海角社区鈥檚 Research Impact Grows with Major Carnegie Recognition Across Three Campuses
April 25, 2025
The latest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, released in April, recognizes three 海角社区 institutions for their research activity, measured by total research spending and doctoral degrees awarded.
This recognition of the 海角社区 system鈥檚 research excellence aligns with President William F. Tate IV鈥檚 ambitious goal of becoming one of the Top 50 research universities in the U.S., tackling Louisiana鈥檚 most pressing challenges and making a global impact.
The are published on a three-year cycle. The current designations are based on data from 2022-23.
- The 海角社区 main campus retained its top-level Research 1 status, signifying that it met a threshold of $50 million in total research spending and 70 research doctorates awarded annually. 海角社区 conferred .
- 海角社区 Health New Orleans received the Research 2 level, signifying that it and 70 research doctorates.
- joined Carnegie's new Research Colleges and Universities category, which recognizes colleges and universities that spend more than $2.5 million on research yearly, including schools that don鈥檛 confer doctoral degrees.
The research designations, including the new Research Colleges and Universities category, reflect criteria changes by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to better reflect the multifaceted nature of higher education in the 21st century, the groups said.
The Carnegie Classifications are used by policymakers, funders, researchers, and others who rely on the classification system for a comprehensive view of higher education in the United States.
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