List of research universities in the United States

This is a list of research 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 2016-17 and reported at least $5 million in total research expenditures."

Universities classified as "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity"

There are 131 institutions that are classified as "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as of the 2019 update.
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 aggregate demand of research, respectively.

Institution	Control	City	State
Arizona State University	Public	Tempe	AZ
Auburn University	Public	Auburn	AL
Binghamton University	Public	Vestal	NY
Boston College	Private	Chestnut Hill	MA
Boston University	Private	Boston	MA
Brandeis University	Private	Waltham	MA
Brown University	Private	Providence	RI
California Institute of Technology	Private	Pasadena	CA
Carnegie Mellon University	Private	Pittsburgh	PA
Case Western Reserve University	Private	Cleveland	OH
Clemson University	Public	Clemson	SC
Colorado State University	Public	Fort Collins	CO
Columbia University in the City of New York	Private	New York	NY
Cornell University	Private	Ithaca	NY
CUNY Graduate School and University Center	Public	New York	NY
Dartmouth College	Private	Hanover	NH
Drexel University	Private	Philadelphia	PA
Duke University	Private	Durham	NC
Emory University	Private	Atlanta	GA
Florida International University	Public	Miami	FL
Florida State University	Public	Tallahassee	FL
George Mason University	Public	Fairfax	VA
George Washington University	Private	Washington	DC
Georgetown University	Private	Washington	DC
Georgia Institute of Technology	Public	Atlanta	GA
Georgia State University	Public	Atlanta	GA
Harvard University	Private	Cambridge	MA
Indiana University Bloomington	Public	Bloomington	IN
Iowa State University	Public	Ames	IA
Johns Hopkins University	Private	Baltimore	MD
Kansas State University	Public	Manhattan	KS
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Public	Baton Rouge	LA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Private	Cambridge	MA
Michigan State University	Public	East Lansing	MI
Mississippi State University	Public	Starkville	MS
Montana State University	Public	Bozeman	MT
New Jersey Institute of Technology	Public	Newark	NJ
New York University	Private	New York	NY
North Carolina State University	Public	Raleigh	NC
Northeastern University	Private	Boston	MA
Northwestern University	Private	Evanston	IL
Oklahoma State University	Public	Stillwater	OK
Oregon State University	Public	Corvallis	OR
Pennsylvania State University	Public	University Park	PA
Princeton University	Private	Princeton	NJ
Purdue University	Public	West Lafayette	IN
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Private	Troy	NY
Rice University	Private	Houston	TX
Rutgers University–New Brunswick	Public	New Brunswick	NJ
Stanford University	Private	Stanford	CA
Stony Brook University	Public	Stony Brook	NY
Syracuse University	Private	Syracuse	NY
Temple University	Public	Philadelphia	PA
Texas A&M University	Public	College Station	TX
Texas Tech University	Public	Lubbock	TX
The Ohio State University	Public	Columbus	OH
The University of Alabama	Public	Tuscaloosa	AL
The University of Tennessee	Public	Knoxville	TN
The University of Texas at Austin	Public	Austin	TX
The University of Texas at Arlington	Public	Arlington	TX
The University of Texas at Dallas	Public	Richardson	TX
The University of Texas at El Paso	Public	El Paso	TX
Tufts University	Private	Medford	MA
Tulane University of Louisiana	Private	New Orleans	LA
University at Albany	Public	Albany	NY
University at Buffalo	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	San Diego	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	Chicago	IL
University of Cincinnati	Public	Cincinnati	OH
University of Colorado Boulder	Public	Boulder	CO
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz-Medical Campus	Public	Denver	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	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 Nevada, Las Vegas	Public	Las Vegas	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	Notre Dame	IN
University of Oklahoma	Public	Norman	OK
University of Oregon	Public	Eugene	OR
University of Pennsylvania	Private	Philadelphia	PA
University of Pittsburgh	Public	Pittsburgh	PA
University of Rochester	Private	Rochester	NY
University of South Carolina	Public	Columbia	SC
University of South Florida	Public	Tampa	FL
University of Southern California	Private	Los Angeles	CA
University of Southern Mississippi	Public	Hattiesburg	MS
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	Nashville	TN
Virginia Commonwealth University	Public	Richmond	VA
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Public	Blacksburg	VA
Washington State University	Public	Pullman	WA
Washington University in St. Louis	Private	Saint Louis	MO
Wayne State University	Public	Detroit	MI
West Virginia University	Public	Morgantown	WV
Yale University	Private	New Haven	CT

Universities classified as "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity"

There are 135 institutions that are classified as "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity" in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as of the 2019 update.
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.

Institution	Control	City	State
Air Force Institute of Technology Graduate School of Engineering & Management	Public	Wright-Patterson AFB	OH
American University	Private	Washington	DC
Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix campus	Public	Phoenix	AZ
Arizona State University SkySong campus	Public	Scottsdale	AZ
Arkansas State University	Public	Jonesboro	AR
Azusa Pacific University	Private	Azusa	CA
Ball State University	Public	Muncie	IN
Baylor University	Private	Waco	TX
Boise State University	Public	Boise	ID
Bowling Green State University	Public	Bowling Green	OH
Brigham Young University	Private	Provo	UT
Catholic University of America	Private	Washington	DC
Central Michigan University	Public	Mount Pleasant	MI
Chapman University	Private	Orange	CA
Claremont Graduate University	Private	Claremont	CA
Clark Atlanta University	Private	Atlanta	GA
Clark University	Private	Worcester	MA
Clarkson University	Private	Potsdam	NY
Cleveland State University	Public	Cleveland	OH
College of William and Mary	Public	Williamsburg	VA
Colorado School of Mines	Public	Golden	CO
CUNY City College	Public	New York	NY
Delaware State University	Public	Dover	DE
DePaul University	Private	Chicago	IL
Duquesne University	Private	Pittsburgh	PA
East Carolina University	Public	Greenville	NC
East Tennessee State University	Public	Johnson City	TN
Eastern Michigan University	Public	Ypsilanti	MI
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Public	Tallahassee	FL
Florida Atlantic University	Public	Boca Raton	FL
Florida Institute of Technology	Private	Melbourne	FL
Fordham University	Private	Bronx	NY
Gallaudet University	Private	Washington	DC
Georgia Southern University	Public	Statesboro	GA
Hampton University	Private	Hampton	VA
Howard University	Private	Washington	DC
Idaho State University	Public	Pocatello	ID
Illinois Institute of Technology	Private	Chicago	IL
Illinois State University	Public	Normal	IL
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis	Public	Indianapolis	IN
Jackson State University	Public	Jackson	MS
Jefferson	Private	Philadelphia	PA
Kennesaw State University	Public	Kennesaw	GA
Kent State University at Kent	Public	Kent	OH
Lehigh University	Private	Bethlehem	PA
Louisiana Tech University	Public	Ruston	LA
Loyola Marymount University	Private	Los Angeles	CA
Loyola University Chicago	Private	Chicago	IL
Marquette University	Private	Milwaukee	WI
Marshall University	Public	Huntington	WV
Mercer University	Private	Macon	GA
Miami University	Public	Oxford	OH
Michigan Technological University	Public	Houghton	MI
Missouri University of Science and Technology	Public	Rolla	MO
Montclair State University	Public	Montclair	NJ
Morgan State University	Public	Baltimore	MD
New Mexico State University	Public	Las Cruces	NM
North Carolina A & T State University	Public	Greensboro	NC
North Dakota State University	Public	Fargo	ND
Northern Arizona University	Public	Flagstaff	AZ
Northern Illinois University	Public	Dekalb	IL
Nova Southeastern University	Private	Fort Lauderdale	FL
Oakland University	Public	Rochester	MI
Ohio University-Main Campus	Public	Athens	OH
Old Dominion University	Public	Norfolk	VA
Ponce Health Sciences University	Private	Ponce	PR
Portland State University	Public	Portland	OR
Rochester Institute of Technology	Private	Rochester	NY
Rockefeller University	Private	New York	NY
Rowan University	Public	Glassboro	NJ
Rutgers University–Camden	Public	Camden	NJ
Rutgers University–Newark	Public	Newark	NJ
Saint Louis University	Private	Saint Louis	MO
San Diego State University	Public	San Diego	CA
Seton Hall University	Private	South Orange	NJ
South Dakota State University	Public	Brookings	SD
Southern Illinois University	Public	Carbondale	IL
Southern Methodist University	Private	Dallas	TX
Stevens Institute of Technology	Private	Hoboken	NJ
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	Public	Syracuse	NY
Teachers College at Columbia University	Private	New York	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	Fort Worth	TX
Texas Southern University	Public	Houston	TX
Texas State University	Public	San Marcos	TX
The New School	Private	New York	NY
The University of Montana	Public	Missoula	MT
The University of Texas at San Antonio	Public	San Antonio	TX
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Public	Rio Grande Valley	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 Arkansas at Little Rock	Public	Little Rock	AR
University of California, Merced	Public	Merced	CA
University of Colorado Colorado Springs	Public	Colorado Springs	CO
University of Dayton	Private	Dayton	OH
University of Denver	Private	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, Eastern Shore	Public	Princess Anne	MD
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 Nebraska at Omaha	Public	Omaha	NE
University of New England	Private	Biddeford	ME
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 Carolina Wilmington	Public	Wilmington	NC
University of North Dakota	Public	Grand Forks	ND
University of Puerto Rico	Public	San Juan	PR
University of Rhode Island	Public	Kingston	RI
University of San Diego	Private	San Diego	CA
University of South Alabama	Public	Mobile	AL
University of South Dakota	Public	Vermillion	SD
University of Toledo	Public	Toledo	OH
University of Tulsa	Private	Tulsa	OK
University of Vermont	Public	Burlington	VT
University of Wyoming	Public	Laramie	WY
Utah State University	Public	Logan	UT
Villanova University	Private	Villanova	PA
Wake Forest University	Private	Winston-Salem	NC
Western Michigan University	Public	Kalamazoo	MI
Wichita State University	Public	Wichita	KS
Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Private	Worcester	MA
Wright State University	Public	Dayton	OH
Yeshiva University	Private	New York	NY

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