{"id":1474,"date":"2023-11-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carnegie25live.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=1474"},"modified":"2025-12-16T11:12:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T19:12:37","slug":"carnegie-classifications-to-make-major-changes-in-how-colleges-and-universities-are-grouped-and-recognized-set-clear-threshold-for-highest-level-of-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/carnegie-classifications-to-make-major-changes-in-how-colleges-and-universities-are-grouped-and-recognized-set-clear-threshold-for-highest-level-of-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnegie Classifications to Make Major Changes in How Colleges and Universities Are Grouped and Recognized, Set Clear Threshold for Highest Level of Research"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ACE and Carnegie Foundation announce new, more transparent methodology for the current \u201cR1\u201d designation and overall shift to multi-dimensional categories that reflect the diversity of today\u2019s colleges and universities<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington<\/strong>, D.C<\/strong>. \u2014 Today, the American Council on Education (ACE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (Carnegie Foundation) announced a series of changes to modernize the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education<\/a> (Carnegie Classifications), the framework used for five decades to classify American colleges and universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The iteration of the Carnegie Classifications that will be released in early 2025 will revise the Basic Classification, which generally places all U.S. colleges and universities into groups based on the highest degree awarded. The updated classifications will create new, multi-dimensional groupings of institutions that go beyond the single label (such as Master\u2019s Colleges and Universities: Medium Programs) that is now assigned to every U.S. college and university. The classification categories will be expanded to more accurately describe the richness and multifaceted nature of today\u2019s colleges and universities and capture additional aspects of institutions\u2019 missions. The precise labels are still under development, and the Carnegie Classifications website has launched a new page to gather additional feedback from the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2025 Carnegie Classifications will also make significant changes to how research is recognized, including to the methodology that determines whether an institution is classified as R1. As opposed to today\u2019s sliding scale that creates unwarranted competition between institutions, the new threshold establishes a clear and transparent target for institutions whose mission supports prioritizing research. Additionally, the Carnegie Classifications will identify and recognize research contributions made across the vast network of colleges and universities in the country, including at colleges and universities that do not offer doctoral degrees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe American higher education landscape is incredibly dynamic and complex. But the Carnegie Classifications as they are organized today do not capture that dynamism or the variety of higher education institutions,\u201d said Ted Mitchell, president of ACE. \u201cWe are reimagining the Carnegie Classifications to better group and organize like institutions to accurately reflect the broad scope of their work with students, communities, and the broader public purposes of higher education.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional details about the changes to the 2025 Carnegie Classifications announced today:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n