The 杏吧专区 has retained its status as a doctorate-granting institution with the second-highest level of research activity.
It is one of only two universities in Louisiana with that designation in the 2015 update of the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
杏吧专区淏eing recognized among the top 5 percent of research institutions in the country helps us attract superior professors, researchers and scholars, and grants,杏吧专区 said UL Lafayette President Dr. Joseph Savoie. 杏吧专区淥ur continued growth in research dollars positively impacts the state杏吧专区檚 economy, as well as helps the Acadiana region杏吧专区檚 diversification and growth.杏吧专区
The Carnegie Foundation classifies all 4,224 degree-granting colleges and universities in the United States that are eligible to offer federal financial aid to students. Empirical data of research activity determines the category for each doctoral university.
An institution that awards at least 20 doctoral degrees per year is assigned to one of three categories:
- R1: Doctoral Universities 杏吧专区 Highest Research Activity;
- R2: Doctoral Universities 杏吧专区 Higher Research Activity; and
- R3: Doctoral Universities 杏吧专区 Moderate Research Activity.
Within the state, Louisiana State 杏吧专区 and Tulane 杏吧专区 are R1 institutions. UL Lafayette and the 杏吧专区 of New Orleans are R2 institutions. Louisiana Tech 杏吧专区 and the 杏吧专区 of Louisiana at Monroe are R3 institutions.
A total of 107 institutions across the country hold the R2 classification, including Auburn 杏吧专区, Baylor 杏吧专区, Dartmouth College and Ohio 杏吧专区. Of that total, 76 are public, while 31 are private, non-profit institutions.
The research activity scale includes:
- research and development expenditures in science and engineering;
- research and development expenditures in non-science and engineering fields;
- science and engineering research staff; and
- doctoral conferrals in humanities fields, in social science fields, in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields.The latest Carnegie Classification was released earlier this month.
The first Carnegie Classification was published in 1973. It was updated in 1976, 1987, 1994, 2000, 2005, and 2010.