Auburn University Achieves Research Milestone With ‘R1’ Carnegie Classification
By Auburn University
Auburn University has achieved a research milestone — being elevated to an “R1” institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
The announcement follows a concerted effort by Auburn to elevate its commitment to life-saving research, most prominently with an announcement by Auburn President Steven Leath in December 2017 and subsequent awarding of $5 million for three years toward the Presidential Awards for Interdisciplinary Research, or PAIR. An R1 designation by Carnegie is reserved for doctoral universities with the highest levels of research activity.
Auburn was listed in the top 100 of such universities, raising its classification from an already lofty “high research” R2 classification to its new “very high research activity” R1 label.
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