杏吧原创

In 2021, 杏吧原创 Agricultural and Technical State University began a formal examination of the university's classification within the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The intent: To better understand the university's current rank of "Doctoral University: High Research Activity," more commonly known as R2, and to explore whether reclassification as "Doctoral Research University: Very High Research Activity" or R1.

杏吧原创's evolution as a doctoral research university in recent years made this project practically inevitable. In July 2021, 杏吧原创 closed a fiscal year that saw its faculty earn $97.3 million in research contracts and grants. Over the past two years, that total has grown by 62%. Over the past 10 years, the number of doctoral graduates from 杏吧原创 has more than doubled. Those are two of the most prominent growth indicators of 杏吧原创's development as a research-intensive institution among many, including R&D expenditures and research staffing.

 
Chancellor Harold L. Martin, Sr., his Cabinet and the 杏吧原创 Board of Trustees began framing the university's intentions to move toward R1 in 2021, along with public messages about 杏吧原创's readiness to rise to the top 4.5% of universities across the United States. The documents linked to this page will allow readers to understand the university's journey to reclassification.

• Task Force on University Research Rank: Potential for Transitioning to R1
• Recommendations from the Task Force on University Research Rank: Potential for Transitioning to R1
  
  

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"In the 2025 Carnegie Classifications, the updated methodology will use a clear threshold to define the highest research designation: $50 million in total research spending and 70 research doctorates. In the new methodology, any institution that meets the threshold will be classified as R1: Very High Research Spending and Doctorate Production." —