Types of Institutions

Question 1

Research I

Answer 1

Offer a full range of baccalaureate programs
Are committed to graduate education through the doctorate
Give high priority to research
Award 50 or more doctoral degrees each year
Receive annually $40 million or more in federal support[1]

Question 2

Doctoral Universities

Answer 2

Includes institutions that awarded at least 20 research/scholarship doctoral degrees during the update year and also institutions with below 20 research/scholarship doctoral degrees that awarded at least 30 professional practice doctoral degrees in at least 2 programs. Excludes Special Focus Institutions and Tribal Colleges.

Question 3

Doctoral University Classifications

Answer 3

R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity
R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity
D/PU: Doctoral/Professional Universities

Question 4

Master’s Colleges and Universities

Answer 4

Generally includes institutions that awarded at least 50 master’s degrees and fewer than 20 doctoral degrees during the update year (with occasional exceptions – see Methodology). Excludes Special Focus Institutions and Tribal Colleges.

Question 5

Master’s Colleges and Universities Classification

Answer 5

M1: Master’s Colleges and Universities – Larger programs
M2: Master’s Colleges and Universities – Medium programs
M3: Master’s Colleges and Universities – Smaller programs

Question 6

Baccalaureate Colleges

Answer 6

Includes institutions where baccalaureate or higher degrees represent at least 50 percent of all degrees but where fewer than 50 master’s degrees or 20 doctoral degrees were awarded during the update year. (Some institutions above the master’s degree threshold are also included; see Methodology.) Excludes Special Focus Institutions and Tribal Colleges. The formal expression of these classifications is (Classification):(Subset). For example: Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields.