-Fullerton	Public	Fullerton	CA
Capella University	Private (For-profit)	Minneapolis	MN
Cardinal Stritch University	Private (Non-profit)	Milwaukee	WI
Clark University	Private (Non-profit)	Worcester	MA
Clarkson University	Private (Non-profit)	Potsdam	NY
Dallas Baptist University	Private (Non-profit)	Dallas	TX
DePaul University	Private (Non-profit)	Chicago	IL
East Tennessee State University	Public	Johnson City	TN
Eastern Michigan University	Public	Ypsilanti	MI
Edgewood College	Private (Non-profit)	Madison	WI
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus	Private (Non-profit)	Teaneck	NJ
Fielding Graduate University	Private (Non-profit)	Santa Barbara	CA
Gardner-Webb University	Private (Non-profit)	Boiling Springs	NC
Georgia Southern University	Public	Statesboro	GA
Grand Canyon University	Private (For-profit)	Phoenix	AZ
Hofstra University	Private (Non-profit)	Hempstead	NY
Idaho State University	Public	Pocatello	ID
Immaculata University	Private (Non-profit)	Immaculata	PA
Indiana State University	Public	Terre Haute	IN
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus	Public	Indiana	PA
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Metro	Private (Non-profit)	San Juan	PR
Kennesaw State University	Public	Kennesaw	GA
Lamar University	Public	Beaumont	TX
Lesley University	Private (Non-profit)	Cambridge	MA
Liberty University	Private (Non-profit)	Lynchburg	VA
Lindenwood University	Private (Non-profit)	Saint Charles	MO
Lipscomb University	Private (Non-profit)	Nashville	TN
Louisiana Tech University	Public	Ruston	LA
Mayo Graduate School	Private (Non-profit)	Rochester	MN
Maryville University of Saint Louis	Private (Non-profit)	Saint Louis	MO
Mercer University	Private (Non-profit)	Macon	GA
Middle Tennessee State University	Public	Murfreesboro	TN
Montclair State University	Public	Montclair	NJ
Morgan State University	Public	Baltimore	MD
National Louis University	Private (Non-profit)	Chicago	IL
Northcentral University	Private (For-profit)	Prescott Valley	AZ
Oakland University	Public	Rochester Hills	MI
Pace University	Private (Non-profit)	New York	NY
Pepperdine University	Private (Non-profit)	Malibu	CA
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce	Private (Non-profit)	Ponce	PR
Prairie View A&M University	Public	Prairie View	TX
Regent University	Private (Non-profit)	Virginia Beach	VA
Robert Morris University	Private (Non-profit)	Moon Township	PA
Rochester Institute of Technology	Private (Non-profit)	Rochester	NY
Rowan University	Public	Glassboro	NJ
Saint John Fisher College	Private (Non-profit)	Rochester	NY
Sam Houston State University	Public	Huntsville	TX
San Francisco State University	Public	San Francisco	CA
Seattle Pacific University	Private (Non-profit)	Seattle	WA
Seton Hall University	Private (Non-profit)	South Orange	NJ
Shenandoah University	Private (Non-profit)	Winchester	VA
Spalding University	Private (Non-profit)	Louisville	KY
St John's University-New York	Private (Non-profit)	Queens	NY
Suffolk University	Private (Non-profit)	Boston	MA
SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry	Public	Syracuse	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 Southern University	Public	Houston	TX
Texas Woman's University	Public	Denton	TX
University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley	Public	Edinburg	TX
University of West Florida	Public	Pensacola	FL
Trevecca Nazarene University	Private (Non-profit)	Nashville	TN
Trident University International	Private (For-profit)	Cypress	CA
Trinity International University-Illinois	Private (Non-profit)	Deerfield	IL
Union Institute & University	Private (Non-profit)	Cincinnati	OH
Union University	Private (Non-profit)	Jackson	TN
Universidad del Turabo	Private (Non-profit)	Gurabo	PR
University of Arkansas at Little Rock	Public	Little Rock	AR
University of Hartford	Private (Non-profit)	West Hartford	CT
University of La Verne	Private (Non-profit)	La Verne	CA
University of Louisiana at Monroe	Public	Monroe	LA
University of Management and Technology	Private (For-profit)	Arlington	VA
University of Maryland Eastern Shore	Public	Princess Anne	MD
University of Nebraska at Omaha	Public	Omaha	NE
University of Phoenix-Arizona	Private (For-profit)	Tempe	AZ
University of San Diego	Private (Non-profit)	San Diego	CA
University of San Francisco	Private (Non-profit)	San Francisco	CA
University of St Thomas-Saint Paul	Private (Non-profit)	Saint Paul	MN
University of the Cumberlands	Private (Non-profit)	Williamsburg	KY
University of the Pacific	Private (Non-profit)	Stockton	CA
University of West Georgia	Public	Carrollton	GA
Valdosta State University	Public	Valdosta	GA
Villanova University	Private (Non-profit)	Villanova	PA
Walden University	Private (For-profit)	Minneapolis	MN
Widener University-Main Campus	Private (Non-profit)	Chester	PA
Wilmington University	Private (Non-profit)	New Castle	DE
Wright State University-Main Campus	Public	Dayton	OH

References

↑ . Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
↑ "Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity". Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
1 2 3 "Basic Classification Methodology". Carnegie Classifications. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
↑ . carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Retrieved on 2016-02-1.
↑ "Results for Basic = "Doctoral Universities"". Retrieved 26 February 2017.

External links

Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
Basic Classification – Methodology – Explains how the Carnegie Foundation classifies research universities
The Top American Research Universities – Annual report by the Center for Measuring University Performance at Arizona State University

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[1] . Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

[2] "Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity". Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Retrieved 7 May 2018.

[BCM-3] 1 2 3 "Basic Classification Methodology". Carnegie Classifications. Retrieved 19 February 2018.

[4] . carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Retrieved on 2016-02-1.

[5] "Results for Basic = "Doctoral Universities"". Retrieved 26 February 2017.